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Designer with unique vision of fashion and biz

Feb 24, 2017

Im Seon-oc’s ‘zero waste’ concept is timely in the reality of today’s fashion industry
Gucci presents otherworldly collection in Milan

Feb 23, 2017

MILAN -- Milan fashion designers launched six days of fall-winter fashion previews Wednesday, as the long-accepted runway format undergoes challenges like never before. Brands like Gucci and Bottega...
Burberry draws on sculptor Henry Moore in fashion highlight

Feb 21, 2017

All eyes were on Burberry and creative director Christopher Bailey Monday night as London Fashion Week reached its starry climax. Bailey didn’t disappoint, drawing on the sculptor Henry Moore for in...
Kanye West puts hijab-wearing model on catwalk

Feb 17, 2017

NEW YORK (AFP) -- Rap superstar turned designer Kanye West broke boundaries by putting a hijab-wearing Somali-American model on the New York catwalk Wednesday, unveiling a new, more adult Yeezy Seaso...
Marc Jacobs rewrites runway rules with hip-hop finale

Feb 17, 2017

A model walks the runway for the Marc Jacobs collection during New York Fashion Week on Thursday in New York City. (AFP-Yonhap) Marc Jacobs offered a hip-hop grand finale to New York fashion week Th...
Proenza Schouler bids New York goodbye

Feb 14, 2017

Carolina Herrera called it her “white shirt” moment, a celebration of her favorite garment. And the Proenza Schouler label said adieu to New York Fashion Week for now, as it prepares to show in Paris...
Calvin Klein show delivers political message at Fashion Week

Feb 12, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) -- Crunchy snow and ice greeted designers, models and fans at New York Fashion Week on Friday, a day after a snowstorm pummeled the city. What visitors got was a high-profile debut and ...
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...