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vulture lists
8 Funny Books, Recommended by 8 Funny ComediansFeaturing picks by Ziwe Fumudoh, Meg Stalter, Karen Chee, and more.
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vulture recommends
Call My Agent! Brings a Succession Energy to the Parisian Entertainment IndustryThe French series offers an alluring new vantage point on the industry-insider machinations we typically associate with Hollywood stories.
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Emily in Paris’s Biggest Faux Pas Is Emily HerselfAmid the show’s many indulgent clichés about French life, its take on the American-in-Paris trope rings even more hollow.
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Meet the Artist Behind Sikh Ladies in Sick FashionIllustrator Jasjyot Singh Hans draws Sikh women wearing designer clothing.
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The Photographer Who Revolutionized French EllePeter Knapp’s 1960s fashion photos appear in a new Paris show.
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British Photography Comes to ParisBurberry’s traveling exhibition opened today during the couture shows.
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Funny Old Christmas PhotosRetro holiday fun, courtesy of the Anonymous Project’s photo archive.
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A Must-Read Interview (and an Exhibit) on Women in the ArtsMuseum director Camille Morineau discusses her new Paris show “Women House.”
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A Look Back: Catherine Deneuve and Yves Saint Laurent in MoroccoA new photography show celebrates the opening of Yves Saint Laurent’s museum in Marrakech.
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Intimate Street Photography by Ed van der ElskenThe Dutch photographer’s archive appears in a museum retrospective.
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Dior Celebrates Its 70th With a New ExhibitionIt includes 300 dresses from 1947 to present day.
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Intimate Self-portraits by Audrey TautouThe French actress examines her public and private identities in a new photography exhibition.
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Hubert de Givenchy Discusses His New Museum RetrospectiveThe designer made a rare appearance at the French exhibition’s opening, reminiscing about the “belle époque” of couture.
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winner’s circle
Meet the Designer Who Just Clinched the LVMH PrizeShe’s a young French-Belgian designer named Marine Serre.
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Look Back at Vivian Maier’s Photographs in a New Fashion ExhibitionAkris created an entire collection of clothing inspired by her images, on view now in New York.
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museum pieces
Tracing Balenciaga’s History of All-Black OutfitsA new Paris exhibition juxtaposes Balenciaga couture with sculptures by Antoine Bourdelle.
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Models Were More Than Just ‘Pretty’ to Fashion Photographer Erwin BlumenfeldA new Paris exhibit recalls how he captured models as “complex social beings” in the 1950s.
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Oh, to Be the Woman Who Owns These Fashion PhotographsGallerist Carla Sozzani has collected portraits by Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Richard Avedon, and more icons for a new Paris exhibit.
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These Groundbreaking Artists Battled to Make the Art World Less SexistCindy Sherman, Francesca Woodman, and more women are spotlighted in a new London exhibition.
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The Photographer Who Captures the Reality of Abortion RestrictionsLaia Abril’s work shows what happens when women don’t have access.
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Paris Rallies Around Struggling Restaurants“We are not in a ‘normal’ state of mind … But we have to be. There is no choice.”
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gender roles
3 Designers on How They Define Genderless FashionTheir labels were part of a unisex fashion showcase at Pitti Immagine in Florence.
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Bragging Rights
Inside the Official Competition to Determine the Best Baguette in ParisHundreds of bakers enter the Grand Prix de la Meilleure Baguette de Paris, but only one wins the right to deliver the president’s bread for the year.
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Parisians Can Now Look As Cool As Jenna LyonsParisians now stand a chance at looking as cool as Jenna Lyons.
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retrospectives
A Look Back at Iconic Photos of ’90s SupermodelsSome of Peter Lindbergh’s most famous photographs are now on view in Paris.
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another biopic
7 Things to Know About the New Yves Saint Laurent BiopicThe “unauthorized” film about the designer opened in France this week.
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How to Smell Like a Modern-Day Diana VreelandHer grandson launches five fragrances in her honor.
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fashion photography
‘Extreme’ New Mario Testino Show Opens in ParisIncluding some never-before-exhibited photographs.
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Q&A: Simon Porte Jacquemus on Being a Young Designer in ParisThe LVMH Prize finalist on how he got his start, Rei Kawakubo, and more.
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First Look: Dior: The Legendary ImagesInside the latest exhibition at Musée Christian Dior in Normandy.
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back from the dead
The Return of Holiday, the American Travel MagazineThe cult publication is back from the dead after 37 years.
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Q&A: Iris van Herpen on Couture, Her Shrink-Wrapped Models, & MoreThe designer explains her enigmatic performance piece and her love of skydiving.
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How Two Americans Plan to Open a Park Slope Coop in ParisIt’s part of an effort to bring affordable, high-quality food to an underserved neighborhood near the town’s northern border.
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Meanwhile in Paris
Les Dudes of Food: The Female Chef Controversy Hits FranceIn the wake of Time Magazine’s male-focused chef feature, two French magazines have brought renewed attention to the issue in Paris, too.
