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Paris in August — Bonnes Vacances!

While the rest of the fashion world is hard at work preparing for the busiest time of the year, many fashion businesses in Paris are closed. BoF pauses to look at the real reasons behind the month-long, collective break and to consider how and why it works.
Eiffel Tower, Paris | Source: Shutterstock
Eiffel Tower, Paris | Source: Shutterstock (Shutterstock)
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  • Suleman Anaya

It’s just over a month (32 days, to be exact) till the kickoff of Paris Fashion Week, when some of the world’s most influential luxury labels will present their women’s collections for Spring/Summer 2014. Yet, grand as ever, and shrouded equal parts in Gallic pride and the golden, languorous glow of late summer, Paris has come to a virtual standstill.

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