Troubled French fashion house Lanvin is to be relaunched before the end of the year, with plans to expand into accessories and other luxury goods, the label told AFP on Tuesday. The oldest Paris couture…
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#TrendAlert: Corduroy – the cool yet slightly nerdy fabric that’s back with a bang!
Once again, fashion has taken inspiration from the ’70s to revive yet another cool, vintage-inspired comeback: corduroy. This fabric is essentially a ribbed form of velvet that has a very retro, nerdy mood to it…
Trump dubs sexual harassment claims ‘totally fake news’
US President Donald Trump on Monday dubbed all sexual assault allegations against him “fake news” after his campaign was subpoenaed as part of a defamation suit brought by a former reality show contestant. “All I…
Fashion follows film in speaking out against sexual abuse
In the wake of revelations about disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, American model Cameron Russell took to Instagram to share her followers’ experiences of sexual abuse in the fashion industry, posting dozens of anonymous stories…
Kenya to disrupt fashion at its core with upcoming event
The fashion spotlight will fall on Nairobi on 10 November this year, as ‘The Core Fashion Kenya’ disrupts the legacy fashion week format to address changing consumer behavior. “Worldwide consumer and fashion trends are being…
The best street style inspiration from Paris Fashion Week
If ever there was a street that gathered this many fashionable struts and warranted your attention, it’s in the city of Paris during fashion week. Here, style inspiration is in abundance and can be found…
Chanel goes aquatic with millennial nymphs in PVC waders
Karl Lagerfeld built a huge waterfall and flooded the vast Grand Palais for his spectacular Chanel show Tuesday on the final day of Paris Fashion Week. The veteran designer sent out an army of “water…
Actress Zendaya says fashion boosts her confidence
Zendaya thinks fashion has boosted her confidence. The 21-year-old actress has admitted when she was younger “nine times out of 10” she would shop in the boys section of a store, and the star believes…
Korean K-fashion dreams of emulating K-pop on the catwalk
With insults being traded almost daily between Washington and Pyongyang, Koreans could be forgiven for feeling they are dancing on the edge of a geo-political volcano these days. Yet South Korea could not be more…
Shock as platform Crocs step out on Paris catwalk
Paris fashion was reeling Sunday from Balenciaga’s latest outrage/stroke of genius — platform Crocs. The luxury brand, which hit the headlines in April with its $2,000 (1,700 euro) blue leather “Ikea-style” bags, has raised eyebrows…