Tag: designer
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Oscar de la Renta retrospective opens in San Francisco
From March 12, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco will be hosting the first ever retrospective of the famous American fashion designer's work. “Oscar de la Renta: The Retrospective” follows the making of the designer's successful career, starting out in Spain, before heading to some of the world's most famous fashion houses, such as…
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Paris Fashion Week: Vivienne Westwood Talks Buying Less, Choosing Well
“We’d all like to have less fashion shows,” said the designer of fashion’s fast production during the opening of her Paris showroom.
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Westwood bends gender rules at Paris Fashion Week
PARIS – – Britain's dame of fashion, Vivienne Westwood, presented a unisex collection at Paris Fashion Week at the weekend, with her designer label rebranded to include her husband's name. In a collection that bent the rules, one male model wore a red velvet toga dress while women were dressed in large, boxy blazers. Westwood…
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Signature looks evolve at Stella McCartney’s Paris show
By Johnny Cotton PARIS (Reuters) – British designer Stella McCartney offered a new take on her brand's signature looks at Paris Fashion Week on Monday, presenting a selection of puffa jackets and pleated dresses for women's winter wardrobes. Showing at Palais Garnier, the designer, known for mixing luxury and sporty, unveiled plenty of snug-looking creations…
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Paris Fashion Week: John Galliano Sees Military Might on the Runway
Designer Bill Gaytten soldiered on with military coats and Edwardian jackets for fall.
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Paris Fashion Week: Samuel Drira for Nehera – ‘We are in a shifting period which makes fashion exciting’
In honor of Paris fashion week (March 1-9), we caught up with Samuel Drira who will reveal the Fall-Winter 2016 collection of Nehera on Tuesday, March 1 at 2:00 PM local time. The designer of the label offered us insights into how his latest designs took shape.
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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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From the organic to the dramatic: Yiqing Yin, Stephane Rolland and Julien Fournié at Haute Couture Week
Yiqing Yin focused on new beginnings on Tuesday, as the designer showed off her debut eponymous collection as part of the Spring 2016 Haute Couture calendar. Meanwhile Stephane Rolland's collection was a dramatic reflection on couture, featuring ruffled tulle hemlines on poetic monochrome dresses and balletic chiffons folded and tucked to create lyrical silhouettes.
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Armani Privé, Bouchra Jarrar and Alexandre Vauthier ramp things up at Haute Couture Week
The Italian house put on a show that managed to combine 1960s vibes, 1930s detailing and futuristic structures, all while sticking to a single color palette, rimmed with the occasional injection of black for contrast. This meant lilac leather ankle boots paired with sheer sequinned tops, iridescent, translucent puffball jackets and pleated metallic miniskirts that…
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In serene garden and wooden house, Lagerfeld fetes nature for Chanel
By Pauline Ades-Mevel PARIS (Reuters) – Known for his extravagant runway settings, designer Karl Lagerfeld led fashionistas into a serene garden on Tuesday at the Chanel haute couture catwalk show in Paris. Having, in previous years, turned the Grand Palais into an airport, a supermarket and a brasserie, the designer, who has been at the…