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Chanel brings back the side ponytail at Paris Fashion Week
The theme might have been the digital age, but the beauty look at Chanel's Spring/Summer 2017 ready-to-wear show in Paris Tuesday was a nostalgic throwback. This was mainly achieved thanks to the hair — Karl Lagerfeld's models strutted down the catwalk wearing their hair tied in low-slung side ponytails held in place with colorful hair…
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Chanel’s Lagerfeld turns fashion into giant data center
Chanel on Tuesday made fun of how much technology was part of people's lives by producing a fashion show at Paris' Grand Palais dedicated to wires, cables and black data boxes. Greeted by a huge sign that said “Chanel data center”, designer Karl Lagerfeld presented guests with a collection complete with blinking handbags, iridescent tweeds…
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Wang Chen Tsai-Hsia for Shiatzy Chen: ‘the stained glass of the Sagrada Familia inspired details of this collection’
On the occasion of Paris Fashion Week (September 27 to October 5), Relaxnews caught up with designer Wang Chen Tsai-Hsia, whose spring/summer 2017 collection for Shiatzy Chen previews October 4 at 5:30pm. Drawing inspiration from the movement of light, Shiatzy Chen 2017SS collection juxtaposes an oriental proclivity for precious embroideries and jacquards with a fluid and…
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Stella McCartney models dance as if in Broadway musical
By Astrid Wendlandt PARIS (Reuters) – Stella McCartney on Monday gave further evidence that fashion brands are increasingly becoming entertainment companies as she closed her show with models twirling and dancing as if in a Broadway musical. Videos of the event at Paris's Opera Garnier went viral after appearing on social media like Instagram and…
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Luxottica, Intel launch ‘virtual coach’ Oakley glasses
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian eyewear group Luxottica said on Monday it was launching new “smart” glasses for athletes with a voice-activated coaching system jointly developed by its Oakley sports brand and chip maker Intel. The new glasses, dubbed “Radar Pace”, will be sold on the Oakley.com website and in some stores of the Californian brand…
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Valentin Yudashkin: ‘The spring/summer 2017 collection pays respect to the 80s’
On the occasion of Paris Fashion Week (September 27 to October 5), Relaxnews caught up with Valentin Yudashkin, whose spring/summer 2017 collection previews October 4 at 4:30pm. The new collection is centered on a constructive and hard fit with emphasized lines: large male fit jackets with an extended shoulder base, 'grotesque' blazers embroidered with decorative…
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Guillaume Henry for Nina Ricci: "This season, I wanted a silhouette that borrows from the codes of sport"
Relaxnews caught up with Guillaume Henry, creative director of Nina Ricci, after the label's Paris Fashion Week show. What interests me the most about fashion is the narrative, emotional aspect, and this season, I wanted a silhouette that borrows from the codes of sport. This collection sees the classic “[Avenue] Montaigne vocabulary” — which I love…
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Chiuri at Dior targets Millennials with eclectic wardrobe
By Astrid Wendlandt and Pascale Denis PARIS (Reuters) – Maria Grazia Chiuri, Dior's first woman designer, on Friday took the fashion brand in a new direction with a maiden eclectic collection aimed at connecting with young consumers and re-invigorating sales. Chiuri, who arrived at Dior in July after two decades at Valentino, put together in…
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Exclusive: India cracks down on illegal mica mines after expose reveals child deaths
By Nita Bhalla and Jatindra Dash NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Authorities in India have raided mica mines, arrested traders and begun steps to regulate the underground industry, local officials said, after a Thomson Reuters Foundation expose revealed a cover-up of child deaths in illegal mica mining. A three-month investigation in the mica-producing state…