Alexandra Marshall
Daddy Issues
In her new memoir, Emmanuelle Seigner attempts to re-frame her husband, Roman Polanski, as a doting spouse and father. But even the French aren’t buying it
Don’t Sweat It
Naomi Watts, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Mariella Frostrup are among the entrepreneurs who are making menopause look rather … sexy
Cherchez la Frame
Macron is positioning himself as a man of the people—sexy selfies and portraiture included. French politics will never be the same
Serving Up Looks
CT Hedden got his start as a bartender at Indochine. Now he’s the toast of Paris Fashion Week
Bezos in Love
Is Lauren Sanchez a modern-day Marion Davies?
The View from Here
Paris is looking worse for the wear, and the Internet is outraged. Is this the end for Mayor Anne Hidalgo?
Is That a Birkin on the Blockchain?
Why are luxury brands messing around in the NFT sandbox?
Sorry, Not Sorry
In Paris, the Café de Flore set has been plagued with sex-crime scandals—but there’s no apology in sight
Collins on the Rocks
American expats are fuming over Emily in Paris, Darren Star’s absurd new Netflix series
“Off with Their Euros!”
Welcome to Royalist theme park Puy du Fou, the least woke place in France
Race to the Bottom
As the heirs of the late Marchioness of Moratalla squabble over her estate, her prize-winning jumpers go hungry
Estate of Affairs
Tax fraud, an absent accountant, and squabbling male models are threatening to undermine Karl Lagerfeld’s legacy
Death Becomes Him
Stéphane Bourgoin enjoyed a dazzling career as France’s top expert on serial killers. There was only one little problem …
Tress Test
As Paris tiptoes toward reopening, hundreds of its best-coiffed women are still suffering on the waiting list at David Mallett’s salon. Welcome to the new normal…
Affairs of State
A new book goes deep into the hot-blooded hypocrisy at the heart of the French presidency
Nu in Town
Eli Rosen, Hollywood’s Yiddish consultant, on the set of Unorthodox in Berlin
Ménage à Trop
We broke up in June, but our house still hasn’t sold. Now we can’t even go outside …
Yeezus Saves
Even the most cynical fashion insiders couldn’t help but feel the spirit at Kanye West’s Sunday Service, Paris Fashion Week edition
A French Kiss-Off
Coronavirus be damned—at Paris Fashion Week, the shows must go on
Battle of the Bulge
The mayoral race in Paris has been scandalized by a barrage of dick pics, Twitter meltdowns, and unhinged lawyers. The Americanization of French politics continues apace …
Goopelgänger
Inside Gwyneth’s No. 2 (not that!)
The Jeffrey Epstein of Paris
Why did the Café de Flore set protect the pedophile who was abusing their children?
#MeToo-sur-Seine
Filmmaker Luc Besson is facing legal woes from le cinq-à-sept and, worse, le neuf-à-cinq
A Very Ruthie Rogers Holiday
For the impresario of London’s River Café, Christmas requires bollito misto, ample margaritas, and as many friends and family members as possible
