Tag: french
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Paris Haute Couture Week: the many sides of the Atelier Versace woman
The Versace woman has many facets — a sexy, modern, sensual and powerful woman on the go, exuding femininity in the extreme. This was captured in the label's latest catwalk show, Sunday, July 3, on the first day of Paris Haute Couture Week in the French capital. Versace has always celebrated women, but this autumn/winter…
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Dior tough guys hot on Paris catwalk
Dior, the French fashion house known for the dreamy beauty of its clothes, showed a new much tougher side in its Paris menswear show Saturday. It's wasn't quite skinhead chic but it wasn't far from it with every trope in the punk wardrobe from string vests to dangling trouser braces referenced, invariably set off by…
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Hollywood and the Fashion World Mourn Fashion Photographer Bill Cunningham
Designers, models and ‘New York Times’ colleagues pay tribute to the late photographer.
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Fashion brand Solid Homme coming to the US market
According to the online retailer, Solid Homme fills a gap in the market, offering a compromise between designer and contemporary looks. Mr Porter will offer 21 pieces — from footwear to apparel to accessories — from Solid Homme's fall collection, inspired by French painter Matisse and ranging in price from $200 to $1,185. Solid Homme…
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Paris haute couture fashion week: autumn/winter 2016-2017 show schedule
After the upcoming round of Paris menswear shows, scheduled June 22 to 26, the French capital will be showcasing the latest unique creations from a host of designers, July 3 to 7, when the autumn/winter 2016-2017 haute couture fashion shows put French skills and expertise in the spotlight.
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Flower girls storm the runways for Resort 2017 collections
Christian Dior set the tone, with the French house's English-inspired show replete with country florals in the form of draped tea dresses and sheer blouses covered in springtime patterns, mixed in among all the pictorial jacquards, rich velvets and silks. The humble garden pansy formed the basis of Christopher Kane's entire collection, recreated as a…
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Dior Cruise: a love letter to England
Post-war high society fashion was the inspiration behind Christian Dior's 2017 cruise collection, so it was only fitting that the show took place on Tuesday evening at Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill and current residence of the aristocrat the Duke of Marlborough. Designers Lucie Meier and Serge Ruffieux, responsible for leading the French…
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Hermes hit by ostrich farm cruelty claims
Hermes was thrown onto the defensive on Tuesday over claims of cruelty at a farm that allegedly supplies skins used in its luxury handbags, the second such allegations in a year. A spokeswoman for animal rights group PETA used the French fashion house's AGM in Paris to grill Hermes CEO Axel Dumas about a video…
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Vuitton show draws fashion world to crisis-hit Brazil
NITEROI, Brazil (AP) — The fashion world has flocked to Brazil, defying an outbreak of the Zika virus, political chaos and an economic meltdown afflicting the country to attend a runway show by revered French house Louis Vuitton.