Tag: britain
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Selfridges launches ‘The Body Studio’
The holistic concept features state-of-the-art private changing rooms with three-way “total vision” mirrors and a new “zero-tape” fitting service that sees expert consultants assess a woman's body measurements by eye only. The space also includes a ‘knicker bar' where customers can pick and mix their underwear, which is forecast to retail 33,000 pairs of knickers…
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Victoria Beckham launches Hong Kong store
Fashion designer Victoria Beckham launched her first shop outside Britain in Hong Kong Friday as she seeks to tap the Asia market despite a downturn in luxury spending. Hong Kong is Beckham's first bricks and mortar store outside the UK, designed by London-based architect Farshid Moussavi. “I know Asian women really understand luxury, good quality…
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Westwood bends gender rules at Paris Fashion Week
PARIS – – Britain's dame of fashion, Vivienne Westwood, presented a unisex collection at Paris Fashion Week at the weekend, with her designer label rebranded to include her husband's name. In a collection that bent the rules, one male model wore a red velvet toga dress while women were dressed in large, boxy blazers. Westwood…
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Botticelli Reimagined: London exhibition explores painter’s influence
An exhibition dedicated to Sandro Botticelli opens in London this week, looking at how the 15th century Italian painter influenced artists and designers though the ages. “Botticelli Reimagined” is the largest exhibition of Botticelli paintings and drawings ever held in Britain, according to London's Victoria & Albert (V&A) museum. The display features more than 50…
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London designers call upon Shakespeare, nature for inspiration
By Li-mei Hoang LONDON (Reuters) – London's fashion designers on Sunday drew inspiration ranging from nature to William Shakespeare, presenting oversized coats and embellished dresses while reassessing how to sell clothes faster to a new generation of online consumers. Pleated skirts, rose-printed dresses and studded leather jackets, in saffron and tangerine, were seen at British…
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Fashion world descends on London for McQueen homecoming
The international fashion jamboree rolls into Britain on Friday for London Fashion Week, where iconic label Alexander McQueen will return to the catwalk for the first time in over a decade. Among the 83 designers showcasing their Autumn/Winter 2016-2017 collections to media, buyers and front-row A-listers will be Burberry, Christopher Kane, Gareth Pugh, JW Anderson,…
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British Vogue fetes 100 years with photo exhibition
From Second World War photographs to shoots with famous models, British Vogue magazine marks its 100th birthday this year with an exhibition of fashion, beauty and portrait prints. Opening at London’s National Portrait Gallery on Thursday, “Vogue 100: A Century of Style” features more than 280 photographs from publisher Conde Nast’s archives that the magazine…
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Supermodel Cindy Crawford, turning 50, denies plans to retire
(Story refiled to correct title of magazine in second paragraph to Rhapsody, not Hemispheres) NEW YORK (Reuters) – Supermodel Cindy Crawford on Monday denied reports that she planned to retire from modeling this month, saying she had made no final statements and that her “retirement” was a running joke in her family. Crawford appeared to…
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Milan fashion forces rally against the gloom
Terror attacks around the world and the recent death of style icon David Bowie form a gloomy backdrop for the winter 2016/17 menswear shows that kick off here on Friday. “Fashion represents one of the great strong points of our Western culture,” Capasa told AFP. More than 40 catwalk shows are scheduled for the latest…