LOULOU DE LA FALAISE PREPARES FOR SECOND ACT.(fashion designer opens boutique in Paris, France)

From: WWD | Date: July 2, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

PARIS -- Talk about unfortunate timing.

Piloting her solo fashion career after the retirement of couturier Yves Saint Laurent, Loulou de la Falaise opened her first signature boutique here in mid-February -- just in time for the Iraqi war, the outbreak of the killer pneumonia, SARS, widespread transportation strikes in Paris and one of the most difficult periods in recent memory for European retail.

No matter.

"We've been very lucky. It's done extremely well," the designer said over lunch, putting down her utensils to cross all her fingers for continued good ...

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