Tag: national
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‘Sex and’ the City’ star Sarah Jessica Parker picks Maryland for first boutique
The first standalone SJP by Sarah Jessica Parker store will be located in the new MGM National Harbor resort hotel in Maryland.
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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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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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Viktor&Rolf to star in Melbourne fashion exhibition
Fashion house Viktor&Rolf will be in the spotlight this fall, thanks to a new collaboration with the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne. Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren, the avant-garde design duo behind the Dutch label, will dig deep into their archives from the past 20 years for “Viktor&Rolf: Fashion Artists,” opening in October. The…
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Italy’s fashion industry signs deal to build ties with Iran
MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) – Italy on Wednesday became the first European country to take steps to help its fashion industry build a stronger presence in Iran following the lifting of Western sanctions. The two countries signed an agreement during a two-day visit by Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi with a delegation of business leaders to increase…
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Davidoff opens flagship Manhattan store
Swiss luxury marque Davidoff of Geneva has selected a downtown New York address as its global flagship store and cigar lounge.