The Best of Paris: Our Top Twenty LooksParis Fashion Week just wrapped, and we can’t contain ourselves. The clothes! The colors! The drama! Oh the French, they always know how to deliver.
Meet the New Girl: Martha StreckThis Brazilian redhead walked for Fendi, John Galliano, and Christian Lacroix for her first show season in February.
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Meet the New Girl: Katrin ThormannThis flaxen-haired German beauty managed to snag the cover of ‘Dazed & Confused’ before walking a single runway show.
Which Celebrities Can Pull Off Couture?The Fug Girls know it takes a special sort of flair to slip into the creations that went floating down the runways this week.
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Despite the Heat Wave, Couture Soldiers OnPlus: Marimekko moves to protect its trademark against Dolce & Gabbana, Lacoste partners with the Australian Open, and classic supermodel partying in London.
Fashion Likes to Do DrawingsWith a luscious new book, we can drool over fashion sketches courtesy of everyone from Karl Lagerfeld to Peter Som.
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Over 1,000 Attend Yves Saint Laurent’s FuneralThe crowd applauded outside the church as the legendary couturier’s coffin was carried in. All were silent while Pierre Bergé gave a tearful speech.
Too-Small Lacroix Loaner Gets Passed AroundThe socialites were out in full-on spring garb again at the party celebrating the opening of the new Christian Lacroix store last night.
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Must-Have Bags From ParisJust for the hell of it, we decided to round up our favorite accessories from all of them. All you need are great shoes and bags, right?
Ungaro Is Hip Again; Mixed Reviews for Dries Van Noten• Just 23 years old, Esteban Cortazar brought the “It” factor back to the house of Emanuel Ungaro. [Times]
• Dries Van Noten disappoints Cathy Horyn, and Comme des Garçons designer Rei Kawakubo makes her “think the trashiness, the allure and counterpoint of trashiness, is very interesting at the moment.” [On the Runway/NYT]