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While the rest of us make do with a much-loved dog or cat, famous people often cast their net a little wider. Raccoon, anyone?

The fuss over Eve Gilles’ gamine coiffure is bizarre in a nation that is supposed to celebrate femininity in all its forms, says critic and writer Agnès Poirier

The experimental sex lives of the artists and thinkers of the roaring 20s are set against the burgeoning threat of fascism in this wickedly amusing and timely book

Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri paid homage to Josephine Baker with her spring haute couture show on Monday, sending out a dazzling lineup featuring golden jaquards, crushed velvet and beaded fringes that swayed and sparkled down the runway. "She immediately understood the power of fashion," Chiuri said of Baker, the…

The performer, civil rights icon and Dior devotee is restored to the fashion pantheon in Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Paris show

City authorities hope to soothe those who are ‘deeply shocked’ by the comic-strip trail of Belgium’s rich history

The artist danced with James Baldwin, was helped by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and sculpted Malcolm X. Now she’s received the only honour she ever wanted

France made her a star, so she was determined to do what she could to resist the Nazis during World War II. It was difficult and dangerous work.

Lynette Linton’s beautiful, light-footed production is a bittersweet delight