The ambitious exhibition « Frida Kahlo, beyond appearances », which opened at the Palais Galliera in Paris on September 15, has been a great success. The craze around Frida Kahlo touches all audiences, her feminist struggles resonating well beyond her art. From fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier to the singer Rosalía, Frida Kahlo federates through an aura that seems to speak to all. Our analysis.

Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 2023 ended on Wednesday 5 October, bringing the fashion month that began in New York on 9 September to a close. According to the official calendar of the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, 105 fashion houses presented their collections in 66 shows and 42 presentations. The number of shows was significantly higher than last year.

Mélanie Laurent was at the Venice Film Festival to present her opera Les Larmes d’Eugénie. An ambitious project that she describes as a personal artistic upheaval.

Paris celebrated Haute Couture with euphoria. The ultimate fashion momentum which takes place twice a year continued to showcase exceptional creative work, both by designers and craftsmen, sometimes pushing the envelope over and beyond, according to designers.

Bulgari launched its new Eden High Jewellery collection in the heart of the French capital on 7 June. In his interview, Jean-Christophe Babin explains why the demand for exceptional pieces remains strong and states that the increase in sales over one year is in double digits

Slightly on the sidelines of the record-breaking mega-sales that Christie’s organises periodically throughout the year, the one to be held in Paris on 13 and 14 December entitled « From Beijing to Versailles, the V.W.S. Collection: A Family’s Odyssey in the 20th Century » promises to attract the great Chinese fortunes that are finally back in Europe.

For the past decade, Morocco seems to be reconnecting with its Africanness; a liberating process of which art is at the forefront.

To sailing afficionados, The Ocean Race is legendary and the most famous crewed race around the world. Just six months to cross the most remote and challenging seas on the planet, 32,000 miles in the most difficult waters: for its 50th edition, from January to June 2023, it will take place for the first time in the Mediterranean, in Genoa, Italy.

The new Darsena del Sale in Cervia is a temple of wellness transformed into a space dedicated to culture, entertainment and design. From its rich past, the place projects itself into the future, with a set of offers capable of mobilising the five senses in an innovative way.

The music documentary METANOIA, supported by Cartier, unveils the portrait of Simone Menezes, an Italian-Brazilian woman conductor determined to break down tradition and open up classical music to composers who are not yet widely performed.

The close intertwining between art, beauty and well-being is not new. The European Agenda for Culture believes that investment in the cultural sector is essential for social and economic development in welfare societies.

The first to open the runway shows, New York Fashion Week is finally back. The most lucrative event for New York City ahead of the US Open and the marathon, it remains a powerful laboratory of urban culture trends.

Going higher and higher. This human aspiration since antiquity is a reality in the world’s megacities. Whether it’s a technological feat, a response to overpopulation issues or a symbol of inequality, the construction of giant skyscrapers is a trend that is accelerating.

Last June, Cartier chose the Spanish capital to introduce its new high jewelry collection and used the theme of world beauty. Jewelry that unveiled strong natural, figurative, and symbolic inspirations. In an exclusive interview, Cyrille Vigneron, Chairman and CEO of Cartier International, explores complex topics related to beauty conventions, cultural mixes, and circles back to the much-needed reform of the Responsible Jewelery Council.

For centuries, menswear has fashioned what it means to be a man. Never has it broken free from gender boundaries and masculine norms as much as it has today. A plethora of fashion designers are exploring non-binary identities and fighting for a more inclusive world where the LGBTQIA+ community will finally be free to express themselves without fear.