Month: January 2016
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Sumptuous gowns close Paris haute couture fashion week
Chinese designer Guo Pei made her Paris haute couture debut late on Wednesday with an array of sumptuous dresses for a collection she said was called “the emperor's courtyard”. Guo was catapulted into the international spotlight in May when singer Rihanna wore her 25-kg (55 lb) fur-trimmed, flower embroidered cape dress to the ball at…
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Hips don’t lie: Zuhair Murad showcases romance while Sergeenko goes back to the 1980s at haute couture week
Fashion designer Zuhair Murad put on a romantic show in Paris on Wednesday as he debuted his Spring 2016 Haute Couture collection. The Lebanese creative put the focus on female sensuality with a collection of structured dresses that protruded bell-like at the hips, sculpting exaggeratedly womanly curves.
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From Classical to Cubist, haute couture gets an artistic makeover from Valentino and Viktor & Rolf
The house of Valentino provided a fashionable history of art lesson in Paris on Wednesday night, as it showcased its Spring 2016 haute couture collection. Under the creative direction of designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli, the Italian label whipped up a classical collection of show-stopping gowns that felt both timeless and modern.
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Ex-top model holds fashion world to account on anorexia
It was the stuff of dreams: walking down a Paris street one day to walking the runway as a top 20 model in the world's fashion capital. In just a few months Dauxerre was battling anorexia, eating three apples a day and sipping diet colas in an effort to maintain her elite model status. “But…
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Chanel, global chief exec part company over strategy
French luxury brand Chanel on Wednesday said its global chief executive officer Maureen Chiquet would leave the company at the end of January due to “differences of opinion” over strategic direction. American Chiquet, 52, has held the post since 2007. The brand is famed for its creative director Karl Lagerfeld, perfumes such as Chanel No…
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An "InstaPit" Is Coming to NYFW Courtesy of Tommy Hilfiger
Nothing says “high fashion” like a good pit.
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Luxury goods maker Chanel says CEO Chiquet is leaving: NYT
(Reuters) – French luxury goods maker Chanel said on Wednesday that Chief Executive Maureen Chiquet will leave the company by the end of January, the New York Times reported.
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Fashion Designer Manolo Blahnik to Be Profiled in Documentary
The film will feature interviews with a who’s who of some of the most notable figures in fashion and entertainment, including Anna Wintour, Rihanna, Andre Leon Talley, Paloma Picasso and ‘Sex and the City’ author Candace Bushnell.