Tag: paris
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French fashion designer Andre Courreges dies at 92: company
Paris (AFP) – French fashion designer Andre Courreges, symbol of a style revolution in the 1960s, has died at the age of 92, his company announced on Friday.
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Provisional timetable for spring-summer 2016 haute couture shows
The highly prestigious haute couture fashion show week will be held in the French capital from January 24 to 28. Around 30 designers will unveil their very special creations for spring-summer 2016.
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Provisional dates for the Paris menswear fashion shows
The Fall-Winter 2016-17 menswear collections will hit Paris from January 20 to 24. New additions to the schedule include two Japanese labels: White Mountaineering and Christian Dada.
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Yiqing Yin becomes first Chinese-born haute couture designer
The first Chinese-born designer was admitted Thursday into Paris's elite coterie of haute couture creators. Yiqing Yin, who recently quit as artistic director of Leonard to concentrate on her own label, is also one of the youngest, at 30. Haute couture exists only in Paris and is sustained by a small number of the world's…
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Supermodel Bar Refaeli Suspected of Tax Evasion in Israel
The model and her mother are suspected of tax evasion for allegedly not reporting millions of dollars in income earned abroad and on luxury items.
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Elie Saab chooses the UK for first flagship store
Elie Saab is opening its first flagship store in London.
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Alexander McQueen returning to London Fashion Week
British label Alexander McQueen will present its Fall/Winter 2016 collection at London Fashion Week in February, one of many highlights of the LFW schedule, which was revealed Thursday. The London-based house usually shows in Paris, and its return to its home city will be for one season only, according to the brand. The label's announcement…
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NY’s Met celebrates fashion muse Jacqueline de Ribes
Muse to the world's most celebrated designers, aristocrat and international symbol of Parisian elegance, Jacqueline de Ribes is star of the latest New York exhibition that opens on Thursday. “Jacqueline de Ribes, the art of style,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute showcases her unparalleled wardrobe and life as a French aristocrat, loved…
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Sonia Rykiel teams up with artist André Saraiva to create capsule holiday 2015 collection
French fashion house Sonia Rykiel has unveiled its holiday 2015 capsule collection which was designed in collaboration with Paris-based Swedish Portuguese street artist André Saraiva. This chic and festive clothing and accessories line can be found exclusively at Paris concept store Colette, and will be available from November 9 at Sonia Rykiel boutiques and soniarykiel.com.…