Crystal Palace Shop<\/a><\/p>\n\nBut a statement given to the fashion houses taking part said “simple
\nlogistical measures” must be implemented “to reassure those attending the
\nshows and those participating in them.” They included heightened checks on
\nthose holding invitations for the shows and bag inspections. Thousands of
\npolice and soldiers have been deployed across Paris to reinforce security
\nin the wake of the attacks in the city. <\/p>\n
Paris on high alert<\/h2>\n
\nFrench authorities and counterparts in Belgium and Germany have in the past
\nfew days arrested dozens of Islamist suspects. There are concerns that some
\nof the thousands of radicalised young
\nEuropeans believed to have gone to Iraq, Syria and Yemen to fight alongside
\nthe Islamic State group or Al-Qaeda linked groups could return to their
\nhome countries to launch attacks. <\/p>\n
\nThose fears were renewed by a gunbattle between police and well-armed
\nsuspected jihadists in Belgium on Friday that left two of the suspects dead
\nand a third wounded. Britain was considering extra measures to give its
\npolice better protection. The Paris fashion shows are seen as a high point
\nof the European catwalk calendars, following shows in London and Milan. <\/p>\n
\nThe event usually attracts high-profile show business names. Last year
\nactresses Liv Tyler and Marion Cotillard put in appearances, while reality
\nstar Kim Kardashian and her husband Kanye West stole a lot of attention.
\nThe shows start on Wednesday with five days of menswear collections
\nunveiled by the likes of Valentino, Louis Vuitton, Kenzo and Hermes. <\/p>\n
\nThen on January 26, events kick into top gear with four more days of Haute
\nCouture fashion including the latest from top brands Chanel, Jean Paul
\nGaultier and Christian Dior. Gaultier and his staff put a picture online of
\nthem holding up the “Je Suis Charlie” (“I Am Charlie”) sign expressing
\nsolidarity and defiance after the January 7 attack on the satirical French
\nweekly that killed 12 people. <\/p>\n
\nThe flamboyant French designer’s latest show will be his first since he
\nbowed out of ready-to-wear fashion last September in order to concentrate
\non couture. Fashion industry journal Women’s Wear Daily, meanwhile, quoted
\nChanel stylist Karl Lagerfeld saying that French authorities will have to
\ncope with people viewing Paris as a more dangerous place. “I think it’s
\nvery bad for the image of Paris,” Lagerfeld told the site. (Marc
\nBurleigh, AFP) <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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