Month: September 2016
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Galliano teams sport with eclectica for Maison Margiela in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – French fashion house Maison Margiela unveiled colorful and eclectic looks for women next summer in Paris on Wednesday, sending models down the catwalk in quirky, sporty outfits. Creative director John Galliano presented trench coat dresses worn with scuba diving-style boots, swimsuit-like outfits as well as men's workwear jackets belted at the waist.…
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Jarrar lifts pall over Lanvin with classy Paris show
Bouchra Jarrar pulled off an impeccable debut Lanvin show on Wednesday at Paris fashion week despite the storm clouds still swirling around the troubled French label. The 45-year-old French designer took the helm of the fashion capital's oldest couture house in March, five months after the shock sacking of its charismatic guiding light Alber Elbaz.…
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Jacquemus makes its mark at Paris Fashion Week
It may have only been showing on the official schedule for a few years, but Jacquemus is fast becoming one of the most intriguing brands to show at Paris Fashion Week. The label, founded by Simon Porte Jacquemus and known for its poetic, abstract approach to ready-to-wear, took the spirit of the south of France…
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Yves Saint Laurent designer makes highly-anticipated debut
PARIS (AP) — A huge crane in the colors of the French flag hoisted up a giant neon YSL logo above a construction site in the French capital, literally setting expectations high for this year's YSL show at Paris Fashion Week.
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Sarah Jessica Parker launches her own line of little black dresses
Sarah Jessica Parker is launching her own fashion line composed exclusively of little black dresses. Carrie Bradshaw would surely approve. This isn't the 'Sex and the City' star's first foray into fashion design — under the umbrella of her brand 'SJP Collection' she has been designing colorful shoes for some years now.
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Paule Ka brings Japanese influences to Paris Fashion Week
Paris Fashion Week opened Tuesday, September 27, with several shows on the agenda. Day one's line-up included a spring/summer 2017 collection from Paule Ka, drawing inspiration from Japanese culture and paying homage to the uncluttered and structured style of the label's founder, Serge Cajfinger. Creative director Alithia Spuri-Zampetti chose the greenhouses of the French capital's…
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‘Grazia Hommes’ to debut in France this week
The first issue of “Grazia Hommes” — a men's version of weekly women's magazine Grazia which debuted in France in 2009 — is set to hit French newsstands on Wednesday in the midst of Paris Fashion Week.
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Trump-Clinton debate seen by record 80.9 million TV viewers – CNN
Some 80.9 million Americans watched the first, raucous, U.S. presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump on television, smashing a decades old record for such events, CNN said on Tuesday. The figure includes the approximately 45 million who watched the 90-minute debate on the four main TV networks, as well as millions…