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Paris, France
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Fashion is not a dignified business. It is messy, constantly changing and prone to disposability — of ideas, trends and especially people.
So it was heartening to see a fashion house celebrate, with pitch-perfect dignity, the departure of one of its longtime designers at Paris Men’s Fashion Week on Saturday night. Véronique Nichanian, who for almost four decades oversaw men’s clothing at Hermès, marked her final outing with a show that provided a rare moment of elegance in a tumultuous fashion business, and a collection that underscored how this ultra…