Tag: paris
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Why Kanye West’s Yeezy Show Could Be Game-Changing for the Fashion Industry
It’s not West’s designs that could potentially have a lasting effect on the fashion industry, so much as the revolutionary framework he is setting into motion with Thursday’s show.
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Nipple pasties hit the mainstream in 2016 lingerie trend
This year's Salon International de la Lingerie, held late last month in Paris, France, saw the biggest names in the lingerie industry arrive in the French capital to show off their 2016 collections. Trends spotted at this year's event include the season's key theme, 1990s minimalism, spiced up with risqué bondage-inspired details, such as nipple…
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2 museums dedicated to Yves Saint Laurent set to open in 2017
Two museums entirely devoted to French designer Yves Saint Laurent's life and work will open in 2017. The Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent, which works to preserve the legacy of the designer, contains a collection of 5,000 haute couture garments and 15,000 accessories. It also has thousands of sketches, photographs and various objects that Yves…
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New York Fashion Week: 2016 show schedule
After a round of menswear shows then Haute Couture Week in Paris, fashion is heading off on its annual tour of the four catwalk capitals. The first of the autumn/winter 2016-2017 previews will be held in New York, with around 60 catwalk shows scheduled for this year's fashion week, which opens February 11.
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Second men’s fashion week kicks off in New York
Men's fashion week kicked off in New York on Monday for a second season, playing catch up after chic shows in London, Milan and Paris. It will also whet appetites for the style explosion and buyers' bonanza that is New York fashion week for women — the main event — due to begin February 11.…
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Kate Spade Changed Her Last Name to Valentine
The designer swapped her name to help you sort out the difference between her former brand, Kate Spade New York, and her latest endeavor, Frances Valentine.
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Lingerie goes minimal for 2016 with comfy but sexy cuts
The biggest names in the lingerie industry were at Paris's Salon International de la Lingerie trade fair this month showing their new trends for 2016. It has a collection of sportswear-inspired pieces, with black proving the shade of choice.
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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.