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Kanye West puts hijab-wearing model on catwalk

Feb 17, 2017

NEW YORK (AFP) -- Rap superstar turned designer Kanye West broke boundaries by putting a hijab-wearing Somali-American model on the New York catwalk Wednesday, unveiling a new, more adult Yeezy Season 5 collection.Halima Aden, 19, made her runway debut on day seven of New York fashion week at one of the hottest and most exclusive tickets in town -- West’s at times experimental collaboration with Adidas.She walked in front of West’s reality star wife Kim Kardashian and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna
Marc Jacobs rewrites runway rules with hip-hop finale

Feb 17, 2017

A model walks the runway for the Marc Jacobs collection during New York Fashion Week on Thursday in New York City. (AFP-Yonhap)Marc Jacobs offered a hip-hop grand finale to New York fashion week Thursday, rewriting runway etiquette in a phone-centric, celebrity-obsessed world with the future of traditional catwalk shows under threat.One of America’s most critically acclaimed living designers sent models down a bare wooden catwalk in silence, striding through the middle of a cavernous room devoid
Proenza Schouler bids New York goodbye

Feb 14, 2017

Carolina Herrera called it her “white shirt” moment, a celebration of her favorite garment. And the Proenza Schouler label said adieu to New York Fashion Week for now, as it prepares to show in Paris. Some of Monday’s highlights at New York Fashion Week:Carolina Herrera: Loving the white shirt Fashion collection from Oscar de la Renta is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, on Monday. (AP-Yonhap)Few women rock a white blouse like Carolina Herrera – it’s her personal signature garment. But t
Calvin Klein show delivers political message at Fashion Week

Feb 12, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) -- Crunchy snow and ice greeted designers, models and fans at New York Fashion Week on Friday, a day after a snowstorm pummeled the city. What visitors got was a high-profile debut and a political message at Calvin Klein, some psychedelic designs (and more politics) from Jeremy Scott, a focus on femininity from Jason Wu, and not one but two collections by Kate Spade. Among the day’s highlights: A model walks the runway for the Calvin Klein show at New York Fashion Week on Friday. A
Slimmed down NY fashion week kicks off in Trump shadow

Feb 9, 2017

NEW YORK (AFP) -- New York Fashion Week will offer slimmer pickings than usual when it kicks off Thursday as big names decamp to Paris or Los Angeles and fashionistas search for renewed meaning in the Donald Trump era.More than 230,000 people will flood into America’s biggest city and cultural capital to attend the bi-annual style bonanza held in September and February, where hundreds of shows, deals and parties rake in nearly $900 million.Celebrity watchers will be out in force for rapper Kanye
Dior designer debuts Paris couture

Jan 25, 2017

PARIS (AP) -- A labyrinth and a scented secret garden led to Christian Dior’s enchanted collection Monday -- the hugely anticipated couture debut from new designer Maria Grazia Chiuri.The collection in Paris’ Musee Rodin kicked off Paris’ week of spring-summer couture shows -- the fashion industry’s ideas factory spanning four days and 24 collections.Star guests including actresses Kirsten Dunst, Diane Kruger and rapper ASAP Rocky marveled at a gargantuan magical tree constructed inside the venu
Dior blasts sweatshirt culture in rave Paris show

Jan 22, 2017

PARIS (AFP) -- Dior struck a blow for the boys and for traditional tailoring Saturday with an all-male show after a week when women turned up on the majority of Paris menswear catwalks.With so-called co-ed shows with both male and female models almost becoming the rule for men’s fashion weeks -- the reverse rarely applies -- Dior’s Kris Van Assche cried halt.In a show that married rave culture and mosh pit punks with haute couture, the Belgian designer insisted that young men had the right to we
Classical fuses with punk to kick off Paris menswear shows

Jan 19, 2017

PARIS (AP) -- Subzero temperatures were an apt backdrop for fashionistas who arrived in Paris for the first day of warmly-wrapped fall-winter 2017 menswear fashion shows.The travelling press bid “ciao” to Milan and said “bonjour” to Paris -- kicking off 50 fashion shows, endless parties, million-dollar business deals and the last leg of the menswear mania that will sweep the French capital for five days. Powerhouse Valentino unveiled its couture-infused creations from the now-solo designer Pierp
Dolce&Gabbana courts millennials, Plein launches activewear

Jan 16, 2017

MILAN (AP) -- If turmoil brings innovation and renovation, Italian menswear is in for a creative burst.Fashion houses are continuing their reboot of Milan Fashion Week menswear offerings, with notables like Bottega Veneta and Gucci sitting out this round, preferring to combine menswear and womenswear previews next month. That is making room for a plethora of newcomers.The data indicates that menswear is worth the rethink. Euromonitor market research forecasts that between now and 2020, growth in
Prada goes in search of the naive, Missoni bursts with color

Jan 16, 2017

MILAN (AP) -- This is the season of renewal, with new faces at some of Milan’s top fashion brands.New creative directors made their debuts Sunday during the second day of Milan Fashion Week at Salvatore Ferragamo and Dirk Bikkembergs, days after Marni and Zegna set off in a new direction. Roberto Cavalli and Brioni, meanwhile, took a runway break this season as they worked out what their future creative directions would be after parting ways with their stylists.Here are some highlights of menswe
Michelle Obama’s fashion influence rivaled Jackie Kennedy’s

Dec 25, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) - The morning after Michelle Obama’s big speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2012, in which she argued passionately for a second term for her husband, designer Tracy Reese’s phone was ringing. And ringing.　 Mrs. Obama’s powerfully delivered speech had attracted much attention -- but these phone calls were about her dress. A shimmering sleeveless sheath in rose and silvery gray, it was pretty universally considered a fashion slam dunk. And customers wanted it.　 There was
New exhibition explores legacy of black fashion designers

Dec 11, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) -- As a girl, Tracy Reese thought she might be an architect. Then she caught the fashion bug.She knew, of course, that designers who are black like her existed. She used to snap up Willi Smith at The Limited growing up in Detroit. She headed to New York with high hopes.“When I first came to New York my eyes were really opened to the breadth of the industry, but I was looking for our place in it,” recalled Reese, who has dressed first lady Michelle Obama.Reese, along with other note
Carolina Herrera says it's an honor to dress Melania Trump

Dec 8, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) - While a few designers have made news saying they would not dress the future first lady, Carolina Herrera said she'd be honored if Melania Trump wore one of her outfits.The famed designer spoke about Trump on the red carpet before she got an honor of her own Monday night from the Women’s Leadership Council at Lincoln Center.Who might dress the wife of President-elect Donald Trump has become an issue after designers Sophie Theallet and Tom Ford, who have both dressed first lady Mic
Seoul Fashion Week closes with all eyes on budding local designers

Oct 26, 2016

From the latest floral design trends for next year’s spring fashion to the daringly dark “Suicide Squad” inspired collection, HERA Seoul Fashion Week unveiled the latest collections from some of the country’s best up-and-coming designers. Held from Oct. 17 to 22 at Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul Fashion Week showcased 41 designer brands and six global companies, while the “Generation Next Seoul,” SFW’s trade show, included more than 100 designer brands and young designers, as well as group fashi
'Fashion KODE 2017 S/S' launches to promote Korean fashion brands

Oct 17, 2016

South Korea will open a fashion-culture fair this week to help local brands make inroads into overseas markets, the government said Monday.Hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and co-organized by the Korea Creative Content Agency and Council of Fashion Designers of Korea, "Fashion KODE 2017 S/S" is set to take place from Oct. 18-21 at J-Gran House in central Seoul.The annual fair bridges local fashion designers and international buyers. In the sixth edition, a total of 16 brands