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  René Gruau died in Rome in March 31, 2004, and his ashes are housed in the famedio (an honorific burial place) in the cemetery of Rimini next to the tomb of his fellow citizen Federico Fellini. He was a key player in the resurgence of French couture and one …

  One of the most intellectual actresses in the contemporary scene, British Tilda Swinton is one of the idols of international fashion   With her natural, yet sophisticated bearing, the concise originality of her makeup and hairstyle, her androgynous style. It’s not coincidence that a perfume was named after her, …

  Sometimes going to a shopping center can bring you good luck. Just like what happened to this young woman who, at fifteen, felt too tall, too clumsy and thin.  But to a model scout these were perfect features, and he convinced her to move from Philadelphia to New York. …

  René Gruau has lived for most of his life between Paris and Cannes, which he came to love during the last World War when he moved to the Riviera following the fashion industry, and which he chose as his residence around 1985; however, Paris was his city, the one …

  Even his signature, a G with a star, is easily recognizable for its synthetic style, set vertically in column-style, almost like the signatures of the Japanese artists which he drew inspiration from for his billboards. It is said that the logo came about casually, since the first design chosen …