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Slimmed down NY fashion week kicks off in Trump shadow

Feb 9, 2017

NEW YORK (AFP) -- New York Fashion Week will offer slimmer pickings than usual when it kicks off Thursday as big names decamp to Paris or Los Angeles and fashionistas search for renewed meaning in th...
Dior designer debuts Paris couture

Jan 25, 2017

PARIS (AP) -- A labyrinth and a scented secret garden led to Christian Dior’s enchanted collection Monday -- the hugely anticipated couture debut from new designer Maria Grazia Chiuri. The collectio...
Dior blasts sweatshirt culture in rave Paris show

Jan 22, 2017

PARIS (AFP) -- Dior struck a blow for the boys and for traditional tailoring Saturday with an all-male show after a week when women turned up on the majority of Paris menswear catwalks. With so-call...
Classical fuses with punk to kick off Paris menswear shows

Jan 19, 2017

PARIS (AP) -- Subzero temperatures were an apt backdrop for fashionistas who arrived in Paris for the first day of warmly-wrapped fall-winter 2017 menswear fashion shows. The travelling press bid “c...
Dolce&Gabbana courts millennials, Plein launches activewear

Jan 16, 2017

MILAN (AP) -- If turmoil brings innovation and renovation, Italian menswear is in for a creative burst. Fashion houses are continuing their reboot of Milan Fashion Week menswear offerings, with nota...
Prada goes in search of the naive, Missoni bursts with color

Jan 16, 2017

MILAN (AP) -- This is the season of renewal, with new faces at some of Milan’s top fashion brands. New creative directors made their debuts Sunday during the second day of Milan Fashion Week at Salv...
Michelle Obama’s fashion influence rivaled Jackie Kennedy’s

Dec 25, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) - The morning after Michelle Obama’s big speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2012, in which she argued passionately for a second term for her husband, designer Tracy Reese’s...
New exhibition explores legacy of black fashion designers

Dec 11, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) -- As a girl, Tracy Reese thought she might be an architect. Then she caught the fashion bug. She knew, of course, that designers who are black like her existed. She used to snap up Wi...
Carolina Herrera says it's an honor to dress Melania Trump

Dec 8, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) - While a few designers have made news saying they would not dress the future first lady, Carolina Herrera said she'd be honored if Melania Trump wore one of her outfits. The famed des...
Seoul Fashion Week closes with all eyes on budding local designers

Oct 26, 2016

From the latest floral design trends for next year’s spring fashion to the daringly dark “Suicide Squad” inspired collection, HERA Seoul Fashion Week unveiled the latest collections from some of the ...
'Fashion KODE 2017 S/S' launches to promote Korean fashion brands

Oct 17, 2016

South Korea will open a fashion-culture fair this week to help local brands make inroads into overseas markets, the government said Monday. Hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and ...
Seoul Fashion Week to kick off this month

Oct 5, 2016

K-fashion perceived as youthful by global fashion world, says executive director Jung Ku-ho
Lauren Hutton revisits 'American Gigolo' for Bottega Veneta

Sept 25, 2016

MILAN (AP) -- Milan designers are keeping it clean for next season. Many collections have a girl-next-door gleam, with an underpinning of sexy. The silhouettes are fresh and there is simplicity to t...
Gigi Hadid fends off manhandler between runway turns

Sept 23, 2016

MILAN (AP) -- This was already Gigi Hadid’s season. She drew crowds outside the Max Mara shop on opening day of Milan Fashion Week, and indulged fans with selfies. Then she opened and closed the ...
London Fashion Week hits climax with Burberry, Erdem

Sept 20, 2016

LONDON (AP) -- Luxury British fashion house Burberry unveiled its highly anticipated display at London Fashion Week on Monday, an opulent affair featuring frilly blouses, velvet blazers and silky paj...