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There is no vaccination against creative blocks. And nowhere else are they as devastating as in fashion which, unlike art or literature, dies the moment it is born.
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Katarina West (Witchcraft Couture)
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She had never formally studied fashion or apprenticed in a couture house. Her strength lay in imagination and instinct. Coco knew what she wanted to look like, and she understood how much her vision could appeal to other women.
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Rhonda K. Garelick (Mademoiselle: Coco Chanel and the Pulse of History)
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In this funny debut, flashy Filipino fashion designer Boy Hernandez sees his American dream become a nightmare when he’s ensnared in a terrorist plot and shipped to Guantanamo. Gilvarry nails the couture scene, but Boy’s rough journey from Manolo to Gitmo is no joke.
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Andrew Abrahams
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I like clothes, Megan. I've like clothes since I was a toddler playing in my mother's closet back in the Master's quarters in New York. I liked them long before i knew anything about gender or sexuality, or that a penis could be used for anything other than taking a tinkle. And I'm not going to stop being interested in fashion just because some bigot thinks that me enjoying couture is a reaffirmation of a worn out stereotype.
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L.C. Hibbett (The Shadow Children (Demon-Born Trilogy, #1))
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Frankly, I'm a recent convert to the delights of pure plantation chocolate. I adore chocolate in all its many forms, but my current passion is couture chocolates made with the selected beans from single plantations all around the world-- Trinidad, Tobago, Ecuador, Venezuela, New Guinea. Exotic locations, all of them. They are--out and out--the best type of chocolate. In my humble opinion. The Jimmy Choos of the chocolate world. Though truffles are a fierce competitor. (Strictly speaking, truffles are confectionary as opposed to chocolates, but I feel that's making me sound like a chocolate anorak.)
Another obsession of mine is Green & Black's chocolate bars. Absolute heaven. I've turned Autumn on to the rich, creamy bars, which she can eat without any guilt, because they're made from organic chocolate and the company practices fair trade with the bean growers. Can't say I'm not a caring, sharing human being, right? When my friend eats the Maya Gold bar, she doesn't have to toss and turn all night thinking about the fate of the poor cocoa bean farmers. I care about Mayan bean pickers, too, but frankly I care more about the blend of dark chocolate with the refreshing twist of orange, perfectly balanced by the warmth of cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla. Those Mayan blokes certainly know what they're doing. Divine. I hope they have happy lives knowing that so many women depend on them.
So as not to appear a chocolate snob, I also shove in Mars Bars, Snickers and Double Deckers as if they're going out of fashion. Like the best, I was brought up on a diet of Cadbury and Nestlé, with Milky Bars and Curly Wurlys being particular favorites---and both of which I'm sure have grown considerably smaller with the passing of the years. Walnut Whips are a bit of a disappointment these days too. They're not like they used to be. Doesn't stop me from eating them, of course---call it product research.
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Carole Matthews (The Chocolate Lovers' Club)
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We crowded around a small cocktail table and I listened to the other models discuss their own versions of fashion week. They tallied up the shows they’d walked in and the number of couture outfits now sitting in piles back at their apartments. I listened with wide eyes, practically melting on the spot. I considered bragging about some of the more picturesque dust piles I’d swept up in my prior NYFW experiences, but I feared that most of the models didn’t share my sense of humor.
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R.S. Grey (The Allure of Julian Lefray (The Allure, #1))
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I remembered the card from the harem ladies which I had left on my writing desk. When I opened it, a cheque for $16,000 was sandwiched between an Eid Mubarak card and a beautifully scripted message by Nasreen, on behalf of the harem women. It read: “Young, Thank you for your contribution to our make-overs. Please accept our humble gift.” All of the women had signed it. I was touched by this lovely gesture of gratitude and I promised myself then and there that I would make fashion my career. I would help women show their shiny beautiful selves to the world in shiny and beautiful couture!
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Young (Initiation (A Harem Boy's Saga Book 1))
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Within the tiny changing space (four poles draped with fancy velvet) hung a dozen fabulous couture gowns from internationally well-known designers such as Christian Dior, Givenchy, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino and Emanuel Ungaro. I was in seventh heaven having this rare and unexpected opportunity to study and scrutinize these exquisite designer dresses. I turned every garment inside out to see how they were sewn, beaded and constructed. That day, floating in a parade boat along other vessels in the middle of the Grand Canal in historic Venezia, my fashion schooling had begun. It was the first day of my professional fashion education.
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Young (Initiation (A Harem Boy's Saga Book 1))
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Invitation to Paris Couture Fashion Week After the pleasantries and the individual shokrans from the various ladies, Nasreen announced, "Young, we are going to Paris to the Couture Fashion shows in a couple of weeks. Are you and Andy interested in coming with us? We’d like your suggestions and opinions on what to purchase at the shows." I was, indeed, surprised at this unexpected invitation. "I’d be more than happy to accompany you to the Couture shows. When do we leave?
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Young (Initiation (A Harem Boy's Saga Book 1))
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He continued in French "Normally, I do not show customers the workshop, but I detect you are interested in fashion. Are you planning to become a fashion designer someday?" I responded shyly, "Oui, je suis. Yes, I want to grow up to be like you, designing haute couture." This seemed to tickle his interest. "Well, in that case I will make an exception and show you. I like to feel that, in some small capacity, I am educating the next generation of designers. Give me a moment and I will take you upstairs." I was completely enamored when it came time for the tour. I had many questions to ask Mr. Bohan, which he answered to the best of his ability. I was so determined to enroll in a prestigious fashion school, as my mentor recommended.
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Young (Initiation (A Harem Boy's Saga Book 1))
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The fall couture presentations in Paris are usually my favorite moment on the fashion calendar: beautiful weather, a busy rather than manic schedule, and, let's face it, seeing the artistry, the embroidery, and handmade magnificence that goes into every dress.
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Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis (Fromm! Eine Einladung, das Katholische wieder mit allen Sinnen zu erleben)
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Young, we are happy to present you with a small token of our gratitude." I assumed prayer position, head lowered and hands clasped, signifying my humbleness for their generosity. Nasreen placed an envelope in between my hands. "It's been my pleasure to be of service to you and to be given this opportunity. I am eternally grateful," I assured them. Invitation to Paris Couture Fashion Week
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Young (Initiation (A Harem Boy's Saga Book 1))
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Jack Hunter
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With a selection of haute-couture designs and Parisian-inspired styling, Nouvelle Vogue has been redefining bridal fashion in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2005. All of Nouvelle Vogue's dresses are from renowned designers, each of whom offers a distinctive, gorgeous appearance. You'll find flawless craftsmanship and attention to detail in every gown, regardless of the dress you have in mind. In addition to providing you with unmatched service, our team of bridal experts is dedicated to assisting you in finding the ideal gown to complete your fantasy wedding.
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She was not a ‘femme de fashion’, but she was always elegant, said Laurent; always poised and well dressed.
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Justine Picardie (Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture)
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La Colle Noire took some time to sell, and passed through several hands before it was bought in 2013 by Christian Dior Parfums (now part of the mighty LVMH group, as is the Dior fashion business).
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Justine Picardie (Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture)
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But I have come to believe that Catherine was possessed of a rare grace and inner strength that would have protected her from the jostling fashion crowd, with their sharp
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Justine Picardie (Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture)
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After the Germans occupied France, the Nazis wanted to move the entire Parisian haute couture industry to Berlin, make Germany the center of fashion. Thankfully, the French managed to persuade them out of it.” “Goodness, that would be flagrantly stealing part of their culture!” “That’s what the Nazis do. They seize what they want and make it seem like it was theirs all along.
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Jennifer Ryan (The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle)
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Paris was already renowned for its gay and lesbian subcultures – homosexuality had been decriminalised in 1791 at the time of the French Revolution – and Catherine and Christian were both working in the fashion business, a milieu that celebrated talented gay men. Many were well known to Christian: Edward Molyneux, for example, and Georges Geffroy, who began his career at the couture maison of Jean Patou before turning to interior design. Unlike his openly gay friends Jean Cocteau and Christian Bérard, Dior tended to be discreet about his private life – a consequence, perhaps, of his Catholic upbringing – but his sister was an integral part of it. When in 1938 he fell in love with an urbane young man named Jacques Homberg, he did not keep the relationship secret from Catherine.
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Justine Picardie (Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture)
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Iran was the glamour and glitz of Tehran, Shiraz, Esfahan. (...) she was struck by the high fashion and opulence of the cities. Parties overflowing with champagne. Women dressed in the latest Paris haute couture. But when Louise left Iran in search of horses, the landscape quickly changed from high rises to the high peaks of the Alborz Mountains, and overflowing rice paddies replaced champagne parties. (...) This was Persia. Roads that ended in orchards. Mountains rising and rivers tumbling in white and blue. All shades of green contouring farming fields and jagged peaks. (...) Iran was politics; Persia was poetry.
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Pardis Mahdavi (Book of Queens: The True Story of the Middle Eastern Horsewomen Who Fought the War on Terror)
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Everything that Paris still represents in terms of style is founded on a concept of value already evident in all the luxury commerce that flourished under Louis XIV's patronage. Value was not primarily about price and performance but was determined by intangible factors: it was a matter of aesthetics and elegance.
It's not enough to offer customers a good product: you have to make them feel special by providing a hefty dose of emotion and drama along with the merchandise.
The accessory initially rose to prominence as the most evident way of convincing women to want superfluous things and to change simply for the sake of change.
Emma Bovary's precursors, women stuck in the provinces and dreaming of becoming as chic as that creature who became mythic just as soon as couture came into existence, the Parisienne.
First, high fashion must advertise. Without advertising, la mode simply cannot exist. Without advertising, who would think to buy a Rolex rather than an ordinary watch?
Only advertising can guarantee band recognition on a scale large enough to support an industry. Second, in the case of high fashion, the familiar adage is worth a thousand words is certainly true. And finally, nothing sells fashion more effectively than that heady mixture: sex and celebrity.
Ads must create a lifestyle; consumers are looking for a brand that suggests the universe to which they aspire.
Any truly innovative concept is only as good as its marketing campaign.
In Paris you spend your money with so much more pleasure and contentment than in cities where you live almost in complete solitude, surrounded by your wealth but deprived of all amusement.
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Joan DeJean (The Essence of Style: How the French Invented High Fashion, Fine Food, Chic Cafes, Style, Sophistication, and Glamour)
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Fermina Daza, always resistant to the demands of fashion, brought back six trunks of clothing from different periods, for the great labels did not convince her. She had been in the Tuileries in the middle of winter for the launching of the collection by Worth, the indisputable tyrant of haute couture, and the only thing she got was a case of bronchitis that kept her in bed for five days.
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Gabriel García Márquez (Love in the Time of Cholera)
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This was something few followers of fashion ever saw – the long hours of hard, highly skilled labour that went into the production of each item of haute couture. Beauty came at the cost of tired eyes, aching shoulders and worn fingers.
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Marius Gabriel (The Designer)
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I am quite tired of these old things. Nothing new. Nothing fresh. Nothing...fantastique!
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Alyssa Moon (Delphine and the Silver Needle (Delphine #1))
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To have the versatility to adapt, accompanied by courage, spiritual strength, perseverance and dedication, leads to a successful life. To put your life experience in book form is the ultimate TRIUMPH!
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Shailah Edmonds (Wild Child To Couture Style: The Shailah Edmonds Story)