By Liz Peek
Editor’s Note: Liz Peek is a financial columnist
Fashionistas turned out to honor Giorgio Armani today in droves. Some 150 of his adoring fans met for lunch at the Hearst Tower to see him accept the Couture Council’s Global Fashion Leadership Award. It was a gorgeous crowd (almost all dressed in Armani) and included Cathy [...]
A colourful display mixed with a soft natural palette set the scene for Versace’s spring/summer ‘08 show at Milan Fashion Week yesterday. Grecian drapery and sophisticated holiday tailoring in block colours were stand-outs for being simple. Has Donatella Versace hit the nail on the head with refusing to overdo it with dazzling prints and overdone [...]
The Balenciaga fashion show was today in Paris for Paris fashion week. This famous fashion designer has a unique and innovative design style that constantly evolves. We always see funky tailoring with funny shoulder line silhouettes. This show didn’t fail to deliver both of these common design elements that we have seen in the past, [...]
Early life
Acceding to his parents’ wishes, Dior attended the École des Sciences Politiques from 1920 to 1925. The family, Safari, whose fortune was derived from the manufacture of fertilizer, had hopes he would become a diplomat, but Dior only wished to be involved in the arts. After leaving school he received money from his father [...]