This week on France 24 I talk about my favorite shows, the top trends and the highlights of Paris Fashion Week. March 8th, 2012
Mar 102012
The decision to show during the ready-to-wear collections instead of haute couture “came naturally,” Rabih Kayrouz said before revealing his work on the final day of Paris Fashion Week. During couture, Mr. Kayrouz had been building a name as a designer of quietly elegant clothing with poetic details. That aesthetic trickled into his first ready-to-wear [...]
Mar 082012
Elie Saab has made his fame and fortune off his red carpet gowns. Always elegant and rarely left off the top style lists, his ensembles are a sartorial safe bet in Hollywood. But this season, continuing a new focus on day wear that started with his previous collection, the designer transformed his ultra-luxe style into [...]
A number of designers in Paris turned to the dark side for autumn 2012, producing collections dominated by black. But by mixing fabrics and finishes, they have revealed how versatile the many shades of black can be. For Andrew Gn, the Victorian-era portraiture and photography that inspired the show lent itself to a dark palette. [...]
For their sophomore outing at Cacharel , the design duo of Ling Liu and Dawei Sun asserted themselves in a way that was missing last season. This time, there was a clear vision and message: a confidant young woman in the prime of her life, epitomized by the aviator Amelia Earhart. So they took the [...]
Jessica Michault -- luxury style expert -- goes behind the scenes at runways of Paris, New York, London and Milan to bring you the best that the fashion world has to offer.
