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Tiny bags and big shades: top trends at Paris fashion week

As Paris women's fashion week heads into the final straight, we look at what we have learned so far from the catwalk collections: It's all about purity, stupid Spring-summer collections are supposed to be about throwing open the windows to a world of colour and floral fancy, but Paris shows have been notably more sober and austere than usual --...

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Video: Saint Laurent walks on water at PFW

Saint Laurent | Spring Summer 2019 Full Fashion Show Source: FF Channel, YouTube.

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Saint Laurent walks on water at Paris fashion week

Anthony Vaccarello made a splash by having his models walk on water for his Saint Laurent Paris fashion week show Tuesday. The Belgian designer may have divided opinion since he took over from the "Sultan of Skinny" Hedi Slimane at the French label two years ago, but there was no doubting the chutzpah of his spring summer collection. With the...

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Womenswear driving Saint Laurent's business

While the menswear market is on track to outpace the womenswear market, Saint Laurent is actually seeing a boom thanks to their womenswear. The Kering-owned brand has been one of the most precious gems of the luxury conglomerate, and under the creative direction of Anthony Vaccarello and the business leadership of CEO Francesca Bellettini, the...

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Video: Saint Laurent - Men's SS19 campaign

June 6th - New York. Men's Spring Summer 2019 by Anthony Vaccarello. Directed by Nathalie Canguilhem, soundtrack by Sebastian. Source: Saint Laurent, YouTube.

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Video: Saint Laurent SS19 Menswear

Saint Laurent Spring Summer 2019 Menswear collection- New York City. Source: Fashion Feed, YouTube.

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Video: #YSL16 by Anthony Vaccarello

Men's Fall Winter 2018 collection campaign. Directed by Nathalie Canguilhem. Source: Saint Laurent, YouTube.

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Ex-Saint Laurent designer wins huge payout in contract dispute

Star designer Hedi Slimane has won an 9.3 million euro (11.5 million dollars) settlement from the luxury group Kering in a court judgement which lifts the lid on how much fashion's big names are paid. Court documents seen by AFP Friday show that the "Sultan of skinny", famed for his skinny jeans look, was only paid 667,000 euros of the 10...

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Video: Saint Laurent FW18 PFW

Saint Laurent collection Fall Winter 2018/2019, March 2018, Paris Fashion Week. Source: Saint Laurent, YouTube

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Designer Hedi Slimane is to take over at Celine: LVMH

Hedi Slimane, the designer who pioneered the skinny look at Dior and Saint Laurent, is to take over at Celine, the brand's owners LVMH said Sunday. The 49-year-old French-born creator is one of fashion's biggest and most enigmatic names, and his future has been surrounded by speculation since he walked away from Saint Laurent last year. The...

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Colette: 20 key facts on the most iconic Parisian concept store

London - On December 20th, the world most iconic Parisian concept fashion store is set to close its doors for good. Located at 213 rue Saint-Honoré, Colette truly is one of a kind. The store, which was founded in 1997 by Colette Roussaux and her daughter Sarah Andelman. Over the course of 20 years, the store became something more than just...

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Fashion mourns as cult Paris store Colette closes

They may not yet be weeping in the streets, but for French fashionistas, the closure Wednesday of Colette, the concept store which has become a Paris style institution, ranks nothing short of a national tragedy. "I cannot believe it is closing," said style commentator Melody Thomas in one of a blizzard of articles and blog posts mourning the...