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Those who marveled at the recent turn-around of Quincy Dining Hall will have a chance to see this well-windowed space this Saturday night in a mode quite different from its traditional tray-crammed status: the dining hall will become a runway, and the bright colors of General Gao’s chicken and Hawaiian punch will be replaced by an equally-splendid tapestry of student and professional design. Contradictions: A Charity Fashion Show will benefit Spheres of Exchange, the Boston branch of the non-profit Refugee Women’s Network, a group that “serves...
...looks at affordable prices is driving designers to new extravagance in their ready-to-wear collections. At the shows in Milan and Paris over the past two weeks, even the most jaded front-row fashionistas leaned forward for a closer look at the swathes of excess. On Chanel's runway, there were tweeds that on closer inspection proved to be feather-light embroidery on tulle; at Dior, loose inspiration from The Aviator resulted in a flight jacket in ruby-red mink trimmed with crocodile, and a trench coat mixing the exotic materials. "Will we sell the crocodile?" asks Sydney Toledano...
...however, Valvo may have been the flavor of the past decadeand counting. His less expensive Collection line is the top eveningwear seller at Neiman Marcus, for instance, while his higher-end shutter-pleat dress has pulled in more than $4 million in sales. Making time for his runway show: Neiman Marcus Group CEO Burt Tansky, Saks vice chairman Ron Frasch and Bergdorf Goodman CEO Jim Gold...
Even if those labels fail, ready- to-wear will survive. Couture's future is chancier. Those catwalk confections don't turn a profit. From inspiration to hand-sewn conclusion, each runway spectacle can cost about $3 million to produce while the number of clients willing to pay $60,000 or more for a dress dwindles. With the U.S. dollar steadily weakening against the euro, such dependable American customers as Suzanne Saperstein, the fashion-mad wife of billionaire media tycoon David Saperstein, are tightening their Hermès belts or dropping out of couture altogether...
...luxury-goods manufacturers who ride to couture's rescue. All during couture week, companies like Baccarat, Christofle and Chopard, the high-end watch and jewelry maker, operated around the edges of the runway events, throwing parties and sponsoring venues for young designers who preferred to show their luxe ready-to-wear creations during couture week, when it's easier to attract a good crowd, than during the busier ready-to-wear schedule in March. Chopard was especially visible, offering space to several young designers. Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele, Chopard's co-president, hints that a company like hers might someday launch...