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“But just as royalty now has less attention than celebrity, so couture has lost its unique prestige, with the word bandied about by any high-end designer. And whereas fragrances produced from the mystique of haute couture once kept the houses afloat, now it is just as likely that a hip jeans brand like Diesel or [...]

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Is There a Doctor in the House?

‘Tis the season of honorary degrees and while ASU may have caused a stir by not handing one to the President, the University of the Arts London made the International Herald Tribune‘s Suzy Menkes a doctor last night. And Giles Deacon was awarded a professorship! We realize these are honorary and not actual. But wouldn’t [...]

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Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

Talking Cats: Mad-libs with Catherine Holstein. She loves cut-offs as much as we do, all things purple, dogs and shoes. {Glamour} Twittered: In case you missed it, here’s a tweet by tweet account of Anna Wintour’s 92Y talk last night. It started with Peta and ended with Andre’s blogging. {NYMag} Dig Deep: Ali from The [...]

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Fall 2009 Paris

First Look: Louis Vuitton

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Fall 2009 Paris

Gareth Pugh Makes Movies

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Fall 2009 London

A Dose of Brit Punk at Charles Anastase

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Fall 2009 New York

My Barbie World: Part II

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Quote of the Day

“This Ruritanian rock ‘n’ roll was open to every cliché: “Rock the Czech Republic!” “Blonde models have a lot of polish!” – Suzy Menkes, on the Gucci show, in the International Herald Tribune.

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Quote of the Day

“Clients were breathless with excitement. ‘I want everything – it was made for me,’ the actress Diane Kruger said, while Sofia Coppola uttered one joyous word: ‘Flats!’” – Suzy Menkes, on the wave of approval at Chanel’s S/S ’08 couture show, in IHT.

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Christopher Bailey on Being English

The International Herald Tribune’s video of Suzy Menkes interviewing Christopher Bailey makes us remember why “DO ME DAILY/CHRISTOPHER BAILEY” was our favorite House of Holland t-shirt. Though the video features the adorable designer discussing only the Burberry Men’s A/W ’08 show, we think his observations apply to the fashion world at large. When Suzy asks [...]

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Models

Suzy and Natalia, Take One

We stayed too late at the Lydia Hearst for Puma party, so today we’re a little groggy. Still, even if we’d had a yoga class and 8+ hours of sleep, we bet we’d think this video of Suzy Menkes and Natalia Vodianova was hysterical. To start, there’s the contrasting pouf and pull of the hairstyles. [...]

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