The French Riviera is renowned for its festivals and celebrations of arts and culture, and one of the busiest winter events is the Nice Carnival.

One of the largest carnivals in the world, the Nice Carnival has a strong reputation to maintain year after year. The theme for 2011 is King of the Mediterranean, a homage to the history of the carnival, and its prominent role in Nice’s past, present and future. Based on the Promenade des Anglais, crowds of spectators follow decorated floats that eventually work their way up to the Place Masséna.

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With Christmas fast approaching you may be planning a trip to one of Europe’s enchanting, but chilly winter carnivals or markets to pick up your presents this year. With a little frost in the air you are going to need to dress up warm for the occasion, but this doesn’t mean you have to be any less stylish.

Our Faҫonnable Fall/Winter 2010 collection allows you to combine both comfort and style with its snug knitwear and casual tailoring.

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Designed to expose new talents, reveal the latest innovations and reunite professionals of the nocturnal world, Monaco is the first city in the world to hold an International Clubbing Show, dedicated to setting nightlife on an international stage.  From 11 November 2010 to 13 November 2010, after twilight has ascended on this elegant city, in which even the haze of brightly lit neon seeps a sophistication and style unattainable in other ‘neon cities’, Monaco will committed to proving to the world that nightlife can be intertwined with art, culture and sophistication, everything iniquitous with the exclusive French Riviera town.

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For years graffiti was considered to be a blot on an urban landscape, the blight of neighbourhoods trying to preserve a squeaky clean image of a town and the bane of councillors’ lives. In recent years graffiti has lost many of its negative connotations, has reinvented itself and emerged as one of the hottest new forms of art in 2010. The curse of graffiti has given way to a surge in street art and the world of art is embracing it with respect, vigour and passion.

So intense is the renewed enthusiasm towards street art, that prestigious art galleries across the globe are showcasing the best international street artists. Façonnable takes a look at the best of this fashionably revered new artistic talent.

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