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Notes From A Fashion Director

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    Amy Larocca’s Paris Fashion Dispatch, Day Six Chanel’s hula-hoop bag, Valentino’s lucite wedges, and beefy bodyguards in the Tuileries.
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    Amy Larocca’s Paris Fashion Dispatch, Day FiveSheer whites at Stella McCartney, duck feathers at Balenciaga, and aggressive paparazzi fighting over Rachel Zoe. 
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    Amy Larocca’s Paris Fashion Dispatch, Days Three and FourThe weekend brings mink-lined Birkenstocks at Celine, Momofuku cookies at Kenzo, and mouse-eared kitten heels at Louboutin.
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    Amy Larocca’s Paris Fashion Dispatch, Day TwoCroissants in the a.m., a glittering dinner on the Seine in the p.m., lots of shoulder pads in between.
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    Amy Larocca’s Paris Fashion Dispatch, Day OneThe week kicks off with a ravishing Dries show.
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    Amy Larocca’s Milan Fashion Dispatch, Days Four and FiveGirl-swapping, Dolce & Gabbana, and more from what might just be the best Milan season ever.
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    Amy Larocca’s Milan Fashion Week Dispatch, Day ThreeA look at Derek Lam’s final collection for Tod’s, plus an enormous serving of cinnamon gelato.
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    Amy Larocca’s Milan Fashion Week Dispatch, Day TwoSleeplessness followed by safari clothes, neoprene, and lots of Céline bags.
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    Amy Larocca’s Milan Fashion Week Dispatch, Day OneThe day ends with a Milanese dinner under a tent.
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    Amy Larocca’s Paris Fashion Week Dispatch, No. 7In her final entry, the fashion director gets the lowdown on Nicolas Ghesquiere’s corporation-inspired collection and has a Katy Perry sighting.
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    Amy Larocca’s Paris Fashion Week Dispatch, No. 6In her second-to-last diary from Paris, the fashion director considers leather culottes and tries to get the inside scoop on what’s happening over at Dior.
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    Amy Larocca’s Paris Fashion Week Dispatch, No. 5The cult of Stella McCartney, the genius of Céline, and the perils of accidentally eating foie gras.
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    Amy Larocca’s Paris Fashion Week Dispatch, No. 4The fashion director raids the pharmacy for French beauty must-haves, and spots Kanye at Givenchy.
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    Amy Larocca’s Paris Fashion Week Dispatch, No. 3The fashion director awaits an announcement at the Dior show, gets stuck behind a pillar at Hussein Chalayan, and is showered with cupcakes and champagne at Lanvin.
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    Amy Larocca’s Paris Fashion Week Dispatch, No. 2New York’s fashion director ponders the charm of French shoe designers and shares her observations on the street-style circus.
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    Amy Larocca’s Paris Fashion Week Dispatch, No. 1A little shopping, a little Dries … the usual.
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    Amy Larocca’s Milan Fashion Week Dispatch, No. 6During the fashion director’s last day in Milan, she attends Armani and Cavalli, and has a Gary Coleman sighting … kind of.
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    Amy Larocca’s Milan Fashion Week Dispatch, No. 5Wacky furs at Marni, lace dresses at Dolce & Gabbana, and a lot of editor gossip about the latest game of high-fashion musical chairs (Raf, Hedi, Stefano, et al.).
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    Amy Larocca’s Milan Fashion Week Dispatch, No. 4The New York fashion director’s take on Raf Simons’s final collection for Jil Sander, buying baby food abroad, and getting shoved by Anna Wintour’s bodyguards.
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    Amy Larocca’s Milan Fashion Week Dispatch, No. 3La dolce vita: prosecco, canapés, and women in leather (with guest appearances by Olivier Zahm and Donatella Versace).
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    Amy Larocca’s Milan Fashion Week Dispatch, No. 2In which the fashion director is forced to listen to existentially depressing music at 9 a.m., goes shopping to lighten the mood, and tops things off with the Prada show.
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    Amy Larocca’s Milan Fashion Week DispatchThe ugliest bag the fashion director has ever seen, plus loveliness at Gucci, Brunello Cucinelli, and the Vionnet store opening.