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The East is a delicate matter. And Givenchy successfully demonstrated that at the Haute Couture show in Paris. Their models remind us of beautiful geishas of thin and sensitive nature, dressed in garments featuring cranes: the traditional symbol of prosperity and longevity in Japan. Riccardo Tisci did not fold cranes out of paper, like they…
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Elie Saab dressed Halle Berry for the 13th annual Costume Designers Guild Awards at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, CA on February 22, 2011. Halle Berry weared a raspberry red chiffon gown with lace detailing and a grosgrain belt from the Elie Saab Spring Summer 2011 Haute Couture collection. Photo credits: Elie Saab
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For the 26th edition of the International Festival of Fashion and Photography at Hyères, the villa Noailles received more than 300 entries from young designers of over forty different nationalities. The selection was done in two stages. An initial pre-selection was held at Hyères, resulting in 53 entries being chosen. The final selection of ten designers took place…
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Franck Sorbier, a frequenter of Parisian haute couture weeks, once again surprised the fashion crowd with multifaceted artistic talent and originality. In his spring collection the designer told us four seemingly unrelated stories. Bright “voodoo” style silk satin jackets (a contribution of the designer’s companion, Isabelle Tartière, which is also a president of the House)…