If you are lucky enough to be in Paris from March 11th till August 29th, you HAVE to go to the Yves Saint-Laurent exhibition at Le Petit Palais.

In one of Paris’s most beautiful museum, the exhibition is the first retrospective ever made about Yves Saint-Laurent which presents the couturier achievements and contribution to High Fashion.
There are 15 thematic rooms each showing a different aspect of the couturier’s life and career.
Yves Saint-Laurent is considered one of the most influential designers in Fashion.
After Christian Dior died, at only 21 years old YSL took the reins of the couture house and later made …

The Oscars night might be the most awaited night of the year. Not only the Oscars are the most important event in the movie industry, it is also a key fashion event.
This year big winners are definitely European Couture designers.
As usual Italian designers were well represented with Armani privé, Atelier Versace, Valentino Couture, Roberto Cavalli and Prada for women and Gucci, Ferragamo and Dolce & Gabbana for men.
The night big winner Kathryn Bigelow – who took home five Oscars and became the first woman to win the Best Director award – with acclaimed actress and always red carpet winner, Kate …

In an interview to the Wall Street Journal last November, François Pinault – PPR’s CEO – re-asserted his will to strengthen the group’s luxury brands by selling La Fnac and Conforama “the sooner the better”.

PPR is a French multinational holding company specializing in retail shops and luxury brands.
The group’s main activity is the retailing business thanks to La Fnac which is the leader of cultural and technological products in southern European countries and Conforama, which is a major player in European home furnishings. Moreover the company owns Redcats Group, a B-to-C (business to consumer) home shopping market in fashion and …

A sale of belongings from the posh homes of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge so far has fetched four million euros (six million dollars), including costs, with two days of auction yet to go, Christie’s said Wednesday 18 November.
A total of 1,185 objects, most of them from the pair’s country hideaway on the Normandy coast, went under the hammer Tuesday 17 November in a four-day sale winding up Friday 20 November.
Christie’s had estimated the total value of the auction at between three to four million euros (4.5 to six million dollars), excluding costs.
But the magic of the name has …

Berlin, November 2009
After lending her image to fashion designers for more than two decades, supermodel Claudia Schiffer says she is now ready to create her own fashion business, which could include cashmere wares and handbags.
The 39-year-old-German born model on Tuesday said she was looking to give her life a new direction and was on the lookout for partners to back the launch of her brand.
“I would love to create my own lines now,” Schiffer told a luxury conference in Berlin organized by the International Herald Tribune. “I want the brand to be timeless and classic, with a fashion sensibility.”
Many celebrities …