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Ralph & Russo Cancel Couture Show

Lauren Sherman

14 January 2021

London-based designers Tamara Ralph and Michael Russo, known for their glamourous formalwear, said that they would not present a Spring 2021 couture collection as the pandemic continues to rage. (As of Wednesday, daily deaths were at a record high in the UK.) The label plans to return to couture in July 2021.

Earlier this week, the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture released its official schedule for the Paris shows set to take place in late January.

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