2008-06-09 » One of the most important aspects of modern fashion
is that of demand, supply and distribution, by wholesale dress manufacturers, from copies made from haute couture designs. Haute couture is, as we know, a luxury product designed by a handful of men and women for an exclusive clientele. But of [...]
2008-04-28 » Schiaparelli and Poiret were two of the great entertainers of fashion, and, along with Patou and Dior, laid the foundations of our modern fashion scene-the razzmatazz style of presentation, the catwalk capers, the media hype. The media has had a profound influence on the way that fashions are marketed, and [...]
2008-04-28 » Poiret had shown how it should be done, with his beige coloured Torpedo Renault and matching chauffeur. Patou owned Hispano-Suiza sports autos, and so did Molyneux, but if they raced each other down the Rue de Rivoli it isn't recorded.
The American mannequin Lillian Farley, who modelled as Dinarzade, remembers [...]