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Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: don’t want to get your Big Winter Coat out just yet? Try ‘onion dressing’

It’s time to learn the art of layering – and we’re talking a crew neck with a ballet wrap and blazer, not full-on outdoor explorer Is layering an art? Probably not in the traditional sense. We are not talking the Bayeux tapestry here. No one is going to queue round the block to admire the subtle interplay between your Uniqlo Heattech and your cashmere crewneck. Still, I think it’s nice to romanticise this stuff. The deeply unpoetic truth is that it is going to get cold and wearing one item of clothing at a time simply isn’t going to cut it. So let’s pretend that the sliver of white T-shirt ben

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France: exhibition pays tribute to journalists; France 24 participates with report from Iran

In the city of Bayeux, Normandy, France pays tribute to journalists who exercise under conditions to access information. France 24, a partner of the event, participates with a multimedia exhibition that portrays violence and repression in Iran with the report 'Iran: The Masacrada revolt', held at a distance, on the demonstrations in January of this year. A report by Erika Olavarría and Alison Alves.

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From bling and birds to ‘really fancy armour’ – the best dressed characters of the Bayeux tapestry

Medieval experts talk us through the fashion of the near-1,000-year-old embroidered work, and what it says about the people wearing it Don’t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Blood, booze, arrows and boats; these are what you might typically imagine when you think of the Bayeux tapestry, which has become one of the hottest historical tickets since it went on display at the British Museum in London this month. But what about the hair? “The Anglo-Saxons all have these little moustaches, which are brilliant. And then the Normans have these funny haircuts with the back of

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Bayeux Tapestry craze prompts photo ban at British Museum

The British Museum said on Monday that it has banned people from taking photos of the Bayeux Tapestry to prevent crowds from backing up at the new exhibit. The 1,000-year-old artwork is on display in the UK after an unprecedented loan from France, and tickets are sold out until December 31.

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Bayeux Tapestry: British Museum bans photos for visitors

The British Museum prohibited visitors to the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition from taking photographs. The aim is to fluidize the circulation of the public who came to discover this medieval treasure, said the London Museum on Monday.

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