Month: November 2016
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Goose bumps and bruises as Victoria’s Secret models take to Paris catwalk
It took a fair bit of cheek — and not a little phlegm on a freezing Paris night — for the brash US lingerie brand Victoria's Secret to hold its first-ever fashion show in the city that invented sexy underwear. Lady Gaga — the star draw for the annual extragavanza famous for bringing kitschy Las…
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All change for menswear this January
City-hopping is also hot right now, and the Fall 2017 menswear circuit will feature multiple calendar changes, such as Moschino taking to Milan to unveil its menswear collection for the first time during Jeremy Scott's tenure as creative director for the luxury Italian house, on January 14. The brand will use the opportunity to reveal…
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UK former first lady Samantha Cameron launches fashion line
Nearly five months after leaving Downing Street, Britain's former first lady Samantha Cameron has launched a fashion label — revealed, naturally, in British Vogue magazine. The 45-year-old wife of former Conservative prime minister David Cameron won many fans for her smart but modern style during his six years in office, drawing comparisons with US first…
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Gap goes street for latest RED collection
Gap has recruited an army of street artists for its latest fashion collaboration with RED. The US brand has launched a collection of its ‘utility jackets', revisited by six global female artists, to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. The unisex collection features a patchwork flower design by Olek, a Polish-born street artist specializing…
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Austrians embrace traditional dress, despite political connotations
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – Many in Austria believe you can quite literally wear your patriotism on your sleeve. “It cannot be denied that people with right-wing ideas are also prone to wearing tracht or like tracht,” said Gexi Tostmann, who ran the upmarket Tostmann Trachten family business before handing it over to her…
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‘Sex and’ the City’ star Sarah Jessica Parker picks Maryland for first boutique
The first standalone SJP by Sarah Jessica Parker store will be located in the new MGM National Harbor resort hotel in Maryland.
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Seven things about Victoria’s Secret you were too afraid to ask
The US lingerie giant Victoria's Secret is holding its hugely hyped annual fashion show in Paris for the first time Wednesday. The brand has already flown in its “angels” — including supermodels Bella and Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner — in what it called the “world's most glamorous airplane” for the star-studded event at which…
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Calvin Klein to merge women’s and men’s collections for 2017 fall show
Calvin Klein will show its men's and women's collections together at New York Fashion Week reports WWD. The fall 2017 runway show will take place on February 10 at 10 am and will feature both Calvin Klein's men's and women's ready-to-wear and accessories. The highly anticipated collection will be the first from new chief creative…
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Celebrate Christmas with Beyoncé’s festive-themed collection
Beyoncé has released a collection of Christmas-themed clothing and products.