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The Junior League
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U.S. Depresses PPR, But Gucci Optimistic
PARIS -- PPR's caution was justified.
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Guy Laroche Names Laetitia Hecht Designer
PARIS -- Guy Laroche has a new designer and new ambitions.
House president Jean-Jacques Wegnez told WWD Tuesda…
Revenge Is Sweet
PARIS -- Andy Warhol once said that, "Business art is the step that comes after Art." It is an opinion that wo
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LVMH Plans To Transform La Samaritaine Store, Image
PARIS -- LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton has unveiled plans to reposition La Samaritaine, the behemoth…
Farewell, Yves
PARIS -- "I today decided to bid farewell to the world of fashion I have so loved."
With those simple words, a…
Colors Reign at Expofil
PARIS -- Brace yourself for more color. That was the message at the latest edition of Expofil, the European…