5 Coachella trends to inspire you this summer

(Photo:formal wear sydney) The coachella music festival in Indio, California marks the start of festival season and the unofficial start of Summer fashion with celebrities, models, and Instagram 'It' girls flocking to the grounds. The fest…

Introduction to Colgate’s Fashion Column

If you’ve stumbled upon this column thinking, “Hey, Colgate doesn’t usually have a fashion column,” you’d be 100 percent right! This section is Colgate’s newest addition to The Maroon–News. This column will dedicate itself to fashion on ca…

Cate Blanchett went goth to embrace her pale skin

Cate Blanchett used to celebrate being pale by rocking a goth look. The double Oscar-winning actress has often opened about her fair complexion, but has now spoken about the lengths she went to in order to embrace her appearance during her…

UNL fashion student Alexis Harris wants to make women of color feel beautiful

(Photo:formal dresses adelaide) Alexis Harris created her first ensemble when she was in sixth grade. It was a long, pink gown with rhinestones that traveled all the way up the side. “I thought it was the best thing in the world,” Harris s…

Some trippy trouser trends

This summer, give trousers the attention they deserve and, in return, develop a unique style statement. Comfort stays a constant companion as you experiment with the fabric, fitting and colours. (Photo:formal dresses online australia) Carg…

Aaliya’s first wedding puja is being celebrated

(Photo:QueenieAu) Ishita and Shagun are discussing the wedding arrangements and themes of all the functions. Ruhi comes up with an idea to make old family members dance to a new song and the youngsters will in the mean time dance to an old…

Phone fashion: Students choose function over style

BYU students said they value phone cases that provide protection more than those with fun designs or accessories. BYU nursing student Carly Richards said the wallet-style case she has on her phone is the best and most practical choice for …

Fashion illustrator speaks to students

Dallas Shaw swept into the Morris Library lecture room dressed like spring. With her hair perfectly curled and a chiffon, pleated dress twirling around her knees, it became clear why Shaw has a reputation as a personal-style guru. In her T…

When the magic happens for women

(Photo:plus size formal dresses) Connecting women, supporting women and celebrating women. The Town of Penhold held its Women’s Day Out event March 25 at the Memorial Hall to help mark International Women’s Day (March 8). “I think we had a…

Sanaa Ayoub launches sparkling fashion collection

(Photo:bridesmaid dresses australia) Lebanese fashion designer Sanaa Ayoub launched her 2017 spring/summer collection earlier this week, with a range of looks best described as eveningwear flirting with haute couture. Ayoub’s collection, t…

Self-expression in fashion design

(Photo:school formal dresses) As a New York native situated in a small town on the opposite side of the country, Samantha Handwerger, a senior studying apparel, merchandising, design and textiles (AMDT) at WSU, displays her admiration of t…

Assistance League fashion show benefits children, moms and seniors

Members of the nonprofit Assistance League of Los Gatos-Saratoga spend about 18,000 hours volunteering every year, helping underserved children, families and seniors with educational programs, clothing and food. Now, league members are hop…

Patout — Hajec

(Photo:year 10 formal dresses) Valerie LaSalle Patout and Bradley Allen Hajec were married Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, at St. Peters Catholic Church in New Iberia. The bride is the daughter of Virginia LaSalle Barnett of New Iberia and Fredric …

Wayne Bridge lost wedding ring

(Photo:formal dresses melbourne) Wayne Bridge went into a panic after he thought he'd lost his wedding ring in a bug-infested swamp on 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' earlier this week. The retired football player dropped to his h…

Criccieth couple to take part in new wedding show

Leila and Mark Evans, who live in Criccieth, will feature in the series Priodas Pum Mil on Sunday, 27 November, which sees them tying the knot in Capel Bethel in Borth y Gest. Keeping an eye on all the arrangements, from choosing a wedding…

WEDDING BELLS FOR RAFTAAR

After Neil Nitin Mukesh who had a roka ceremony with fellow Mumbaikar Rukmini Sahay in October and is scheduled to tie the knot next year, rapper Raftaar aka Dilin Nair is the next groom-in-line. The “Instagram Love” singer who had a roka …

Switch off from the virtual world

(Photo:formal wear melbourne) We spend more than half of our day looking at some screen or electronic gadget. Try and refrain from it especially when you wake up and go to bed. Your mind needs some relaxation and constantly staring at the …

The divine Vera Wang

‘FOR most women, a wedding gown represents far more than just a dress. It is also the embodiment of a dream, perhaps one she has nurtured since childhood. In this fantasy of idealized happiness, the groom represents perfection and the face…

When Is It Time For Photographers To Get Bossy?

(Photo:formal dresses online australia) Often, when a client requests a shoot from a photographer, be it for a product or portrait shoot, you will exchange a few words about what is needed exactly. But even after they have agreed over the …

Why Yoga Studios Are the New Natural Beauty Meccas

Everybody has her madeleine. Mine is the magical balm that my first yoga teacher, a woman named Lili, used to massage into her students’ shoulders and temples as we lay still on our mats at the end of class. Fifteen years later, I no longe…

The Hundreds’ Bobby Kim Dips Toe in Women’s Market

(Photo:bridesmaid dresses australia) The evolution of Bobby Kim as designer and artist has taken a turn for the, well, feminine. The cofounder of men’s streetwear brand The Hundreds has taken his first steps into the women’s market, not wi…

The Genius Way a Manicure Could Protect You From Date Rape

(Photo:www.queenieau.com) From a very early age, women learn that no matter how comfortable they are in the moment, they could potentially be in danger. Even if they're having fun at a party or at a bar, and even if the man handing them a …

Destination wedding bride angers mums

(Photo:year 10 formal dresses) Pricey flights, luxury hotel stays and time off work — destination weddings are expensive, especially if you have kids. British bride-to-be RubyRed6878 has sparked a fierce debate among Mumsnet usersby asking…

See the bittersweet photos of a 4-year-old wearing her late mom's wedding dress

When Amber Davis learned that the rare form of cervical cancer she was diagnosed with was terminal, she knew she wanted to do something special for her 4-year-old daughter Nora. Davis reached out to close friend and photographer Heidi Spil…

Is Delisting the Next Step for Luxottica?

Eyewear rarely, if ever, tops luxury shopping lists. Yet here is eyewear behemoth Luxottica, a company whose success in designing, manufacturing and distributing eyewear for most of the world's big luxury brands ranks it in the luxury top …

Romancing history through fashion

There’s a certain charm that draws Poonam Bhagat to museums. Perhaps, it’s the glorious artefacts preserved over the ages. And it’s this element of timelessness that’s evident in her collection, Romance of the Mughals. One can almost imagi…

Pop Icon Rihanna Wears Thesis Garment by Recent Alumna Isabel Hall

A little more than a month after fashion design student Isabel Hall (B.F.A. Fashion Design ’16) showed her senior thesis collection at the 2016 Pratt Institute Fashion Show at Spring Studios, pop icon Rihanna wore one of Hall’s thesis garm…

Shanghai Tang’s new creative director Raffaele Borriello merges Chinoiserie with Parisienne chic

Shanghai Tang has made Italy-born, Paris-based designer Raffaele Borriello its new creative director. Borriello has formerly worked with Tom Ford at Gucci as well as at Leonard, Balmain, Yves Saint Laurent and Sonia Rykiel. We caught up wi…

Extravagant Trips, Biased Reviews & FTC Violations

When it comes to runway collections, many major fashion publications omit a significant element from their coverage: The fact that they are essentially being compensated in exchange for runway show coverage and editorial placement. The edi…

Dressing for Ascot might look anachronistic but it provides a crash course in life’s most important style lessons

It’s 9.30 am and you’ve been in hair, make-up and the hell of last-minute doubts for what seems aeons. Don’t feel bad. Let’s be clear, unless you’re a Royal, Ascot Dressing is eternally tricky chiefly because it bears no resemblance to the…