Tag: paris
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Alexander McQueen’s Paris store wins Prix Versailles for architecture
Alexander McQueen's Paris boutique has won the second edition of the Prix Versailles for Commercial Architecture, reports Women's Wear Daily.
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Chanel announces new exhibition, ‘The Woman Who Reads’
The exhibition will explore Gabrielle Chanel's creative world from the perspective of her relationship to books and reading. Art objects from her Paris apartment will also be shown to the public for the first time, along with jewelry pieces and perfumes.
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Michael Cinco to present A/W ’16 Couture Collection at Paris Haute Couture Week
Renowned Philippine and Dubai-based couturier, Michael Cinco, has announced that he will present at Paris Haute Couture Week later this year. Cinco will present his Autumn / Winter 2016 Couture Collection in partnership with the Asian Couture Federation and as part of a special collaboration with COUTURíSSIMO, the latest initiative from the Asian Couture Federation…
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French Haute Couture association names Fashion Week’s guest labels
The Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture in Paris has named the five fashion houses invited to display their work as guests at the Autumn / Winter fashion week in July 2016.
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Couture jewelry from Chanel, Dior and Balenciaga to go under the hammer in Paris
As part of its Haute Couture auction, Artcurial's new Hermès Vintage & Fashion Arts department will be selling two private collections in Paris on July 4. The sale will include a collection of haute couture jewelry — pieces created at the request of designers to accessorize their collections — and items from the catwalk collections…
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Kering’s Gucci sales growth slows in first quarter, below expectations
French luxury group Kering's flagship Gucci brand posted a lower-than-expected rise in first-quarter sales on Thursday amid a difficult environment for the luxury sector. Gucci posted 3.1 percent growth in comparable sales, below analysts' expectations of 5 to 6 percent and slowing from 4.8 percent growth in the last quarter of 2015. The luxury goods…
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Italy’s fashion industry signs deal to build ties with Iran
MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) – Italy on Wednesday became the first European country to take steps to help its fashion industry build a stronger presence in Iran following the lifting of Western sanctions. The two countries signed an agreement during a two-day visit by Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi with a delegation of business leaders to increase…
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Davidoff opens flagship Manhattan store
Swiss luxury marque Davidoff of Geneva has selected a downtown New York address as its global flagship store and cigar lounge.
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Luxury market growth to reach low point in 2016: Bain
By Astrid Wendlandt and Pascale Denis VERSAILLES, France (Reuters) – Growth in the more than 250 billion euro ($285 billion) personal luxury goods market should pick up next year, boosted by resurgent demand in the United States and China, after hitting a trough in 2016, consultancy Bain & Co predicted. Bain, whose industry outlook is…
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Luxury market growth to reach low point in 2016: Bain
By Astrid Wendlandt and Pascale Denis VERSAILLES, France (Reuters) – Growth in the more than 250 billion euro ($285 billion) personal luxury goods market should pick up next year, boosted by resurgent demand in the United States and China, after hitting a trough in 2016, consultancy Bain & Co predicted. Bain, whose industry outlook is…