JEAN SCENE: Designer Jean Paul Gaultier elevated denim to the level of haute couture — and fashion enthusiasts and collectors paid top dollar for it at a recent auction in …
Not many women have worn a skirt so extensively beaded it weighs 10 kilograms, or 22 pounds. Mouna Ayoub has — once. “Surprisingly, it didn’t bother me much,” the French …
Capturing fashions by John Galliano with the designer present is akin to a pianist playing a Mozart concerto with Wolfgang Amadeus himself turning the pages of the score. That’s how …
PARIS — As Lesage marks a century in business, the Chanel-owned embroidery and weaving specialist is celebrating its long history of collaborations with leading Paris haute couture houses, while keeping …
Before the Olympic Games kick off in Paris, all eyes are on the fall 2024 haute couture shows. Already it would seem like designers have entered a competition all their …
PARIS — Curiel — a storied couture house that pioneered the Little Black Dress in Italy in the ’60s and recently made significant inroads in China — is readying its …
Giambattista Valli‘s haute couture dress has metaphorically caught fire in China due to a recent case of alleged miscommunication with a Chinese VIP client. The client, a Chinese socialite and entrepreneur named Lu Min, …
SHIFTING SCHEDULES: The last day of the upcoming Paris Couture Week just lightened up: WWD has learned that Fendi will sit out this season. “As part of a rescheduling of …
How many wedding dresses have a file size? To our knowledge, only one, and Brazilian tax lawyer Mariana Pavani walked down the aisle on May 11 in the high-tech creation …
SECOND GLANCE: John Galliano‘s spring 2024 Artisanal couture collection for Maison Margiela — nearly universally acclaimed as one for the history books — will get a second viewing during Paris …