Entries from 2017-01-01 to 1 year

11 must-have fashion items for the UAE winter

There’s been tension between fashion versus function for the longest time, but who says you can’t have both? Here’s how you can stay as warm (and dry) as possible during the winter season in the UAE. Boots Boots are a staple for rain and w…

Exhibition marks ‘50 years of Italian Fashion’

The Italian embassy inaugurated a fashion exhibition to mark ’50 Years of Italian Fashion’ at Four Seasons Hotel Doha. Organised in co-operation with the Italian Trade Agency and Italian Chamber of Commerce in Qatar, the exhibition forms p…

AARONG'S WEDDING BONANZA

As good as it may sound, sometimes these non-stop purchases require us to hop around the entire city looking for the perfect piece. With excess traffic on the roads and unavailability of a well-rounded collection, we do tend to get frustra…

Locale lifts the energy for Virginia Fashion Week 2017

(Photo:formal dresses melbourne) Energy, ambiance and bright runway styles came together Saturday to lend Virginia Fashion Week a celebratory feel for its 10th anniversary main showcase event . The house was packed at Waterside’s Harbor Cl…

Wilson Trollope's permanent home in Wellington

Wellington fashion designer Annabelle Wilson has big dreams for her label, including opening a store in New York, but her hometown comes first. Wilson has opened her flagship store on Victoria St, in Wellington, four years after launching …

Girls, it’s time to embrace the tux

(Photo:cheap formal dresses australia) Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may have hosted an elaborate state banquet for visiting US president Donald Trump, but it was Hope Hicks, the White House communications director, who stole the show.…

Troubled fashion label Lanvin to get a makeover

(Photo:formal dresses australia) 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 hou…

Will Going to Fashion School Actually Get You a Job

For the third year in a row, Central Saint Martins (CSM) tops BoF’s Global Fashion School Rankings. The London-based art school, which counts the likes of Phoebe Philo and Alexander McQueen amongst its alumni, took first place in both our …

Employers in finance, fashion get tough post-Weinstein

The repercussions of Harvey Weinstein's downfall spread further beyond Hollywood to the worlds of fashion and finance on Tuesday as employers showed the door to powerful men accused of sexual harassment. Accusations that the mogul engaged …

Rihanna on her 'fluctuating body type' and how she chooses her outfits

Have you ever woken up and realized the dress you wore last week just doesn't fit today? Believe it or not, Rihanna has been there too. The pop star and fashion designer recently opened up about her ever-changing shape, and how she approac…

Weinstein leaves stain on wife Georgina Chapman’s Marchesa label

She already has declared that their marriage is over, but the “unforgivable” behaviour of disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein also may have dealt a fatal blow to his wife’s fashion label. Marchesa was founded by Georgina Chapman, the British …

Vogue fashion director Christine Centenera's guide to Adelaide

New York-based Vogue Australia fashion director was raised in Adelaide. Ahead of returning home for this week’s Vogue Festival she reveals her favourite things about her hometown. What do you love most about Adelaide and South Australia? "…

A flair for fashion

(Photo:bridesmaid dresses australia) Inspired from different parts of India, over 200 fashion design students from Hamstech Institute of Fashion and Interior Design are gearing up for their annual fashion show titled ‘Indigenous India’ to …

Behind the scenes of New York Fashion Week

Lights! Camera! Fashion! New York Fashion Week is just wrapping up with designers laying out the hottest trends. Elmira native Andy Hilfiger presented ARTISTIX Fashion by Greg Polisseni Monday night at the Metropolitan West in Midtown Manh…

Modest Looks Reign At New York Fashion Week

Whether a designer debuting or a veteran of runway shows, one thing is clear: modest dressing is an important trend during this week’s New York Fashion Week. As we prepare for our Jewish New Year with food, fun and fashion, this year’s loo…

Jeremy Scott marks 20th anniversary at New York Fashion Week

Jeremy Scott’s kitschy, high-entertainment fashion shows always have whimsical themes. This time, at New York Fashion Week, the designer didn’t have to look far for inspiration: his theme was himself. It was the 20th anniversary of Scott’s…

Get Behind Us Campaign Encourages People to Protest Through DIY Fashion

These days, tuning into the news inevitably leads to frustration. From a violent Nazi “Unite The Right” rally in Charlottesville to Trump rescinding DACA, fundamental human rights in the U.S. are constantly under attack by the presidential…

Exploring the 6-yard glory

(Photo:black formal dresses) Leonardo da Vinci said, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” And for a lot of reasons, designer Anavila Misra, who has been making quite the fashionable waves, befits the quotation. Born to a scientist …

No rules - a fashion season of extremes and contradictions

(Photo:bridesmaid dresses) What has come as a big new insight to me is how the rules of fashion have changed so much. Even as recently as 10 years ago, there were things that were 'in', which then went 'out'. Everyone who followed fashion …

Balancing Health And Beauty

In 2017, the beauty industry is bigger and brighter than ever before. In a world of picture perfect models on Instagram, successful beauty vloggers on YouTube, and nearly countless amounts of images and links to scroll through on Pinterest…

Matiza speaks on House of Hohwa designs

(Photo:bridesmaid dresses) In an interview with NewsDay from his Johannesburg base, Matiza said the need for cultural expression in modern Africa plays an important role in the creation of his garments. “The interest to venture into fashio…

Farming meets high-end fashion at Dowerin Field Days agricultural show

The eco fashion parade featured garments made from recycled wool blankets and coffee bean bags. Five Western Australians were among 14 designers to drape merino wool and recycled materials on local models who graced the runway for the laun…

Saluting fighters on ramp

(Photo:school formal dresses) Early this year, she used fashion for intensifying efforts to make our planet green. This time round for the New York Fashion Week, Premal Badiani, an Indian-American haute couture designer, is extending suppo…

The Solution to Zadie Smith’s 15-Minute Makeup Rule Is This Time-Tested Beauty Look

“Any woman who counts on her face is a fool,” wrote Zadie Smith in her 2005 novel, On Beauty. It’s an idea the British author has revisited multiple times in her work, and one she touched on again over the weekend at the Edinburgh Internat…

Esha Gupta is a true fashion queen; here’s proof

Esha Gupta is someone who has always managed to give us fashion goals and with the release of her next film Baadshaho, co-starring Ajay Devgn and Ileana D’Cruz, it’s only expected of her to put her best foot forward. It’s good to see that …

I have evolved a lot in terms of fashion: Malaika

She is one of the biggest fashionistas in Bollywood but Malaika Arora Khan said things were completely different way back in the early days of her career. The 43–year–old star, who has always impressed critics with her fashion choices, sai…

You know when you’ve been Awok’d: the ultimate seal of approval

(Photo:QueenieAu) I think you’ll find it’s spelled “Ewok”. No, although this is about a fur-draped figure of mystery and ridicule, so good guess. Go on then, what’s an Awok? It stands for “Anna Wintour OK”. That sounds like a weirdly prete…

South African Fashion Runways Should Embody What South Africans Actually Look Like

There is little representation of plus-size fashion models on South Africa's runways currently. That's the view of budding plus-size fashion designer, Daniel Lyonga. He was speaking to HuffPost SA ahead of the Johannesburg leg of Mercedez-…

Kiwi 'extreme' knitters taking on the world

Extreme knitting. It sounds like an oxymoron but it is a hot fashion trend sweeping the world, with Kiwis right at the forefront – giant knitting needles and skeins of oversized wool in hand. Devotees are taking this traditional handcraft …

Networking Fashion event for models

(Photo:www.queenieau.com) The BBMA Open House is a fashion networking event for the fashion & beauty industry including visual arts. The super networking event will be for all Models, Fashion Stylists, Personal Shoppers, Hair Stylists, Pho…