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She began sewing again and creating clothes for her friends. Soon it turned into more, eventually leading to the launch of Twisted Denim Couture, a line of bespoke denim clothing for the whole family.

Behind every haute couture dress or suit lies thousands of hours of care, craft and construction. Season after season across Paris, legions of ateliers spend countless hours moulding individual ...

First steps on a couture runway are daunting for any young ... of experimenting with the capabilities of Valentino's in-house sewing experts go to her head?) The result was too heavy when cut ...

The thrill of attending haute couture week doesn’t lessen with time ... using strings and a red machine that looks a lot like a sewing machine. Finally, the pieces go to the setter, who encases ...