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Oceania briefing

What Australian PM Kevin Rudd uses to get around, the PE teacher crusading for a revival of Maori sports, and the new city in the Aussie outback.
Europe briefing

Violence in the Caucasus, the last stand of the world's one remaining communist government, and teaching the French to cook.
Americas briefing

How Google navigates geopolitics, why Mexicans are set to shrink, and why Atlantic City is betting on building more casinos. Plus, our Washington column looks at Obama's recruitment drive for new US ambassadors.
Asia briefing

The King of Bhutan's dashing way with national dress, Korea's scheme to produce more babies, and Japan's downsized family meals.
Africa/Middle East briefing

Kenya's drink-driving crackdown, a new island in the Med and a new metro for Algiers, 40 years after its initial conception.
Defence briefing

Monocle reports from the IDEX arms fair in Abu Dhabi, and why the US should support struggling nations against insurgents.
Business briefing

Psychotherapy vouchers for French workers, an interview with Iceland's "minister of ideas", and why renewables are an attractive investment in hard times.
Travel briefing

A welcome addition to airport retail, new routes to Colombia, and the essential addresses for your visit to Helsinki.
Media briefing

Monocle talks to the head of the French edition of the most established internet journalism brands - the political and cultural website Slate. Plus, Saudi Arabian satellite channel for poor people and a Belgian film museum.
Culture briefing

Books: Real-life football yarns, a fictional White House exposé, and an ode to the migrating swallow. Film: Armando Iannucci's political satire goes stateside, and Michael Sheen as Brian Clough in The Damned United. Art: New shows at Tokyo's Mori and Paris's Pompidou.
Art market briefing

Christie's contemporary sale in Dubai, bodybuilding muses under the hammer in New York, and a Q&A with the director of new art fair Tokyo 101.
Fashion briefing

A round-up of the new lines, collaborations and designers that have caught our eye.
Architecture/design briefing

Monocle's picks from the Stockholm furniture fair, an interview with Salvadoran duo the Washingtons, a layered house in Hokkaido and a pad that warms the cockles in the chilly far north of Norway.

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Womenswear / Paris

French twist

Monocle makes for a rendezvous in the quiet backstreets and canals of Paris’s 10th arrondissement in spring’s freshest ensembles for work days and weekends.

Edited by: Takeharu Sato

Photography: Kalle Gustafsson

1. Jacket and blouse by Tonello, Skirt by Incotex, Sunglasses by Chanel, Watch by Rado, Bag by Dries Van Noten

2. Jacket and waistcoat by Diane von Furstenberg, Shirt by Glanshirt, Jeans by Kitsuné, Boots by Hermès, Bag by Valextra

3. Jacket by René Lezard, Dress by Oscar de la Renta, Bag by Dior

4. Coat by Lanvin, Jacket by Tonello, Blouse by Kiton, Trousers by Incotex, Shoes by Camper, Glasses by Freudenhaus, Umbrella by Louis Vuitton

5. Suit by Gucci, Shirt by Tonello, Bag by Louis Vuitton

6. Coat by Mackintosh, Trousers by Incotex, Bag by Roger Vivier, Shoes by Bottega Veneta

7. Jacket by Dušan, Shirt by Lauren by Ralph Lauren, Waistcoat by FWK by Engineered Garments, Jeans by Edwin, Bag by Valextra

Hair
Armand Fauquet

Make-up
Yacine Diallo

Model
Doville Virsilaite

Special thanks to Cedric Caurette at the Hotel du Nord

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Schedule

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The Continental Shift

Retail therapy

Oceania briefing

Europe briefing

Americas briefing

Asia briefing

Africa/Middle East briefing

Defence briefing

Business briefing

Travel briefing

Media briefing

Culture briefing

Art market briefing

Fashion briefing

Architecture/design briefing

Little big bucks

Peace and prosperity

Snow houses

The Full Monte

Happy mendings

Hit factory

On the shelf

Over drive

Only salone

Mine field

BHL express

Speed merchant

No. 1 lady detective

The shopping forecast

Deep freeze

Paper weight

French twist

Showering dressing

Inventory no.22

Variety show

A clog’s life

Kurt Andersen

Expo 22: Ship wrecked

Observation

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