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Franck Sorbier fuses Andean splendor with Parisian pageantry on couture runway

Franck Sorbier fuses Andean splendor with Parisian pageantry on couture runway

Toronto Star09-07-2025
PARIS (AP) — Franck Sorbier, the Paris couturier officially inducted into the haute couture fold in 2005, delivered a regal, Inca-inspired spectacle on Wednesday that fused theater and artistry with the cosmopolitan codes of couture.
The show's standout image was a model crowned in gold, wielding a giant sun-topped staff—a visual exclamation point for a collection steeped in pageantry and myth.
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