Christian Dior Spring 2009: Out of Africa
Christian Dior Spring 2009 PARIS, Oct 3, 2008 / FW/ — Perhaps it is a tribute to Yves Saint Laurent who has always been linked with Africa; ‘tribal chic,’ as John Galliano calls it is one of the major trends on the catwalk. Trust the British designer to lower it a few notches and still come out at the spearhead of the Africa trend. Earthen colors plus orange...
Luxury Fashion Goes High Tech
Polo Ralph Lauren m-commerce, courtesy of Ralph Lauren DALLAS, Aug 17, 2008 / FW/ — Still flying high on dressing the U.S. Olympics team, Ralph Lauren announced last week the launch of its mobile e-commerce site or m-commerce for short. As a quintessential American luxury brand, this move by Ralph Lauren underscores the changing luxury market. While before, baby...
Haute Couture Fall 2008: The Romantics – Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Lacroix
Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall 2008 PARIS, Jul 5, 2008 / FW/ — Beautiful as it was, the recently concluded Paris Haute Couture Fall 2008 season was a mixed bag. Romantic collections from the likes of Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Dior and Christian Lacroix to the more sensible silhouettes of Giorgio Armani and Elie Saab were presented during couture week. Christian...
Store Windows in Paris: Christian Dior
Christian Dior PARIS, May 19, 2008 / FW/ — Interestingly enough, the store windows at the Christian Dior flagship store at Avenue Montaigne feature white abstract mannequins. The store could have gone for the newer style of transparent mannequins or it could have chosen to use the more traditional realistic mannequins. Yet, it opted for the almost boring and unexciting...
