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Alessandro Michele’s inaugural haute couture collection for Valentino is a masterclass in maximalist grandeur
The designer, who previously helmed Gucci, takes his debut Valentino Haute Couture collection to the Palais Brongniart ...
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‘Historical Events’ That We Didn’t Realize Never Actually Happened
Growing up, many of us hear about historical events that sound real, so we take them as fact. Yet, in … Continue reading ...
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The Invention of Celebrity, 1750–1850
A new genre of biography and ‘lives’, as well as obituaries ... Napoleon and Garibaldi – it could also be all-consuming and provoke hostility, as Marie Antoinette, among others, learned to her cost.
Marie Antoinette’s Watch, Which She Never Saw, Is on Display
The Israeli museum that owns the famous creation by Breguet had been loath to lend it, but then the Science Museum in London ...
R.I.P Marianne Faithfull: ‘The Girl On A Motorcycle’ And ‘Marie Antoinette’ Actress Dead At 78
Marianne Faithfull, the actress and singer who was also famous for her connection to The Rolling Stones, has died. She was 78 ...
Marianne Faithfull, 'As Tears Go By' singer and Rolling Stones muse, dies at 78
Marianne Faithfull, the songstress who helped spur music's British invasion and was a muse to the Rolling Stones, died ...
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Heinrich Lossow
One of Lossow's best-known portraits, Marie Antoinette (oil on canvas), fetched $14,173 at auction. The painting showcases the artist’s mastery of light and shadow, capturing the subject's delicacy ...
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Tomb of far-right French leader Jean-Marie Le Pen vandalised
Police in France are investigating after Jean-Marie Le Pen's tomb was vandalised, less than three weeks after the founder of France's far-right National Front party was buried. One of his ...