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Newcomers take centre stage at Paris Fashion Week

A crop of younger designers will make their debut on Tuesday at Paris Fashion Week, in what will be the fashion world's grand finale, after major events in New York, London and Milan, to showcase the Spring-Summer 2012 ready-to-wear collections.

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There will be 92 shows, but the speculation and gossip about top jobs is creating as much buzz as the outfits.

At Friday's Christian Dior show, many are expecting an announcement about who will succeed John Galliano at French couture house Christian Dior.

The British designer was sacked in disgrace on the eve of the March ready-to-wear shows after using anti-Semitic insults in a bar in Paris, an outburst which led to a court conviction in September.

New York designer Marc Jacobs is tipped to move from Louis Vuitton for the job, but negotiations over salary are still ongoing.

Dior's Spring-Summer collection for Friday has been signed by Bill Gaytten, Galliano's number two, who has overseen the house's collections since March.

US rapper Kanye West is expected to make his pret-à-porter debut in Paris - he has reportedly recruited London fashon students to work on his collection.

And there's a new face at Balmain, where chief designer Olivier Rousteing, the 25 year old who took over in April, will unveil his first womenswear line for the French label.

At Kenzo, Humberto Leon and Carol Lim make their debut after replacing Antonio Marras who was at the helm for eight years.   

Two Chinese designers, 29-year-old Dawei Sun and 32-year-old Ling Liu reveal their first collection at Cacherel, while at Issey Miyake, Yoshiyuki Miyamae presents his first line as chief designer for womenswear.

 

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