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Vogue pays tribute to Karl Lagerfeld ahead of Met Gala

American Vogue has cast iconic designer Karl Lagerfeld in the spotlight, featuring 10 looks of the master’s creations for the cover of its May issue, photographed at the Palais Royal in Paris by Annie Leibovitz. With a career spanning seven decades, Mr Lagerfeld’s tenures at Fendi and Chanel, respectively starting in 1967 and 1983, were for...

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Camp aside, the Met Gala showed serious craft and couture

If you look past the layers of tulle and frou, past outré embellishment and extravagance and past the context of camp, there was serious craft behind the elaborate red carpet looks at Monday evening's Met Gala in New York. Haute couture, the art of creating custom-made fashion using the finest fabrics and techniques, constructed by hand from...

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Atelier Prabal Gurung debuts at Met Gala

New York-based designer Prabal Gurung launched Atelier Prabal Gurung line at the Met Gala worn by celebrities including Diane Kruger, Gabrielle Union, Eliza Gonzalez and Ming Xi. Gurung, who is no stranger to creating red carpet gowns, has launched his made-to-measure collection “with a couture approach” said the fashion house in a statement,...

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Celebrity Dressing: Behind the scenes of a Met Ball gown

The email from Stylist X arrived sometime early March. Would Designer X be interested to dress Celebrity 1 and Celebrity 2 for the Met Ball in New York? There was, of course, no decision to consider. Designer X, jubilantly, accepted the opportunity without hesitation. The Met Ball gala, as we all know, is not your average fundraising gala. It is...