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For its second show in Paris, London-based Ralph & Russo took a cue from interiors photographer Massimo Listri — especially the details and light in his images. Most pieces in this collection shimmered with crystal and pearl embellishments, decorating, for instance, a blue-gray sable dress and an off-white number in wool crepe. This opulent line also included jumpsuits and ballgowns chockablock with dramatic ruffles, trailing trains and sweeping capes — all in lush colors such as dark purple, midnight blue and crimson.
Some less voluminous looks included a gown in magenta and black organza with Perspex flowers and velvet details, and a black silk dress with tulip sleeves.
The label late last month said it has a new minority investor: John Caudwell, the British businessman and philanthropist who made his fortune with mobile phones. At the time Ralph & Russo, whose creative director is Tamara Ralph and president and chief executive officer is Michael Russo, said the investment would fuel its diversification and expansion.
![Bye-bye runs. @Sheertex “unbreakable” tights are made of the same polymers used in bulletproof vests and climbing equipment. Katherine Homuth, whose background is in technology, founded Sheertex because of a hole she found in the market: rip-proof stocking. “How do we have self-driving cars, or space travel, but there’s not a pair of pantyhose that can make it more than one or two wears?” said Homuth, who acts as chief executive officer of the company. “It just didn’t make sense to me how something so seemingly simple was not solved.” “They’re literally unbreakable in human hands,” continued Homuth, who founded Sheertex in early 2017. In fact, every order of the pantyhose comes with a break-proof test kit. “So customers can kind of go crazy experiencing the strength [of the material] and testing its limits before they wear their pair,” Homuth told WWD. Tap the link in bio for more. Report: @kellieautumn](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/p640x640/122876209_3196061050504688_981475697323006206_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=108&_nc_ohc=14UiSqng6OYAX9X9Pnh&_nc_tp=25&oh=6e9f1665407dc4b9268f54637a83e1cd&oe=5FC60144)
