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| | Nicole Farhi - London Fashion Designer - Nicole Farhi |
 | | Backed by U.K. leviathan French Connection, Farhi’s runway collections often invoke retro themes: Menswear, which she shows in Milan, recently boasted 1920’s ice-skating, curling and skiing motifs, while the women’s collection, shown in London, created a poetic, Russian-royalty vibe with lush velvets, cashmeres and alpacas in rich hues of garnet, midnight and vintage green. |
 | | Combining the old with the new, the comfortable with the tailored, Farhi’s home goods mirror her clothing’s penchant for raw fabrics, natural hues and unstructured shapes, with a few one-off antiques culled from her world travels thrown in the mix. |
 | | Now married to British playwright David Hare, Farhi is a celebrity in her own right, and an entrepreneur who has expanded her desire for comfortable, casual clothes into a lifestyle brand celebrating fashion, food and home furnishings. |
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