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Dior fires Galliano for anti-Semitic remarks
02/03/2011 - FRANCE

Dior fires Galliano for anti-Semitic remarks

The Christian Dior fashion house is firing designer John Galliano after an online video allegedly showed him insulting Jewish patrons at a Paris bar and praising Adolf Hitler. Dior is to present its 2011-2012 fall-winter ready-to-wear show on Friday.
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Dior suspends Galliano over 'racist' remarks
26/02/2011 - FASHION

Dior suspends Galliano over 'racist' remarks

Dior has suspended iconic designer John Galliano as its creative director, a week before Paris Fashion Week, over a racist remark he allegedly made at a trendy Parisian bar on Thursday. Galliano has vigorously denied any wrongdoing.
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Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week 2011
29/01/2011 - Culture

Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week 2011

A special report from Haute Couture Fashion week Paris by Eve Jackson. This week she brings you to all the shows: Gaultier, Chanel, Dior plus more and chats it up with many celebrities about their favorite collections.
A Month Long Fashion Marathon
28/01/2011 - CULTURE

A Month Long Fashion Marathon

No one experiments more with menswear and pushes its boundaries than Jean Paul Gaultier, except perhaps Viktor and Rolf. Our fashion reporter Jessica Michault, who has just come off a month long fashion marathon of menswear and haute couture, will be telling us all about what stylish men will be wearing next winter.
Stephen Rolland: A model designer
26/01/2011 - STYLE

Stephen Rolland: A model designer

France 24 takes a look at the work of designer Stephen Rolland.
Gaultier fuses cancan with street cool to close out Paris Fashion Week
26/01/2011 - FASHION

Gaultier fuses cancan with street cool to close out Paris Fashion Week

Jean-Paul Gaultier blended French cancan with London street cool on the final day of the Paris summer haute couture shows Wednesday.
The fate of Chinese baby girls
25/01/2011 - CULTURE

The fate of Chinese baby girls

In today's show, Men's Fashion Week wraps up in Paris. We go behind the scenes with designer Paul Smith's muse, Stephane Olivier. Plus murdered at birth or abandoned, a bleak picture of the fate of Chinese baby girls. Author Xinran is here to talk about her new book "A Message From an Unknown Chinese Mother".
Gaultier says au revoir to Hermes in spectacular style
09/10/2010 - FASHION

Gaultier says au revoir to Hermes in spectacular style

Jean Paul Gaultier bid adieu to his position as Hermes designer for women's ready-to-wear with a spectacular showcase at Paris Fashion week. His collection blended the trademark style of Hermes with his own personal touch.
Paris Fashion Week ends in a splash of colour
06/10/2010 - CULTURE

Paris Fashion Week ends in a splash of colour

Paris Fashion Week has now wrapped up after a month of fashion weeks around the world. The spring summer collections for next year have been revealed on the catwalks of New York, London, Milan and Paris. There were around 100 catwalk shows but some in particular caught our culture desk's attention. Dior, Gareth Pugh, Martin Margiela, Sonia Rykiel, and last but not least John Galliano.
Jérôme Kerviel, rogue traders' idol
05/10/2010 - THE WEEK IN FRANCE

Jérôme Kerviel, rogue traders' idol

He's the man held solely responsible by a French court for gambling away close to 5 billion euros on the trading floors of the Société Générale bank. We take a closer look at rogue trader Jerome Kerviel. A 1940 document provides written proof that France's war-time leader personally participated in the persecution of Jews. And as the Paris Fashion Week gets under way, we bring you three top designers who are changing the shape of things to come.
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