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Designers’ designer Vionnet exhibit opens in Paris

By JENNY BARCHFIELD
Associated Press Writer
PARIS (AP) – Uber-designer Karl Lagerfeld once said that “like it or not, everyone is under the influence” of a Paris-based couturier from the 1920s and ’30s who is widely credited with liberating women from constraints of the corset.
And he wasn’t talking about Coco Chanel.
Lagerfeld was referring to Chanel’s now-lesser-known contemporary, [...]

Cia. Maritima

A model wears a creation by Cia. Maritima during the Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Thursday, June 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)

Tufi Duek

A model wears a creation by Forum Tufi Duek during the Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Thursday, June 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)

Carol Trentini

Top model Carol Trentini wears a creation by Forum Tufi Duek during the Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Thursday, June 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)

Tery Ken Gutierrez

A model wears a creation by Tery Ken Gutierrez during the Bolivia Moda fashion show in La Paz, Thursday, June 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Dado Galdieri)

London Tie

A model wears a creation by London Tie during the Bolivia Moda fashion show in La Paz, Thursday, June 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Dado Galdieri)

Salome Salomon

A model wears a creation by Salome Salomon during the Bolivia Moda fashion show in La Paz, Thursday, June 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Dado Galdieri)

Discretion is key in Mrs. Obama’s bold wardrobe

NEW YORK- Before she was first lady, Michelle Obama famously said she shopped for clothes online at night – just like many other busy moms.
It’s probably a lot harder to curl up with your laptop and order from J.Crew, though, when the shipping address is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Enter Ikram Goldman, the owner of a tony [...]

Stella McCartney delivers sexy, nighty dresses

PARIS (AP) – Stella McCartney played with opacity and transparency in her sexy, lingerie-inspired 2010 winter ready-to-wear collection Monday.
McCartney, a dedicated vegetarian, also continued to highlight animal-friendly alternatives to fur and leather, sending out oversized rock star coats in piles of shaggy lambs wool and stiletto boot-cum-leggings treated to look like second-skin leather.
Pop star Pink [...]

Karate champs test Issey Miyake’s two-piece suit

PARIS (AP) – Business wear got put through the motions at Issey Miyake’s fall 2009-winter 2010 ready-to-wear show on Friday, as karate champions in two-piece suits chopped, kicked and yelped their way through a catwalk display of their art.
“We studied the movements of these champions to create a new frame of suit,” Dai Fujiwara, artistic [...]