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Oct 03 2008 10:55am EDT

Morning Hemlines: Valentino, Celine, Rykiel, Paris, Uniqulo, YSL

Alessandra Facchinetti is leaving her post as creative director at Valentino after just a year, and being replaced by Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli. (WWD)

Ivana Omazic's final collection for Celine was "a mishmash of forms and colors." (WSJ)

Designers' tributes to Sonia Rykiel came down the runway at the end of her Paris show, a surprise from her daughter to celebrate Rykiel's four decades in fashion. (IHT)

The Paris shows demonstrate that there are few touchstones of traditional French style left. (Washington Post)

Uniqulo's sales in Japan were up more than 20 percent in September. (WWD)

Stefano Pilati's spring collection for Yves Saint Laurent didn't evoke the same degree of awe as his last, but there were things to love. (NY Times)


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