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MANILA — The bride may have worn white — courtesy of Olivier Theyskens, no less — but everything else about the wedding of designer Kifu Augousti to artist Patrick Coard at a bucolic equestrian farm outside of Manila was anything but traditional.
Born in London, raised in Paris and now living in the Philippines, where she manufactures her line Kifu Paris, Augousti is the daughter of furniture designers Yiouri and Ria Augousti of R&Y Augousti. True to her unconventional upbringing, she did not walk down the aisle; rather, she rode sidesaddle on a horse along a tree-lined alley, wearing the first of three outfits that Theyskens designed for the evening — a lingerie-inspired gown with a satin corset bodice and a skirt featuring patchwork fabric and beading, with a long train.
Kifu Augousti in her Olivier Theyskens-designed wedding dress. Photo by Nice Print.
“My dress was actually based on a couture piece Olivier had made some years back that I loved,” Kifu Augousti said. Known for his approach to patchwork, as well as his fabric collection, “he created this amazing dress with fabric he had collected in the ’90s though they could have been from the 1800s — and it became this piece full of historyFollow WWD on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.
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Diane von Furstenberg said Thursday that Nathan Jenden has been named chief design officer and vice president, creative. He returns to the brand where he worked for 10 years until 2011. In his role, he will oversee all design for the brand.
Jenden takes over duties formerly handled by Jonathan Saunders, who resigned his post as chief creative officer last month.
“It is with joy and pride that I look forward to welcoming Nathan back at DVF. Nathan is an extremely talented and technically skillful designer who also has a great gift at surrounding himself with young, emerging talent. He totally embraces the DVF woman and the brand enjoyed its greatest commercial success during his tenure,” von Furstenberg said.
“The fundamental essence of DVF that Diane created is an identity that has empowered women everywhere, delivering accessible style, confidence, independence and a sense of self-worth. Diane delivers that message not only through fashion, but in her approach to life, her love of art, culture, diversity and philanthropy,” said Jenden.
“I see DVF as being more relevant today than it ever was in its message of self-empowerment while being dynamic and modern. I want to give the DVF girl what she wantsFollow WWD on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.
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Today, Mar-a-Lago is strongly associated with former President Donald Trump, but the club boasts an intriguing history as both an estate and a national historic landmark.
The Palm Beach, Fla., property wasn’t always a members-only club or used for official matters. It was first a large mansion built by Marjorie Merriweather Post, heiress to what was previously known as Post Cereals (now named General Foods Corp.) to live in as a home.
After Post’s death in 1973, she willed the property to the National Park Service in the hopes it be used for state visits or as an official residence for presidents of the U.S. However, the cost of upkeep was more than what Post had initially provided, causing it to eventually be returned to the Post Foundation in 1981.
Marjorie Merriweather Post at a birthday reception honoring Queen Elizabeth II at the British Embassy.
In 1985, Donald Trump purchased the 17-acre Florida property for around $8 million, though some sources put the combined total cost to reportedly be around $10 million.
When he was president from 2017 to 2021, Trump used the estate as his “Winter White House,” and it was used as a vacation home during the winter months.
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