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Leather Fringe Gets the Couture Treatment at Givenchy
Long Nguyen is the co-founder and style director of Flaunt. PARIS–It’s now a given that walking into the Givenchy couture presentation at the Hôtel d’Evreux feels like walking directly into the...
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Raf Simons Wipes the Slate Clean at Dior
If there was a theme to Raf Simon’s debut ready-to-wear collection for Dior it was liberation. Liberation, which is so central to Dior’s heritage, as it was Christian Dior’s “New Look” in 1947 that...
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Comme des Garçons Crushes It for Spring 2013
Crush was the single word that the house offered by means of an explanation. There are no ‘nice pants’ or jackets or coats from this spring collection from Comme des Garçons but there are ideas to...
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Riccardo Tisci Mines the Givenchy Archives for Spring 2013
Riccardo Tisci dipped into the Givenchy archives a bit for what was one of his “safest” shows yet for the house. Continue reading »Follow Fashionista on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.
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Raf Simons Men’s Fall 2013: Defining Moment
A new silhouette. Continue reading »Follow Fashionista on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.
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New Menswear Reviews: Louis Vuitton, Mugler, and Valentino
Our menswear contributor Long Nguyen, co-founder and style director of Flaunt magazine, is hitting up the menswear shows in Paris to bring you all the latest. Read up on Louis Vuitton’s...
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Givenchy Mens Fall 2013: Couture Meets Street
The collection was the perfect union of couture and streetwear. Continue reading »Follow Fashionista on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.
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Hedi Slimane Casts Unknown Indie Musicians for a Very Rock n’ Roll Menswear...
If Slimane didn’t exactly revolutionize menswear (as he did with his first show), he certainly established a different point of view of what menswear is. Continue reading »Follow Fashionista on Twitter...
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The Last of the Menswear Reviews: Lanvin, Thom Browne, Comme des Garçons, and...
The men’s shows are ovah and it’s on to the spring couture shows. We had our contributor Long Nguyen, co-founder and style director of Flaunt, front row taking it all in. Here are his reports from the...
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Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring 2013: Raf Simons Hits His Stride
The ease with which designer Raf Simons has settled into his new role at Dior is remarkable. With his second couture show, he clearly demonstrated not only his firm grasp of the fundamentals of the...
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Versace Couture Spring 2013: Structured Suiting and Sexy Babydoll Dresses
Long Nguyen is the co-founder and style director of Flaunt PARIS–Donatella Versace could not have chosen a more appropriate locale for her Atelier Versace show. She presented her spring couture...
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Into the Woods at Chanel Haute Couture
PARIS: A pile of sand–dry, not the kind dumped on top of the icy streets outside–and a small forest greeted guests as they entered the Grand Palais this morning for the Chanel Haute Couture show....
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Dior Fall 2013 Is the Surreal Thing
Paris Haute Couture, an exhibit which explores the history of couture, may be taking place at the Hôtel de Ville right now–but just up the Seine, Raf Simons gave his own fashion history lesson at his...
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Comme des Garçons Fall 2013: A Meditation on Tailoring
‘The infinity of tailoring’ was how Rei Kawakubo summed up her stellar, ambitious, and at times emotional fall 2013 collection for Comme des Garçons. The classic men’s suit, the kind you’d find on...
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Givenchy En-Deers for Fall 2013
Transgendered British singer Antony Hegarty’s deep voice helped lift Givenchy’s fall 2013 show to new emotional heights. Continue reading »Follow Fashionista on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.
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Raf Simons Gets Artsy for His Spring Menswear Collection
Last night, for his eponymous menswear show, Raf Simons sent the fashion set to the airport. Sort of. The designer showed his Spring 2014 collection at the Gagosian Gallery, which is housed in an old...
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Hedi Slimane Dresses Indie Musicians Like Teddy Boys for Saint Laurent’s...
Hedi Slimane’s passions are shared equally between music, art and fashion–a fact his Saint Laurent Spring 2014 men’s show made plain right from the start. Continue reading »Follow Fashionista on...
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Menswear Wrap Up: Dior Homme, Thom Browne, and Givenchy
Couture is well underway, making it easy to forget all the fantastic menswear shows that hit the Paris runways over the weekend. Luckily we had Flaunt‘s fashion director and Fashionista contributor...
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Comme Des Garçons Breaks New Ground for Spring
When the lights suddenly turned on, signaling the end of the ingenious and puzzling Comme Des Garçons show late Saturday afternoon, the crowd sat and clapped to demand that Rei Kawakubo come out from...
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Céline Electrifies the Runway for Spring 2014
Long Nguyen is the co-founder and style director of Flaunt. To call Phoebe Philo’s work at Céline in the past five years minimalist is a misnomer. It’s a lazy way of characterizing her clothes, which...
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