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Fashionistas swarm H and M stores for Lanvin line
Nov 23, 2010 08:37 EST
Fashionistas swarmed H&M's Champs Elysees flagship store Tuesday, after queuing through the night to get their hands on a party dress from Lanvin's limited edition collection for the budget chain.
Lanvin 'lends' high fashion to H&M
Nov 20, 2010 22:33 EST
The allure of a top fashion name and the reach of a global chain: the Paris couturier Lanvin this week rolls out a line for H&M in the latest of a string of holiday-season flings between high fashion and high street.
Lanvin's Elbaz brings a touch of Paris to H&M
Nov 19, 2010 12:53 EST
Lanvin (hearts) H&M, and the NY audience of fashion insiders (hearts) Lanvin. Alber Elbaz's beads, bows and very French poufs played well in New York as he previewed a glitzy version of the much-anticipated Lanvin collection for H&M that will be in stores this weekend.
Met Museum honoring McQueen's legacy with exhibit
Nov 10, 2010 16:23 EST
Met Costume Institute to highlight McQueen fashion legacy in 2011 exhibit. The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art will honor the memory and vision of the late designer Alexander McQueen through a retrospective exhibit next year.
Luxury fashion enjoys a rebound, takes no risks
Oct 08, 2010 09:53 EDT
PARIS (Reuters) - Luxury designers such as Lanvin and Valentino were playing safe at Paris fashion week with collections strongly focused on their traditional styles, though they were declaring the downturn over.
Heritage fashion houses pay tribute to the past
Oct 05, 2010 11:27 EDT
PARIS (Reuters) - Yves Saint Laurent took no risks with a collection that seemed to come straight out of a recent exhibition on its founder, but with a 2010 touch, allowing it to ride the wave of nostalgia for the late designer.
YSL's Pilati plays it safe by sticking to heritage
Oct 05, 2010 10:45 EDT
PARIS (Reuters Life!) - Yves Saint Laurent took no risks with a collection that looked straight out of a recent exhibition on its founder, but with a 2010 touch, allowing it to ride the current wave of nostalgia for the late designer.
Yves Saint Laurent brings sexy back for Spring 2011
Oct 05, 2010 00:42 EDT
Razor-sharp tailoring versus playful big bows, sturdy fabrics versus ultra-fine silks: designer Stefano Pilati walked a line between stern and sexy with his summer look for Yves Saint Laurent on Monday.
Summer comes to Paris with Ungaro garden party
Oct 04, 2010 17:56 EDT
Summer came to town on Monday as Emanuel Ungaro's new British designer threw a garden party in Paris, showcasing a high-society look that was all flowers, glitter and delicate lacework.
Giles Deacon's debut revives moribund Ungaro
Oct 04, 2010 16:43 EDT
British designer Giles Deacon's debut for Ungaro breathes new life into moribund Paris house. After the "Lohan incident" ? an ill-fated ploy to rejuvenate the foundering House of Ungaro by teaming up with the tabloids' favorite starlet, Lindsay Lohan ? many in the fashion world wrote the label off as dead.
Summer comes to Paris with Ungaro garden party
Oct 04, 2010 10:26 EDT
Summer came to town on Monday as Emanuel Ungaro's new British designer threw a garden party in Paris, showcasing a high-society look that was all flowers, glitter and delicate lacework.
Stella McCartney's tuxedo lines pay homage to YSL
Oct 04, 2010 09:52 EDT
PARIS (Reuters Life!) - Stella McCartney may have dedicated her new collection to family and friends but sartorially, she paid homage to Yves Saint Laurent with tuxedo-inspired tops and all-white suits.
Bottle tops and old shirts send green message to fashion
Sep 27, 2010 00:41 EDT
Coiffed with tresses of sharp green reeds, the models wore skirts of flattened bottle tops, tubes of moss as neck-ruffs, gowns tailored from patchworked old shirts and joyously outsized Andean knitwear.
Designer Paul Smith goes for the masculine look
Sep 20, 2010 17:28 EDT
Paul Smith goes for the masculine, 'borrowed-it-from-my-boyfriend' look at London Fashion Week. What should a woman do if she's going for the 'I-borrowed-it-from-my-boyfriend' look but doesn't actually have a boyfriend? Paul Smith has the answer.
Fashion elite remembers McQueen in London service
Sep 20, 2010 12:43 EDT
Tears for fashion's enfant terrible: Fashionistas honor Alexander McQueen at London memorial. They came in sky-high heels and huge dark sunglasses and even managed to flash a little cleavage from their deep black mourning outfits.
Bold London fashion seeks way out of recession
Sep 20, 2010 09:31 EDT
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - London Fashion Week is emerging from the shadow of a recession that has hung over the industry the last few seasons, with confident designers presenting bold creations to put the city on a par with other catwalk capitals.
London Fashion Week starts with record global support
Sep 17, 2010 12:45 EDT
British designers stepped out to prove their worth on the world stage at the start of London Fashion Week on Friday, as organisers hailed the capital as the globe's "number one fashion destination".
London Fashion Week gets under way
Sep 17, 2010 06:30 EDT
British designers were stepping out to prove their worth at the start of London Fashion Week on Friday, after a report put the value of the UK fashion industry at £37 billion.
London Fashion Week gets under way
Sep 17, 2010 06:12 EDT
British designers were stepping out to prove their worth at the start of London Fashion Week on Friday, after a report put the value of the UK fashion industry at 37 billion pounds.
Ralph Lauren brings Wild West to NY Fashion Week
Sep 17, 2010 00:15 EDT
Ralph Lauren brought all the glamour that the Wild West probably never had to the runway on the final day of Spring-Summer 2011 New York Fashion Week.
