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Kanye West Attends Tory Burch Fashion Show

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Tory Burch's show at New York Fashion Week on Wednesday evoked the endless summer feel of California casual. In attendance was Kanye West, who wore a brilliant pink blazer that clashed deliciously with all the orange on the runway (and on Ms. Burch). Burch's line of infinitely wearable elegant clothes even included a version of the surfer's favorite Baja pullover. Other pieces in the show included shirtdresses and flowing skirts in cheerful, bright shades. Check out the show and an appearance from Kanye West in the video from Vidicom above.

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The Fashion Statement: Paris Couture Pares Back

by Kristin Young (RSS feed) —

Filed under: The Fashion Statement

The haute couture shows in Paris are in full swing, but rather than enjoy the spectacle, fashion watchers have the nagging suspicion they are witnessing the end of an era.

Sure, clothing that can cost as much as a house, have little relevance in today's world-only a handful of women in the world can afford the custom-made pieces. And fashion houses like Jean Paul Gaultier, pictured above, create the looks mostly for press and to promote brand awareness and maintain an image. (Dita Von Teese guest strutted in black wire and stockings.) But the Great Recession has sped up the decline of an institution of fashion, the highest level a designer can achieve, the crème de la crème of the biz. It's sad!

Signs of decline are all there. Shows have been reduced to six spanning three days. Sets have been pared back. Givenchy eschewed a show altogether to stage "presentations," or museum like display on dress forms-a sure sign of financial conservatism.

"Why not just hang a sign on the door that says, 'Shut?'" wrote Cathy Horyn yesterday in The New York Times.

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Givenchy Stops Runway Shows

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

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Runway shows attract a lot of attention to a brand. They are also prohibitively expensive and in some cases, a luxury brands can no longer afford. One catwalk stalwart, Givenchy has decided to stop the grand spectacle of the couture catwalk shows in favor of individual client and editor appointments. But the label's artistic director Riccardo Tisci says this isn't a cost-cutting move but one that will actually cost more. The plan is to distill the collection into 10 key looks and then showcase them in an 18th century town house on the Place Vendome in Paris and to create a look book for the event. The aim is to make couture seem more upscale and exclusive. Tisci also told WWD that he plans not to use any black in his designs.

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