Madeleine Czigler
Paris Couture
Winds of Change in Couture Paris couture week has just closed. This sumptuous display of the latest handmade creations by the likes of Chanel, Givenchy and Dior proves that the great houses of yesteryear are still plying their traditional art … Read More
Roman d’une Garde-robe
Fashionista of the Past Imagine opening the door of a fabulous dressing room belonging to a stylish Parisienne of yesterday. The lady in question is Alice Alleaume, whose family was closely linked to such Paris couture houses as Worth, Lanvin, … Read More
Alaïa
Wearable Sculpture Spruced up after a four-year renovation, the Palais Galliera, Musee de la Mode de la Ville de Paris (10, a venue Pierre 1er de Serbie, 75116 Paris; tel.: 01 56 52 86 00) fashion museum has reopened its doors … Read More
Paris Couture Week Spring-Summer 2013
Couture’s Future depends on Lone Rangers Paris Couture Week, which ended last Thursday, has faded to just four days – only four days to display the exquisite skills of the mere handful of major fashion houses still on the couture … Read More
Summer 2013 Fashion
Back to the Fashion Future From Dior to YSL to Dries Van Noten, fashion’s infatuation with 1950s classicism and 1960s bohemian chic is still very much the story for summer 2013. One of the most talented interpreters of this mid-century … Read More
Cristobal Balenciaga: Collectionneur des Modes & Comme des Garçons: White Drama
Balenciaga meets Kawakubo Paris’s brand-new fashion showcase, Les Docks-Cite de la Mode et de Design (34 Quai d’Austerlitz, 75013 Paris), is hosting two exciting new exhibitions: “Cristobal Balenciaga: Collectionneur des Modes” and “Comme des Garçons: White Drama,” presented in conjunction … Read More
La Table d’Eugène
Color, Quality and Value in An Outer Arrondissement
THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED I can brag about having eaten incredible meals chez Eric Frechon, now chef of the three-star restaurant Epicure at the Hotel Bristol, back when he owned a plain little bistro in the 19th arrondissement where … Read More
Paris Ready-to-Wear Fall-Winter 2012-13
Dressing La Parisienne Every season, Paris attracts a colorful array of talented fashion designers from around the world. During Paris Fashion Week, which ended last weekend, the city became a veritable Tower of Babel bubbling over with creative energy. For … Read More
Paris Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2012
Emerging Couture The death of haute couture has been announced and denied many times over, but there is no denying that the international client base has withered away to just a happy few, and economic realities have eradicated most French … Read More
Paris Menswear 2012-13
Bad Boys Pasts and Present A nostalgic whiff of the 1930s permeated the 2012-13 Paris men’s fashion shows last week. Designer Kim Jones at Louis Vuitton best showed off this trend, leading the fashion pack down memory lane. The slick … Read More