Paris Fashion Week
Paris Fashion Week is one of the main fashion industry events of the year, showcasing the newest collections from top fashion designers. Held in the fashion capital of the world, fashion week reveals what is “in” and “out” for the upcoming season and shows fashion buyers the latest trends.
Fashion Week is held twice annually in Paris, France, for women’s Ready-to-Wear and Haute Couture collections, once for the Fall/Winter collections and again for the Spring/Summer collections for the following calendar year. Paris Fashion Week typically lasts between a week and 10 days, with runway shows taking place in various locations across the city, most notably in the Tuileries gardens near the Louvre.
Valentino out of Retirement?
Famed Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani retired from the fashion industry in January 2008. There was, however, speculation after the recent Valentino ready-to-wear show at Paris Fashion Week that the famed designer himself had a hand in the new collection. According to today’s Page Six: “Legendary fashion designer Valentino retired two years ago, or did [...]
Karl Lagerfeld Hosts Multiple Parties During Paris Fashion Week 2009
Karl Lagerfeld is the man for many reasons. This is further evidenced by the fact that the 70-year-old fashion designer held not one, but two, parties during the Paris Fashion Week festivities — after also having presented his new Karl Lagerfeld Fall/Winter 2009 Ready-to-Wear Collection on March 10, 2009. The first party — to celebrate [...]
Karl Lagerfeld's Fall/Winter 2009 Ready-to-Wear Collection at Paris Fashion Week
The general theme behind this year’s Karl Lagerfeld Fall/Winter collection is helmets. Or more specifically, how to stay stylish and chic while riding a motorcycle or scooter. AP and Guardian UK
Givenchy Fall/Winter 2009 at Paris Fashion Week
As it has been known to happen at Fashion Week, the runway show for this year’s fall/winter 2009-2010 collection by Givenchy started late. The show, which took place on the evening of Sunday, March 8, 2009 at the Carreau du Temple in Paris, was plagued because the clothes arrived late. Blame it on the overly [...]
Charlize Theron Attends Christian Dior Show at Paris Fashion Week
After a number of premieres and promotional events around Europe for her new movie, The Burning Plain, Charlize Theron jetted back to Paris to attend the Christian Dior fashion show at Paris Fashion Week. Also in attendance at the Christian Dior Fall/Winter 2009 show were Eva Green and Milla Jovovich. Charlize Theron, who currently the [...]