Tag: catwalk
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Models in underwear captivate in Paris
Models wearing spectacular lingerie creations wowed fashions' glitterati on Wednesday night during the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Grand Palais in Paris. The show merges fashion, fantasy and entertainment, according to the company website, and has been attracting well known models, celebrities and musical performers since its inception in 1996. California model Jasmine…
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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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Down syndrome ‘Be Beautiful’ fashion show raises $2.1 million
(Reuters) – Movie stars Jamie Foxx, Hilary Swank and Queen Latifah were among celebrities sharing the catwalk with models with Down syndrome for a fundraiser that brought in $2.1 million for research and medical care. Foxx, whose sister DeOndra Dixon has Down syndrome, said the aim of the “Be Beautiful, Be Yourself” fashion show in…
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Curves rule the Lagos catwalk
Karl Lagerfeld once sniffed that “no one wants to see curvy women” on the runway, but a wave of Nigerian designers are proving him wrong. “Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but if he was in Africa, he probably wouldn't make that statement,” designer Aisha Abubakar Achonu told AFP backstage. Unlike the hesitant, calf-like…
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World’s first albino beauty pageant in Kenya defies deadly stigma
By Amanda Fisher NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – With its evening gowns, celebrity judges and tears of joy, the beauty pageant in Kenya’s capital was like others elsewhere, except for one thing – all 20 contestants who strutted, sashayed and swaggered down the catwalk had albinism. The competition, which drew a crowd of about 1,000…
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Rainbows and birds on the Paris catwalk at Manish Arora show
PARIS (Reuters) – Rainbows, flowers and birds dominated Manish Arora's colorful collection at Paris Fashion Week on Thursday, with the Indian designer offering plenty of vibrant prints and intricate embroidery for women next spring. Models strutted down the catwalk in an array of tops, skirts, trousers and dresses adorned with patterns of fruit, flowers, flamingos,…
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Mr Porter unveils shoppable Apple TV app
Mr Porter, the men's style destination of fashion e-commerce giant Net-A-Porter, has launched a new shoppable Apple TV app, marking “a first in luxury content and commerce.”
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Galliano teams sport with eclectica for Maison Margiela in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – French fashion house Maison Margiela unveiled colorful and eclectic looks for women next summer in Paris on Wednesday, sending models down the catwalk in quirky, sporty outfits. Creative director John Galliano presented trench coat dresses worn with scuba diving-style boots, swimsuit-like outfits as well as men's workwear jackets belted at the waist.…
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Jarrar lifts pall over Lanvin with classy Paris show
Bouchra Jarrar pulled off an impeccable debut Lanvin show on Wednesday at Paris fashion week despite the storm clouds still swirling around the troubled French label. The 45-year-old French designer took the helm of the fashion capital's oldest couture house in March, five months after the shock sacking of its charismatic guiding light Alber Elbaz.…
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Paris Fashion Week: What to Look Out for This Season
From Anthony Vacarello’s Saint Laurent debut to Rihanna’s second Fenty x Puma presentation, a guide to what’s happening on the runways for spring 2017.