Movers and shakers: the hottest fashion promotions of 2016

The year was off to a dramatic start with the announcement in March that Paris designer Bouchra Jarrar had been named the new artistic director of Lanvin. Jarrar replaced Alber Elbaz, who had left the luxury fashion label under a cloud of controversy the previous October. YSL revealed in April that ex-Versus Versace creative director Anthony Vaccarello would be filling the position vacated by Hedi Slimane.

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Chanel to show next cruise collection in Paris

Chanel has confirmed that the next cruise collection from the design house will be shown in Paris reports WWD. The cruise collection has recently been shown outside of Paris in Seoul and Havana, with the Métiers d'Art collection travelling to Dallas, Edinburgh and Salzburg in the past.

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Dior opens new boutique expansion in Rome

Dior has announced that the new expansion of their Rome boutique is now open.

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Paris Fashion Week: menswear show schedule

After London and Milan, the fashion world will be heading to Paris to check out fall/winter 2017-2018 menswear collections from major labels like Louis Vuitton, Givenchy and Balmain. Shows will be held at prestigious locations in the French capital from January 18 to 22, 2017.

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Gigi Hadid’s top model moments of 2016

The results are in, and Gigi Hadid has been officially crowned 'International Model' of the year at the 2016 Fashion Awards, retaining her place at the very top of the fashion food chain. Having been somewhat typecast as a 'curvy' blonde (by supermodel standards at least), Gigi sent shockwaves rippling through the fashion world when she stepped out onto the Balmain Fall/Winter 2016 catwalk as a brunette for Paris Fashion Week. Starring in Tommy Hilfiger's fragrance campaign 'The Girl' in July, Gigi showed off her playful side, as well as offering a glimpse of the nautical theme that would run through her debut fashion collection, TommyxGigi, launched with the designer in September.

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In pictures: 2016 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, as seen on social media

The lingerie event of the year took place at the Grand Palais in Paris, Wednesday, November 30. Fifty of the world's most beautiful women jetted into the French capital to present the latest creations from the Victoria's Secret brand amid a spectacular pink and purple-toned decor. From model castings to the after-show party, fittings and backstage on the big night, social media has been buzzing with photos from the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show over the last few weeks.

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Flipkart’s fashion unit Myntra bets on artificial intelligence to drive growth

By Sankalp Phartiyal and Tanvi Mehta MUMBAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Fashion portal Myntra, part of India's top e-commerce group Flipkart, aims to use smart technology such as artificial intelligence to enhance consumer experience as it looks to drive growth and turn profitable in the next fiscal year. India's e-commerce market is forecast to grow to $188 billion in a decade as more and more of its 1.2 billion people log on to smartphones and PCs in the world's fastest-growing internet services market. Players such as Flipkart and Myntra took a page out of Amazon's playbook to offer cash-burning discounts when they launched in 2007 but are now increasingly tailoring their products and experiences to capture a burgeoning Indian market.

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Goose bumps and bruises as Victoria’s Secret models take to Paris catwalk

It took a fair bit of cheek — and not a little phlegm on a freezing Paris night — for the brash US lingerie brand Victoria's Secret to hold its first-ever fashion show in the city that invented sexy underwear. Lady Gaga — the star draw for the annual extragavanza famous for bringing kitschy Las Vegas glamour to the catwalk — picked up a “couple of bruises from (the) dance rehearsal”, she told her 64 million Twitter followers. The show's mostly American models said they felt “goose bumps” — and not just because of the sub-freezing temperatures.

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British photographer David Hamilton dies in Paris -police source

British art photographer David Hamilton died in Paris on Friday at the age of 83 after committing suicide, a police source told Reuters. Hamilton, who was born in London but had lived much of his life in France, was found unresponsive in his Paris apartment by a neighbor who alerted emergency services, French radio station Europe 1 reported. Hamilton, whose work appeared in high-end fashion magazines, was known for his images of nude or underclothed young models which drew some controversy.

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Cerruti 1881 pop-up coming to Paris

Fashion house Cerruti 1881 is set to open a temporary boutique in Paris, ahead of the festive season. The menswear label will set up shop in the city's fashionable Boulevard Haussmann, WWD reports, where the store will remain open until summer 2017, when a new flagship store is expected to open in the fashion capital.

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