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Josephine Baker and the Roaring Twenties celebrated by Dior

From cabaret feathers to sleek suits and velvet robes, Dior celebrated Josephine Baker and the wild freedom of the Roaring Twenties in a celeb-packed show on Monday to kickstart haute couture week in Paris. A parade of stars were in the front row, including Anya Taylor-Joy, Kirsten Dunst, Rosamund Pike and K-Pop's Jisoo, to see Chiuru's homage...

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Virginie Viard presents Chanel's Haute Couture collection surrounded by her collective

Experimental and collective. Designed by Virginie Viard, Chanel's haute couture collection unveiled on Tuesday was presented in a show in which the "collective" around her participated: Xavier Veilhan, Sébastien Tellier, Charlotte Casiraghi, Pharrell Williams and Vivienne Rohner. Copyright CHANEL As Friends of the fashion house, this group of...

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Iris Van Herpen celebrates 15th year anniversary during Paris Couture Week

Dutch designer Iris Van Herpen combined the metaverse with haute couture and 8th Century literature to mark the label’s 15th anniversary. Widely known as a transformative force in fashion, Iris Van Herpen once again showcased her innovative talent for combining technology and craftsmanship with a future fashion outlook to present an haute...

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Georges Hobeika unveils couture collection designed with son Jad

Georges Hobeika has unveiled a new chapter at the fashion house with the first official collection designed by the storied couturier and his son Jad Hobeika, who was recently named co-creative director. The autumn/winter 2022-2023 couture collection, entitled ‘Eternal Gifts’ was inspired by the natural world and humanity, capturing waterfalls,...

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Fashion mourns another loss as Haute Couture week begins

The haute couture week in Paris opened under another cloud of mourning on Monday following the death of designer Thierry Mugler, the latest in a string of big-name fashion industry deaths. Last week's menswear shows in the French capital had already seen a highly emotional moment when Louis Vuitton presented the final collection by Virgil Abloh,...

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Paris Haute Couture calendar unveiled

With Fashion Week’s currently in limbo as the world watches the effects of the new omicron COVID variant, the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode has published the calendar for Paris Couture Week. France is currently on its Fifth Wave of the pandemic. Currently, 31 houses are scheduled to show their collections between January 24 and...

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Pyer Moss Couture show postponed

If you were patiently waiting for Kerby Jean-Raymond to debut Pyer Moss Couture yesterday from New York as part of Paris Couture Week, you will have to wait a little longer as heavy, persistent rain forced the designer to postpone. Jean-Raymond, a guest designer of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture this season, chose to showcase his...

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Paris Couture Week to feature live catwalk shows

Paris Couture Week taking place in July will feature eight catwalk events, with limited guests, according to the provisional calendar published by the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode this week. Luxury fashion brands Christian Dior, Chanel, Giorgio Armani Privé, Balenciaga, Jean Paul Gaultier, Azzaro Couture, Zuhair Murad and...

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Pieter Mulier to make Alaïa debut one day before Paris Couture Week

As the age old saying goes, the early bird gets the worm. Alaïa has announced that Pieter Mulier will be debuting his first collection for the brand on the eve of Paris Couture Week, kicking off a season that will be highly celebrated as the world attempts its slow and steady reemergence from the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is also the...

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Balenciaga restores salon in preparation for couture week

Balenciaga, in preparation for its return to the couture week runways this July, has fully restored the original couture salon that was the workshop of their legendary namesake founder, Cristóbal Balenciaga. The debut couture show also marks Balenciaga creative director Demna Gvasalia’s first couture show. The collection is scheduled to be debut...

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Pyer Moss to show collection during Paris Couture Week

From global creative director of Reebok to becoming one of the most revered designers in New York’s fashion scene, is there any stopping Pyer Moss’s Kerby Jean Raymond. Apparently not, because his next stop is Paris Couture Week. Pyer Moss is set to present as a guest member at this summer’s Paris Couture Week. While Pyer Moss doesn’t have an...

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Couture designers call on arthouse filmmakers to bring life to presentations

With the pandemic forcing Paris Fashion week online, haute couture designers have turned to celebrated arthouse directors to give a little spectacle to their presentations, even if some admit a growing desperation to return to live shows. In these uncertain times, the fashion world needs a touch of magic more than ever and Dior drafted in...