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Haute Couture: Moving On, Glancing Back

  • June 19th, 2008
  • Posted by Lee Duffield

inesvu0.jpgA coincidence of events this month has seen France paying its respects to its most-valued of industries, and trade marks…

The names made the parade: Yves St Laurent had died, Carla Bruni, his model (and wife of the President, Nicolas Sarkozy), paid tribute; Ines de la Fressange (picture), much associated with Karl Lagerfeld and Chanel, was presented with the Legion d’Honneur, and a major exhibition was got up in Paris to honour the retirement of one, Valentino. … Read More »

Aussies Go Wild Over European Trend

  • February 18th, 2008
  • Posted by Emma Cillekens

braceletb_big.jpgThe latest fad out of Europe…European charm bracelets. … Read More »

Haute Couture: Megan No More …

  • February 11th, 2008
  • Posted by EUEditor

megan-gale-cu.jpgMegan Gale has her last two shows as a runway model in the coming few months, back in Australia - and is talking about the movies as a possible new challenge.

She’s told hundreds of well-wishers at a department store appearance she’d been delayed getting to the start of a film engagement in the United States because of the Hollywood writers’ strike – which was a “pain”. … Read More »

Fashion museum dumps clothes

  • December 13th, 2007
  • Posted by Emma Cillekens
antwerp-fashion.jpgThe up-and-coming fashion capital of Europe has something new on display over the holiday season.
Dumping its usual couture exhibits, Antwerp’s fashion museum, MOMU will take a look behind the scenes of the fashion world. … Read More »

A New Look For Antwerp

  • April 15th, 2007
  • Posted by Emma Cillekens

antwerp-fashion.jpgThe Belgian city of Antwerp is shaking off its “historical city” image in favour of a “new look”… Emma Cillekens writes from the famed old port in the country’s North. … Read More »