December 18th, 2011 by admin
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 » 05:30pm A huge pearl once worn by European royalty and last owned by Hollywood siren Elizabeth Taylor sold for a record $US11.84 million ($A11.87 million) at a blockbuster auction in New York on Tuesday. La Peregrina, depicted in art works over the centuries and coveted by kings and queens, was [...]
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December 15th, 2011 by admin
PARIS – “Things have never been the same since Courreges had his explosion,” Yves St. Laurent told Laurence Benaim, author of his 2002 biography “Debut: Yves Saint Laurent 1962.” “I thought it would be difficult to break away from the traditional elegance, and Courreges showed me it was possible.” The Andre Courreges revolution changed not [...]
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December 9th, 2011 by admin
Giachi Firenze Rock&Bags, R2 199. Luggage store Frasers has introduced three international brands to South Africa – Ripani, Miche Bag and Giachi Firenze. RIPANI is an Italian brand with an extensive collection, and Frasers will stock four ranges – Ripani Fashion, which bears the “Made in Italy” tag, Ripani Basic bags which are made from [...]
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December 9th, 2011 by admin
We love: ‘Dior Couture’ Featuring the fabulous creations of Christian Dior himself, Yves Saint Laurent and John Galliano, this is a beautiful tome for fashion fantasists – more than 100 gowns from the Dior archive have been shot by the world-renowned photographer Patrick Demarchelier. Out December 6, Rizzoli. We’re not sure about: Scent and the [...]
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December 6th, 2011 by admin
The iconic fashion magazine launched its Online Fashion Week yesterday. The Fashion Week will offer exclusive discounts and prizes on a daily basis from various high end designers and high street stores. Everyone from H&M to Mulberry is offering exclusives this week, in aid of the Online Fashion Week. All the money generated will be [...]
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December 6th, 2011 by admin
(LtoR) A file picture taken on October 21, 1991 shows French designer Yves Saint-Laurent (L) accompanied by his fashion muse Loulou de la Falaise (R) taking part at the Galiera museum during a reception honoring Hubert de Givenchy for 40 years in fashion. Loulou de la Falaise who was a fashion muse and designer associated [...]
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November 28th, 2011 by admin
An age-old truth lies just beneath the cool surface of this docu-memoir. The dapper, elderly Pierre Berge is interviewed about Yves Saint Laurent, his partner in life and work for 50 years until the latter’s death in 2008. They had first met at the funeral of Saint Laurent’s mentor Christian Dior, whose throne he briefly [...]
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November 25th, 2011 by admin
LIKE quite a few of my favourite things in life, I have Yves Saint Laurent to blame. It was YSL who made me fall in love with fashion. The YSL Le Smoking Tuxedo was the first image I saw of what is referred to as "power dressing". It was a suit normally worn by men [...]
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November 9th, 2011 by admin
The Paris based PPR, with the luxury portfolio of Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Boucheron, has added a new brand to their impressive collection. PPR has signed an agreement to acquire Brioni, one of the world’s most famous men’s tailoring houses and the symbol of classical and timeless Italian elegance. The [...]
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November 5th, 2011 by admin
Police are appealing for information after two men stole perfume from a Norwich store Friday, October 7, 2011 11:39 AM Police are hunting for two men who stole three bottles of perfume, worth £186, from a Norwich store. The incident took place at around 1.35pm on Sunday, September 4 at Boots in London Street. Two [...]
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