prêt-à-porter
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 [...]
Valentino Bids Farewell to Paris Prêt-à-Porter Fashion Week
Italian fashion designer Valentino staged his last ever ready-to-wear catwalk show, winning a standing ovation Wednesday from his supporters and a reprimand from fellow designer Karl Lagerfeld, who said it was too early for the fashion designer to retire. Wednesday’s show is not quite Valentino’s last hurrah — a final haute couture display is scheduled [...]
Ready-to-Wear Collections: San Francisco Fashion Week, August 2006
Here are the fashion designers presenting ready-to-wear (prêt-à-porter) collections at San Francisco Fashion Week, August 2006. ODA Born from a shared vision of creating hip, wearable art, Oda’s signature style is tinged in Edwardian tradition and incorporates a Tokyo-pop flavor with exquisite, handmade embellishments designed to accentuate the beauty in imperfection. They aim to create [...]
John Galliano Biography: Fashion Designer Biography
John Galliano is the subject of our first featured fashion designer biography. The British fashion designer was born in Gibraltar in 1960. His family moved to London when he was a child. Galliano later attended the prestigious Central Saint Martin’s College of Art & Design, graduating in 1984 with with famed Les Incroyables (The Incredibles) [...]