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Lacroix wins praise for haute couture under new owner
Christian Lacroix's first haute show since the label was sold by luxury goods giant LVMH to the Falic Group, a privately held U.S. investment company, won the designer a standing ovation on Thursday
10-Jul-2005 - Details

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Inspired Gaultier creates a fairytale from the steppes
Jean Paul Gaultier's new take on Ukraine's national dress and tribal costumes expressed a sartorial luxury hitherto denied the former communist state
10-Jul-2005 - Details

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Chanel in the pink as Lagerfeld weaves his magic
Karl Lagerfeld's collection of suits, dresses and Red Carpet gowns in every shade of pink drew gasps from the audience and displayed his masterful skill as a couturier
10-Jul-2005 - Details

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Detail-oriented haute couture
As fall and winter fashion take over the runways in Paris, excessive mixing-and-matching, layering and "magpie" styling comes into play.
10-Jul-2005 - Details

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Elegance is back in style
Christian Lacroix proved that haute couture is alive and well with his powerful, dramatic collection for autumn-winter 2005-06. The carefree atmosphere that dominated the first day of couture shows in the French capital changed dramatically after the deadly bomb attacks in London
10-Jul-2005 - Details

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Elie Saab closes Paris with butterfly hues
The Paris runways were aflutter with the iridescent hues of exotic butterflies on Friday as Elie Saab's latest collection brought the city's fashion week to an end.
12-Jul-2005 - Details

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Gothic glamour and retro chic at Paris Fashion Week
Fashionistas gathered in the French capital are unlikely to forget this year's Paris Fashion Week after three of the biggest names in the industry served up eye-popping new collections
25-Jan-2006 - Details

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Chanel s China dolls are frivolous yet demure
Karl Lagerfeld's haute couture spring/summer collection for Chanel unfolded in the Grand Palais in Paris yesterday with all the extravagance of the exhibition that inspired it "China - The Emperors" currently at the Royal Academy in London.
25-Jan-2006 - Details

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Luxurious fashion takes Paris couture catwalks
Fashion's most luxurious and sumptuous sector took center stage here on Monday, when design heavyweights kicked off three days of spring-summer haute couture shows.
25-Jan-2006 - Details

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Gaultier inspired by ancient Greeks
Hilary Alexander, Fashion Director, reports on Jean-Paul Gaultier's spring/summer haute couture collection at Paris Fashion Week
31-Jan-2006 - Details

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Paris couture round-up
Bursts of colour, designers on top form and some celebrity guests gave the French capital a new joie de vivre, reports Hilary Alexander.
01-Feb-2006 - Details

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A century of history on the catwalks at Paris show
Models have been showing off designer clothes for over a century, but with time the shows have moved from the intimacy of a designer's salon to the huge, costly spectacles beamed around the world today
15-Mar-2006 - Details

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Galliano brings Japanese style to Paris catwalk
Geisha-like models in padded kimonos paraded out to the sound of a gong at John Galliano's show for Christian Dior on Monday, as the British designer presented a Japan-inspired collection for the rich and famous.

Wearing large fans, lanterns and wooden branches in their hair, girls presented long evening dresses with origami-style pleated flowers blossoming at sleeves and shoulders.

The swash-buckling designer, who is known for his theatrical shows, sent out his models from behind a large rotating door into a lounge setting, with the catwalk zigzagging around the front row guests including Burlesque dancer Dita von Teese.
23-Jan-2007 - Details

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Designers offer red-carpet glamour in Paris couture shows
Celebrities descended on Paris Wednesday for the start of the haute couture collections, with fashion houses Christian Dior, Valentino and Giorgio Armani offering their take on red-carpet glamour with precious handmade creations.
10-Jul-2006 - Details

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Showtime in Paris on haute couture runways
Just when you thought voluminous shapes were done and dusted, Chanel, Valentino and co make the silhouette de rigueur for fall fashion. Bell-shaped skirts and flared evening dresses are ruling the autumn runways - beautifully crafted with jewels and brocade - as the top designers continue to set the catwalks alight at Paris Fashion Week.
10-Jul-2006 - Details

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DIVINE DITA TAKES TO THE RUNWAY FOR GAULTIER IN PARIS
Dita Von Teese cemented her style icon status this week as she took to the runway for Jean Paul Gaultier's couture spectacular. The retro-loving dancer, who has already appeared in adverts for Vivienne Westwood and fronted a Mac cosmetics campaign, was transformed into a Spanish-style Virgin Mary for the religious themed show in Paris.
30-Jan-2007 - Details

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COUTURE SHOWS PRESENT OSCAR-READY GLAMOUR
The actress nominees for the upcoming Academy Awards will no doubt be keeping a beady eye on Paris this week, where a host of designers-to-the-stars have been introducing their spring/summer haute couture creations. There were plenty of red-carpet-ready gowns to guarantee headlines, including the more extravagant ensembles we've come to expect from the enfant terrible of fashion, John Galliano.
30-Jan-2007 - Details

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Saint Laurent Does Eighties with a Twist
Pilati was right on the moment with his sportswear, too, presenting a series of biker-jogging pants. Lots of designers have been playing around with this concept in Paris - Dries Van Noten and Lanvin to name a few - but Pilati took the idea further, in particular with a beige pair with gold lurex inside padding that echoed the linings of a hefty top coat.
30-Jan-2007 - Details