Tag: country
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Topshop and Topman to expand to China
British brands Topshop and Topman are set to expand into mainland China reports WWD. Owner Sir Phillip Green has confirmed he has signed a deal with existing Topshop partner Shangpin.com to open up to 80 standalone stores across the country. Topshop currently has minimal presence in China, with just a shop-in-shop in Beijing's Galeries Lafayette…
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Seven things about Victoria’s Secret you were too afraid to ask
The US lingerie giant Victoria's Secret is holding its hugely hyped annual fashion show in Paris for the first time Wednesday. The brand has already flown in its “angels” — including supermodels Bella and Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner — in what it called the “world's most glamorous airplane” for the star-studded event at which…
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Raf Simons has a new American dream
The Belgian designer announced plans last week to show his Fall/Winter 2017 men's collection at New York Fashion Week: Men's next February, making it the brand's debut on the city's catwalks. “Raf is one of the most influential designers on the international fashion stage,” said Steven Kolb, President and CEO of the Council of Fashion…
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Models in hijabs make history at New York Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week sees a lot of innovation on the runway, but one Muslim designer managed to bring something completely new to the catwalk this year. Indonesian designer Anniesa Hasibuan made history when she had every one of her models wear a hijab. While models have worn hijabs in Fashion Week shows before, this…
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Georgia’s conservative Olympic outfit scorned by women’s rights activists
By Umberto Bacchi LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Women's rights activists in Georgia have urged the country's Olympic Committee to pick a more liberal design for its female athletes, criticizing the official outfits for next month's opening ceremony at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games as archaic. Inspired by the national costume, the outfit has…
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Paris Haute Couture Week: final autumn/winter 2016-2017 show schedule
After the latest round of Paris menswear shows wrapped up Sunday, June 26, the fashion world will start gearing up for haute couture, with a week of catwalk shows running July 3 to 7 in the French capital. The finest in the country's tailoring and expertise will take center stage in various prestigious locations in…
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Japan’s ‘waddling ducks’ undergo stiletto therapy
Feminists, look away! Fashion police in Japan want to 'empower' women by persuading them to wear high heels, insisting the country's historic 'kimono culture' has led to many women having poor posture. The Japan High Heel Association (JHA) is calling on women across the country to trade sensible shoes for a pair of stilettos, insisting…
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Gucci votes ‘remain’: Italian house celebrates UK with anglo-themed cruise collection
Both Christian Dior and Gucci chose English locations for their resort 2017 shows this week — with the later taking over London's Westminster Abbey on Thursday evening in a historical fashion first. Creative Director Alessandro Michele went all-out ‘rule Britannia' on the collection, which ticked all the nationalistic style boxes, sweeping from dreamy printed floral…
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First look at Eva Herzigova for Anthony Vaccarello
Czech model Eva Herzigova fronts Anthony Vaccarello's fall campaign.
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Vuitton show draws fashion world to crisis-hit Brazil
NITEROI, Brazil (AP) — The fashion world has flocked to Brazil, defying an outbreak of the Zika virus, political chaos and an economic meltdown afflicting the country to attend a runway show by revered French house Louis Vuitton.