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Giorgio Armani Privé showed shimmering gowns and roomy suits in dusky tones on Tuesday in Paris, in the second haute couture show since Armani passed away in September last year, leaving the womenswear creative director role to his niece Silvana Armani.
In the ornate rooms of the Palazzo Armani, in the designer shopping quarter near Avenue Montaigne, models glided past in textured satin bomber jackets, velvet suits in burgundy and navy blue, and long flowing coats with large lapels.
Beaded blazers were paired with sheer lace tops and fluid trousers, while leopard prints in muted grays, blues and browns were a motif running through the collection on jackets and tops.
Evening gowns in deep green and blue were draped and intricately beaded with long trains, and some had a mock cardigan thrown over the shoulders.
The iconic fashion house is in a transitional phase following the death of its eponymous founder at 91.
His will instructed heirs to gradually sell the fashion house or seek to take it public, and said the sale of an initial 15% stake in the group must take place within 12 to 18 months of his death. It named, EssilorLuxottica and L'Oreal as his preferred buyers.
The Paris autumn-winter haute couture fashion shows run until Thursday, with runway outings from labels including Dior, Chanel, Balenciaga and Schiaparelli.
The gunman who allegedly killed six people in Poland’s unprecedented mass shooting in central Kraków on Saturday has died in hospital, police said early Monday. The attacker had demonstrated advanced military-style marksmanship skills, according to a spokesperson for the shooting club he attended.
Poland has declared two days of national mourning after a gunman opened fire in Kraków's historic main square. Investigators are examining possible far-right influences and the discovery of three bodies at the suspect's home.
Monday marks the second of two days of national mourning in Poland as police bolstered security after six people were killed in a mass shooting in Kraków.
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by the Iran-aligned group towards Riyadh on Sunday (8 November), after loud booms were heard in the Saudi capital. The Aramco building was damaged by falling debris.
Azerbaijan is marking the sixth anniversary of Victory Day on Sunday, 8 November, with President Ilham Aliyev visiting the Victory Monument in Khankendi, laying a wreath and paying tribute to servicemen killed during the 44-day Second Garabagh War in 2020.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced that its 2027 Costume Institute exhibition and Met Gala will explore how designers transform everyday clothing and ordinary materials into works of art.
Australia has returned two ancient stone statue heads to China, more than 30 years after they were taken from imperial tombs in central China.
Uzbekistan is launching a new fashion academy in Tashkent to help local clothing manufacturers build their own brands, sharpen design skills and compete in international markets.
Baku is set to host the second “Fly to Baku” Art Weekend from 30 October to 1 November, bringing together Azerbaijani and international artists to explore the Caucasus’ wildlife and cultural heritage, and the need to protect nature.
A rare 67-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton known as “Jodi” has sold for $47.3 million at Sotheby’s in New York, smashing its pre-sale estimate and becoming the second-most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold at auction.
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