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Coming Soon: The Glamorous Fashion Brands You've Never Heard Of

Mainbocher by Horst P. Horst | Source: Forbes
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  • Emma Clark

"Ever heard of Au Départ? How about Belber or Herbert Levine? You will soon. Believe it or not, they’re all quite old. And primed for a renaissance under the gentle wake-up call of French entrepreneur Arnaud de Lummen. He calls them his sleeping beauties."

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