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Paris Fashion Week: Smocks, shirts and summery shapes

Even the more outlandish pieces at Raf Simons only served to make the traditional seem even more covetable in the end.

Paris Fashion Week: It's all in the details

Despite a predominance of coats, the Dior Homme collection was practically weightless and no garment was without a quirk of design.

Paris Fashion Week SS2011: Kenzo

The latest menswear fashions, as seen on the runway in Paris.

Paris Fashion Week: Cooler than a polar bear's toenails

Isaac Hindin Miller writes from Paris Fashion Week where, despite the heat, the clothing is cooler than a polar bear's toenails.

Soccer: Wonders of the World Cup

Now that the FIFA World Cup is in the knockout phase, Michael Brown reviews 'The Best Of' after the end of the tournament group phase.

Paris Fashion Week SS2011: Walter Van Beirendonck

The latest menswear fashions, as seen on the runway in Paris.

Paris Fashion Week: Skull-king the catwalks

Paris Fashion Week: Bears in men's corsets

All work and no play...

French women don't coddle

Are French women superior at raising children? Dita De Boni delves into the debate started by feminist Elisabeth Badinter.

New party rivals Sarkozy

Soccer: French shed no tears for defeat of 'imposteurs'

Rarely can a country have greeted its own national team's humiliation in the World Cup with such grim satisfaction.

Yachting: Poor start for Team NZ

Concerns over bailout for Spain

The winemaking expert with a sparkle in his eye

Attention to detail is the all-important ingredient in the business of making champagne, says Francois Hautekeur.

France raises pension age

Le Monde rescue bid embroiled in politics

France's most prestigious newspaper is up for grabs.

France: Going with the flow

Geoff Cumming cruises the waterways of France and has a cliched but perfect experience.