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NEWS ABOUT: Christian Dior

Christian Dior stories: 9 news summaries

(Newser) - Scotland Yard is seeking to question Lindsay Lohan as part of an investigation into the theft of some $500,000 in Dior jewelry she wore during an Elle photo shoot in London, reports TMZ. Lohan was featured on the cover. Lohan "kept going on about the jewels, asking if... More »

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Louis Vuitton • theft • Lindsay Lohan • Scotland Yard • Christian Dior • bling

 Accessory 
 Faux Pas 
 May Cost 
 Theron $20M 

Actress faces lawsuit over wristwatch

Oct 9, 08 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal lawsuit against Charlize Theron for breaching an endorsement contract will proceed, People reports. Raymond Weil is seeking the return of “substantial funds”—a reported $20 million—paid to the actress to wear its watches exclusively from 2005 to 2006. But Theron also had a deal with... More »

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lawsuit • Christian Dior • contract • watches • Charlize Theron • Raymond Weil • Charlize Theron naked

GLOSSIES

 Fashion, Politics Unlikely Mix 

Carla Bruni's outfits something of an obsession, though there's a flip side

Jul 8, 08 2:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Move over, Hollywood—these days, fashion designers are dying to get their wares on a new kind of celebrity: politicians. The last time Carla Bruni and Nicolas Sarkozy visited London, Dior issued no fewer than five press releases on their outfits, and Louis Vuitton has even hired Mikhail Gorbachev as... More »

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Hillary Clinton • fashion • Louis Vuitton • Angela Merkel • Nicolas Sarkozy • Mikhail Gorbachev • Christian Dior • female politicians • Carla Bruni • fashion designer • fashion industry

Luxe Knockoffs Cost eBay $63M

French court favors Louis Vuitton; auction giant may boost anti- counterfeit measures

Jun 30, 08 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - A French court sided today with couturier Louis Vuitton in a suit against eBay, ruling the auctioneer must pay $63.1 million in damages for fake goods sold on its site—a ruling the Wall Street Journal says will force eBay to step up anti-counterfeiting protections. EBay says it will... More »

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Louis Vuitton • eBay • France • counterfeit • Christian Dior

 Yves Saint
 Laurent Dead
 at Age 71 

French designer shocked fashion world in 1960s and 70s

Jun 1, 08 6:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Twentieth-century fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent died today at his home in Paris, AFP reports. The reclusive designer, who was battling illness, said when he retired in 2002 that he had “always given the highest importance of all to respect for this craft, which is not exactly an art,... More »

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fashion • Algeria • Paris • Christian Dior • Yves Saint Laurent

Stone 'So Sorry' About Quake Karma Crack

Star apologizes for infuriating Chinese
after Dior cuts ads

May 29, 08 5:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sharon Stone has apologized for remarks suggesting bad "karma" for China's treatment of Tibet could have caused the Sichuan earthquake, AP reports. The apology came in a statement released through fashion company Christian Dior, which has dropped Stone from its Chinese ads. Stone's remarks caused widespread fury in China,... More »

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Christian Dior • earthquake • Sichuan province • China earthquake • Sharon Stone

 Dior Vogue Shoot
 Is Cats Pajamas
 for Hello Kitty 

Cartoon figure to model with Galliano

Apr 21, 08 2:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The newest icon to model the latest Dior designs is short, pudgy, and has stubby legs and facial hair. But that doesn't seem to bother Dior designer John Galliano, Reuters reports. The ubiquitous Japanese cartoon character Hello Kitty will be featured in the upcoming issue of Japanese Vogue—sporting new... More »

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fashion • Japan • Vogue • Christian Dior • Hello Kitty • John Galliano

 10 Most-Wanted 
 Luxury Brands 

Forbes runs down the luxury brands we most desire

Mar 25, 08 5:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates may actually buy the most designer goods, but when money is no object, we’ve all got expensive tastes. One research group asked 25,000 consumers to forget about price tags and name the luxury brand they covet most. Forbes runs down the... More »

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fashion • Prada • Gucci • Louis Vuitton • list • Ralph Lauren • Christian Dior • Giorgio Armani • luxury • Yves Saint Laurent • Chanel • Calvin Klein • fashion label • Versace

Fashionista Ferre Dies at 62

Italian was known as the "architect of fashion"

Jun 18, 07 5:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Italian designer Gianfranco Ferre died in Milan yesterday of a brain hemorrhage, at age 62. Ferre became the top designer for Parisian fashion powerhouse Christian Dior, an honor almost exclusively reserved for French designers, in 1989. He left Dior in 1996 to build his own lines, which became some of... More »

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fashion • design • obituary • Donatella Versace • Gianfranco Ferre • clothes • Christian Dior • Milan • fashion designer

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