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While the rest of Paris was doing sportswear, Marc Jacobs was doing full-on lady at Louis Vuitton. A nipped-in New Look silhouette adorned a curvier-than-usual group of catwalkers (Laetitia Casta, Lara Stone, Elle Macpherson, Adriana Lima et al.)–fitted boucle coats, floral, checked or tweedy circle skirts, smooth leathers, bustier tops and oversized cable knits over […]

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Bernadette Morra sneaked a backstage peek at the frenzy before Friday’s Lanvin show–Alber Elbaz fussing, models running and Sasha Pivovarova grabbing a very last-minute smoke.

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The last looks Alexander McQueen created before his suicide last month were presented in Paris yesterday. The 16 pieces were “cut on the stand” by McQueen, though the finishing touches were completed by the designer’s team after his death. Gucci Group president and CEO, Robert Polet, told WWD: “It was a very moving experience to […]

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The Chanel show, held today at Paris’ Grand Palais, was set against melting icebergs with models splashing through in short bouclé dresses with wide furry hems, paneled knits and fringey yarn trims. Notable were the shaggy Sasquatch boots. (A few pairs went thigh high!) The finale was a blizzard of abominable snowman coats, fuzzy white […]

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My first fashion intake at Le Marché Bonsecours – the main stage venue for Montreal Fashion Week – was local lady Marie Saint Pierre’s futuristic collection of body conscious jersey dresses. Other highlights that ensued included Helmer’s rainbow couture patchwork, Barilà’s rock band divas, and J.U.D.E.’s modern take on the 1960s—a show designer Judith Desjardins dedicated to the late Alexander McQueen.

By fashion week’s finale, it was back to the future with Denis Gagnon. After his impromptu second show last season (added last minute due to overwhelming attendance), it was a surprise to no one that the city’s fetish designer had two consecutive slots planned this time around: one at 8 p.m. for media and friends and a second at 9 p.m. that was open to the public.

With all the shows running behind schedule, come 9 p.m. on Denis Day, show number one was still waiting in the wings as Gagnon groupies lined up outside in a fidgety, albeit stylish, tizzy. Eventually, the Fashion Week police opened the floodgates and the masses poured in to take their places by the runway.

Phoebe Philo’s second ready-to-wear outing for Celine was full of sleek navy, plum and moss-coloured pieces. Dresses and jackets had low-slung leather patch pockets. Standout pieces were leather and sheepskin cocoon coats, cutaway jackets and shirts, blouses with trailing scarves, and a pair of clustered-sequin pieces. Click the images below to read up on Viktor […]

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Roland Mouret’s forward and feminine fall collection for his label, RM, was full of draped and folded jersey, silk, wool crepe and velvet dresses, skirts with draping hitched at the waist, and pieces with more angular folds and pinches at the neck, tush and elbows. Read more from Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010

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The Dior woman for Fall 2010 is a sexy equestrian in leather ruffles, suede jodhpurs, peplumed riding jackets and frilly, wispy floral chiffons. Read more from Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010

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Photographers will not be allowed at the presentation of Alexander McQueen‘s Fall 2010 collection. [@BinkleyOnStyle via Fashionologie]

Seems that there’s some tension between the Balenciaga house and Carine Roitfeld; the Vogue Paris editor-in-chief was not allowed at the label’s show in Paris, with Rotfield telling WWD, “We’re blacklisted…It’s too bad, it’s a beautiful house and it’s French. I hope that it’s not forever.” She offered the bait, saying that the label no longer advertises in the magazine or lends it clothes, but when asked why, all she had to say was “Ask them.” [Racked]

For the Fall 2010 A.F. Vandevorst collection, designers An Vandevorst and Filip Arickx created draped layers in camel, black, burgundy and red. Structured skirts and jackets were dotted with rivets (also played out on corrugated breastplates and boots articulated at the knee) and many of the black pieces were covered with chalky scribbles and white […]

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Parisians sure take their fashion trends seriously. Everyone here–from babies to grannies–is wearing Breton stripes, even though it’s still parka weather. The catwalks, meanwhile, are taking a walk on the wilder side for fall 2010.  As of day three, the rich rocker chic dominates as the new icon of Parisian style. There were velvet brocade […]

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Inspired by Goldie Hawn and Ingrid Bergman in the 1969 film Cactus Flower, Marco Zanini did ’60s with an edge at Rochas–cardigans with gold elbow patches, metallic jacquard tunics and trousers, gold lace and camel jumpers. Read more from Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010

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