French historians battle to save face of La Samaritaine
Opponents complain that new glass facade planned as part of redevelopment of Paris landmark will look like a shower curtain
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‘This is not a harem’: the sheikh and his 60 attractive young personal shoppers
A wealthy Dubai sheikh is scouring Venice for a small army of female assistants to help him spend his cash
From bomb sites to Bulgari: V&A falls under the spell of Italian glamour
A new exhibition charts how postwar Italy transformed the world’s perceptions of it, using its greatest export: style
Paris museum offers Picasso a bigger canvas as it prepares for reopening
The €52m transformation of the 17th-century Hôtel Salé has been undermined by delays and controversy over the cost
More Ferraris sold in the UK than anywhere else in Europe
Record numbers of tailor-made cars, which cost at least £151,000, sold in Britain last year despite rising prices
Giorgio Armani’s Milan fashion week collection: spare and consistent
The elder statesman of Italian fashion delivers a collection that continues the Armani agenda of ‘non-ostentatious elegance’