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Of these, 7,000 victims were packed into the Vélodrome d'Hiver, an indoor sports stadium.

Vél d'Hiv, Paris 1942: 'These black hours will stain our history forever' 2011

But most tamely accepted the police's orders to gather up a few possessions before being bused to the Vélodrome d'Hiver.

Vél d'Hiv, Paris 1942: 'These black hours will stain our history forever' 2011

She is half-French and half-Dominican, and her music is a comparably uncommon mix of styles and beats that she employs to re-energize the standards: "Bye Bye Blackbird" is now unmistakably Caribbean, although we can debate whether this particular groove is more specifically calypso or salsa; a French song, Henri Salvador 's "Jardin d'Hiver" acquires an undeniably Latin underpinning—could it be a bolero?

Belated Valentine's Songs Will Friedwald 2012

According to Mr. Jardin, Mr. Assouline's work is fatally flawed for not even mentioning Jean's possible role in the round-up known as the Rafle du Vél d'Hiv, for the Vélodrome d'Hiver where Jewish prisoners were taken before being transported to Auschwitz.

Vichy's 'Very Nice People' Emma-Kate Symons 2011

Based on the Tatiana de Rosnay novel of the same name, the film, which opens Friday focuses on a fictional American journalist living in modern-day Paris as she investigates the 1942 Vélodrome d'Hiver roundup, a real-life event in which French police arrested some 10,000 Parisian Jews 4,000 of them children and detained them in the Vélodrome arena before deporting them to Auschwitz.

Unlocking a Dark Historical Door Alexandra Cheney 2011

On a hot August day in 1955, Richard Avedon took the model Dovima to the Cirque d'Hiver in Paris, dressed her in an evening gown designed by Christian Dior's new assistant, Yves Saint Laurent, and stood her in front of some rather restless elephants.

At Auction Stephanie Cooperman 2010

She transposed that idea to the new Venice exhibition, where 18th-century miniature flowers, animals and characters face off against Jeff Koons's "Fait d'Hiver", a pop-culture porcelain of a woman in a netted dress.

A New Look at the Art of Prada (Not Clothes) Christina Passariello 2011

She transposed that idea to the new Venice exhibition, where 18th-century miniature flowers, animals and characters face off against Jeff Koons's "Fait d'Hiver", a pop-culture porcelain of a woman in a netted dress.

A New Look at the Art of Prada (Not Clothes) Christina Passariello 2011

One of my favorite photos of all time is Richard Avedon's shot of Dovimo holding court with prancing elephants (at the Cirque d'Hiver) in that long drink of a black gown and contrasting swath that fell to the floor -- Saint Laurent's first dress for the esteemed house.

Beth Arnold: Letter From Paris: Yves Saint Laurent 101 2010

The sale includes unforgettable fashion images like "Dovima with Elephants, evening dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris," and seminal portraits of Twiggy and Veruschka. christies.com

Fresh Picks: Fashion Photography 2010