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Paris: October 5
By Rebecca Voight
Wow, it’s Sunday and it’s almost time to say ‘That’s all folks!’
Marc Jacobs had Edith Piaf singing her heart out for one of the best Louis Vuitton collections ever. The mood was titi Parisienne and the models with poodle dos did have what the French call “du chien.” ...
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Paris: October 4
By Rebecca Voight
Paris is noisy, but Australian designer Martin Grant is so calm, cool and collected you might miss him. This is a man who knows where a woman’s waist is and he manages to highlight it in almost every silky dress...
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Paris: October 3
By Rebecca Voight
Requiem’s design duo, Italian Rafaele Boriello and French/English Julien Desselle, are, along with Christophe Decarnin at Balmain and Giambattista Valli, Paris’s next big things. Inspired by christening dresses and Truman Capote’s 1966 Black and White Ball...
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Paris: October 2
By Rebecca Voight
Thursday began with Stella McCartney, and she has fantastic friends. The artists Dinos and Jake Chapman painted a bright collage of children and animals as the backdrop for her show...
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Paris: October 1
By Rebecca Voight
Pixelated prints, cinched waists and thigh high skirts are de rigueur in Paris for spring. Say what you will about morosity dictating a more sombre stance...
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Paris: September 30
By Rebecca Voight
Who needs colors when you have great lighting? At Nicolas Ghesquière’s futuristic show for Balenciaga, fabrics changed color as they were hit by overhead light beams...
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Paris: September 29
By Rebecca Voight
It was a birthday special in Paris on Monday with Cacharel celebrating it’s 50th and Martin Margiela looking back on his 20-year design career...
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Paris: September 27 and 28
By Rebecca Voight
It’s blazing Indian summer in Paris, which poses a bit of a problem because the collections kicked off here this weekend. But even a rare sunny day couldn’t keep me away from the Palais de Tokyo...
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