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...skirts, or, in Watanabe's case, pumping up the strictly tailored 1950s couture jacket by cutting it from down-filled nylon. Watanabe called his clothes "classic in all senses, regardless of the period." And his mix of hip-hop inspired baggy denim and snug jackets - cut to resemble Christian Dior's famous 1950s numbers - looked modern and romantic at the same time. Also going back to the future was Olivier Theyskens, who reinvented Rochas by combining the house's signature frilly black lace and ruffled tiers of organza with shapes and colors that don't feel retro in the least...
...where full-year profits fell 59% in 2003, and operating profits in major shareholder François Pinault's luxury-goods businesses dropped 19%. Meanwhile, PPR rival LVMH announced 2003 operating profit increases of 21% at Christian Dior Couture. Let the logo wars begin. Offshoring? Maybe Next Year The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation last week barring American companies that win government contracts from moving the work offshore. While Democrats cheered the passage and accused George W. Bush of failing to stem the flow of jobs abroad, U.S. businesses protested. General Electric warned regulators that such protectionism could hinder...
...size of ice rinks” and size 0 Carolina Herrera couture because I know such possessions served as a cover for bouts of addiction and rehab, painful cosmetic surgery, clinical depression and a smattering of associated insecurities that can’t be tucked neatly into a Christian Dior clutch. The book fulfils a strange compulsion to be at once fascinated with and freaked out by everything I’m not. I guess I’ll pass on the Prozac, and the Prada...
...Foley & Corinna in New York City, A new, peppermint pink bustier glows beside a 1962 cotton sundress and a Christian Dior cashmere sweater circa 1980. Shoppers at Vylette in Austin, Texas, peruse the latest collections from Lacoste and Marc by Marc Jacobs along with vintage khaki skirts and crocheted sweaters--many of them rescued from oblivion by one of the store owners' mothers, who frequents garage sales...
...economic funk, one street has stood firm as a stronghold of the good old days: Tokyo's hip Omotesando Avenue, where Gucci, Louis Vuitton and other name-brand boutiques have multiplied as if the bubble had never burst. The gilded strip recently got its most flamboyant address yet when Dior opened its largest shop in the world there. But the store is notable for more than the treasures for sale inside. The ultramodern glass building, which resembles a fantastically illuminated medieval castle, is also Omotesando's most striking piece of architecture. Its creator, Kazuyo Sejima, 47, recalls that Dior requested...