...At a spruced-up pilot store in H&M's home town of Stockholm, the chain founded in 1947 is testing new concepts that mark a break with its past, and partly echo some tactics already deployed by rivals to attract sho...
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![]( "Out of fashion? H&M tests new store to get back in vogue")
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French luxury giants dive into Silicon Valley...Portes, tech companies are intrigued by "the longevity of our enterprises".Hermes was founded in Paris in 1837, Cartier in 1947, and Dior in 1946.Google was born in 1998, and Facebook in 2004."In the Silicon Valley...
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![]( "Behind the scenes at Christian Dior’s Haute Couture atelier")
Behind the scenes at Christian Dior’s Haute Couture atelier...apprentices, produce the skirts, jackets and trousers of the Haute Couture collections for the luxury label founded in 1947.“At collection time, the staff doubles, and we resort to part-time workers,” says Laurence...
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![]( "London's V&A Museum to stage 'reimagined' hit Dior expo")
London's V&A Museum to stage 'reimagined' hit Dior expo...largest and most comprehensive exhibition ever staged in the UK on the House of Dior," the V&A said in a statement."Spanning 1947 to the present day, 'Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams' will trace the history and ...
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![]( "France's Christian Dior museum puts 30 years of treasures on show")
France's Christian Dior museum puts 30 years of treasures on show...couture dresses, created by the Dior ateliers, also offer an overview of the fashion house's emblematic creations from 1947 to the present day. In this respect, the show pays homage to the creative directors who su...
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![]( "U.S. core CPI slows in November, apparel prices tumble")
U.S. core CPI slows in November, apparel prices tumble...12 months through November, the price of doctor visits fell 1.8 percent, the biggest decline since records started in 1947.Apparel prices dropped 1.3 percent, the largest drop since September 1998. New motor vehicl...
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![]( "Denver Art Museum to host Dior retrospective")
Denver Art Museum to host Dior retrospective...with revitalizing the French fashion industry with his post-war fashion designs. Launched on runways for Spring/Summer of 1947, the New Look consisted of a more feminine silhouette with softer shoulders, accentuate...
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![]( "London: Royalist romanticism rules runway")
London: Royalist romanticism rules runway...Queen shaking the hand of Duke Ellington, but ended with her dancing with abandon with naval cadets onboard a ship in 1947, in the year of her marriage, four years before she became queen. The trend even began in N...
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![]( "Don't forget to see Christian Dior Couturier du Rêve")
Don't forget to see Christian Dior Couturier du Rêve...laine skirt that ladies would wear to a cocktail bar, hence the name - from the legendary New Look collection of Feb. 12, 1947. This exposition opens with a detailed display of Dior’s upbringing; from his halcyon y...
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![]( "Rodrigo Flores to auction Mexico's biggest fashion collection")
Rodrigo Flores to auction Mexico's biggest fashion collection...embroidered silk vests and dresses from the era of the Empress Carlota and Porfirio Diaz.The City of Mexico native also owns a 1947 dress worn by Mexican actress Maria; a 1919 Lanvin dress; one by Oscar de la Renta...