Tag: giambattista
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Youth to the fore as Milan fashion week opens
Milan fashion week kicked off on Wednesday with collections from Italian labels Grinko and Blugirl setting a youth-orientated tone for six days of catwalk creativity. Next up were newcomers Wunderkind, the youth-targeted branch of Germany's Joop which is one of three Milan debutants among the 71 catwalk shows scheduled between now and Monday. Paris-based couture…
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‘Rent the Runway’ is now letting users hire office attire
Rent the Runway has announced it is rolling out its ‘Unlimited' service across the US, giving women access to an endless closet of designer clothes and accessories for a flat monthly fee. The collection, which includes pieces from over 350 designers including Derek Lam, Giambattista Valli, Jason Wu and Tory Burch, also includes handbags and…
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Six memorable looks from Paris fashion week
Saint Laurent went full-throttle killer miniskirt glam, but the decade was also there in the hugely influential Vetements and Balenciago shows, Kenzo, Veronique Leroy, Maison Margiela, Lanvin and Giambattista Valli. Loewe, Louis Vuitton and Taiwanese star Shiatzy Chen all went for black leather bustiers, with the last two pairing them with skinhead and dominatrix boots…
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Fashion meets architecture: the biggest looks from Paris haute couture
Architectural fashion was the name of the game at the Spring 2016 Haute Couture shows in Paris this week, where bold structures and exaggerated silhouettes dominated the runways. Stephane Rolland mastered the look with a show-stopping postbox red layered dress that fanned outwards in a choppy, sculpted fashion. Elsewhere on the catwalks, Giambattista Valli sent…