A Russian designer sparked a race row at Paris haute couture week Wednesday by using a racial slur in a card sent with flowers to a Moscow socialite. Ulyana Sergeenko sent the roses to her…
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Chanel goes girly with pretty-in-pink walk in the park
Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld dived into the brand’s archives for his pretty-in-pink haute couture Paris show Tuesday, giving its founder Coco Chanel’s classics an intensely girly twist. Chanel liberated women from their Edwardian corsets a…
Uggs, pigs and tartan: the big trends at men’s Paris fashion week
Thigh-high Ugg boots, post-Weinstein men paraded as dogs, pigs and dinosaurs and a tartan army of plaids and check — as Paris men’s fashion week ends Sunday, we look back on the big trends and…
Men treated as dogs and pigs in Paris catwalk shows
Paris men’s fashion week began in earnest Wednesday with two collections showing what dogs and pigs men can be, as the industry reels from a new sexual harassment scandal. French designer Julien David sent out…
Mother of H&M race row child recalls racist abuse
The mother of the child model at the centre of the H&M race row says she’s previously been the victim of racist abuse. Terry Mango – whose son Liam starred in a controversial commercial that…
Versace family slam TV series on designer’s murder
The Versace family on Wednesday slammed a new television series on the murder of fashion giant Gianni Versace, saying it was based on nothing more than “work of fiction”. The show, filmed largely at Versace’s…
London museum to honour fashion giant Alaia with 2018 show
French-Tunisian fashion designer Azzedine Alaia will be honoured by London’s Design Museum with a major exhibition next year following his death on November 18 at the age of 77. “Azzedine Alaia: The Couturier” will run…
Steve Madden contemplates quitting the fashion industry
Steve Madden has contemplated quitting the fashion industry “more now” than ever before, although he is proud of the “wonderful company” he has created. The 59-year-old fashion designer – who founded his eponymous label in…
Catwalk goes online with ‘first ever’ runway auction
The catwalk has met the auctioneer’s gavel and gone online. In a streaming fashion show Saturday, a California auction house aimed to modernize the auction format with what it calls the “first ever runway fashion…
Beyonce releases festive fashion range
Beyonce has released a festive fashion range, which includes sweaters, t-shirts and onesies, as well as a childrens range, phone accessories and gift wrap. The 36-year-old singer has launched a new holiday collection ahead of…