PARIS – For all the major luxury brands based in Paris, the French capital has so far lacked an auction house specializing in fashion. Enter Pénélope Blanckaert, a vintage and contemporary fashion expert with 18 years of experience working with auctioneers including Artcurial, Piasa and Millon. Her eponymous platform, Penelope’s, wrapped up its inaugural sale … Read more
OPENING THE SHOW: Now something of a tradition, final year students on the bachelor of arts in fashion design program at the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) put their graduate collections on the runway Monday afternoon. Hailing from a dozen different countries, 31 students from a class of 70 were selected by a jury … Read more
PARIS – British designer Hanan Tantush has won the 2024 edition of the Grand Prix Inclusive Design with a collection designed for wheelchair users. The founder of adaptive clothing range Intotum accepted the prize remotely at a ceremony on Thursday night at the Institut Français de la Mode, or IFM, with the nine-member jury praising … Read more
TALENT SHOW: Not many fashion students can claim the presence of a first lady at their runway debut. With Brigitte Macron among the guests Monday afternoon at the Institut Français de Mode masters students’ show, the 27 fledgling designers showing for the opening of Paris Fashion Week could check that ambition off their bucket lists. … Read more
