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Matthieu Blazy’s debut at Chanel was the most hyped show of the season. Did it live up to expectations?

Read our piece to find out: on.ft.com/4o7QRDZ

At Paris Fashion Week, a celestial new start for Chanel

Matthieu Blazy’s debut at Chanel was the most hyped show of the season. Did it live up to expectations?

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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · 4h

Adrian Lester revels in swordplay and wordplay as Cyrano de Bergerac on.ft.com/4mYrdAP

Adrian Lester revels in swordplay and wordplay as Cyrano de Bergerac

Simon Evans’ RSC production at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon is both mischievous and moving

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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · 4h

What we know about the London bash so far is that it will be a 'pink ball' with thick, calligraphed invitations.

Dinner will be served among the museum’s collection — including in the Duveen Gallery that houses the contentious Parthenon Sculptures: on.ft.com/435NANp

Will the British Museum’s £2,000-a-head ball become a fundraising fixture?

Next week’s event, says director Nicholas Cullinan, aims to make guests ‘feel inspired’

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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · 4h

Máret Ánne Sara: ‘I was told not to speak Sámi — I should shut up or speak Norwegian’ on.ft.com/435OvgP

Máret Ánne Sara: ‘I was told not to speak Sámi — I should shut up or speak Norwegian’

The Turbine Hall artist on reindeer-herding, racism — and why England shocked her

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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · 5h

Who wants a piece of the vintage puzzle market? on.ft.com/48SvxOk

Who wants a piece of the vintage puzzle market?

Jigsaws have become a collector’s item, from Miffy to Murakami

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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · 11h

Will the British Museum’s £2,000-a-head ball become a fundraising fixture? on.ft.com/46Yt3eK

Will the British Museum’s £2,000-a-head ball become a fundraising fixture?

Next week’s event, says director Nicholas Cullinan, aims to make guests ‘feel inspired’

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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · 16h

FT Crossword: Number 18,181 on.ft.com/3KFWECf

FT Crossword: Number 18,181

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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · 23h

What makes a great business lunch venue?

Let us know your top London lunch spots in the article's comment section for a chance to win a free lunch at Simpson’s on the Strand – as part of our inaugural Business Lunch Awards in partnership with OpenTable: on.ft.com/4nGL2h6

Help FT Weekend crown the best business lunch restaurant in London

Nominations are now open for our inaugural Business Lunch Awards in partnership with OpenTable

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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · 23h

Eye of the Monkey by Krisztina Tóth — autocratic deception and unchecked desire on.ft.com/4occu6j

Eye of the Monkey by Krisztina Tóth — autocratic deception and unchecked desire

The acclaimed Hungarian author’s first work published in English is a delicately observed portrait of the alienating effect of authoritarianism

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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · 23h

Would you drink from a €325 ‘broken’ glass? on.ft.com/4nE7AyP

Would you drink from a €325 ‘broken’ glass?

Imperfect glassware is all the rage among artisans. We examine the trend, flaws and all

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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · 1d

AI slop is coming for your music on.ft.com/438PFIl

AI slop is coming for your music

The music industry must plan for the day when AI music-generation tools produce humanlike music in bulk.

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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · 1d

Do Paris fashion designers want to dress real women? on.ft.com/4nEIG24

Do Paris fashion designers want to dress real women?

As the ready-to-wear shows came to a close, some fashion week runways reflected a disconnect with reality

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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · 1d

Hymns to the heyday of the department store — when shopping was absolutely fabulous on.ft.com/3KG2PGs

Hymns to the heyday of the department store — when shopping was absolutely fabulous

Memoirs by Mary Portas and Gene Pressman recall the fashion, fun — and fish tanks — of Harvey Nichols and Barneys in the 1990s

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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · 1d

Overbidding and misguided defence convert uneventful part-score into victory for opponents on.ft.com/4pW7PXA

Bridge: Overbidding and misguided defence convert uneventful part-score into victory for opponents

Overcall unnecessary; subsequent bid positively harmful

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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · 1d

The shows to see in London during Frieze Week on.ft.com/4qghSqX

The shows to see in London during Frieze Week

From Wayne Thiebaud’s whipped confections to a post-apocalyptic video game, these are the season’s essential exhibitions

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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · 1d

Inside Nairy Baghramian’s sculptural playground on.ft.com/4pZAsDq

Inside Nairy Baghramian’s sculptural playground

The artist fled Iran for Berlin to find freedom. She explains why her work is the celebration of “a life unbound”

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The FT Alphaville Pub Quiz returns to London on October 23. Here’s how to get tickets on.ft.com/48Pamg6

The FT Alphaville Pub Quiz returns to London on October 23. Here’s how to get tickets

Strictly quizness

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At Paris Fashion Week, a celestial new start for Chanel on.ft.com/4pXRzFv

At Paris Fashion Week, a celestial new start for Chanel

Matthieu Blazy’s debut at Chanel was the most hyped show of the season. Did it live up to expectations?

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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · 1d

Lombardy’s jewel of an island on.ft.com/4336tR5

Lombardy’s jewel of an island

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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · 1d

FT Crossword: Number 18,180 on.ft.com/42YmYOi

FT Crossword: Number 18,180

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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · 1d

Jilly Cooper, author of bestselling romances including Rivals, has died at the age of 88. Interviewed by HTSI last year, she talked about her love of Joanna Lumley, sloe gin and greyhounds: on.ft.com/4nH3OoC