Catwalks are great for picking up the mood and aesthetic of a collection, and seeing how the clothes look and move in the real world (well, as real as a series of tall, thin, beautiful models can make it). But the re-sees – where the collections are placed in a showroom for closer examination by buyers and press – often offer a new perspective on the show, which flies by in a 10-minute rush. At the Hermès and Dior re-sees, the accessories got a proper look-in, and the details of tailoring, trimming and the silkiness and lightness of the leathers and silks were all made clearer than is possible on a catwalk.
It’s also an opportunity to see new lines, such as Louis Vuitton’s Lockit jewellery line – tiny gold padlocks and keys on necklaces, bracelets and rings, inspired by the thousands of “love locks” attached by courting couples to the railings of Paris’s Pont des Arts and other bridges.
Vanessa Tugendhaft, too, used the opportunity to launch a perfume line in which each bottle includes a tiny diamond, ready, once the perfume is finished, to be sent back to the shop, restrung and returned to the purchaser as a bracelet. If, in other words, the catwalks are all about the grand impression, the re-sees and appointments represent detail. And when you’re shopping, it’s the detail that counts.
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More from Paris Fashion Week
Day one: moody romanticism from Van Noten and Rochas
Day two: Arora, Copping, Lanvin – a season to be contrary
Day three: grown-up glamour at Dior, Anne-Valérie Hash, Roland Mouret – and rainbows at Issey Miyake
In pictures: Backstage at Viktor & Rolf
Day four-five: Power play at Jean Paul Gaultier, Loewe and Andrew Gn
Day six: graphic Hermès, glamorous Giambattista Valli and the black and blues at Saint Laurent
Day seven: clean energy charms for Chanel
Final day: Elie Saab and Louis Vuitton shine as the curtain falls like the rain in Paris
The National’s fashion correspondent Gemma Champ will be writing every day from Paris Fashion Week. She has previously blogged from London Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week.
Who's who in Yemen conflict
Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government
Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council
Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south
Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory
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He became the first Emirati to climb Mount Everest in 2011, from the south section in Nepal
He ascended Mount Everest the next year from the more treacherous north Tibetan side
By 2015, he had completed the Explorers Grand Slam
Last year, he conquered K2, the world’s second-highest mountain located on the Pakistan-Chinese border
He carries dried camel meat, dried dates and a wheat mixture for the final summit push
His new goal is to climb 14 peaks that are more than 8,000 metres above sea level
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Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier
ICC Academy, November 22-28
UAE fixtures
Nov 22, v Malaysia
Nov 23, v Hong Kong
Nov 25, v Bhutan
Nov 26, v Kuwait
Nov 28, v Nepal
ICC T20I rankings
14. Nepal
17. UAE
25. Hong Kong
34. Kuwait
35. Malaysia
44. Bhutan
UAE squad
Chaya Mughal (captain), Natasha Cherriath, Samaira Dharnidharka, Kavisha Egodage, Mahika Gaur, Priyanjali Jain, Suraksha Kotte, Vaishnave Mahesh, Judit Peter, Esha Rohit, Theertha Satish, Chamani Seneviratne, Khushi Sharma, Subha Venkataraman
US households add $601bn of debt in 2019
American households borrowed another $601 billion (Dh2.2bn) in 2019, the largest yearly gain since 2007, just before the global financial crisis, according to February data from the New York Federal Reserve Bank.
Fuelled by rising mortgage debt as homebuyers continued to take advantage of low interest rates, the increase last year brought total household debt to a record high, surpassing the previous peak reached in 2008 just before the market crash, according to the report.
Following the 22nd straight quarter of growth, American household debt swelled to $14.15 trillion by the end of 2019, the New York Fed said in its quarterly report.
In the final three months of the year, new home loans jumped to their highest volume since the fourth quarter of 2005, while credit cards and auto loans also added to the increase.
The bad debt load is taking its toll on some households, and the New York Fed warned that more and more credit card borrowers — particularly young people — were falling behind on their payments.
"Younger borrowers, who are disproportionately likely to have credit cards and student loans as their primary form of debt, struggle more than others with on-time repayment," New York Fed researchers said.
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Favourite Quote: Prophet Mohammad's quotes There is reward for kindness to every living thing and A good man treats women with honour
Favourite Hobby: Serving poor people
Favourite Book: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Favourite food: Fish and vegetables
Favourite place to visit: London
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Price, base / as tested Dh57,000
Engine 1,170cc air/oil-cooled flat twin four-stroke engine
Transmission Six-speed gearbox
Power 110hp) @ 7,750rpm
Torque 116Nm @ 6,000rpm
Fuel economy, combined 5.3L / 100km
