For Didier Ludot’s celebration last night for the tenth anniversary of his label La Petite Robe Noire, the fountains of the Palais Royal were scented with Eau Blanche by Francis Kurkdjian. Welcome to Paris. A selection of Ludot’s archives graced the windows of the galleries, tracing the history of the L.B.D.: a Chanel number from [...]

Having just tied the knot myself, I’ve still got canapés, floral arrangements, and, yes, dresses on the mind. I wore Fendi Spring ‘09 to my ceremony and 3.1 Phillip Lim for dinner and dancing, but I couldn’t resist cataloging the inspiring creations from the recent Haute Couture and Resort collections. From Christian Lacroix’s flight of [...]

French fashion darling Alexis Mabille has always dabbled in menswear, but yesterday was the first time he had a spot on Paris’ men’s calendar. A certified dandy, he sent out clothes in his own image—from a silver sequined tartan cardigan to a black and gold brocade bolero to a sleeveless “smoking” with undone signature bow [...]

We cheered for up-and-coming Parisian designer Alexis Mabille when Keira Knightley selected his strapless dress with tulle trim for the London premiere of her film The Duchess. Now the frock has made a second high-profile appearance, on Dita Von Teese at the Dsquared² party in Cannes. An interesting coincidence, considering the stars don’t exactly share [...]

One of Paris’ most ambitious openings of late, Merci is the concept-meets-charity store brainchild of Bonpoint founder Marie-France Cohen. Located in a two-level reconverted textile factory in the Marais, this carefully curated space links high fashion with philanthropic ideals. Products on offer include vintage finds and contemporary designs; custom creations and re-editions for men, women, [...]

While Karl Lagerfeld was literally having his work cut out for him at Chanel Haute Couture (by Kamo, a Japanese hairdresser who created the show’s elaborate paper headdresses), his fellow designers had a slightly different form of scissorwork in mind. The sharp, soot-colored suits at Anne Valérie Hash and Armani Privé recalled the fitted tailoring [...]

The Galerie de Valois was hopping last night, what with the presentation of Anne Valérie Hash at the south end, Stella McCartney just up the way, and a few steps further: the unveiling of the first Corto Moltedo boutique with the full collection from Gabrielecorto Moltedo (known simply as Gabe to friends). Vintage doyen Didier [...]

Wish you knew a little bit more about “on-the-rise talent” Alexis Mabille, who showed his Couture collection yesterday? For starters: “He sleeps in a bed modeled on a meringue and likes to sip champagne with a soupcon of violet syrup.” Our kind of guy.
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Alexis Mabille may have restrained his social outings to a bare minimum this past week, but that doesn’t mean his assortment of accessories won’t be the talk of the town come spring. “It’s one-part Heidi, one-part Edelweiss, and reminds me of a boy or a girl running in the countryside completely in love: frivolous, romantic, [...]

Sometimes it’s the small discoveries in life that make the biggest impact. Or so it goes when you’re a major buyer with a fashion empire to look after, anyway. When we caught up with Sarah Lerfel between shows yesterday, she was ecstatic about her latest technologic discovery, RSS. “I’m connected to over 100 blogs through [...]