On the eve of the Paris haute couture week the fashion world was shaken by long-awaited news of the dismissal of the president of the French Federation of Haute couture and prêt-a-porter. Didier Grumbach, who led the Federation over the past 16 years, decided to not renew his presidential mandate, ceding this honorable place to…
The fashion development vector, which direction for the next autumn-winter season designers set in their prêt-à-porter collections today, continues to strive for gender unification. As always, fashion mirrors the mood of the society. Paraphrasing and sometimes exaggerating them, it creates the most accessible way of aesthetic expression to us: the audience and at the same…
In January 2014, two years after its official opening the L’Ecole Van Cleef & Arpels presented to the public its new premises in a luxurious mansion in the heart of the jewelry mecca of the world – Place Vendome. Since its inception in February 2012 this unique project, established by the legendary jewelry Maison and aimed…
“Back to basics of haute couture” marked the show of a young British duo Ralph & Russo. Thirty two year old Tamara Ralph – an Australian-born couturier in the fourth generation is responsible for the creative component of the project, while Michael Russo, in charge of the business part, is just a year older, but…