On the terrace of a brasserie on Rue Cler, a chic Parisian market street, I’m chatting over a tongue-lubricating glass of Sancerre with Sébastien de Lavalette, 33, a French travel company head and my language exchange partner. Sébastien compliments my French accent, or at least I think he does: “You don’t have that mouth-full-of-bread accent […]
Twenty-something pop singers are usually the default stars of fashion week. However, during the latest womenswear shows that wrapped up on Tuesday it was a cohort of middle-aged men who unexpectedly stole the spotlight. Forget Mamils (middle-aged men in Lycra), now it’s all about the middle-aged men in Loewe. Those embracing the midlife makeover and […]