One of the perks of being in Paris is the opportunity to see the collections first-hand and meet fashion's most exciting design talent. Recently I had the good fortune to spend an afternoon in a cafe chatting with Haute Couture and prêt-à-porter designer Xuan-Thu Nguyen (pronounced Swan-Toe nuhWEN) about her work. Thu mixes an Old World approach to detail and workmanship with innovative techniques and the result is clothes and accessories that are both exquisitely crafted and fashion-forward.
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