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EVER SINCE DESIGNER Phoebe Philo announced her departure from Chloé in January, members of the fashion world have been gripping their metallic Paddington bags in anticipation of who would be her successor. (When Philo left, her design team soldiered on for two seasons under the direction of head designer Yvan Mispelaere, who is leaving to join Gucci.) The Chloé reins now go to Swedish-born, Milan-based Paulo Melim Andersson, 34, formerly design director of the popular Italian label Marni. Melim Andersson has big shoes to fill: under Philo's direction, Chloé became one of fashion's hottest brands, spurring...
...months, word of the Algerian-born jeweler's signature bold style has leaked out. Now in-the-know editors and jewelry fanatics alike are sporting his large link necklaces, wide cuffs and diamond-cut wooden rings. Bottega Veneta's Thomas Maier describes Chemirik as having "great talent and design integrity," while retailer Janet Brown says that "clients who buy Taher end up collecting...
...while working for Paris' Comédie Française that Chemirik learned about "the effect of jewels from a distance." After making necklaces for Karl Lagerfeld at Chloé, he designed "Marie Antoinette--like wedding dresses" in Dubai and returned to Paris to join the interior-design team at Ralph Lauren. Chemirik then left and paid a jeweler to teach him his craft. He spent 10 years designing necklaces for Chanel; next, he created prototypes for Tom Ford at Yves Saint Laurent...
WHERE I STAND NOW Since 2001, Peraldi has been the design director of Baume & Mercier, creating classic timepieces for the Geneva-based watchmaker. "We have to make something that will endure five to 10 years?classic with a bit of originality...
...DESIGN ETHOS "I like designing watches because of the technicality and the difficulty, but I could have designed cars or furniture?as long as it's something one really uses...