Sonia Rykiel, queen of post-60s Paris chic, dies at 86

August 25, 2016 By publisher

Sonia Rykiel, the influential French designer who helped shape the contemporary woman's wardrobe, died on Thursday at the age of 86 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. The pioneering Rykiel was a fixture in the industry for half a century, launching her own fashion house in 1968 buoyed by the Swinging Sixties craze in London and the emerging feminist movement across the globe. “She invented not just a style but an attitude, a way of living and being, and offered a freedom of movement,” French President Francois Hollande said in a tribute.

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Rihanna shuns fashion week for second Fenty x Puma instalment

August 25, 2016 By publisher

Rihanna's debut Fenty x Puma show was one of the hottest tickets at last season's New York Fashion Week, but the star is shunning the catwalk for the Spring/Summer 2017 season. The singer and designer will instead opt to unveil her new collection via a series of pop-up stores in New York a few days before fashion week hits the city, WWD reports. Upmarket department store Bergdorf Goodman's pop-up will be selling clothes from the new collection, but shoppers looking to get their hands on RiRi's famous shoe designs will have to head to Six:02.

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Sonia Rykiel’s best catwalk moments

August 25, 2016 By admin

Sonia Rykiel, the Parisian fashion designer who shook up the French style scene, has passed away at the age of 86. Rykiel burst onto the scene in the late 1960s, and remained the darling of the Parisian fashion world even after Parkinson's disease forced her to take a backseat in 2007, leading to her daughter Nathalie Rykiel taking over executive functions at the brand.

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‘Queen of Knitwear’ Sonia Rykiel dead at 86: family

August 25, 2016 By publisher

French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel, the so-called Queen of Knitwear, died on Thursday at the age of 86 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease, her daughter told AFP. “My mother died at 5:00 this morning at her home in Paris from the effects of Parkinson's,” Nathalie Rykiel said. The pioneering Rykiel was a fixture in the industry for half a century, launching her own fashion house in 1968 buoyed by the Swinging Sixties craze in London.

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French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel dead at 86

August 25, 2016 By admin

Paris (AFP) – French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel, the so-called Queen of Knitwear, died on Thursday at the age of 86 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease, her daughter told AFP.

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Could Alber Elbaz be set to take the reins at Oscar de la Renta?

August 23, 2016 By publisher

Oscar de la Renta has allegedly got its eye on fashion designer Alber Elbaz as a potential Creative Director, following Peter Copping's departure from the brand in July. Moroccan-born Israeli designer Elbaz helmed the Parisian house of Lanvin for 14 years, before leaving the company in October 2015 due to reported tensions with its owner Shaw-Lan Wang. Rumors abounded that Elbaz was being lined up for the new Dior post, but they proved erroneous — Dior relied on the expertise of its in-house design team until this July, when it appointed ex-Valentino designer Maria Grazia Chiuri as its head creative, and Elbaz has remained a free agent. Lanvin replaced him with the French designer Bouchra Jarrar.

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Calvin Klein snaps up ex-Dior designer Simons

August 2, 2016 By admin

US fashion house Calvin Klein on Tuesday announced the appointment of former Christian Dior designer Raf Simons as its new chief creative officer, with his debut collections set for the fall 2017 season. “As part of his role as chief creative officer, Mr Simons will oversee all aspects of design, global marketing and communications, and visual creative services,” the company announced on Facebook. Simons quit as creative director at Christian Dior last October after more than three years at the helm of the French giant.

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Emporio Armani chooses Paris over Milan for Spring 2017

July 28, 2016 By publisher

The designer's Emporio Armani ready to wear line will show its upcoming Spring/Summer 2017 collection in the French capital rather than the usual Milan, reports the Business of Fashion (BoF). Although rare, this isn't the first time Armani has taken the brand out of Milan — the designer unveiled his Spring/Summer 2007 collection in London as part of a wider event that included the launch of his Emporio Armani Product RED venture, part of the AIDS-fighting concept spearheaded by U2 singer Bono and activist Bobby Shriver.

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Jean Paul Gaultier has a new fashion collaboration in the pipeline

July 27, 2016 By creative

The French fashion icon is teaming up with Italian retail chain OVS on a new capsule collection for fall, WWD reports. The collection will comprise 60 pieces spanning ready-to-wear and accessories for both men and women, titled 'Jean Paul Gaultier for OVS'. It is the latest in a line of surprising collaborations for Gaultier, who brought his ready-to-wear line to a close in 2014 to focus on his couture pieces.

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Chiuri to take over as creative director at Christian Dior

July 8, 2016 By admin

PARIS (AP) — Christian Dior has named Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri its new creative director, making her the first woman to lead the illustrious French fashion house since it was founded 70 years ago.

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