Versace’s owner to be taken over in $8.5bn deal

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Vietnamese man with five-metre hair says lifelong grow-out is divine calling

DONG HOA, Vietnam (Reuters) – While coronavirus lockdowns caused many men across the world to grow their hair longer than usual, none compare with Vietnam’s Nguyen Van Chien who has gone almost 80 years without a trim. The 92-year-old from the southern Mekong ... More »

Remove masks, celebrate freedom: fashion grannies return to Beijing street ‘catwalk’

BEIJING (Reuters) – Four famous amateur model grandmothers took off their masks during a saunter down the streets of Beijing on Thursday to demonstrate life returning to normal as the COVID-19 pandemic eases. Glamma Beijing, a group of four women who met durin... More »

Makeover: UK fashion bible Vogue turns serious for September

LONDON (Reuters) – Misan Harriman hopes to encourage employers to cast the recruitment net more widely with his Vogue cover portrait of influential Black activists in place of the usual pouting stars. Footballer Marcus Rashford, who helped force a UK governmen... More »

Snazzy face mask fashion reaches Nairobi neighbourhood

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Most of us have accepted COVID-19 face masks as an inconvenient, albeit necessary, safety measure. For the style conscious like James Maina Mwangi, however, they are an unmissable fashion opportunity. Mwangi’s brightly coloured suits and ha... More »

Report: No fashion statements inside NBA bubble

Add players’ famed fashion statements when entering the arena to the list of things excluded from the NBA bubble near Orlando. According to an ESPN report Sunday night, players will be required to “be in uniform and warm-ups when they arrive” to the arena for ... More »

Congolese fashion designer goes virtual as virus hits runway shows

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – U.S.-based Congolese fashion designer Anifa Mvuemba was excited about debuting her fashion line, Hanifa, at this year’s New York Fashion Week. But when her show was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mvuemba got creative. The 29-y... More »

Style-conscious Africans turn compulsory masks into fashion accessories

LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigerian fashion designer Sefiya Diejomaoh likes to wear bright, bold clothes to match her personality. She believes a global pandemic should not get in the way of her sense of style. The mask she wears, which has become compulsory attire as ... More »

A Minute With: Tim Gunn on pajamas and post-quarantine fashion

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Even Tim Gunn, the immaculately dressed fashion mentor from “Project Runway” and Amazon’s new competition show “Making the Cut,” is finding it hard to get out of his pajamas these days. As much of the world shelters at home to prevent t... More »

Naomi Campbell – from catwalk queen to chat show host

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Coronavirus quarantine has supermodel Naomi Campbell reinventing herself as a talk show host with the new series “No Filter with Naomi.” The catwalk queen is chatting live on YouTube every day with some of her famous friends, including Vog... More »

Valentino goes back to black at Paris Fashion Week

PARIS (Reuters) – From leather bodices to sheer frilly dresses, Italian label Valentino showcased a series of all-black looks in Paris on Sunday as fashion houses pressed on with their shows in spite of the coronavirus outbreak that has kept some attendees awa... More »

Vivienne Westwood show brings gypsy chic to Paris town hall

PARIS (Reuters) – Austrian-British fashion duo Andreas Kronthaler and Vivienne Westwood brought a gypsy-like caravan of models wrapped in tartan and silk to the gilded corridors of Paris’ town hall to present their 2020-21 winter collection. Contrasting the op... More »

Comfort and Glamour at Dolce & Gabbana as show goes on in Milan

MILAN (Reuters) – Dolce & Gabbana prepared for the winter chill on Sunday, staging a Fall/Winter 2020 show featuring oversized chunky sweaters, woolly socks and furry slippers. The Italian fashion house’s presentation at Milan Fashion Week came shortly after G... More »

Belgian designer Raf Simons joins Prada as co-creative director

MILAN (Reuters) – Raf Simons will join Prada as co-creative director, marking the first time the Italian fashion house has hired an outsider to work with renowned head designer Miuccia Prada. Belgian-born Simons, 52, will join Prada on April 2, the group said ... More »

Victoria Beckham’s black dresses, chunky platform boots stage ‘gentle rebellion’ at London Fashion Week

LONDON (Reuters) – Victoria Beckham chose black dresses paired with distinctive belts and chunky thigh-high platform boots for a collection she characterized as a “gentle rebellion” at London Fashion Week on Sunday. The former Spice Girl pop star turned design... More »

‘Mr and Ms Valentine’: Afghanistan celebrates with roses and fashion

KABUL (Reuters) – After a busy afternoon walking the catwalk in a luxury hotel in Kabul on Friday, Salma Hussaini was named Afghanistan’s first “Ms Valentine”. The 20-year-old from Bamiyan province took a final walk down the runway clad in a pink and yellow to... More »

H&M’s fourth-quarter sales growth takes hit from later Black Friday

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – H&M (HMb.ST) reported a slightly smaller-than-expected rise in fourth-quarter sales reflecting a later Black Friday this year, the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer said on Monday. Net sales rose 9% to 61.7 billion crowns ($6.41 bil... More »

Milan and London Fashion Weeks join forces with anti-Brexit message

(Reuters) – Italy’s Fashion Chamber (CNMI) announced on Thursday a collaboration with the British Fashion Council which will bring part of London’s Fashion week to Milan’s men’s fall-winter collections in January. On the day that UK citizens vote in an electio... More »

Love your clothes and pass them on, says Vogue supremo Wintour

ATHENS (Reuters) – Clothes should be cherished, re-worn and even passed on to the next generation, Anna Wintour, the influential editor of Vogue magazine said, calling for more sustainability in the fashion world and less of a throwaway culture. In an intervie... More »

Victoria Beckham knew fashion industry would dismiss her as a wannabe

PARIS (Reuters) – Former pop-star Victoria Beckham knew she’d have to win over hard-to-impress fashion critics when she launched her first clothing line a decade ago, but the one-time Spice Girl said the industry was much harder to crack than she had ever imag... More »

Kimono runway show lights up Tokyo fashion week

TOKYO (Reuters) – Rock met kimonos as Tokyo kicked off its fashion week with a dazzling runway show that put a modern twist on the traditional Japanese garment. Models hit the runway in kimono-inspired outfits ranging from colorful shoulderless minidresses wit... More »

L’Oreal celebrates female empowerment with glamorous runway show

PARIS (Reuters) – French cosmetics maker L’Oreal hosted its annual runway show on Saturday featuring an all-star cast of movie stars, singers and supermodels who embodied self-empowerment on the sidelines of Paris Fashion Week. Celebrities including Britain’s ... More »

Issey Miyake’s new designer cans catwalk for Paris show

PARIS (Reuters) – Issey Miyake’s new designer Satoshi Kondo had models in free-flowing dresses dancing, twirling and skateboarding around a former 19th century mortuary for his Paris Fashion Week show. From the cast-iron rafters of the “Cent Quatre” art space,... More »

Nine-year-old double amputee to model at Paris Fashion Week

PARIS (Reuters) – Nine-year-old Daisy-May Demetre, whose legs were amputated due to a birth defect, will become the first double amputee to walk the runway in Paris Fashion Week on Friday, when she will model for children’s wear label Lulu et Gigi inside the E... More »

Victoria Beckham sees ‘women in motion’ for next spring at London…

LONDON (Reuters) – Victoria Beckham chose a light and fluid silhouette for the female wardrobe next spring, presenting a line for “women in motion” at her London Fashion Week show on Sunday. With her husband David and their children watching from the front row... More »

London Fashion Week opens its doors with public catwalk shows

LONDON (Reuters) – South African accountant Shaista Hamdulay never imagined she would one day mingle with fashionistas at London Fashion Week. Yet on Saturday, Hamdulay got a taste of a world usually reserved for fashion editors, buyers, bloggers and celebriti... More »

No phones please: Rihanna stages fashion show for exclusive Amazon…

NEW YORK/PARIS (Reuters) – Luxury brands and retailers are increasingly collaborating with celebrities, including style bloggers and Instagram stars, to help design collections and jazz up their wares. The latest example of this is Rihanna, who is set to stage... More »

Hollywood legend Olivia de Havilland’s Dior outfits up for auction

(Reuters) – A collection of 27 outfits worn by Hollywood legend Olivia de Havilland is going up for auction next month, some of which she wore on screen during her acting career more than 50 years ago. The Sept. 17 online auction at Chicago-based Hindman also ... More »

Gaultier brings catwalk to the London stage in ‘Fashion Freak Show’

LONDON (Reuters) – French designer Jean Paul Gaultier brought his lively and eccentric “Fashion Freak Show” to the London stage this week, a musical production looking back on his life from childhood classroom sketches to the Paris haute couture catwalks. The ... More »

Sneakers give art a run for its money at first-of-a-kind Sotheby’s…

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Move over Monet. Nike is hot on your heels. Sotheby’s in New York announced on Thursday its first-ever auction dedicated to sneakers, underlining their fast-growing status as collectibles able to command tens of thousands of dollars. Sothe... More »

Amid ancient Roman ruins, Fendi remembers designer Lagerfeld

ROME (Reuters) – On a catwalk overlooking the Colosseum, Italian luxury label Fendi paid homage to Karl Lagerfeld late on Thursday with a fashion show of 54 new looks to mark the late designer’s 54-year tenure at the brand. The veteran designer joined Fendi in... More »

Kim Jones takes Dior to dreamy wasteland where past, future coexist

PARIS (Reuters) – Kim Jones played with time on Friday in his simultaneously classic and dystopian collaboration with Daniel Arsham, filling Christian Dior’s latest menswear collection with tonal, feminine-inspired pieces with a modern edge. The house’s Summer... More »

Chanel, Fendi host tribute to grand couturier Karl Lagerfeld

PARIS (Reuters) – Amid colossal portraits and clean lines of black, white and red, Chanel, Fendi and a gaggle of stars paid homage to the fashion titan and Kaiser of mode Karl Lagerfeld on Thursday. The mythic kingpin of the cutting edge died in February, aged... More »

U.S. fashion icon, socialite Gloria Vanderbilt dead at 95

(Reuters) – Gloria Vanderbilt, the “poor little rich girl” who lived a life at the highest levels of fashion, society and wealth as an heir to one of the greatest family fortunes in U.S. history, died on Monday at the age of 95, her son, CNN correspondent Ande... More »

CNN’s Anderson Cooper remembers mom Gloria Vanderbilt as visitor…

(Reuters) – CNN anchor Anderson Cooper remembered his mother, designer and society grand dame Gloria Vanderbilt, as a woman who endured a string of heartbreaks but still remained deeply in love with love. “I always felt it was my job to protect her. She was th... More »

On Cannes red carpet, ‘go big’ is this year’s fashion buzzword

CANNES, France (Reuters) – Enormous bouffant dresses decked out in lace or feathers ruled the red carpet at this year’s Cannes film festival, one of the of the world’s most glamorous stages for actors as well as fashion designers. As well as oversized gowns, m... More »

Lady Gaga takes on ‘Camp’ at Met Gala in gowns, underwear

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pop superstar Lady Gaga made a grand entrance at New York’s annual Met Gala on Monday, wearing a voluminous bright pink dress that she shed on the red carpet to reveal three other outfits layered underneath, including a bra and underwear, ... More »

‘Thou shall not gossip’, Pope tells hairdressers

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has often warned against gossiping among friends and neighbors, but now he says it should also be avoided in those modern temples of cheap talk: beauty parlors and hair salons. The pope exhorted some 230 Italian Catholic h... More »

Louis Vuitton pulls Michael Jackson-themed items from collection

PARIS (Reuters) – French fashion house Louis Vuitton has pulled Michael Jackson-themed items from its 2019 summer menswear collection following a documentary about alleged child abuse by the late pop star. The collection was shown in January at the Paris Fashi... More »

Dior gowns that made headlines star in London exhibition

LONDON (Reuters) – From Princess Margaret’s 21st birthday gown to Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence’s red carpet dress, Christian Dior outfits that have made headlines go on show in a London exhibition dedicated to the French fashion house. With a supporting cast... More »

‘The Favourite’ corset dresses go on display at Kensington Palace

(The story has been corrected to officially remove reference to brocade in final paragraph after Historic Royal Palaces corrects statement) LONDON (Reuters) – A selection of costumes worn by the cast of period film “The Favourite” went on display at London’s K... More »

Architects build gingerbread city to whet appetite for design

LONDON (Reuters) – Architects swapped traditional building materials for sugar and spice to create an edible gingerbread city of the future at London’s V&A Museum, to show that urban planning can be fun, and tasty. The annual exhibition, which is put together ... More »

Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas to marry in traditional Hindu ceremony

MUMBAI (Reuters) – U.S. singer Nick Jonas and “Quantico” actor Priyanka Chopra will be married in a traditional Hindu ceremony today, the culmination of a three-day long wedding celebration that featured cricket matches and Bollywood songs, all taking place in... More »

Old fashion: Vintage boom buoys RealReal and jolts luxury labels

PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Second-hand fashion, once confined to thrift stores, is outstripping sales growth in the primary luxury goods sector, helping market leader The RealReal expand its business and prompting international labels to look at tie-ups. Sales... More »

Chanel recreates stroll down the Seine in catwalk ode to Paris

PARIS (Reuters) – Models strutted past Parisian landmarks, including the green book stalls that line the river Seine, at Chanel’s fashion show on Tuesday, as the luxury label mocked up an entire cityscape to present its latest Haute Couture collection. The fas... More »

Armani glams up fashion week with lashings of gold and bubblegum pink

PARIS (Reuters) – Black and gold trouser suits and dreamy gowns laced with velvet or overflowing with feathers led the parade of evening wear glamor at Italian designer Giorgio Armani’s Haute Couture show in Paris on Tuesday. The 83-year-designer – whose creat... More »

‘Brides’ enjoy match-making on World Cup stage

KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) – Russian women wearing elaborate bridal dresses took to the pitch in the World Cup host city of Kazan on Saturday for a friendly soccer match intended to show their love for the sport. Wearing floor-length white dresses and running sho... More »

Quincy Jones honored as Montreux Jazz Festival kicks off

MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) – Quincy Jones, the legendary American music producer, was honored on Friday at the Montreux Jazz Festival, the annual event where he served as co-director in the 1990s and continues to be a regular feature. Jones, 85, received ... More »

Flower power takes hold at Dior in break from menswear past

PARIS (Reuters) – A giant sculpture made of pink and black flowers set the tone at Christian Dior’s catwalk show in Paris on Saturday as new menswear designer Kim Jones stamped his style on the storied French label with a display of floral-inspired, airy looks... More »

Blood, sweat and accessories: artist recycles bodily fluids for…

LONDON (Reuters) – Struggling to make your fashion more personal? No sweat. A London fashion student can help you decorate your attire with crystal accessories formed from your bodily excretions. Royal College of Art graduate Alice Potts showcased her quirky d... More »

UK Vogue names ‘campaigning feminist’ Meghan Markle among top…

LONDON (Reuters) – Meghan Markle was named among the 25 most influential women in Britain on Thursday, according to a list published by UK Vogue magazine which hailed her as forging a new identity for the monarchy. Prince Harry’s wife Markle, now called the Du... More »

Dior brings equestrian glamor to the catwalk at French chateau

CHANTILLY, France (Reuters) – Christian Dior turned the runway into a Mexican-inspired rodeo on Friday at France’s sumptuous Chantilly chateau, unveiling its latest mid-season “cruise” collection alongside a horse-riding spectacular. Under driving rain, riders... More »

Models take a walk through wintry woods for Chanel

A model presents a creation by German designer Karl Lagerfeld as part of his Autumn/Winter 2018-2019 women’s ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house Chanel at the Grand Palais during Paris Fashion Week, France March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol PA... More »

Designer Westwood stages London fashion fracking protest

FILE PHOTO: Designer Vivienne Westwood poses for a portrait before her catwalk show at London Fashion Week Men’s in London, Britain June 12, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall LONDON (Reuters) – Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood brought models off the catwalk and onto t... More »

#MeToo fashion show opens with angel wing models, pig-faced men

A model presents creations during the #MeToo Fashion show during New York Fashion Week in New York, U.S., February 9, 2018. REUTERS/Elizabeth Shafiroff NEW YORK (Reuters) – A fashion show inspired by the #MeToo social media campaign aimed at exposing sexual mi... More »

On Grammys red carpet, white roses are the motif, women’s equality the

60th Annual Grammy Awards – Arrivals – New York, U.S., 28/01/2018 – Singer Miley Cyrus. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (Reuters) – Even the most outrageous outfits of feathers, sequins or lace included a simple white rose at the Grammy Awards show’s red carpet on Sunday... More »

Covered on the catwalk: modest fashion struts its stuff in Paris

PARIS (Reuters) – Models in brightly colored pant suits and ankle-length dresses graced a Paris catwalk this week in what organizers said was the city’s first show of modest fashion that highlights styles popular with Muslim women. The event was part of the Or... More »

With swirls and cages, Dior goes surrealist for Haute Couture week

Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri for Christian Dior’s Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2018 fashion collection in Paris. REUTERS/Charles Platiau PARIS (Reuters) – Christian Dior plunged spectators into a surrealist dreamworld on Monday at Paris’ Haute Couture week, as ... More »

Male models say top fashion photographers harassed them: New York Time

Bruce Weber, winner of the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator poses for photographers at the Fashion Awards 2016 in London, Britain December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall NEW YORK (Reuters) – Male models and assistants who worked with high-powered fashion ph... More »

Donatella Versace says won’t be watching U.S. TV series on brother’s m

A giant poster advertising of the “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” tv series is seen in downtown Milan, Italy January 10, 2018. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini MILAN (Reuters) – When a long-awaited U.S. television series about the murder ... More »

Versace TV murder series treats family with kindness, producer says

The producer of an upcoming American TV series about the murder of designer Gianni Versace has defended the show from criticism, saying the family is treated "with respect and kindness." More »

Growing obsession: Palestinian stuffs pillows with 67 years of hair

Ezzeya Daraghmeh, an 82-year-old Palestinian woman who said she has kept parts of her hair she cut over 67 years, stuffs a pillow with her hair in the West Bank town of Tubas January 2, 2018. Picture taken January 2, 2018. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta TUBAS, West Ba... More »

A Model Life: How Petra Nemcova transformed tragedy into joy

FILE PHOTO: 70th Cannes Film Festival – Model Petra Nemcova poses on the red carpet prior to the screening of the film “Nelyubov” (Loveless) in Cannes, France, May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – If Petra Nemcova’s life were a m... More »

Music producer Russell Simmons denies newspaper reports of sexual misc

FILE PHOTO: Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons arrives at the 2010 Vanity Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood, California, U.S. March 7, 2010. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Music and film producer Russell Simmons faced new accusations o... More »

Vivienne Tam scales fashion peaks with China Chic

Designer Vivienne Tam celebrates the successful completion of her Fall/Winter 2012 collection show during New York Fashion Week February 15, 2012. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some of us are fortunate to find a calling in life early on... More »

Music producer Russell Simmons steps down after sex assault claim

FILE PHOTO: Producer Russell Simmons take part in an “I am Muslim Too” rally in Times Square Manhattan, New York, U.S. February 19, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Music producer Russell Simmons said on Thursday he was stepping d... More »

‘King of Cling’ fashion designer Azzedine Alaia dies at 77

PARIS (Reuters) – Tunisian-born fashion designer Azzedine Alaia, who dressed stars from Greta Garbo to Grace Jones and Lady Gaga, died in Paris at the age of 77, the French Federation of Haute Couture and Fashion said on Saturday. The designer was a star of th... More »

First lady Melania plays tourist as Trump departs Beijing

As U.S. President Donald Trump left Beijing on Friday for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Vietnam, first lady Melania stayed behind to play tourist, viewing pandas at a zoo and visiting the Great Wall of China. More »

Hugo Boss in switch to Formula E from F1: CEO in magazine

German fashion brand Hugo Boss will end its motorsport tie-up with Formula One from next year to move into Formula E, Chief Executive Mark Langer told German weekly Focus. More »

Armani plans transfer of stake in fashion firm to his foundation

Giorgio Armani's succession plans include a transfer of part of his high-end fashion empire to his charitable foundation in a bid to prevent any takeovers or a break-up of the group, the designer told a newspaper. More »

Italy`s Gucci bans fur, joining others in seeking alternatives

Italy's Gucci will stop using fur in its designs from next year, joining a growing number of fashion houses looking at alternatives after coming under pressure from animal rights activists and changing consumer tastes. More »

Paris` Champs Elysees gets star turn as a catwalk

The Champs Elysees avenue in Paris got a makeover on Sunday as a giant outdoor catwalk, as celebrities and models took to the runway in the first show of its kind by L'Oreal, the French cosmetics firm. More »

Yves Saint Laurent designs get new airing at Paris museum

A new museum showcasing the creations of late French couturier Yves Saint Laurent opens in Paris next week, offering visitors an intimate glimpse into his studio and how he pulled together his collections. More »

Ferragamo strolls through Milan daisy garden under the stars

Models for Italian luxury group Salvatore Ferragamo strolled through a garden of daisies in the heart of Milan on Saturday evening to wrap up the city's fourth day of fashion week. More »

Missoni`s party collection celebrates designer`s 20th anniversary

Italian designer Angela Missoni celebrated 20 years at the creative helm of the family-owned knitwear brand with a party-inspired collection, declaring herself proud of having kept the brand relevant over the years. More »

Rodarte sisters go deep into the woods for film debut `Woodshock`

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Cavalli`s Paul Surridge searches for new sensuality in Milan

British designer Paul Surridge debuted in Milan with his first collection for Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli, showing tight-fitting designs and animal prints that he said were an attempt to find a new type of sensuality. More »

Don`t judge me by sales, says Prada`s CEO and creative director

Prada's chief executive and creative director Miuccia Prada said on Thursday she did not want to be judged by sales but that her designs offered ideas to women of how to be strong and combative. More »

Diverse shapes, sizes, colors dominate Emmys red carpet

The Emmy awards red carpet challenged the traditional ideals of Hollywood beauty on Sunday with diversity in race, body shape and sexual identity reinventing television's biggest runway. More »

Brandon Maxwell goes back to basics with denim-filled collection

Fashion designer Brandon Maxwell used denim for the first time ever as he showcased a classic American style in bold colors with a hint of nostalgia for his Spring/Summer 2018 collection at an offsite venue of New York Fashion Week: The Shows. More »

New film goes behind the curtains of Grace Jones` glamor

With her statuesque profile, striking gaze and visually arresting performances, Grace Jones has long been an emblem of high fashion, art and glamorous eccentricity, but a new documentary hopes to shed light on a different side of the pop culture figure through... More »

British tulle artist Benjamin Shine launches New York exhibit

Artist Benjamin Shine hopes the launch of a new installation featuring his signature tulle fabrics in a New York department store window display at Bergdorf Goodman will inspire passersby to pause and self-reflect. More »

Winning toilet paper gowns offered to brides-in-need

A toilet paper wedding dress with 1,500 hand-cut butterflies made by a mother of two in her spare time won the $10,000 first prize in a quirky New York fashion competition on Thursday and a bride-in-need may have the chance to wear it down the aisle. More »

With materials scarce, Cuban designers master recycling chic

A child tries a school uniform at a recycling store in Havana, Cuba, July 5, 2017. Olaff Alejo’s salt lamps are eerily beautiful and designed to purify the air. More »

French fashion house Lanvin names Olivier Lapidus as new artistic director

A woman walks past a Lanvin store in Paris, France, January 12, 2017. Lanvin, France’s oldest fashion brand, named on Tuesday Olivier Lapidus as its new artistic director, following the departure of Bouchra Jarrar. More »

New York menswear event showcases rising designers

A four-day parade of men’s fashion has kicked off in New York, showcasing the 2018 Spring/Summer collections of rising designers, several making their debuts on this closely watched global stage. More »

Lagerfeld parades Chanel models under mini Eiffel Tower

A giant replica of the Eiffel Tower is seen at the Grand Palais before the German designer Karl Lagerfeld Fall/Winter 2017/2018 collection for fashion house Chanel in Paris, France, July 4, 2017. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Karl Lagerfeld pre... More »

Soaring `Hive` exhibit blends intimate details into its giant scale

A man enters Studio Gang’s ‘Hive’, the latest Summer Block Party interactive installation, at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 3, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque A soaring exhibit of stacked cardboard tubes shaped into three hive-like ... More »

Dior fashion show celebrates 70 years of traveling spirit

Actress Kirsten Dunst poses before Dior fashion house Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2017/2018 show in Paris, France, July 3, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau French fashion house Christian Dior marked its 70th anniversary on Monday with a show staged outside the Inva... More »

What does a CEO look like? New female `Foundation 500` list challenges stereotypes

H&M Foundation Global Manager Diana Amini poses with portraits of women on its Foundation 500 list of female entrepreneurs in emerging markets in Stockholm, Sweden, June 2, 2017. Picture taken June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Anna Ringstrom From a Peruvian trout farm man... More »

Pace of Gulf tech deals heats up as Emaar buys Namshi stake

A logo of Emaar is seen near the Dubai Mall March 16, 2014. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah Emaar Malls will buy a 51 percent stake in e-commerce fashion website Namshi from Global Fashion Group, a firm backed by Rocket Internet, for $151 million, a sign of growing dem... More »

Lauren Hutton turns heads at 73 in new lingerie ad

Model and actress Lauren Hutton is turning heads again by appearing in a commercial for Calvin Klein underwear, at the age of 73. More »

Edward Enninful named first male editor of British Vogue

FILE PHOTO: Model Naomi Campbell (R) poses for a photograph with fashion stylist Edward Enninful, after Enninful received his Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) at Buckingham Palace, in London, Britain October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Philip Toscano/Poo... More »

Armani to show Emporio women`s line in London this September

Italian designer Giorgio Armani in Milan, Italy February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini Giorgio Armani said on Wednesday he would showcase the spring summer 2018 collection of his Emporio Armani women’s line in London this September rather than in Milan,... More »

Daring designs lead looks on Tokyo catwalks

Models present creation of Bateeq brand by Indonesian designer Michelle Tjokrosaputro from her Autumn/Winter 2017 collection during Tokyo Fashion Week in Tokyo, Japan March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Colorful embroidery, creative batik designs and fearle... More »

Fashion house Givenchy names Waight Keller as artistic director

Givenchy named Clare Waight Keller as its new artistic director on Thursday, becoming the first woman at the creative helm of the French fashion house founded by Hubert de Givenchy in 1952. More »

Off the catwalk, bloggers and editors vie for fashion fans` attention

FILE PHOTO: Models present creations during the Bora Aksu catwalk show during London Fashion Week in London, Britain, February 17, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall/File Photo Dressed in a red top, fuchsia pleated skirt and fluffy boa worn on the shoulder, fashion blogg... More »

Costume jewelry worn by Hollywood`s Golden Age stars up for auction

From the coral necklace worn by Vivien Leigh in “Gone With The Wind” to Marilyn Monroe’s gold and pearl drop earrings from “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” the glittering adornments made for Hollywood’s stars will go up for auction this year. More »

Siberian pageant shows beauty comes in all sizes

Models of the SibPlus Models agency and participants of the Miss Doughnut beauty competition walk during a rehearsal in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia March 4, 2017. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin In Russia’s snowy Krasnoyarsk, women preparing for a plus-sized beauty co... More »

Saint Laurent told to modify ad campaign after uproar in France

Activists hold placards which read ‘Sexist’ during a demonstration in front of a Yves Saint Laurent shop in Paris, France, March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer France’s advertising watchdog on Monday said it had asked French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent... More »

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