Tag: black
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Black fashion designers to take the spotlight in New York exhibition
“Black Fashion Designers” will focus on some of the most influential designers in the business, from the 1950s onwards, when it debuts this December. The exhibition is being split into eight different themes, namely: “Breaking into the industry,” “The rise of the black designer,” “Black models,” “Evening Wear,” “‘African Influence,” “Street influence,” “Activism,” “Menswear” and…
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Model rocks up on a horse to fashion week like it’s NBD
LONDON — Grand entrances just aren't all that impressive unless you're on horseback. SEE ALSO: Totally chill horses attend a church service because, why wouldn't they? One model at Prophetik's London Fashion Week show went for a full-blown jaw-dropping entrance, as she arrived on horseback at Freemason's Hall. Hessle, the “black beauty horse”, was ridden…
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Marc Jacobs apologizes for response to critics of dreadlocks
NEW YORK (AP) — Marc Jacobs has apologized for his response to criticism over showcasing his models in dreadlocks during the final day of New York Fashion Week.
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Emmys red carpet: red, black, yellow… and cleavage
On the red carpet, red is always a standout — and a statement. Best drama actress nominee Taraji P. Henson, who plays the fierce Cookie Lyon on Fox's hip-hop drama “Empire,” smoldered in a body-hugging canary Vera Wang gown with spaghetti straps.
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Plus-Size Blogger Stages Photo Shoot Exposing How Tiny Sample Sizes Really Are
Liz Black is used to handling runway samples, having worked in the high-end fashion industry for years. Sample sizes usually range from a size 2 to a size 4.
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Singer Thalia Sodi expands fashion empire at Macy’s
US department store Macy's has expanded its apparel collaboration with songstress Thalia Sodi to include a sleepwear and intimates collection, which is set to launch from this month. The line, which will be sold exclusively in Macy's stores and on macys.com, will offer a range of chemises, negligees, robes and pajamas, in addition to a…
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Lanvin hires Bouchra Jarrar to replace Elbaz as designer
By Astrid Wendlandt PARIS (Reuters) – Lanvin has hired Bouchra Jarrar as its new designer five months after the abrupt dismissal of Alber Elbaz caused uncertainty about the future of France's oldest fashion house. Paris-born of Moroccan descent, Jarrar, 45, is known for her black and white neo-classic outfits and feminine tuxedo jackets. Previously, Jarrar…
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Fashion designer changing the look of New York Fashion Week through her models
As part of Black History Month, Eyewitness News went backstage to speak to a designer who's helping lead the way for all women.
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Chicago’s Driehaus marks final season of ‘Downton Abbey’ with special exhibition
The Driehaus Museum in Chicago is marking the sixth and final season of the television series “Downton Abbey” with a special exhibition entitled, “Dressing Downton: Changing Fashion for Changing Times”. The exhibition highlights changes in fashion over the course of four seasons of the series set in England in the early 20th century and based…