Month: October 2016
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Ex-leper takes to Tokyo runway to fight stigma
At 83 Miyo Maki had never manicured her nails, thickened and deformed due to leprosy, a disease she was diagnosed with when she was just 10 years old. Later that day, she walked down the runway, wearing a white lace dress and basking in the limelight long denied to her and other leprosy patients because…
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Victoria Beckham to collaborate with Target
Due to touch down in stores in spring next year, Victoria Beckham for Target will reflect the essence of the designer's secondary, more playful line, Victoria, Victoria Beckham. Inspired by Beckham's own life and her experience as a mother, the 200+ collection will include a combination of original designs as well as shapes taken from…
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Dolce & Gabbana Recruits Favorite Millennials for Spring Campaign
Including Hollywood offspring Rafferty Law and Gabriel Kane Day Lewis, as well as cool teens Cameron Dallas and Luka Sabbat.
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French label stops traffic with outdoor Tokyo catwalk
French label Koche made its Japan Fashion Week debut Wednesday, transforming part of Tokyo's famed Harajuku district into a catwalk — stopping traffic to unveil street cool with a French twist. Paris-based designer Christelle Kocher brought her two-year old fashion house to the heart of Japanese youth culture, taking over a street lined with boutiques,…
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Donatella Versace to release a book on the luxury fashion house
Fashion designer Donatella Versace is to release a book detailing the history of her career and the Versace brand reports WWD. The 336-page tome will tell Donatella's story of the brand, starting from 1997 when she took over the artistic direction of Versace after the tragic murder of her brother and the brand's founder Gianni. The…
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Hillary Clinton Dons White Ralph Lauren Pantsuit for Final Presidential Debate
The Democratic nominee wore a similar white pantsuit by the designer when she accepted her party’s nomination at the DNC back in July.
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Hillary Clinton Bookends Campaign With Another White Ralph Lauren Pantsuit
The Democratic nominee wore a similar white pantsuit by the designer when she accepted her party’s nomination at the DNC back in July.
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Bollywood actress apologizes after twitter outrage over ‘refugee’ t-shirt cover
By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Popular Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra on Monday apologised for a glossy travel magazine cover after it sparked outrage with social media users accusing her of insensitivity towards refugees and migrants. The 34-year-old former Miss World is featured on the cover of the October edition of Condé…
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Japanese rocker’s modern kimonos kick off fashion week in Tokyo
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese rock star and fashion designer Yoshiki kicked off the week-long Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo on Monday, taking to the stage to perform music as models strutted by on the runway in his futuristic kimono creations. Yoshiki, co-founder and drummer of rock band X Japan, played the piano and drums during the…