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"Chic ! meets" : Christian Louboutin - "A potted history" of Russian dolls - "Report" : The new English cheeses - "What to do with" cabbage? - "Insights" : The Hotel Fox in Copenhagen

"Chic ! meets" : Christian Louboutin
With glitzy heels, embroidered platforms, and jewelled sandals, Christian Louboutin designs shoes with spot-on detail. His trademark is a red clacking shoe. He hadn't even turned 13 when he started boldly trying to sell his designs to music hall dancers. The feathers then gave way to stiletto heels and in 1992, Christian Louboutin opened his first boutique in Paris and launched his own brand. Catherine Deneuve, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Angelina Jolie are big fans!

"A potted history" of Russian dolls
Once upon a time, there was a Russian artist called Malyutin who went to visit Japan. He bought a "Fukuruma" doll, a character representing a sage. Delighted with his acquisition, he brought it back to Russia and renamed it "Matriochka". The nesting dolls became the symbol of Russia. The finest are hand-painted. In the 19th century, it was a popular art form calling on the whole family. In Soviet times, the Matriochka became uniform in style, with no variation in colour or expression. It wasn't until Perestroïka that the dolls became as ubiquitous as Russian women themselves, and were made into caricatures of politicians.

"Report" : The new English cheeses
There's more than just cheddar on a British cheese board! The number of British cheeses has doubled in the last ten years, thanks to a new generation of local producers. Today the United Kingdom produces no less than 400 different types of cheese.

"What to do with" cabbage?
Chic! Asked a top chef what to do with a typical product of the country we're visiting. Today, for our Berlin special, Chic! has chosen cabbage. Michelin-starred chef Yannik Alleno from the Hôtel Meurice, creates a very chic recipe, based on cabbage, especially for you. Little crab rolls with cabbage.

"Insights" : The Hotel Fox in Copenhagen
Its interior and exterior design were decided by vote, following the initiative of a well-known music TV channel. The Hotel Fox boasts a different designer for every room.