Month: September 2016
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India’s prize-winning designer steadies for world stage
“I never thought of myself as a top designer, more of a glorified tailor,” Dhir told AFP at his small, busy design studio in the backblocks of New Delhi. Dhir is now in a race against time to deliver his award-winning collection to prominent department stores in New York, Paris, Tokyo, Seoul and Sydney from…
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Out with hunks: fashion breaks codes for male models
Muscular, classically chiseled male models are a dying breed as men are ever more chosen for thinness, even androgyny, in a fashion world playing with the notion of gender. It only takes looking back a decade to male fashion shows — at Versace, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton or Gucci — to see the change on the…
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Out with hunks: fashion breaks codes for male models
Muscular, classically chiseled male models are a dying breed as men are ever more chosen for thinness, even androgyny, in a fashion world playing with the notion of gender. It only takes looking back a decade to male fashion shows — at Versace, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton or Gucci — to see the change on the…
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Armani revels in new freedom with catwalk charm offensive
Giorgio Armani took centre stage at the Milan fashion shows on Friday with the veteran designer unveiling a flirty, exotic look for Spring-Summer 2017.
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Plus-size fashion show scores big in Japan
By Kwiyeon Ha TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese pop girl group Pottya, who describe themselves as “chubby”, performed their hits while eleven plus size amateur models strutted along the catwalk at a new men's fashion show in Tokyo aimed at breaking down obesity taboos. The Tokyo Pochari (plump) Collection, jointly organized by a plus-size clothing brand…
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Philipp Plein to move shows to New York
He is one of Europe's best-known fashion designers, but Philipp Plein has announced he is moving his fashion shows to New York.
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Feathers and nostalgia add glam to Prada spring collection
By Giulia Segreti MILAN (Reuters) – Retro trenchcoats, feathered cuffs and brightly colored patterns hinting at the 1960s and 70s were among the highlights of Prada's spring/summer women's wear collection in Milan on Thursday. Last month it predicted a return to sales and profit growth next year, helped by improved sales trends in China, and…
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Fendi flashes glitter-lipped vision of summer
With the help of superstar models Gigi and Bella Hadid, Karl Lagerfeld on Thursday unveiled his vision of what stylish young women will be wearing next summer: glitter lips and big pants that everyone can see. The veteran German designer's latest work for Fendi was a playful affair — or “decorative opulence twisted with an…
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Macy’s teams up with grooming services provider in beauty push
Customers will be able to book beGlammed services ranging from $25.00-$185.00, including bridal makeup, on macys.com, on-demand beauty service provider beGlammed said in a statement on Thursday. BeGlammed was founded in 2014 by Maile Pacheco, a former Mac cosmetics employee, who created the on-demand platform to connect clients with professional stylists. Department store operators such…
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The grace of Beccaria’s nymphs at Milan’s second day of fashion
By Giulia Segreti MILAN (Reuters) – Airy, ethereal and delicate designs filled the catwalk in Luisa Beccaria’s show on Thursday as models took the role of water nymphs on the second day of Milan’s fashion week. Models wore long, floating and transparent dresses recalling the water lilies in Monet’s canvases with flowers, lace and tulle…