Author: creative
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V&A announces Balenciaga exhibit for 2017
A major nine-month exhibition of Cristóbal Balenciaga's work within the world of haute couture fashion is to go on display from May 2017 at the Victoria & Albert in London. In profiling Balenciaga, the exhibition will be the first of its kind in the UK, and is timed to occur during the 100th anniversary of…
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Arab Fashion Week closes with Warhol-inspired designs
French-Lebanese designer Ingie Chalhoub has closed a busy Arab Fashion Week with a collection inspired by American pop art icon Andy Warhol. “My design is all about the Parisian chic woman who is travelling all over the world,” Chalhoub told AFP after the show late Monday at a luxurious Dubai hotel. “This collection was mostly…
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Accra fashion week fights for female empowerment
Reality star Kim Kardashian and singer Rihanna may have popularised the style overseas, but in conservative Ghana, African designers are hoping to use these racy looks to help young women challenge the traditional status quo. “Everyone should be able to express themselves and not be oppressed in any way,” said designer Josefa Da Silva, an…
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Insta Eye: How THR’s Style Editor Does Paris Fashion Week
The Hollywood Reporter style editor Carol McColgin takes us along for her PFW experience.
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Victoria’s Secret drops two hot, glamorous videos for new lingerie collection launch
The famous lingerie brand rarely scrimps when promoting its new collections, pulling out all the stops with a line-up of specially selected models showing off styles with their enviable curves. For its new fall line, “Sexy Little Things 2016,” Victoria's Secret has dropped not one but two promotional videos, one of which is the official…
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Crop tops, baggy pants and statement sleeves: the tailoring trends for Spring/Summer 2017
The Spring/Summer 2017 ready-to-wear shows have finally wrapped up, and it's time to examine the key trends for the upcoming season. Nicholas K crafted them into miniature 1990s-style halter tops in New York, while Alexander Wang made them one of the main features of his collection, even cropping 1980s-style sweatshirts to fit in with the…
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Arab Fashion Week flaunts ‘ready couture’ in Dubai
It is the first time that a fashion week has been dedicated to the form, described by organisers as a blend of haute couture and ready-to-wear or pret-a-porter. In Paris, we celebrate high-end haute couture,” said Jacob Abrian, the head of the Dubai-based Arab Fashion Council (AFC). In Dubai and the Arab world, “we want…
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Spaghetti straps, trousers, open backs: wedding dresses embrace new forms for 2017
As with ready-to-wear, every year wedding attire is updated to reflect new trends, and the 2017 season will be no exception. It is now possible to tie the knot attired in casually elegant wedding trousers, or a racy gown with a plunging backline that is more sensual than ever. Draping, volume, tulle, bustier tops: the…
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The top five makeup trends from Paris Fashion Week
Paris Fashion Week has a reputation for being one of the boldest and most creative of all the fashion cities when it comes to catwalk makeup, and the Spring/Summer 2017 shows certainly lived up to this reputation. Holographic pink highlighter and doubled-up lashes were the key to the doll-like beauty look at Rihanna's Fenty x…