http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/Chanel/default.aspxTags: ChanelenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.2)http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/07/10/why-is-haute-couture-toning-down.aspxFri, 10 Jul 2009 13:15:00 GMTb38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:6117Samantha Henig0http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/6117.aspxhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=6117A post from Double X writer Erika Kawalek: The Paris haute couture shows have come to a close. The reviews are in and there’s discussion going on about how luxury is being “toned down” for these “hard times,” how "fancy" is being "snubbed." In the case...(<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/07/10/why-is-haute-couture-toning-down.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6117" width="1" height="1">bernie madoffparis fashionJohn Gallianoperfumehaute coutureChanelChristian Lacroix