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Chinese designer Guo Pei made her Paris haute couture debut late on Wednesday with an array of sumptuous dresses for a collection she said was called “the emperor's courtyard”. Guo was catapulted into the international spotlight in May when singer Rihanna wore her 25-kg (55 lb) fur-trimmed, flower embroidered cape dress to the ball at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the biggest nights in the fashion year. With her catwalk reminiscent of a Chinese royal courtyard, the brand designer turned haute couture stylist presented richly embroidered and jewel-encrusted dresses, skirts and cloaks in gold, pastel blue and pink, yellow and white.
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Sumptuous gowns close Paris haute couture fashion week
Fashion designer Zuhair Murad put on a romantic show in Paris on Wednesday as he debuted his Spring 2016 Haute Couture collection. The Lebanese creative put the focus on female sensuality with a collection of structured dresses that protruded bell-like at the hips, sculpting exaggeratedly womanly curves.
The house of Valentino provided a fashionable history of art lesson in Paris on Wednesday night, as it showcased its Spring 2016 haute couture collection. Under the creative direction of designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli, the Italian label whipped up a classical collection of show-stopping gowns that felt both timeless and modern.
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From Classical to Cubist, haute couture gets an artistic makeover from Valentino and Viktor & Rolf
It was the stuff of dreams: walking down a Paris street one day to walking the runway as a top 20 model in the world's fashion capital. In just a few months Dauxerre was battling anorexia, eating three apples a day and sipping diet colas in an effort to maintain her elite model status. “But they said to me, 'In September, you're starting Fashion Week.
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Ex-top model holds fashion world to account on anorexia
French luxury brand Chanel on Wednesday said its global chief executive officer Maureen Chiquet would leave the company at the end of January due to “differences of opinion” over strategic direction. American Chiquet, 52, has held the post since 2007. The brand is famed for its creative director Karl Lagerfeld, perfumes such as Chanel No 5 and its distinctive quilted handbags.
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Chanel, global chief exec part company over strategy
Nothing says “high fashion” like a good pit.
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An "InstaPit" Is Coming to NYFW Courtesy of Tommy Hilfiger
Looking swell, Anne.
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Anne Hathaway’s Baby Bump Makes Red-Carpet Debut in Marc Jacobs
(Reuters) – French luxury goods maker Chanel said on Wednesday that Chief Executive Maureen Chiquet will leave the company by the end of January, the New York Times reported.
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Luxury goods maker Chanel says CEO Chiquet is leaving: NYT
The film will feature interviews with a who’s who of some of the most notable figures in fashion and entertainment, including Anna Wintour, Rihanna, Andre Leon Talley, Paloma Picasso and ‘Sex and the City’ author Candace Bushnell.
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Fashion Designer Manolo Blahnik to Be Profiled in Documentary
