Haute Couture: Moving On, Glancing Back
- June 19th, 2008
- Posted by Lee Duffield
A coincidence of events this month has seen France paying its respects to its most-valued of industries, and trade marks…
The names made the parade: Yves St Laurent had died, Carla Bruni, his model (and wife of the President, Nicolas Sarkozy), paid tribute; Ines de la Fressange (picture), much associated with Karl Lagerfeld and Chanel, was presented with the Legion d’Honneur, and a major exhibition was got up in Paris to honour the retirement of one, Valentino. … Read More »
More than a million dollars worth of pianos out of Germany are traveling the world.
The latest fad out of Europe…European charm bracelets. 
In a year dedicated to intercultural dialogue the EU is preparing for its inaugural ministerial conference on multilingualism which begins next Friday (15.2.08). 
Floats poking fun at politicians, men parading through town dressed as women, and a giant burning bonfire doll, it can only mean one thing – the Carnival season has begun, with special focus on a little town in Belgium.
If Belgium home of Europe’s “capital” is a litmus test, more Europeans are wanting to go back to the old way of living right in the heart of town.