May 18, 2009 - CHAMBRE SYNDICALE DE LA HAUTE COUTURE & CHAMBRE SYNDICALE DU PRÊT À PORTER

The members of the Executive Board of the Chambre syndicale du Prêt à Porter des Couturiers, who met on 7 May 2009, elected the following firms as members : Kris Van Assche, Manish Arora and Peachoo Krejberg.

The members of the Executive Board of the Chambre syndicale de la Haute Couture, who met on 14 May 2009, elected Alexandre Matthieu and Rabih Kayrouz as new invited members in the July 2009 haute couture schedule. The house Loulou de la Falaise is now listed in the « fashion-accessories » section, with Massaro, Maison Michel and On Aura Tout Vu.

May 11, 2009 - HYÈRES FESTIVAL - International Fashion & Textile Conference

Information about the conferecences that happened in Hyères during the last Festival ar all available on this link.

December 19, 2008 - CHAMBRE SYNDICALE DE LA HAUTE COUTURE

Designer Stéphane Rolland is now official couturiers and his house have earned the right to use the haute couture designation for their apparel. The Commission de Classement Couture Création attributed this honor and status to Ms. Rolland following a meeting on December 16, 2008 which thereby made them members of the Chambre syndicale de la haute couture

July 21 , 2008 - HISTOIRES DE LA MODE BY DIDIER GRUMBACH

Conference series about “Histoires de la Mode”
A series of six conferences will take place this fall at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs. These meetings will be organized and hosted by Didier Grumbach, the author of the “Histoires de la Mode” and Pamela Golbin, the curator of the fashion and textile collections at the Arts Décoratifs. The conferences will examine the growth of the fashion and textile trade, couturiers and fashion designers; the transformation of the media from the Jardin des Modes to Internet web sites ; the role of buyers at department stores and multi-brand retailers. The conferences will take place in 2008 on September 25, October 30, and, November 27. Next year's dates are: February 5, March 26, and May 14. For reservations and information: conference@lesartsdecoratifs.fr

June 9 , 2008 - FASHION SHOW - PHOTOGRAPHERS !!!

For security reasons, some houses will possibly ask photographers to access to the podiums with a minimum luggage.


May 29 , 2008 - CHAMBRE SYNDICALE DE LA MODE MASCULINE

Ann Demeulemeester, Cerruti, Dries Van Noten, John Galliano, Kris Van Assche, Raf Simons and Valentino fashion houses are the new members of the Chambre Syndicale de la Mode Masculine, since the General Assembly of May 21, 2008.

March 29 , 2008 - CHAMBRE SYNDICALE DU PRÊT À PORTER DES COUTURIERS ET DES CRÉATEURS DE MODE

The respective terms of president Ralph Toledano (maison Chloé) and vice-president Jean-Charles de Castelbajac have come to an end. After congratulating them, the members of the Executive Board of the Chambre syndicale du prêt à porter des couturiers et des créateurs de mode, who met on 21 March 2008, unanimously elected Guillaume de Seynes (Maison Hermès) as president, Nathalie Rykiel (maison Sonia Rykiel) and Ralph Toledano (maison Chloé) as vice-presidents.

During the same meeting the following firms were elected as full or associate members:
Collette Dinnigan, Escada, Giambattista Valli, Jeremy Scott, Jose Castro, Miu Miu.