Tag: fashion
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Bolivian designer exports high-end indigenous fashion
Centuries ago, Spanish colonizers forced their Bolivian servants to wear the puffy skirts that have come to symbolize the country's “cholitas,” or indigenous women. Today, one local designer is turning the tables with plans to export high-end cholita fashion — blossoming skirts, bowler hats and intricately woven shawls — to Madrid, Paris and beyond. Fresh…
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CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund awarded to Brock Collection
Brock Collection has been revealed as the winner of the 2016 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund (CVFF).
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Jean Paul Gaultier’s OVS collection revealed
The brand has officially announced the release date of November 18 for the capsule collection designed in partnership with the French haute couture designer, titled 'Jean Paul Gaultier for OVS'. According to the retailer's website, the collection will be a playful one, with checks, playing cards and references to kings, queens and bishops some of…
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Pharrell Williams creates new denim collection for G-Star RAW
Pharrell Williams has unveiled his first fashion collection in his role as 'Head of Imagination' at denim brand G-Star RAW. Titled 'Elwood X25', the collection comprises a series of jeans in 25 different prints for men and women, ranging from animal patterns and bold florals to geometric, check and camouflage motifs. The multitalented Williams, who…
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Apple star Marc Newson designs Fashion Awards 2016 trophy
Industrial designer Marc Newson has teamed up with The British Fashion Council and Swarovski to create the trophies for the upcoming Fashion Awards 2016. Fabricated from Swarovski Crystal, the hexagonal trophy was inspired by the idea of “crystal clusters and rock structures.” Each piece measures 245mm by 67mm and will be handcrafted at Swarovski's headquarters…
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Tommy Hilfiger shares his real-life American Dream
Tommy Hilfiger has had a fashionably successful life, and now he is sharing his journey in a memoir. The US designer, aged 65, has teamed up with writer Peter Knobler on the book, which is titled “American Dreamer: My Life in Fashion and Business” and launches on November 1. “'American Dreamer' is a reflection on…
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James Galanos, Fashion Designer to Nancy Reagan, Dies at 92
The American couturier put Los Angeles on the fashion map.
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Style Notes: Lily-Rose Depp’s First Vogue Cover; Tommy Hilfiger’s Memoir Is Here
In case you missed it.
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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…