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Couture on Pointe: From the Ballets Russes to New York City Ballet’s Fashion Gala
A century ago, Chanel dressed dancers in knitted bathing suits for a Paris ballet. Today, fashion houses design for the stage at Lincoln Center every fall. How ballet became one of fashion’s most demanding commissions.
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Paris in Close-Up: How Couture and Cinema Made Each Other
A Givenchy dress on a deserted Fifth Avenue. A Saint Laurent trench in a Buñuel film. How two Paris couturiers and two actresses turned the screen into fashion’s most powerful showroom, and where to see that history today.
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La Sape: A Century of Congolese Elegance, from Brazzaville to Paris
Long before street style had a name, the dandies of Brazzaville and Kinshasa were turning dress into art and argument. A short history of la sape.
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What Haute Couture Really Means (and Why Almost Nobody Qualifies)
In France, haute couture is not a compliment. It is a legally protected designation with rules set in 1945. Here is what it takes, where it came from and why it still matters.
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The Fashion Calendar, Explained: Seasons, Show Weeks and What Happens When
Why are spring clothes shown in September? A plain-English guide to the global fashion calendar, from New York to Paris, and how emerging designers can plan around it.
