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Article: RUNWAY RUMBLE: OSCAR VS. NICOLAS.(Oscar de la Renta and Nicolas Ghesquiere plan shows)(Brief Article)
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- WWD
- Article date:
- February 12, 2002
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NEW YORK -- So much for the welcome mat. Oscar de la Renta is accusing Nicolas Ghesquiere and the camp at Balenciaga of mannequin theft. The charges? De la Renta says that Balenciaga has demanded an unusually early call for his models on Wednesday -- so early that they were told they'd have to skip the senior designer's show if they wanted to walk for Ghesquiere, the hottest ticket in town. De la Renta is showing at 1 p.m. and Balenciaga is at 3:30 p.m., leaving a 90-minute window if all goes on time, so what's all the fuss?
"I spoke to Nicolas personally, and apparently, he's only showing 27 or 28 looks," de la Renta said. "But he wants them there early ...