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Haute Couture

Giambattista Valli Launches Couture

In an era when the headline “Is Couture Dead?” runs in newspapers and on websites nearly every fashion week, Giambattista Valli is saying phooey to those notions.

Indeed, the designer will show his first haute couture collection this July at the medium’s bi-annual event in Paris. The show, taking place in the Galerie de la Madeleine–home to Valli’s new store and studio–is part of the official Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week calendar. No easy feat for a newbie. (It’s unclear whether that means Valli has already been accepted into the Chambre syndicale de la haute couture, but we’re assuming it does if he is to be listed on the official calendar.)

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Retail

Giambattista Valli Will Open Its First Store This Fall

The first ever store dedicated entirely to Giambattista Valli ready-to-wear, leather, furs and accessories–including shoes, bags and jewelry–will open this autumn on rue Boissy d’Anglas in Paris.

Valli, who opened his fashion house in 2005, has garnered a fast following amongst the lady-like set by creating modernized fit-and-flare dresses for everyone from Plum Sykes and Diane Kruger.

It makes sense for Valli to expand beyond wholesale at this moment. Already stocked at over 220 stores in 40 countries across the globe, the designer’s Fall 2010 collection saw a 30% increase in sales from Fall 2009, while Resort 2011 sales have jumped by 24% from last year.

It’s not easy to create a luxury fashion house from scratch these days, but Valli has done it. We look forward to visiting the new space in Paris this fall.

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Kate Moss’ Longchamp Party Was More Business than Pleasure

The carpet and walls were lined in zebra, the Queens of Noize were performing and attendees danced until the early hours. But it sounds like–more than anything–the Kate Moss for Longchamp party at Paris’ Club Ritz was all about the Benjamins. For those too young to get that reference, we’re talking about money. Case in [...]

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Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

Olsen Fever: Style.com asks the scary question, “What would this decade have been like without the Olsens?” Style wise, awful. From Mary-Kate’s Valli moment to Ashley’s Alaia, they’re the fashion icons. {Style} Cuff Love: If you haven’t already fallen in love with Eddie Borgo’s jewelry, check out his Spring Summer collection. He’s worked stones into [...]

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Models

Backstage at VS: Breakfast & Bras

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Rent-A-Proenza

Oh the horrible things we’d do for a piece of Proenza or Valli. Thankfully, we can keep it civil via Rent the Runway; they let you rent what you want without hassle or potential jail time. The site’s an online community where shoppers can rent designer dresses ranging in price from $50-$200. After signing up [...]

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Fashion Heaven, Around the Corner

We just got back from the Decades Two pop-up shop in Soho, above the Kiki de Montparnasse store and we’re still trying to catch our breath. The Los Angeles location has a beloved, loyal following of fashion obsessives on both coasts. New Yorkers upon arriving LA have been known to stop by the store before [...]

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Models

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Fashion Is Fun

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Streetwalker

Streetwalker: Matching Structures

Olya, Mom & Art Publisher Got Her: At the Guggenheim’s Hugo Boss Prize 2008 party. Stalked Her: Actually it was more like shimmied up beside her while dancing. Shot Her: Because she was rocking out in a Giambittista Valli dress, fishnets, and perfect patent pumps with a drink in hand on the sloping Guggenheim floors [...]

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Adventures in Copyright

Adventures in Copyright: Victoria’s Valli

Reader Arthur brought these faux-Giambattista Valli shoes to our attention. He’s wanted to be Victoria Beckham for Halloween “since 1997 when she was just plain old Posh,” but a lack of perfect shoes at Halloween prices stood between him and his dream. So lucky for Arthur, Sheikh, purveyor of fine quality goods, brought the heel [...]

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People Are Talking

Major Turn Over In Paris?

To make up for the incredibly boring eight days that was New York Fashion Week, the rumors from Paris Fashion Week are piling up just as the ceremonies are getting under way: First up, Martin Margiela may – finally and actually – be giving up fashion for good, the rumor coming in from everybody everywhere, [...]

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