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Dries Van Noten’s Posh Militarism (Fashion Wire Daily)

Fashion Wire Daily – In the latest collection from Dries Van Noten, he staged an artistic military maneuver for the first major show of Paris fashion week.

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Post-apocalypse sirens, "Mad Men" wives in Paris (AP)

AP – From sirens of the apocalypse to sixties chic housewives, picture perfect on the arms of their “Mad Men,” Paris had something for everyone on day one of the City of Light’s fall-winter 2010-11 ready-to-wear displays Wednesday.

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Anne Valerie Hash starts Paris shows off light (AP)

AP – The City of Light’s fall-winter 2010-2011 ready-to-wear shows got off to a featherweight start Wednesday with a delicate collection of layered transparencies by emerging French designer Anne Valerie Hash.

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In Paris, streetwear takes cue from space age (AP)

AP – A retro space age mood permeated Paris’ ready-to-wear shows on Thursday, as Balenciaga and emerging Indian madcap Manish Arora sent out looks perfect for a stewardess on an intergalactic fight.

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Balmain collection worthy of Louis XIV’s Versaille (AP)

AP – Royalty — from the Sun King to pop icon Prince — ruled the Balmain catwalk with a golden fist Thursday. The red hot Paris label sent out a fall-winter 2010-2011 ready-to-wear collection of skintight pantsuits and minidresses with shoulders as outsized as Louis XIV’s ego in rich, regal purples...

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Sharon Wauchob: Artily Minimalist Rockers (Fashion Wire Daily)

Fashion Wire Daily – What a difference a night job makes, as you could see from the packed audience in Paris on Thursday, March 4, for the latest collection by Sharon Wauchob.

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Balenciaga: Ennobling Domesticity (Fashion Wire Daily)

Fashion Wire Daily – Gaudy graphics, packaging, and cheap labels and were the unlikely raw materials in the latest runway show from Balenciaga, one of the most keenly awaited collections in the fashion industry.

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Gianni Versace, a life lived as a 90s fashion icon (Reuters)

Reuters – Italian designer Gianni Versace was shot dead in Miami in 1997 at the height of his creative prowess, marking not just the high water mark for his fashion house but also the celebrity culture he helped create.

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Close of Ebony Fashion Fair means end of an era (AP)

AP – Long before the nation obsessed over the sleeves of its black first lady, Eunice Johnson was shining a spotlight on black beauty and style.

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Many nominees, new stars feed Oscar fashion frenzy (Reuters)

Reuters – The unusually high number of Oscar contenders this year has set off a frenzy in style circles as old and new designers clamor to outfit stars for the red carpet — the fashion runway of all fashion runways.

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