Tag: the-opening
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Gucci in the pink as Michele turns up the flamboyance
Alessandro Michele unveiled his most extravagantly flamboyant Gucci collection yet on Wednesday with a pink-hued spectacular on the opening day of the latest Milan fashion week.
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Fencers cross over to the catwalk
A day after star model Gisele Bundchen sashayed down the middle of the opening Olympic ceremony to rapturous applause, the crowd was going crazy for another graceful, long-haired Brazilian model strutting her stuff on the fencing piste. Nathalie Moellhausen, whose sixth-place finish on Saturday was the best ever for a Brazilian woman, has walked for…
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Queen Elizabeth’s dresses on show to mark 90th birthday
Queen Elizabeth's wedding dress is on display at Buckingham Palace in a collection of her clothes that will open to the public on Saturday, part of celebrations of the 90th birthday of the world's oldest monarch. Elizabeth is by far the oldest monarch in British history and last year she surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria…
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Colour is power for brightly-dressed Queen
Exhibits at the Buckingham Palace show range from her christening gown to the eye-catching bright green wool-crepe and silk dress she wore at one of her 90th birthday celebrations earlier this year. The queen's wedding dress from 1947 and the one she wore at her coronation in 1953 are also exhibited together for the first…
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Something new: designer wedding collections go budget
The new H&M Conscious Exclusive collection debuting this month includes an array of whimsical wedding dresses made from sustainable materials. With a launch that coincided with the opening of the Parisian exhibition “Fashion Forward – 300 Years of Fashion,” the H&M Conscious Exclusive aims to create haute couture aesthetics with sustainable fabrics such as organic…
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Hard Rock Cafe fetes 45 years with London memorabilia exhibit
From Madonna's bustier to Paul McCartney's suit, fashion memorabilia from the world of music goes on display at an exhibition in London on Wednesday celebrating the 45th anniversary of the opening of the Hard Rock Cafe. The display, called “Hard Rock Couture”, features items worn as well as instruments played by singers and musicians across…