Ten horses — five black, five white — entered the sand ring first.

A Paris wax museum has unveiled a figure depicting Princess Diana attired in what has come to be known as her "revenge dress."

Balmain has named French designer Antonin Tron as its new creative director.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has entered a Paris prison to begin serving a five-year sentence.

Chemena Kamali has brought a fresh focus to Chloé's collection at Paris Fashion Week.

The Tour de France is breaking tradition this year by having riders climb Montmartre during the final stage.

Stéphane Rolland went back to what he does best: unadulterated couture.

A strike by French air traffic controllers seeking better working conditions is disrupting travel to, from and over France.

Few Paris addresses conjure myth quite like Maxim’s, the gilded Belle Époque haunt where artists and aristocrats once jostled for a seat at dinner, and a place immortalized in Cole Porter’s lyrics and classic Hollywood films as the very symbol of Parisian chic.

The iconic helium-powered balloon that attracted myriads of tourists during the Paris Olympic Games came back to light up the French capital’s skyline.

The Paris Games may be over, but the flame is still rising.

The moment that changed queer history occurred on a sweltering day in early 1952 in Algiers.

At Paris Fashion Week, Kenzo’s latest evolution trades its signature jungle prints for something sharper: punk-infused tailoring, underground energy, and a touch of British irreverence.

For the first time in their 40-year history, the Italian design duo Dolce & Gabbana are showcasing their work in Paris.

Notre Dame Cathedral has hosted its first Mass since the catastrophic fire of 2019.

Stella McCartney’s high-octane Paris show transformed an ordinary rainy market street into a dazzling runway spectacle.

Parisian business owners and hotel managers were promised a summer like no other.

Los Angeles, you’re next.

Snoop Dogg brought out Dr. Dre, Billie Eilish and Red Hot Chili Peppers all performed from a California beachside during the handover to the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

Thousands of amateur runners got a chance to run like an Olympian in Paris.

French prosecutors say rapper Travis Scott has been arrested at a Paris hotel after an altercation with a security guard.

Paris is getting a colorful splash of Olympic creative spirit with nearly 30 vibrant street art pieces, popping up at bustling metro stations and airports and in front of city hall.

As a gay youth growing up in France, Hugo Bardin never felt he lived in a world that represented who he was.

Disco might seem like a thing of the past, but legendary Frecnh artist Cerrone is bringing it into the present with some extra flare.

A record number of athletes openly identifying as LGBTQ+ are competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Lady Gaga delivered a dazzling performance as the first musical act during the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony — except it was all prerecorded.

French interior minister congratulated security forces after no major incident was reported during the opening ceremony.

Arsonists have attacked France’s high-speed rail network, paralyzing train travel to Paris for some 800,000 people across Europe, including athletes heading to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

France’s armed forces have been deployed along the River Seine to make it safe, both in and out of the water during the grandiose opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

Dior has staged an homage to sport on the eve of the Paris Olympics on the grounds of the Musée Rodin on the first day of Paris Couture Week.

On International Olympic Day, Vogue World took over the last day of Paris Fashion Week’s menswear collections with a show-cum-spectacle themed around the Olympics.

The Paris Olympics are getting into the groove for the historic opening ceremony on the River Seine.

Kylian Mbappé got a mixed reception from Paris Saint-Germain fans in his last home game for the club before scoring in a 3-1 home defeat against Toulouse in the French league.

Chloe has revisited its vibrant 1970s essence, infused with Karl Lagerfeld’s indelible influence, propelling the brand into a new era while honoring its pioneering ready-to-wear legacy under new designer Chemena Kamali.

France’s newly appointed prime minister has announced controls on foreign food products in order to guarantee “fair competition,” seeking to calm the anger of protesting farmers camped out around Paris.

Valentino took a contemporary stride down memory lane this Sunday, returning to Les Beaux-Arts, the prestigious art school where founder Valentino Garavani once studied.

Amid the electric ambiance of strobe lights and an usually sweltering Parisian fall, Dior presented its spring/summer 2024 womenswear collection.

King Charles III has made an emotional stop in front of Paris' fire-damaged Notre Dame cathedral on the second day of his state visit to France.

A sparkling mist of water from towering fountains cooled overheated VIP guests at Spanish luxury fashion house Loewe’s show at Paris Fashion Week.

There has been much dreamy and not always credible talk of skies filled with flying and nonpolluting electric taxis.

Louis Vuitton has kicked off Paris Fashion Week men’s shows with the much-anticipated debut collection by Pharrell Williams.

The immense success of the Netflix series “Emily in Paris” has transformed a quiet, untouched square in the French capital into a tourist magnet.

From Renaissance art to couture and celebrity interruptions.

Kurdish activists, left-wing politicians and anti-racism groups are holding a protest in Paris after three people were killed at a Kurdish cultural center a day earlier.

“Emily in Paris” fans will get a few surprises in their Christmas stockings, when the third season of the hit show arrives on Netflix this Wednesday.

Crowds in Paris and other French cities erupted in shouts of joy as France advanced to the World Cup final.

In movie theatres and pubs, on giant screens and smartphones, people watched and pundits droned on as Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in London flooded the airwaves live across time zones and continents.

The right to abortion in France has been inscribed in law for 47 years and enjoys broad support across the political spectrum.

Images of traditional embroideries and floral paintings adorned the walls of Dior’s celebrity-laden runway homage to Ukraine on the first day of Paris Couture Week.

Some key matters will need to be scrutinized when a UEFA-commissioned independent review assesses the disorder and chaos surrounding the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Paris.

It’s the end of an era for the famed Lido cabaret on Paris’ Champs-Elysees.

It was “la Vie en Rose” for Valentino, who headlined Sunday’s segment of Paris Fashion Week with a daring co-ed pink collection — as VIP guests including Lewis Hamilton and Zendaya had to negotiate arrivals during a car-free day in the capital’s center.

Designer Gabriela Hearst brandished her green mindedness by setting her Chloe show at Paris Fashion Week on Thursday inside a famous Parisian greenhouse.

Paris police fired tear gas against a handful of demonstrators Saturday who defied a police order by taking part in a protest against virus restrictions inspired by Canada’s horn-honking truckers.

Top-ranked player Novak Djokovic could be allowed to defend his French Open title under the latest COVID-19 rules adopted Monday by the French government, even if he is still not vaccinated when the clay-court Grand Slam starts in May.

Some Paris Fashion Week menswear shows have began for the fall-winter season as French virus restrictions have relegated many others to an online-only presence.

Tens of thousands of protesters are marching through Paris and other French cities to demand more government action to prevent violence against women.

Chanel brought Paris Fashion Week to its final day with a runway show that illustrated how designers and the people they dress want to look to the future with optimism.

Before Notre Dame cathedral and with the Seine River lapping near their designer heels, actresses Gillian Anderson and Demi Moore have stepped out in style to attend Chloe’s eco-minded outdoors runway show on the Parisian Left Bank.

The city of Paris is unveiling a monumental artwork built around an actual monument: the Arc de Triomphe completely wrapped in silver and blue fabric.

The speed limit for most of Paris is now 30 kilometers per hour (less than 19 miles per hour).

French restaurant staff are worried that new mandatory COVID passes will turn them into virus police instead of purveyors of culinary pleasures.

French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered all French health care workers to get virus vaccines by Sept. 15 and urged all of his compatriots to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

The president of the French tennis federation said Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open is “unfortunate” and wished her the “quickest possible recovery.”.

French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting the building site that Notre Dame has become in the two years since a devastating fire tore through Paris' most famous cathedral.

Sotheby's personnel display Scene de rue Montmartre (Street scene in Montmartre), a painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh at Sotheby's auction house in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 25, 202. It has remained in the same family collection for over 100 years, according to the auction house which did not reveal the identity of the owner. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)PARIS – A rare painting by Dutch impressionist master Vincent van Gogh of a street scene in the Parisian neighborhood of Montmartre will be publicly displayed for the first time before its auction next month. Sotheby's auction house said the work, painted in 1887, has remained in the same family collection for more than 100 years — out of the public eye. Van Gogh moved to Paris in 1886 and lived in Montmartre.

A man walks by the closed English and American literature Shakespeare and Co. bookstore in Paris, France, Thursday, Nov. 05, 2020. Since sending the email appeal, Whitman says she has been “overwhelmed” by the offers of help Shakespeare and Company has received. Founded by Sylvia Beach in 1919, Shakespeare & Company became a creative hub for expatriate writers including Ernest Hemingway, T.S. Sylvia Whitman looked to the past for a solution to her new problem. A lot of expats had to leave Paris, as it was too expensive, so she and her friends set up a Friends of Shakespeare and Company,” Whitman said.

The coronavirus pandemic is gathering strength again in Europe and, with winter coming, its restaurant industry is struggling. And then Belgium's prime minister ordered cafes, bars and restaurants to close for at least a month in the face of surging infections. The European Union said the hotel and restaurant industry suffered a jaw-dropping 79.3% decline in production between February and April. Takeout is also a lifeline for Paolo Polli, who owned five bars and restaurants in Milan before closing four recently. Now the chilly weather, stronger winds and rain are forcing everyone back indoors, where the virus spreads most easily.

That soon changes once she moves to Paris and feels a culture shock for the first time in her life. By the fourth episode, Emily has thousands of Instagram followers and is getting contacted by major brands to be an influencer. So instead of Carrie Bradshaw trying to become a famous writer, Emily is trying to become a famous influencer. Not even her colleagues talking crap about her in French behind her back is going to stop her from living her #bestlife in Paris. Emily posts this pic on her Instagram and gets 20,000 new followers.

PARIS – Paris Fashion Week was upended Sunday by the news of fashion designer Kenzo Takada's death at age 81. Like Milan before it, Paris is undertaking an unusual fashion season for Spring-Summer 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. But the brand may have hoped such a big new beginning would have come under better days and not under the virus-hit Paris Fashion Week. For a 34-year-old, Williams has quite a resume -- after having designed for Kanye West and Lady Gaga and founding the influential urban fashion house 1017 ALYX 9SM. “It is with immense sadness that KENZO has learned of the passing of our founder,” the fashion house said in a statement.

PARIS – From escapism at the disco, to resistance and aggression, even to pondering the importance of the postal service while working from home, designers in Paris have presented divergent creative responses to the global health crisis as spring-summer shows continued Friday. Like Milan before it, Paris is undertaking an unusual fashion season for spring-summer 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. PARIS FASHION MUSEUM REOPENSAfter delays because of the COVID-19 crisis, Paris fashion museum the Palais Galliera has finally reopened following about two years of construction and renovation work to coincide with Paris Fashion Week. The designer’s life came at a consequential moment in Europe, as war nearly shuttered her fashion house. Perfume and accessories were for a period the only surviving lines sold at 31 rue Cambon in Paris.