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Tout le monde was talking about it. Well, tout le fashion monde anyway. Yves Saint Laurent was in the front row of the Christian Dior men's show last month, sandwiched between his business partner Pierre Berg* and LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault. It may not seem like a big deal-Saint Laurent used to be the designer for Christian Dior, and the designer having the show, Hedi Slimane, once worked for the Yves Saint Laurent label. But Saint Laurent never showed up at one of Slimane's shows before. In fact, Saint Laurent has reportedly attended only one other fashion...
...certainly a great moment for Arnault, who also controls Christian Dior. Neither Berg* nor Saint Laurent were at the YSL men's show the day before. (Remember, Arnault's archrival Gucci Group bought YSL for $1 billion late last year.) The debut men's collection by Tom Ford was a homage to Saint Laurent the man-a parade of lookalike models in the designer's signature glasses. That Berg* and Saint Laurent chose to attend the Dior show instead of the one for the brand they created could only be seen as a slap in the face...
...more dissimilar to Galliano, the buoyant, effusive man who has spent the last four years tearing down the image of Dior and rebuilding to fit a vision uniquely his own. Slimane achieved fame in fashion circles in 1996 with his sleek, sexy designs for the Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche men's label. His clothes are unique in men's wear-slim leather coats, narrow suits and sheer shirts-subtle and elegant pieces that focus more on the cut than on styling flourishes. Critics labeled him either modern or feminine-the latter characterization supported by the fact that the stars...
...Kinshasa After several postponements, Joseph Kabila, son of murdered former Congolese President Laurent-D?sir? Kabila, was sworn in as the country?s new leader. The swearing-in ceremony had to be rescheduled to allow time to complete the legal preparation for succession, for which there is no provision under Congolese law. The government announced over a week ago that Joseph Kabila would succeed his father, although it is believed he does not draw widespread support in a country that has suffered years of war and instability...
...fashion week. The official explanation?production problems caused by the 35-hour workweek?didn?t fool anyone. McQueen had recently sold 51% of his own company to Gucci Group. More likely is the theory that LVMH wasn?t out to promote the defector. Yves Saint Laurent, who also recently sold his ready-to-wear business to Gucci, had some petty fun at his own show, seating the Gucci-appointed president in the third row and advertising his own boutique which sells ?distillations? of his timeless couture collections...