Giorgio Armani, who died Thursday at the age of 91, helped reshape Western social norms and cultural paradigms.
Tag: haute couture
As flagship products of the luxury industry, fragrances have reached stratospheric prices, supposedly justified by craftsmanship and rare ingredients — simultaneously fueling a boom in the dupe market.
It’s a miraculous story: 35 years ago, Yves Saint Laurent dressed a statue of Mary nestled in a small chapel between Neuilly and Paris. An unlikely stunning outfit of the 1980s, the haute couture icon was forgotten until the Metropolitan Museum of Art rediscovered it.
Anonymous customers, confidential prices, private fittings. Even today, haute couture remains a secret world where each fashion house has its own way of operating and communicating.
Their creations have been worn by international celebrities, such as Beyoncé and Zendaya. Their techniques have been used by major fashion houses, including Dior, Chanel and Balenciaga. With Indian designers Gaurav Gupta and Rahul Mishra making their mark on red carpets and runways around the world, Les Echos reports on the country’s rising luxury fashion industry.