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Fashion’s 2012 headline makers: from Hedi Slimane to Isabel Marant
A high-fashion faceoff One of the stories of the year was the showdown this fall during the Spring/Summer 2013 prêt-à-porter shows between the new design heads of Yves Saint Laurent
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Tortoiseshell craftsmen adapt to new century
Four decades after the trade in tortoiseshell was banned under the 1973 CITES convention, the fourth-generation family firm sees itself as custodian of a rare craft, fashioning made-to-measure spectacles from
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Comme des Garçons plans new Dover Street Market outpost in NYC
Comme des Garçons founder Rei Kawakubo is moving the Dover Street Market concept to Manhattan with the store’s latest international branch. Famous already as one of London’s premier multibrand boutiques, the
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Outdoor wear often coated in harmful chemicals: Greenpeace
The environmental group said in a study that the materials that make many clothing items useful in wind, rain and snow are also toxic. “Images of pristine nature are often
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Sao Paulo kicks off winter Fashion Week
Unlike in previous years when it was held in the cavernous Biennal pavilion of the city’s Ibirapuera Park, the show featuring 20 Brazilian designers is being held at a new
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