Photo Diary | PFW, Days 1-2: Damir Doma, Dries van Noten, Balmain, Rick Owens, Lanvin

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  • Anthony Vaccarello A/W 2013 | Photo: Sonny Vandevelde
  • Damir Doma A/W 2013 | Photo: Sonny Vandevelde
  • Dries Van Noten A/W 2013 | Photo: Sonny Vandevelde
  • Felipe Oliveira Baptista A/W 2013 | Photo: Sonny Vandevelde
  • Gareth Pugh A/W 2013 | Photo: Sonny Vandevelde
  • Mugler A/W 2013 | Photo: Sonny Vandevelde
  • Manish Arora A/W 2013 | Photo: Sonny Vandevelde
  • Balmain A/W 2013 | Photo: Sonny Vandevelde
  • Rick Owens A/W 2013 | Photo: Sonny Vandevelde
  • Lanvin A/W 2013 | Photo: Sonny Vandevelde

PARIS, France — Straight from Paris, BoF’s contributing photographer Sonny Vandevelde brings us backstage imagery from the Anthony Vaccarello, Damir Doma, Dries van Noten, Felipe Oliveira Baptista, Gareth Pugh, Mugler, Manish Arora, Balmain, Rick Owens and Lanvin shows, held on the first and second days of Paris Fashion Week.

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Photo Diary | 10 Fashion Moments in Paris for Menswear A/W 2013

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  • Raf Simons A/W 2013 | Photo: Sonny Vandevelde
  • Rick Owens A/W 2013 | Photo: Sonny Vandevelde
  • Dries van Noten A/W 2013 | Photo: Sonny Vandevelde
  • Louis Vuitton A/W 2013 | Photo: Sonny Vandevelde
  • Juun J A/W 2013 | Photo: Sonny Vandevelde
  • GIvenchy A/W 2013 | Photo: Sonny Vandevelde
  • Henrik Vibskov A/W 2013 | Photo: Sonny Vandevelde
  • Dior Homme A/W 2013 | Photo: Sonny Vandevelde
  • Damir Doma A/W 2013 | Photo: Sonny Vandevelde
  • Valentino A/W 2013 | Photo: Sonny Vandevelde

PARIS, France — As the Paris menswear shows concluded on Sunday evening with Hedi Slimane’s menswear debut for Saint Laurent, some notable figures in the crowd of menswear buyers and editors quietly grumbled that this was a lacklustre season. But as always, the enterprising Sonny Vandevelde was backstage to capture those off-the-cuff moments that can make even a ho-hum fashion week feel a bit more exciting. Standout shows

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Model maker, LVMH dilemma, Coach loses lustre, Reviving UK factories, Fashion wisdom from Dries

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Mario Testino | Source: All Art News

Mario Testino interview: the man who makes models super (Observer) “At 57, the world’s most prolific magazine photographer is just getting started. It’s only 15 years, after all, since his career exploded in the wake of his 1997 Vanity Fair shoot with Diana, Princess of Wales. In 2010 he shot the engagement photos of Wills and Kate, and it’s entirely conceivable that, should the time come, he’ll

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Looking Back at a Historic Paris Fashion Week

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Dries van Noten Spring/Summer 2013 | Source: Nowfashion.com

Today, Jessica Michault, editor-in-chief of Nowfashion.com, shares her thoughts on the Paris Fashion Week collections. PARIS, France — Each season, as the international fashion flock winds its way from New York to London to Milan, there is usually a gradual yet perceptible build up of excitement for what comes last: Paris Fashion Week. After all, it’s here in the City of Light where the best and brightest designers from around the

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Prada bucks slowdown, Let there be light, Logo fatigue, Aeffe adds Ungaro, Made in India

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Prada Made in India collection | Source: High Snobette

Will Prada Finally Succumb to Global Luxury Slowdown? (CNBC) “Italian fashion house Prada has been a bright spot in a slowing global luxury retail space, and its latest earnings report underscores the resilience. The company delivered another set of solid earnings on Tuesday — first-half net profit surged 60 percent to 286 million euros ($372 milion), thanks to demand from Asian spenders.” Let There Be Light (IHT)

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