Tag: catwalk
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Milan Fashion Week: Fendi brings springtime colors, fur and frills to the autumn/winter catwalk
As usual, elegance and fur were firmly on the agenda, but Karl Lagerfeld and Silvia Venturini Fendi brought a cool, funky vibe and a fresh feel to this season's collection. The show's funky undertone was felt even before the first models took to the catwalk, as two eye-catching guests — Piro-chan and Bug-kun — were…
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Sonia Rykiel opens first US store
French fashion label Sonia Rykiel has opened its first US boutique in New York.
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The Most—and Least—Diverse Catwalks at New York Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week helps set the stage for the year’s upcoming trends, with the 2016 extravaganza featuring sneaker stilettos, neckties molded into hats, and trash bag–inspired skirts. Pricy denim brand R13 featured only one person of color out of 21 models strutting down the catwalk.
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Burberry sparks ‘see now, buy now’ debate at London Fashion Week
By Li-mei Hoang LONDON (Reuters) – British designer Burberry sparked a debate at this year's London Fashion Week by skipping the usual six-month gap between putting its designs on the catwalk and into shops, prompting concern among smaller designers that they would be unable to compete. This season's fashion week, which runs from Feb. 19…
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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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Dolce & Gabbana put gay parents on handbags as Italy in heated debate
Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have appeared to weigh in to an impassioned debate about gay people's rights in their home country with cozy designs showing same-sex couples with children. Last year, Dolce angered many when he used the common derogatory term “womb rental” for surrogacy, which is banned in Italy. Avid…
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Armani Privé, Bouchra Jarrar and Alexandre Vauthier ramp things up at Haute Couture Week
The Italian house put on a show that managed to combine 1960s vibes, 1930s detailing and futuristic structures, all while sticking to a single color palette, rimmed with the occasional injection of black for contrast. This meant lilac leather ankle boots paired with sheer sequinned tops, iridescent, translucent puffball jackets and pleated metallic miniskirts that…
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Acid-attack survivor Laxmi becomes face of fashion brand
By Rina Chandran MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An acid-attack survivor in India has been made a model for a fashion brand, drawing attention to the crime in the country with one of the highest rates of acid violence in the world. Laxmi, who goes by one name, features in an advertising campaign for a…