Paris (France)

September 26, 2017

In the Studio: Olivier Rousteing on the Importance of Breaking the Rules

In the Studio By ELIZABETH PATON In the latest installment of this series that goes inside the private working worlds of designers, Olivier Rousteing, creative director […]
August 29, 2017

Home and Work: From a Beloved Children’s Boutique to a French Décor Store

Home and Work By AMY SERAFIN Over the course of more than 40 years, Marie-France Cohen joined her husband, Bernard, on countless adventures. The creatively fecund […]
July 15, 2017

Saying Farewell to a Store That Changed Shopping

When news broke last week that Colette, the pacesetting Parisian concept store that started numerous designers’ careers and helped change the face of retail, would close […]
July 4, 2017

Ramdane Touhami’s New French Empire

PARIS — A large beauty emporium was scheduled to open here on Wednesday in the former foundry where Auguste Rodin’s “The Thinker” was cast. It is […]
July 3, 2017

Fashion Review: Elemental Truths at Iris Van Herpen and Schiaparelli

PARIS — When the world itself becomes surreal — when every day you look at the headlines and can barely believe your eyes — what’s the […]
May 10, 2017

LVMH and the Next Big Digital Shopping Experience

PARIS — Ian Rogers, chief digital officer of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, sat in his sunlit office on Avenue Montaigne last month, alongside a large […]
March 10, 2017

Chloé Names Natacha Ramsay-Levi as Creative Director

The Chloé girl is dead; long live the Chloé girl. On Friday, the French brand, owned by Compagnie Financière Richemont, named Natacha Ramsay-Levi as its creative […]
March 6, 2017

Another Arnault Takes Charge

PARIS — Cocktail parties during Paris Fashion Week can seem as common as paillettes on an evening gown. But on Monday, one particular event may attract […]
March 3, 2017

At a Paris Boutique, a Mother-Daughter Team Survives and Thrives

In fashion, business is often a family affair. But even by that measure, Colette, the Paris-based concept store, is an exception. For most mothers and daughters, […]
September 7, 2016

Everything You Need to Know About This Crazy, Mixed-Up, (Maybe) Very Good Season

Gather ye memories while ye may: Fashion week as it has been for the last 50-plus years may, finally, be over. This is not crying wolf […]