Tag: french
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Fashion designer, miniskirt pioneer Courreges dies aged 92
PARIS (AP) — Fashion officials say French designer Andre Courreges, who laid claim to the invention of the 1960s miniskirt, has died at the age of 92.
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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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Léa Seydoux set to be new face of Louis Vuitton
WWD magazine reports that Louis Vuitton has chosen French actress Léa Seydoux to be the face of its brand.
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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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Balmain designer to participate in Kim Kardashian’s "Hollywood" app game
Olivier Rousteing, the French designer of the Balmain fashion house and friend of Kim Kardashian, has joined in on the reality TV star's successful mobile game entitled “Hollywood.”
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Models strut their stuff online for the environment as #climatecatwalk goes viral
Following the cancellation of a climate rally in the French capital on November 29, Amber and Giovanni Testino have launched a digital initiative to raise awareness of the issue. Heavyweight fashionistas including star photographer Mario Testino, supermodel Lily Aldridge and fashion bible Vogue UK have taken to Instagram to show their support for the cause.…
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Jean Paul Gaultier to design Target collection
Jean Paul Gaultier is teaming up with supermarket chain Target on a fashion collection. The French designer will work with the store on a range of womenswear, menswear, childrenswear and homeware, Australian Vogue reports. The collection will comprise around 100 products and will launch in Australia in 2016.
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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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Designers take on the fashion world
The Japanese studio Nendo has dreamed up its first slipper and the French designer Philippe Starck will soon launch a capsule collection for the Brazilian shoe brand Ipanema. The superstar French designer Philippe Starck has turned his attention to feet in this collaboration with the Brazilian shoe brand Ipanema.