Tag: Haute

Prague has more than 20 museums, housing such treasures as the works of Czech Art Nouveau master Mucha (at the Mucha Museum) and such curios as instruments of medieval torture (at the Museum of Torture) and such bygones (one hopes) as a secret police interrogation room (at the Museum of Communism). ...

Balenciaga mentored designers such as Oscar de la Renta, Andre Courreges, Emanuel Ungaro, and Givenchy. At one point in time, de la Renta worked as a fashion illustrator but it was Givenchy that was his shining star. Givenchy shaped his aesthetic with the help of Spanish couturier, Cris...