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The Clothes On Their Backs
Riccardo Tisci’s Givenchy couture offerings this season were all about Asian influence. It’s little wonder, because Asia and all the rich facets of it’s culture are slowly permeating Western...
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Fashion and Art: Rodarte Couture
Peach crinkle chiffon and taupe georgette pleated and tulle gown, and peach feathers with pleated gold belt and shoulder pieces. Rodarte recently unveiled their first couture collection at Pitti...
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Dior couture: Whose dress is this anyway?
So… what did we think of the Dior couture offerings? All eyes are on the French fashion house after Galliano’s famous ejection from the fashion house a few months ago. The good people at Dior are...
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Licentiate Column 14/07/11: But is is art?
Couture week has come and gone for the second time this year. Held in the run up to Fashion Weeks, the couture shows are not just populated with editors and stylists, but loyal, extra-special...
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Related #10: But is it art?
Haute couture is a higly protected term. It’s not haute couture unless Design made-to-order for private clients, with one or more fittings. Have an atelier in Paris that employs at least fifteen...
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The Lost Column: Gaultier vs. Winehouse
Another day, another designer gets accused of acting in poor taste. This time it’s french couturier, Jean Paul Gaultier. The alleged victim of his questionable actions is deceased chanteuse Amy...
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Licentiate Column 06/02/14: Couture Comedown
photo by Lea Colombo for Dazed and Confused Couture – what does it mean, really? On a surface level, most of us know what couture is; really really expensive clothes for people with more private jets...
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Things to read #5
AnOther’s favourite London florists This week was Met Ball week. Hooray? I wrote a dress down for the Irish Times here. Brandon Stanton’s pictures and profiles of the attendees (Bryan Cranston and his...
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Things to Read #29
Stella Bugbee, editorial director of The Cut, gets the Coveteur treatment at work. Danielle Steel, romance novelist and couture enthusiast. Are fashion ads just made for the web now? Zeitgeist-tapping...
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