https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Superstar designer Hedi Slimane declared that black is back Friday as he returned to the Paris catwalk after a two-year absence to revolutionise Celine. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180929/slimane-back-in-black-as-king-of-paris-fashion-week Sat, 29 Sep 2018 04:08:44 +0200 slimane-back-in-black-as-king-of-paris-fashion-week Karl Lagerfeld created a spectacular mid-winter wood for his Paris catwalk Tuesday, but immediately fell foul of environmental activists who accused him of felling century-old trees for the show. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180307/chanel-attacked-for-felling-century-old-french-trees-in-the-name-of-fashion Wed, 07 Mar 2018 10:47:44 +0100 chanel-attacked-for-felling-century-old-french-trees-in-the-name-of-fashion A new publicity campaign featuring painfully thin models in "degrading" poses for the French fashion house Saint Laurent sparked outrage Monday, with calls for it to be banned. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170306/yves-saint-laurent-slammed-for-porno-chic-ad-campaign Mon, 06 Mar 2017 16:18:25 +0100 yves-saint-laurent-slammed-for-porno-chic-ad-campaign While Kim Kardashian’s robbery may have over-shadowed the headlines, Paris Fashion Week still managed to bring a major economic boost to the city. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161005/fashion-week-brings-in-12-billion-to-paris-economy Wed, 05 Oct 2016 13:25:23 +0200 fashion-week-brings-in-12-billion-to-paris-economy Bucking the fashion show stereotype of tall, willowy models, Paris Fashion Week was treated Friday to a parade of women of restricted growth sashaying along the runway to great public applause. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151003/small-is-beautiful-short-models-wow-paris Sat, 03 Oct 2015 16:04:23 +0200 small-is-beautiful-short-models-wow-paris