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Meet the NYC illustrator who sketches at Paris Haute Couture shows

There’s no denying Elly Azizian, who illustrates under the moniker Fashion Strokes, has an impressive client list: Van Cleef & Arpels, Oscar de la Renta, Valentino and Sotheby’s to name a few. Nevertheless it is quite a rarity in modern times to be flown to Paris to sketch inside the elite environment of haute couture where the one-off handmade...

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Dior presents first physical haute couture show in 18 months

After two seasons of digital haute couture fashion films, Christian Dior returned to Paris Haute Couture Week with a physical catwalk showcase for its autumn/winter 2021 collection. In the show notes, Dior’s creative director, Maria Grazia Chiuri, said that the catwalk showcase with a large audience was her way of “reclaiming the values of haute...

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Haute couture turns back on fur, both real and fake

Something rather significant was missing from the Paris haute couture shows which wrapped up on Wednesday night -- fur. Beyond the guest appearance of American designer Ralph Rucci, there was none of the luxuriantly sensual mink, fox or sable that for decades defined the autumn winter collections of the elite Paris shows. More significant still,...

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Fashion icon Jean Paul Gaultier says he could go back on fur ban

French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier said Wednesday he could go back to using fur if he could be sure it was entirely traceable. The flamboyant creator announced in November he was renouncing fur, a move hailed as a major victory by animal rights groups like PETA who have previously tried to disrupt one of his shows and occupied his Paris...

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Video: Ziad Nakad's SS19 Haute Couture show

Ziad Nakad | Haute Couture Spring Summer 2019. Source: FF Channel, YouTube.

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Video: Dior SS19 Haute Couture show

Christian Dior | Haute Couture Spring Summer 2019 by Maria Grazia Chiuri Source: FF Channel, YouTube.

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La Crème de la crème of Paris Couture Fashion Week

With the final day of Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week at our doorstep, FashionUnited takes a moment to reflect on some of the stand out designs and must-see shows of the week in celebration of courtiers at their finest. Atelier Versace The couture division of Italian fashion house Versace was first up to show its creations for Spring/Summer...