Miss USA crowned despite boycott over Trump controversy
Washington (AFP) – With flashes of flesh and impressive resumes, Miss USA was crowned Sunday, after the pageant was shunned by major networks following controversial comments on Mexican immigrants by...
View ArticleHermes to probe, punish ‘cruelty’ to crocs used for handbags
Hermes said Wednesday it was probing claims of cruelty at crocodile and alligator farms that supply the French fashion house with skins for its luxury handbags and accessories. British singer Jane...
View Article18-Year-Old Plus-Size Model Redefines Fitness and Beauty
Why she doesn’t sweat the term “plus size.” by Carly Steyer (HuffPost) Eighteen-year-old Erica Jean Schenk took the modeling and fitness worlds by storm when she was pictured on the August cover of...
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Rosy, airy and shiny — three takeaways from Sao Paulo Fashion Week
Where Sao Paulo Fashion Week goes, much of Latin America follows, and this year the message from the catwalks is to look rosy and airy — while throwing in a metallic glint. Although a younger sister...
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Fashion giants race to dress India’s sari-shunning youth
Rifling through sweaters in India’s first Gap store in a glitzy New Delhi mall, 21-year-old Ridhi Goel says her grandmother doesn’t mind how she dresses, as long as it’s not too revealing. “She’s...
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Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show celebrates 20 years of babes, bras and bling
NEW YORK, Nov 5 — The sexiest women on the planet will be in New York on November 10 to show us the new Victoria’s Secret collection, and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the famous brand’s...
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Asian appetite for luxury boosts global art and jewel auctions
They are not in the room rubbing shoulders with traditional wealthy buyers, instead choosing to remain in the shadows, making their multi-million bids by telephone. Asian millionaires and...
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Clothes smarter than you are: welcome to the future
Wish there was a gadget able to transform your boring office uniform into a party outfit, or even a device that guides you straight to new friends? Then call Marcelo Coelho. A researcher with Fluid...
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Miss Universe crowns wrong beauty queen in live TV gaffe
Las Vegas (AFP) – Colombia’s president shared his dismay Monday after his country’s beauty queen was wrongly named Miss Universe in a dramatic mix-up watched live by millions, before the glittering...
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Sri Lankan seeks $300 mn for rare blue star sapphire
A Sri Lankan gem trader who owns the world’s largest blue star sapphire has decided to sell the dazzling stone, with a dizzying asking price of $300 million. The rare, egg-shaped stone weighs...
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D&G unveils discreet designs for Muslim women
Dolce and Gabbana, designers best known for womenswear inspired by the sultry sensualism of southern Italy, are attacking the booming middle Eastern market for high fashion with a collection of...
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Trousers go baggy as Paris men’s fashion gets supersized
Paris (AFP) – The world is about to go all baggy. As stock markets tumble and economists talk of more tightening of belts, fashion has gone supersized, with Paris catwalks overflowing Wednesday with...
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Big is best as Paris fashion goes XL
Big flappy greatcoats, baggy trousers and voodoo charms… that is what fashionable men will be wearing next autumn and winter if the Paris catwalks are anything to go by. As men’s fashion week wound...
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Chanel swaps bling for eco-inspired haute couture
PARIS – Languid models strutting along a grass-covered catwalk in Paris on Tuesday showed off Chanel’s ecologically-inspired haute couture collection that avoided most of the red carpet flash....
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Thaipoosam celebration at Sri Meenakshi Temple
Devotees place the Pal Kudams on their heads and Kaavadis on their shoulders getting ready for the procession. by Haripriya Sundar What an auspicious day January 24th was! More than 700 devotees came...
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‘Manolos’ for the people? Luxury shoe designer opens up
London (AFP) – Could “Manolos” come to the high street? The legendary shoe designer Manolo Blahnik told AFP he could work with retailers such as H&M and Topshop — but only if they give him the...
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Vera Wang brings Modigliani, Giacometti to NY runway
The Vera Wang Fall 2016 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) New York (AFP) – Designer to the stars Vera Wang shored up her artistic...
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Flirty glamour at Michael Kors, curves at Hugo Boss
Michael Kors offered up a flirty collection full of feathers, metallic accents and sharp tailoring as Jason Wu unveiled a Hugo Boss collection emphasizing the curvaceous, feminine form. The...
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Bibhu Wows New York with Nod to Imperial China
NEW YORK (AFP) – Indian-born designer Bibhu Mohapatra, who has dressed Michelle Obama and Gwyneth Paltrow, unveiled a stunning fall/winter collection in New York inspired by one of the most...
View ArticleParis fashion bows before ‘geriatric starlet’ Iris Apfel, 94
Paris (AFP) – Move over models of the moment Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner. The real star of Paris fashion week is a wise-cracking 94-year-old New Yorker. “Someone once told me, ‘You are not pretty,...
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