Fashion Designer Basics

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There’s an old “I Love Lucy” episode where the Ricardos and the Mertzes are in Paris. Lucy, upon attending a Jacques Marcel runway show, decides she HAS to have a Marcel dress. Ricky tells her no, that it’s too expensive. She goes on a hunger strike [...]

Fashion Designer Valentino to Retire After 45 Years In Business

Well, it had to happen sometime.
Just weeks after celebrating his design house’s forty fifth anniversary with a lavish, multi-day party in Rome, fashion designer Valentio has announced his plans to retire.  The January couture shows will be his last.
“Last July, in Rome, I celebrated my 45th anniversary in fashion. It was a moment of infinite [...]