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Creative Director Yiqing Yin announces departure from Poiret

Chinese-born fashion designer Yiqing Yin is leaving French fashion house Poiret just two seasons after the label’s relaunch under retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group. Yin was the first creative to lead the brand following a 80-year hiatus since the death of its founder, Paul Poiret. “The house of Poiret, the Shinsegae Group and the CEO Mrs. Anne...

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The fashion heavyweight behind Poiret

The revival of Poiret may be one of the most closely watched shows this Paris Fashion Week. Not only because a heritage French label will be resuscitated by fashion business angel Anne Chapelle but also as it bears the name of the most influential designer of the early 20th century. Paul Poiret introduced numerous rituals that the fashion...