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Wednesday September 22nd, 2010

Fashion News Roundup: New Shoe Collabs, Terry Richardson’s Therapist and Too Many Celebs at Burberry?
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: New Shoe Collabs, Terry Richardson’s Therapist and Too Many Celebs at Burberry?

Front Row Spillover: Burberry’s star-studded front row didn’t leave room for several major editors and it-girls. Hamish Bowles, Dree Hemmingway and other front row regulars were relegated to the second row. {Daily Front Row}

Shoe Shopping: Repetto, makers of super cute ballet flats and oxfords out of France, will have a shop-in-shop at Opening Ceremony. {Racked}

In other shoe news, Rad Hourani collaborated with Aldo on a line of shoes. The shoes are cool but not as affordable as they sound. {Refinery29}

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Monday March 8th, 2010

Issey Miyake, Azzaro & Costume National
Fall 2010 Paris

Issey Miyake, Azzaro & Costume National

Issey Miyake built the most elaborate set inside the Louvre. A maze of blue nets stretched from floor to ceiling across the runway mimicking his opening looks of pulled, twisted and knotted scarves. Miyake was inspired by a complex mathematical equation–he sat his mathematician front row–and wanted the scarves to visually represent the movement of Read more →

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Friday October 2nd, 2009

Fashion Shows

Wandering Aimlessly at Issey Miyake

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Wednesday July 15th, 2009

People We Like

Make Clothes, Not War

There has been a lot of debate among historians on whether or not the US bombing of Hiroshima was, in the long run, a necessity to end World War II, but there is no debate about how devastating the event and its aftereffects were. Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake grew up in Hiroshima and was Read more →

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Wednesday October 1st, 2008

Fashion Shows

Wrong Way Runways

What is up with the funky runways? Models are tired, shoes are too high, and zig-zag walking formations are not the best idea. Yesterday alone featured a double up and down walk at Tsumori. Then at Marithé et Fran√ßois Girbaud, there were benches full of editors and buyers woven throughout the floor and the models Read more →

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