World-famous designers have sold over 20 Christmas trees for a total of 41,500 euros to be donated to The Global Fund headed by France’s First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarcozy.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir DobrovolskyWorld-famous designers have sold over 20 Christmas trees for a total of 41,500 euros to be donated to The Global Fund headed by France’s First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarcozy. The Christmas tree by Louis Vuitton fetched the highest price, 6,500 euros
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© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Dobrovolsky
World-famous designers have sold over 20 Christmas trees for a total of 41,500 euros to be donated to The Global Fund headed by France’s First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarcozy. The Christmas tree by Louis Vuitton fetched the highest price, 6,500 euros
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir DobrovolskyHowever, the new owners did not take their purchases home: the designer Christmas trees will remain on show at the Palais de Chaillot on Place du Trocadéro (Trocadero Square), Paris, until December 14. A viewer may lose sight of designer Christmas creations among the exhibits of the Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoin, an architecture museum in the Palais de Chaillot
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© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Dobrovolsky
However, the new owners did not take their purchases home: the designer Christmas trees will remain on show at the Palais de Chaillot on Place du Trocadéro (Trocadero Square), Paris, until December 14. A viewer may lose sight of designer Christmas creations among the exhibits of the Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoin, an architecture museum in the Palais de Chaillot
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir DobrovolskyBoth Stella McCartney and her clients saved money: McCartney made a Christmas tree out of cardboard, which was sold for 1,300 euros and came eleventh at the auction
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© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Dobrovolsky
Both Stella McCartney and her clients saved money: McCartney made a Christmas tree out of cardboard, which was sold for 1,300 euros and came eleventh at the auction
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir DobrovolskyJean-Charles de Castelbajac created a Christmas banner instead of a tree, and Thierry Mugler made a dress out of habit. However, it was Mugler’s work that mostly raised visitors’ interest: future designers came to make copies of his creation
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Jean-Charles de Castelbajac created a Christmas banner instead of a tree, and Thierry Mugler made a dress out of habit. However, it was Mugler’s work that mostly raised visitors’ interest: future designers came to make copies of his creation
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir DobrovolskyCastelbajac made another Christmas tree using logs
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© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Dobrovolsky
Castelbajac made another Christmas tree using logs
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir DobrovolskyPaco Rabanne put his fir tree in a dress similar to the one worn by actress Fancoise Hardy forty years ago
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Paco Rabanne put his fir tree in a dress similar to the one worn by actress Fancoise Hardy forty years ago
© RIA Novosti . Владимир ДобровольскийSonia Rykiel sent her Christmas tree on a long voyage
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© RIA Novosti . Владимир Добровольский
Sonia Rykiel sent her Christmas tree on a long voyage
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir DobrovolskyJean-Paul Gaultier was the only designer to preserve the connection with the traditional Christmas tree
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© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Dobrovolsky
Jean-Paul Gaultier was the only designer to preserve the connection with the traditional Christmas tree
© Vladimir DobrovolskyOra Ito turned the Christmas symbol into a chemistry lab
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© Vladimir Dobrovolsky
Ora Ito turned the Christmas symbol into a chemistry lab
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir DobrovolskyHermes fashion house, unlike its colleagues, put up a tent for presents under the fir tree
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© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Dobrovolsky
Hermes fashion house, unlike its colleagues, put up a tent for presents under the fir tree
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir DobrovolskyFrench actress Mireille Darc presented her Christmas tree as a glass heart with her autograph
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© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Dobrovolsky
French actress Mireille Darc presented her Christmas tree as a glass heart with her autograph
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir DobrovolskyIn contrast, another Christmas creation is barely visible
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© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Dobrovolsky
In contrast, another Christmas creation is barely visible