Tag: madrid
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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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Hollywood stars pose for 2017 Pirelli Calendar
LONDON (Reuters) – Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz and Lupita Nyong'o have posed for the 2017 Pirelli Calendar, which features a host of Hollywood's biggest names. The likes of Uma Thurman, Kate Winslet and 'House of Cards' actress Robin Wright are also among the 15 stars who appear in the calendar. The photos were taken by…
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Queen’s favourite designer makes stunning Madrid comeback
The Queen of Spain's favourite designer Felipe Varela made a stunning comeback to his native Madrid this week with a daring collection that mixed peekaboo and plunging necklines with metal and Swarovski — but in his trademark impeccable style. Varela first took part in the Madrid Fashion Week in 1996 but stayed away from the…
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Pouts and selfies as models Derek and Hansel back for ‘Zoolander 2’
Male models Derek and Hansel are back on the catwalk in fashion comedy sequel “Zoolander 2”, returning with their famous pouts, poses — and a record-breaking selfie to capture them. On a blue carpet that evoked his trademark “blue steel” pout, Derek Zoolander himself, actor Ben Stiller, helped set a record for the longest selfie…
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Spanish maker of Princess Charlotte dress inundated with orders
By Sonya Dowsett MADRID (Reuters) – A family-run children's clothes shop in Spain has been inundated with orders from around the world for dresses identical to the one worn by Britain's Princess Charlotte in the latest official photos – but has enough cloth to make only 20 of them. “The biggest advertising agency in the…