With meticulous tailoring and a taste for leather, he was the architect of the decade’s highly structured and eroticized tough chic style.
Category: Paris (France)
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Eiffel Tower Closed by Strike for 4th Day
Unions accuse the company that manages the monument of pursuing financial policies that risk its well-being and worry that a fee paid to the city of Paris could cut into the repair budget.
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Can the Olympics Rejuvenate One of France’s Poorest Corners?
Officials hope an Olympic Village can transform a Paris suburb known for poverty and crime. But big plans have failed before.
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Can a Designer Be Successful and Subversive? Rick Owens Walks the Line.
Fashion’s most respected and beloved transgressor still wants to ‘corrupt the world,’ even as he’s embraced by the mainstream.
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Silencio, the NYC Offshoot of Paris Club, Hosts Its Inaugural Party
A new Midtown Manhattan outpost of Silencio, a Parisian nightclub, filled its smoky room with some of the art world’s biggest names.
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Louis Vuitton Creates a Watch Prize for Independent Creatives
The luxury giant LVMH gathered up-and-coming watchmakers in Paris this week with its first watch prize and a party hosted by the youngest Arnault scion.
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Reconsidering the Galliano (Ahem, Margiela) Show
In celebrating John Galliano’s “return to his roots,” have we somehow missed the point?
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Couture and High Jewelry Still Go Together
Although many houses no longer peg their introductions to the show week in Paris, couture continues to influence designs.
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High Jewelry That Channels the Power of Couture
At Boucheron, Claire Choisne was inspired by the braids and fasteners of military style.
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Maison Margiela, Fendi and Valentino at the Paris Couture
Forget quiet luxury. Maison Margiela, Fendi and Valentino offer some singular propositions.
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Rihanna, Kylie Jenner, Zendaya and More Gallivant in Paris at Couture
Dresses, kisses, fan girls: the best celebrity moments at couture.
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Paris Olympics 2024: What to Expect for Tickets, Hotels and Travel
Want a prime spot to watch 10,000 athletes float by on the Seine or to catch beach volleyball in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower? Get ready for sticker shock.