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Choux of a kind
Expat baker Morihide Yoshida believes the success of his Paris patisserie reflects the common culinary bond shared by Japan and France.
Kenzo Takada
The Japanese fashion designer, best known for his eponymous label Kenzo, puts his success down to happenstance – but he’s being modest.
Fashion
A Stockholm sportswear emporium, a new Milan flagship for Tod’s and pulling on Portuguese socks.
The opener
Why it’s time to kick off your shoes in the office, the drive to ban drive-thrus and some woolly wanderers flocking to Paris.
Still head over heels
Pierre Hardy, Hermès' shoe supremo since 1990, argues that the high heel's rumoured death is premature — and that women now wear them purely for themselves, not for anyone else.
Right track
Train station fare is often rushed and unreliable. Not so at this golden-age stop-off at Gare de Lyon.
Rework it
Renovation can be a delicate balancing act between modern comforts and maintaining historical charm. We visit three European cities where carefully considered restorations are bringing buildings back to their former glory.
French touch
From poodles on album covers to Hermès neckerchiefs, Corine embodies a new wave of French electro-pop artists reclaiming the '70s with organic live sound, personal lyrics and unapologetic glamour.
Invite yourself in
Turn the page for the latest hotel openings and travel news from around the globe. First we’re in the English city of Cambridge, where we visit a revitalised Edwardian grande dame.
