Month: May 2016
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Chanel brings glamor back to Cuba in catwalk extravaganza
By Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) – French fashion house Chanel brought glamor back to Communist-ruled Cuba on Tuesday in a runway show on one of Havana's main boulevards, featuring glittering gowns, tulle cocktail dresses and models in Panama hats smoking cigars. Chanel is the first major fashion house to hold a runway show in Cuba,…
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AI participated in designing this supermodel-worn dress at the Met Gala
Technology has officially infiltrated fashion, and last night’s star-studded Met Gala served as proof. The glamorous event, always known to set the fashion police’s tongues wagging, took on a very 21st-century theme on Monday, with guests offering their takes on this year’s theme — Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology. Thoroughly embracing this…
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Fashion glitterati descend on Cuba for Chanel runway show
By Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) – First came U.S. President Barack Obama and the Rolling Stones. Now global fashion's glitterati including supermodel Gisele Bundchen are descending upon Cuba for Chanel's runway show extravaganza later on Tuesday. Chanel will be the first major fashion house to send models down the catwalk in Cuba, highlighting warming relations…
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Fashion’s finest bring glamour, audacity and futuristic vibes to the Met Gala red carpet
Held the first Monday in May in New York, USA, the Met Gala is a high-glam event that draws a multitude of celebrities to its red carpet. The 2016 edition — held May 2 and chaired by fashion's queen bee, Anna Wintour — was themed “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology,” which…
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Celebrities and elite unleash tech-themed outfits at Met Gala
Celebrities and the elite unleashed tech-themed haute couture at the Met Gala on Monday night in New York, lighting up the Twittersphere much like a dress worn by Claire Danes. Danes caused an early flurry on social media wearing a Zac Posen dress, similar to Cinderella's ball gown, which was illuminated from underneath as she…
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Couture jewelry from Chanel, Dior and Balenciaga to go under the hammer in Paris
As part of its Haute Couture auction, Artcurial's new Hermès Vintage & Fashion Arts department will be selling two private collections in Paris on July 4. The sale will include a collection of haute couture jewelry — pieces created at the request of designers to accessorize their collections — and items from the catwalk collections…
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Kate Middleton appears on cover of Vogue’s 100th anniversary edition
The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, will appear on the cover of the 100th anniversary edition of the British version of fashion magazine Vogue, following in the path of her husband's late mother, Princess Diana. Late on Saturday Vogue revealed the cover of its June edition on its website, which goes on sale on Thursday,…
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Yves Saint Laurent launches a road trip-inspired summer makeup collection
Yves Saint Laurent Beauté is launching a new summer makeup collection inspired by a road trip in the desert. Having given its spring collection a boho-chic vibe with its Boho Stones, Yves Saint Laurent Beauté is moving on to the theme of adventure with its Savage Escape makeup line. With this in mind, Yves Saint…
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Nicole Kidman is Wearing Alexander McQueen on the Met Gala 2016 Red Carpet
The star was striking in a caped gown on Monday at the Costume Institute.