Lanvin hires Bouchra Jarrar to replace Elbaz as designer

March 11, 2016 By publisher

By Astrid Wendlandt PARIS (Reuters) – Lanvin has hired Bouchra Jarrar as its new designer five months after the abrupt dismissal of Alber Elbaz caused uncertainty about the future of France's oldest fashion house. Paris-born of Moroccan descent, Jarrar, 45, is known for her black and white neo-classic outfits and feminine tuxedo jackets. Previously, Jarrar worked closely for a decade with former Balenciaga designer, Nicolas Ghesquiere, who is now at LVMH's Louis Vuitton, and at Christian Lacroix Couture.

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Westwood declares husband "world’s greatest fashion designer"

March 5, 2016 By publisher

The Austrian-born designer — who says he suspects he is the basis for comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's 2009 fashion satire “Bruno” — lived up to his larger-than-life reputation with a spectacular explosion of convention-defying decadence. As guests cheered his chutzpah, Westwood confessed to reporters that Kronthaler — who is 25 years her junior — had long been the power behind the throne. Kronthaler, who has worked closely with Westwood for years both as a model, stylist and muse, sent a dizzying array of disparate looks down the runway in the show billed as “Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood”.

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Paris Fashion Week: Bill Gaytten for John Galliano – ‘A military motif is prominent in the new collection’

March 4, 2016 By creative

With Paris Fashion Week running March 1-9, we caught up with Bill Gaytten, the creative director of the John Galliano label, who will reveal the house's Fall-Winter 2016/2017 collection on Sunday, March 6 at 3:00 PM local time. What was the inspiration behind the new collection? A military motif is prominent throughout the collection, but there's an equally strong femininity that crosses many periods in time, from 18th century through the 1930s.

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