<p>In the heart of Paris, a boutique hotel is filling up with swathes of sumptuous fabric, flashing needles, and bespoke buttons. This is the Designers' Apartment, a showroom created by the French Couture Federation to promote up-and-coming designers. Before meeting the public, that’s to say their consumers, young labels need to prove themselves to a select crowd of journalists and global fashion buyers.</p><br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en
