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Serena Williams pens female-power poem for fashion show

Sept 13, 2016

“She turns her disappointment into triumph. Her grief into joy. Her rejections into approvals. If no one believes in her it does not matter. She believes in herself. Nothing stops her. No one can tou...
Alexander Wang partners Adidas for new unisex collection

Sept 11, 2016

Designer Alexander Wang is, by his own description, a total sneakerhead. He once even designed a whole clothing collection around them, with dresses, tops and handbags emulating his favorite sneaks, ...
[Eye Interview] ‘I always did my own thing’

Sept 9, 2016

Pioneering fashion designer Troa Cho who ran successful businesses in Seoul and New York credits talent and hard work for her achievements
Kanye West unveils body suits in NY presidential park

Sept 8, 2016

NEW YORK (AFP) - Kanye West showed the loftiness of his ambition Wednesday by commandeering the same presidential park Hillary Clinton used for kick-starting her White House run to unveil his latest ...
'Concept Korea' to be held in New York to promote Korean fashion

Sept 6, 2016

A government-run Korean fashion event will be held in New York on Thursday, as part of efforts to promote Korean culture, its organizers said Monday in a press briefing. Starting in 2010, "Concept K...
100 years of Korean fashion at a glance

Sept 1, 2016

Exhibition features work by 60 designers showing transition since 1910s
A blowout that lasts three months? Hello to semipermanent waves

Aug 4, 2016

Fierce blowouts -- straightened hair that has been hot-curled into gentle waves -- are the reason women hightail it to the salon once, sometimes twice, a week, and especially before special occasions...
Calvin Klein snaps up ex-Dior designer Simons

Aug 4, 2016

NEW YORK (AFP) -- U.S. fashion house Calvin Klein on Tuesday announced the appointment of former Christian Dior designer Raf Simons as its new chief creative officer, with his debut collections set f...
Paris couture reaches creative climax in Valentino, Saab

Jul 7, 2016

PARIS (AP) - Paris couture week reached a creative climax Wednesday with strong showings from Maison Margiela, Valentino and Elie Saab. Here are some of the highlights of the last of the fall-winter...
Fashion rebels Vetements stitch up haute couture

Jul 4, 2016

PARIS (AFP) -- Rebel brand Vetements sent fashion into a spin Sunday with an haute couture show that broke all the rules, appropriating clothes and shoes from 17 other brands and recutting them in it...
Iconic clubs feted in celebrity-filled Paris menswear shows

Jun 26, 2016

PARIS (AP) -- Actor Robert Pattinson took center stage at Dior Homme's menswear show in Paris that celebrated the styles of Britain’s iconic retro club, The Haeuroienda -- against a theatrical fairgr...
Top trends from Milan menswear shows

Jun 23, 2016

MILAN (AFP) - The future of exclusively menswear catwalk shows is in doubt, but the cult of the “see and be seen party” is alive and well. Highlights from the Milan menswear Spring-Summer 2017 fashi...
Japan's Uniqlo targets global stature with fashion identity

Jun 16, 2016

TOKYO (AP) -- Japanese clothing chain Uniqlo has leveraged its prowess in mass production to build a fashion empire filled with shelves upon shelves of affordable, good quality items like down jacket...
Public School declares in off-calendar show: We need leaders

Jun 9, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) -- We need leaders. Beware false gods. Wear cool clothes. The design duo Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow opted out of the New York Fashion Week frenzy to present their latest ready-to-...
Beyonce steals show as surprise honoree at fashion awards

Jun 7, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) -- In a surprise appearance, Beyonce delighted a glittery fashion crowd Monday evening, showing up unannounced to accept the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s Fashion Icon award...