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Category: Fashion / Beauty

The Dispossession of André Leon Talley

An attempt to evict the fashion icon shines a spotlight on some of the very blurry lines in fashion. André … More

André Leon Talley, Fashion Icon, Memoir, New York, The Chiffon Trenches

Tamara Dewi Gondo Soerijo: From Miss Indonesia Finalist to Empowering Refugee Women

JAKARTA :  A refugees’ life is always full of uncertainties. Work opportunities for refugees and asylum seekers are limited to … More

Empowerment, Miss Indonesia, Refugees, Tamara Dewi Gondo Soerijo, Women

Model drops jaws in backless mini dress – but fans spot the Grinch resemblance

The Fashion Nova model flaunted her body in the retailer’s backless mini dress. Fans couldn’t help but notice how gorgeous … More

Fashion Nova, Grinch, Instagram, Model

Stunning 61 Years Old Model Slays This Photo Shoot And Shares It With The World

Yazemeenah  Rossie is a 61 years old model, visual artist and also photograph, who proved the world that swimwear photoshoots … More

French, Miami, Model, Organic Food, Yazemeenah Rossi

Rediscovering Saudi heritage: Pearl kings of Farasan Islands

A glance at divers who would dive more than 30 meters and hold their breath for about 5 minutes to … More

Farasan, Pearl, Saudi Arabia

Supermodel Halima Aden: ‘Why I quit’

Halima Aden, the first hijab-wearing supermodel, quit the fashion industry in November saying it was incompatible with her Muslim religion. … More

Faith, Halima Aden, Hijab, Minnesota, Supermodel

Louis Vuitton forced to pull ‘Jamaican Stripe’ jumper after getting flag’s colours wrong

The French fashion house mistakenly used red, green and yellow In the latest cultural blunder from the fashion world, French … More

Flag, Jamaica, Jumper, Louis Vutton

Chinese star Gao Liu shares photos of ‘nightmare’ nose surgery

A Chinese actress has warned about the dangers of cosmetic surgery by sharing pictures of her damaged nose after a … More

Actress, China, Cosmetic, Gao Liu, Sina Weibo, Singer, Surgery

Bernie Sanders’ mittens, memes help raise $1.8M for charity

About those wooly mittens that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration, sparking endless quirky memes across social media? … More

Bernie Sanders, Charity, Jen Ellis, Mittens, Vermont

Inventor unveils airbag jeans to protect motorcyclists in crashes

A designer of safety equipment for motorcyclists unveiled his latest invention: jeans fitted with airbags to prevent leg injuries in … More

Airbags, Harley-Davidson, Jeans, Safety, Sweden, YouTube

Bernie’s mitten maker marvels over 15 minutes of fame

Jennifer Ellis has never met Bernie Sanders but she is enjoying a taste of his celebrity as the woman behind … More

Bernie Sanders, Fame, Jennifer Ellis, Mittens, Vermont

The Dangerous Risks of Eye Tattoos, According to Body Modification Artist Who Invented Them

In 2017, we reported on Canadian model Catt Gallinger, the victim of an eye tattoo (also known as a sclera tattoo) gone wrong … More

Artist, Eye, Modification, Tattoo

Female passenger wearing halter neck stopped from boarding flight as ‘pilot doesn’t like people showing skin’

A FEMALE passenger was stopped from boarding her flight because of her outfit and told the pilot didn’t like people … More

Australia, Embarrassment, Virgin Australia

How India’s artisanal fountain pens are making their mark

New York-based novelist Amitav Ghosh recently ordered a fountain pen from an artisanal maker in India. “The last time I … More

Artisanal, Craft, Fountain Pen, India

Pierre Cardin: French fashion giant dies aged 98

Legendary designer Pierre Cardin, whose futuristic and stylish designs helped revolutionise fashion in the 1950s and 60s, has died at … More

Fashion / Beauty, Legends, Pierre Cardin

Art of watchmaking gets Unesco heritage status

The craftmanship of Swiss and French mechanical watchmaking on Wednesday won Unesco intangible heritage status, casting the spotlight on an … More

Couscous, Craftmanship, French, Moroccans, Swiss, UNESCO, Watchmaking

Debenhams set to close putting 12,000 jobs at risk

Debenhams stores are set to close after the failure of last-ditch efforts to rescue the ailing store chain. It means … More

Debenhams, Fashion / Beauty, Financial, Retail, United Kingdom

Luxury industry fears Brexit tax change will keep London tourists away

England’s luxury stores will have more than Christmas sales to worry about when they reopen next week. Many fear a … More

Brexit, England, luxury, Retail

Something old, something new: Gucci revives classics to regain edge

Gucci is revisiting 1960s handbags and other classics in its latest collection, mixing them with up-to-the-minute sneakers and logoed skateboards, … More

Gucci, Italy, luxury

Why luxury brands are weathering the pandemic better than other retailers

Luxury brands can mark up prices up to 20 times their cost and yet stay profitable in a pandemic. This … More

Brands, Covid19, luxury, Pandemic, Retails, Supply Chains

Singapore’s most exciting shoe designer on how to make it in fashion

Malaysia may lay claim to the legendary Jimmy Choo but perhaps in the future, Singapore might also have a shoe … More

Design, Firdaos Pidau, Footwear, Innovation, Shoe designer

‘They asked if we were wearing clothes underneath’

India couple bullied for intimate wedding photoshoot A young Indian couple, whose intimate post-wedding photoshoot went viral on social media … More

India, Intimate, Photography, Photoshoot, Troll, Wedding

Snaking queues at Robinsons day after news of closure

SINGAPORE : The day after Robinsons announced it would close its two stores at The Heeren and Raffles City Shopping … More

Closure, Departmental Store, Retailers, Robinsons

Robinsons shuts its doors in Malaysia and Singapore as it falls victim to Covid-19

KUALA LUMPUR : Robinsons, the retailer that has been in business for more than 160 years, is shutting all remaining … More

Covid19, Department stores, Pandemic, Robinson

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