PARIS—American presidents have libraries to preserve their legacy. The French prefer glass. François Mitterrand gave the Louvre its distinctive glass pyramid; Georges Pompidou built an art ...

By Vanessa Friedman Photographs by Landon Nordeman Reporting from Paris There was theater at ... that took place in front of the luminous glass pyramid of the Louvre on the opening evening of ...

Aside from the prestigious Paris Fashion Week, the French fashion capital also has its own mini version of the Met Gala.