Tag: fashion-weeks
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New York Fashion Week kicks off in flux
New York officially kicks off the global spring/summer 2017 fashion merry-go-round Thursday, but one thing's clear: fashion week is over as we know it. The biannual event is a calendar staple in a city home to a $98 billion fashion industry, headquarters to 900 fashion companies and which generates huge turnover even if Paris and…
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Dior’s dark looks, Miyake’s ‘Beyond’ pleats on offer at Paris fashion
Designer labels presented an array of offerings for women's winter wardrobes at Paris Fashion Week on Friday, with Dior mixing dark silhouettes with brighter prints and Issey Miyake showcasing colorful pleats. The French capital is wrapping the autumn/winter 2016/2017 catwalk calendar after fashion weeks in New York, London and Milan. In one of the most…
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Rihanna designs shoes for Manolo Blahnik
Rihanna has teamed up with legendary shoe designer Manolo Blahnik on a racy new footwear collection. The singer, who has been flexing her fashion design muscles recently with the launch of her Fenty x Puma line, will debut the collection on May 5, WWD reports. Rihanna broke the news to her Instagram followers with a…
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Bold, colourful prints kick off Paris Fashion Week
After fashion weeks in New York, London and Milan, Paris stepped onto the seasonal catwalk on Tuesday, with Dutch designer Liselore Frowijn among the first to present her fall collection in the French capital. Paris, home to world-renowned luxury brands such as Chanel, Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton, hosts nine days of catwalk shows and…
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Paris Fashion Week: provisional show schedule announced
Paris is the final stop on the current world tour of fashion weeks, hosting its round of autumn/winter 2016-2017 womenswear previews from March 1-9. With shows from Chanel and Saint Laurent plus Lanvin and Dior, some of the biggest names in the business will be showcasing their latest collections in the French capital's most prestigious…
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The mane event: hair trends from Milan Men’s Fashion Week
There was an overwhelming trend for long hair on the runways, with several labels sending their models down the catwalk with luscious strands breezing out behind them. At Vivienne Westwood, the look was rocky and slightly bedraggled for an insouciant look, while over at Calvin Klein the models wore their shoulder-length locks in neat, flicky…
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Mr Porter and BMW launch a bespoke i3 electric car
Luxury menswear fashion site Mr Porter has teamed up with BMW i on a limited edition BMW i3 electric car. Creative teams from both BMW and Mr Porter applied the concept of made-to-measure tailoring to the vehicle, with handcrafted features including individual painting and a hand painted white accent running the length of the chassis,…