Mar 12 2018
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Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy, fancy french aristocrat and founder of the House of Givenchy, has died…
Jan 24 2018
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Couture shows are going down in Paree right now and so far, with a couple of exceptions—Iris!!! The Only Good…
Oct 6 2017
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French designer Hervé L. Leroux, who made the bandage dress a coveted staple among stars and socialites, has died at…
Aug 1 2017
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It’s been a while since we’ve had to endure Juicy Couture’s project of making tracksuits uglier yet far more…
Jan 24 2017
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I spent about 36 seconds of the Women’s March over the weekend thinking about Karl Lagerfeld’s weak attempt at stagin…
Sep 15 2016
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On Friday, September 9, New York Fashion Week attendees shuffled into the Hammerstein Ballroom in midtown for the…
Jan 26 2016
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The Paris Spring 2016 Couture shows have kicked off with a bang (what, you couldn’t hear the rodeo cannon announcing…
Nov 17 2015
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In July 1961, an Associated Press photographer stopped by a showcase of autumn and winter fashions in Florence,…
Oct 22 2015
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Raf Simons, the designer behind three and a half very successful years at Christian Dior, has suddenly announced he…
Sep 29 2015
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Men have always played an outsized role in women’s fashion, all things considered. Which is what makes…
Jul 10 2015
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Here comes la mariée!
Jul 9 2015
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For their fall 2015 couture show, Viktor & Rolf—who recently announced they’ve quit the ready-to-wear business in…
Jul 8 2015
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It’s pretty confusing when a person you hate makes something you love, right?
Jul 31 2014
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As legend* has it, a mysterious hooded figure approached Karl Lagerfeld and Raf Simons before last season's couture…
Jul 11 2014
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This past week was Haute Couture Week in Paris, and you know what that means: lots of celebrities sat in chairs for…
Jul 10 2014
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Elie Saab showed his fall/winter couture collection in Paris yesterday; as usual, his creations were not necessarily…
Jul 9 2014
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Today in Paris, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli showed their fall/winter haute couture line for…
Jul 7 2014
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Haute Couture Week glides along in a big-ass flouncy ball gown (or in experimental formal pants, depending on your…
Jul 7 2014
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On Sunday, Donatella Versace kicked off Haute Couture Week with a sexy, tough, deconstructed take on fifties couture…
Jan 24 2014
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London-based brand Ralph & Russo showed its first couture line in Paris this morning — the first time a British…