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Paris menswear: Gaultier, Hugo Boss, Bruno Pieters, Francisco van Benthoum
As Men's Fashion Week gets under way in Paris, we talk to designers Jean-Paul Gaultier, Bruno Pieters and Francisco van Benthoum, stylist Paul Helbersand, and the CEOs of Hugo Boss and Louis Vuitton.
FASHION
Language in the cloakroom
Each universe has its own glossary. At Paris fashion week, John Galliano turns his heady fashion fantasy into contemporary poetry and tells FRANCE 24 why his brides wear black.
12/03/2009 - CULTURE

In Paris, end of the Fall-Winter 2010 fashion shows

In this edition: Paris Fashion week has come to a close, Augustin Trapenard talks about the Salon du Livre 2009, Mexican authors and Joseph Fritzl's saga adapted to the stage in Vienna.
PARIS FASHION WEEK
Japanese inspiration for Elie Saab
Lebanese designer Elie Saab unveiled a Japanese-tinged spring-summer haute couture collection at Paris Fashion Week. The collection's palette was a little more muted than usual but made no concessions to austerity.
PARIS FASHION WEEK
Jean-Paul Gaultier plays the 80s again
As a reminder of heady days, Jean-Paul Gaultier's couture show paraded black and white with elegance. The audience burst into applause when iconic 80's model Inès de la Fressange appeared on the catwalk.
PARIS FASHION WEEK
Black is back as labels wear the financial crisis on their sleeves
In keeping with economic trends, some designers have toned things down at Paris fashion week, while others are forging ahead with colour. Paul Smith, Alber Elbaz and Franck Boclet tell us how they found inspiration in the global crisis.
FINANCIAL CRISIS, LUXURY GOODS
Stitched-up fashion houses turn on their heels
Vuitton, Cartier, Chanel and Dior ... the temples of fashion are feeling the economic pinch. To retain sales, some luxury giants have made a beeline for the ultra-rich, while others are dressing down their wares to include more affordable products.
PARIS FASHION WEEK
Chanel's sobriety versus Lacroix's decadence
While Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld designs "dresses that represent purity", Christian Lacroix defies the economic downturn with a collection ablaze with bright colours.
In the papers

In the papers

France 24 journalists present a daily round-up of the world's papers.
PARIS FASHION WEEK
Dior shines through winter gloom
In a world in crisis, escapism is the order of the day, and John Galliano duly obliged with his haute couture spring-summer collection for Christian Dior. The message of modesty has yet to reach the jet-set crowd.
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