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21st Century Frocks: Couture Week Opens in Paris

Schiaparelli and Dior highlight day one with varying degrees of success.
Dior and Schiaparelli kicked off Haute Couture Week in Paris.
Dior Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2024. (Spotlight/Launchmetrics.com)

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Tim Blanks
Tim Blanks

Tim Blanks is Editor-at-Large at The Business of Fashion. He is based in London and covers designers, fashion weeks and fashion’s creative class.

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