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South China Morning Post
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Paris Haute Couture Week 2025: Chanel, Schiaparelli and Armani Privé shine
The Chanel Creation Studio delivered its last collection before Matthieu Blazy's debut in October, at Paris Haute Couture Week 2025. Photo: Reuters Paris Fashion Week: Haute Couture The autumn/winter 2026 haute couture shows are under way in Paris. While this season is a bit lacking in excitement due to the absence of big names such as Dior and Valentino, haute couture is still the pinnacle of fashion – the ultimate embodiment of the savoir faire of centuries-old ateliers in Paris and beyond. Here's a look at three of the biggest shows of the week so far. Schiaparelli: Back to the Future A sequinned leopard-print look at the Schiaparelli haute couture 2025-26 show. Photo: Handout During a recent conversation in Hong Kong, Schiaparelli owner Diego Della Valle , also chairman of Tod's Group, talked about the importance of sticking to a brand's codes while constantly updating them in order to stay relevant. This is even more important, Della Valle explained, when dealing with previously dormant houses like Schiaparelli, which he single-handedly revived after acquiring it in 2007. His advice has not fallen on deaf ears. Since taking over as creative director in 2019, American Daniel Roseberry has been building on the rich visual vocabulary and surrealist tropes of Schiaparelli without, however, staying stuck in the past. A matador-inspired outfit at the Schiaparelli haute couture 2025-26 show. Photo: Handout For the autumn/winter 2025-26 show, Roseberry wanted to go 'back to the future'. The starting point was 1940, the year founder Elsa Schiaparelli left Paris for New York. That pivotal change in the life of the designer made Roseberry reflect on those fraught times – the early days of World War II – and the tension between past, present and future at the heart of every creative endeavour.
South China Morning Post
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Paris Haute Couture Week 2025: Chanel pays homage to house codes ahead of Matthieu Blazy's debut, Schiaparelli draws star power from Cardi B and Dua Lipa, and Armani Privé delivers midnight glamour
The autumn/winter 2026 haute couture shows are under way in Paris. While this season is a bit lacking in excitement due to the absence of big names such as Dior and Valentino, haute couture is still the pinnacle of fashion – the ultimate embodiment of the savoir faire of centuries-old ateliers in Paris and beyond. Here's a look at three of the biggest shows of the week so far. Schiaparelli: Back to the Future A sequinned leopard-print look at the Schiaparelli haute couture 2025-26 show. Photo: Handout Advertisement During a recent conversation in Hong Kong, Schiaparelli owner Diego Della Valle , also chairman of Tod's Group, talked about the importance of sticking to a brand's codes while constantly updating them in order to stay relevant. This is even more important, Della Valle explained, when dealing with previously dormant houses like Schiaparelli, which he single-handedly revived after acquiring it in 2007. His advice has not fallen on deaf ears. Since taking over as creative director in 2019, American Daniel Roseberry has been building on the rich visual vocabulary and surrealist tropes of Schiaparelli without, however, staying stuck in the past. A matador-inspired outfit at the Schiaparelli haute couture 2025-26 show. Photo: Handout For the autumn/winter 2025-26 show, Roseberry wanted to go 'back to the future'. The predominantly black line-up had plenty of the whimsical touches Schiaparelli is known for – eye motifs, dramatic silhouettes, trompe l'oeil effects – but reinterpreted through a futurist, sci-fi lens. The starting point was 1940, the year founder Elsa Schiaparelli left Paris for New York. That pivotal change in the life of the designer made Roseberry reflect on those fraught times – the early days of World War II – and the tension between past, present and future at the heart of every creative endeavour.
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Italian Entrepreneurs, Fashion Businesspeople Targeted in Scam Scheme
MILAN – A pool of high-profile Italian entrepreneurs — including several fashion players, such as Giorgio Armani, Prada Group's chairman and executive director Patrizio Bertelli and Tod's Group chairman Diego Della Valle, among others — have been targeted by a gang of scammers, according to media reports. People close to the entrepreneurs have been allegedly contacted this week by fraudsters pretending to be representatives of the Ministry of Defense, requesting to be urgently put in touch with the businesspeople and asking for huge sums of money to help the government pay ransoms for Italian journalists caught in captivity in different areas of the world. More from WWD Carey Mulligan, Sadie Sink & More Celebrate Prada's Book With Ottessa Moshfegh Mikey Madison Gets Fired Up in Red Giorgio Armani Look for the BAFTA 2025 Rising Star Party Red Carpet Prada's Spring 2025 Campaign Is Now a Book of Short Stories Featuring Carey Mulligan According to media reports, only one unidentified entrepreneur, not operating in fashion, has fallen victim to the scheme, reportedly wiring about 1 million euros to a Hong Kong-based bank account. The criminal ring has allegedly also used AI software in some instances to reproduce the voice of Italy's Minister of Defense Guido Crosetto and is said to have reassured the entrepreneurs that the Bank of Italy would repay the loan in due time. As of Sunday, three targeted businesspeople had registered a complaint with law enforcement for the fraud attempt. Milan prosecutors Marcello Viola and Giovanni Tarzia have begun an investigation and Crosetto publicly addressed the case, posting about the scam scheme on X. In addition to the fashion businesspeople, the scheme targeted the Del Vecchio family, behind the eyewear giant Essilorluxottica; Massimo Moratti, chairman of Saras SpA, an Italian energy company with operations in petroleum refining, marketing, transportation and power generation, as well as the former president of Milan-based soccer team Inter; Marco Tronchetti Provera, executive vice president and chief executive officer of the Pirelli Group; the Aleotti family, behind big pharma company Menarini; the Beretta family, who controls the namesake Italian firearms manufacturing company, and the Caltagirone family, who operates in real estate development and media, as well as top management at supermarket chain Esselunga. Best of WWD The Biggest Legal Battles Shaping the Fashion Industry Today PETA Asks Lululemon About Slaughterhouse Practices China's Livestreaming Star Viya Fined $210 Million for Tax Evasion
