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Production, fashion weeks and exclusivity: haute couture versus ready-to-wear fashion

The background article The contrast between haute couture and ready-to-wear analyses haute couture and ready-to-wear fashion and what makes the two so different. Haute couture is synonymous with exclusive craftsmanship, tailored for a select clientele seeking personalised luxury. In contrast, ready-to-wear fashion offers mass-produced designs...

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The contrast between haute couture and ready-to-wear

Ready-to-wear and couture present two different approaches to making clothing. While haute couture refers to handmade, unique and custom-made garments, ready-to-wear is clothing produced in large(er) quantities in a factory – which incidentally still always requires human hands – and is accessible to the general public because of its lower...

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The Parisian salons gain stature

The first session of the professional salons with the objective of revealing the best fashion of the Autumn-Winter 2011-2012 season ended on a satisfactory note, both in terms of attendance numbers and of the general buzz. The first assessment: the general trend was directed towards upselling. The salons are pushing towards the top of the range...

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Paris fashion back from the summer break

Fashion started off again on the right foot in Paris with a 4-day "working week-end" at the Porte de Versailles. In terms of salons, the range remains rich and attractive. From 3-7 September, Prêt-à-Porter Paris, Who's Next / Première Classe, Mode City / Interfilière (Eurovet), Fatex, Eclat de Mode, the footwear and leatherware salon (MIDEC)...

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A more current PAPP

A new Director and a new calendar concept… Meeting with a cutting edge team whose mission is to support designer brands during the post-crisis period and renew the legitimacy of women’s ready-to-wear as an indispensable market. See as follows. FashionUnited: PAPP will host the event at the Palais Brongniart (Place de la Bourse) for two days on...