Op-Ed Archive
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Farewell to a Master : Yves Saint Laurent’s Funeral
Posted on June 5, 2008 | No CommentsPARIS, June 5, 2008 — /FR/— The ceremony had been expected by all aesthetes in France and around the world since the announcement of Yves Saint Laurent’s death, last sunday... -
Raising Funds for Haute Couture: Parisian Paradox
Posted on February 12, 2008 | No CommentsParis, Feb 12, 2008 /FR/ — Wouldn’t it be inconvenient, unnatural, and even pernicious, to create a charity to fund Haute Couture? The outrageously most expensive clothes and their very... -
Why Haute Couture could be in a Dead End
Posted on February 7, 2008 | No CommentsPARIS, Feb 7, 2008 /FR/— A fortnight has gone since the Paris Haute Couture collections were presented on the catwalk. Now that we are back in the craze of the... -
For Young Men, Suits & Tuxedos Are Not Just For The Prom Anymore
Posted on January 18, 2008 | No CommentsPARIS, Jan 17, 2008 / FW/ — Last December, a Mastercard commercial in the U.S. featured a young man with long curly hair wearing jeans shopping for a Christmas gift... -
Second Life Fashion : Trend-Setting for Real Life Fashion ? Part Two.
Posted on December 29, 2007 | No CommentsSECOND LIFE, December 29, 2007 – (Continued) … Interesting that a Real Life fashion designer also goes to Second Life to explore leather goods ! “His shoes are among the... -
Second Life Fashion : Trend-Setting for Real Life Fashion ? Part One.
Posted on December 29, 2007 | No CommentsSECOND LIFE, December 29 , 2007 – Of course, Second Life – the leading online virtual world open for free to anybody who has a powerful enough computer and a... -
Cocktail with Galliano
Posted on October 13, 2006 | No CommentsPARIS PRET-A-PORTER (PARIS FASHION WEEK) SPRING-SUMMER 2007 PARIS, Oct 13, 2006 – /FW/ Bar Crillon is the elegant and yet relaxed bar inside the Hotel de Crillon, one of the... -
Nicolas Degennes: When Freedom Makes Up a Designer
Posted on October 5, 2006 | No CommentsPARIS PRET-A-PORTER (PARIS FASHION WEEK) SPRING-SUMMER 2007 PARIS, Oct 5, 2006 /FR/ – How do you decide which shows, parties, launches or presentations you do attend when you are at... -
How do you show Fashion at a Fashion Show?
Posted on September 9, 2005 | No CommentsNEW YORK FASHION WEEK SPRING-SUMMER 2006 NEW YORK, Sep 9, 2005 /FR/ – Living my first day as an attendee of New York Fashion Week is some initiation which, probably... -
New Girls in New York
Posted on September 6, 2005 | No CommentsNEW YORK FASHION WEEK SPRING-SUMMER 2006 PARIS, Sep 6, 2005/ FR/ – Fashion Week opening this week in New York will reveal new faces. The few girls listed below are...
