PARIS (AFP) ― His hand is steady and sure as it delicately traces the contours of the biggest names in the world of style: the celebrities, the magazine editors, the clients. Nicolas Ouchenir is a calligrapher, a member of a rarified profession whose ink appears on the must-have invitations of Europe’s fashion shows.He may not personally meet all the VIPs attending the catwalk parades. But his personalized flourish to them, deliberately evoking the elegance of times past is carried close in thei

Where there’s a resolution, chances are there’s a style solution to help conquer it.Before you let winter doldrums and self-defeat drown your goals for the new year, check out some of these simple beauty and fashion tips for looking and feeling your best in 2015.If you want to ...Get in shape: Weight loss tops the list of most-common resolutions each year and often is among the most commonly broken ones, too. What you wear ― and how you wear it ― can help you look more slim and trim. Opt for tai

MILAN (AP) ― The fashion curtain call is part of the ritual of the runway show, with each designer’s personality reflected in that final bow.Some, like Miuccia Prada, appear in the doorway for a nanosecond. Donatella Versace walks a good 10 meters out to salute the crowd, while Giorgio Armani stands perfectly lit in the darkened stage entrance. Monday was to be Frida Giannini’s last bow as creative director at Gucci’s menswear after a decade at the Florentine house ― but that was not to be. The

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PHILADELPHIA ― Gold has moved beyond deck-the-halls festive into the glitzy realm of must-have fashion.It’s the season for gleaming flecks to sparkle on fluttering eyelids and glisten on mistletoe-ready lips. A bronzy link chain, instead of a ribbon, on tuxedo-style trousers is happy-hour sultry. And shimmering, silky pantsuits are both retro and relevant.Once civilization’s most sought-after metal, gold shines brightest this year in classic yellow. But copper and rose blends, especially on sequ

Simone to launch own brand after 27 years of making handbags for luxury brand

Designer Ko Tae-yong has no doubts that he is one of the hottest and busiest menswear designers in Korea.He recently held his label Beyond Closet’s spring-summer 2015 fashion show at Seoul Fashion Week from Oct. 17-22.The collection won rave reviews from buyers and critics at home and abroad, for its unique, fun and preppy clothing lines. “But the finale never means an ending in the fashion business,” Ko said in an interview with The Korea Herald on Oct. 20 at his showroom in trendy Sinsa-dong,

In the fashion world, creativity and collaboration go together like needle and thread. Ever since legendary couturier Elsa Schiaparelli and pal Salvador Dali won rave reviews for their stiletto hat in the ’30s, designers and retailers have realized the power of teamwork to push aesthetic boundaries and inspire buyers to splurge on something they’ve never seen before.That’s sure to be the case with a new accessories collection, the result of a collaboration between two of Fort Worth’s most succes

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You won’t hear her name at Fashion Week or in red carpet coverage. But Nina McLemore designs for some of the most influential and affluent women in America: Hillary Clinton, DuPont Co. CEO Ellen Kullman, former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman.Many more law firm partners, executives, entrepreneurs and civic leaders wear Nina ― pronounced NINE-uh, as her clients refer to her brand ― for their most decisive moments.These are not neutral Armani suits, though the design, tailoring and fabrics

Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld (center) acknowledges the public along with models faking a demonstation as they present creations for Chanel during the 2015 spring-summer ready-to-wear collection fashion show on Tuesday at the Grand Palais in Paris. (AFP-Yonhap)PARIS (AP) ― They were styles literally made to be worn on the street. But not just any street: this was Chanel’s boulevard. Karl Lagerfeld did it again Tuesday, producing the most outlandish and expensive ready-to-wear show of the seaso

PARIS (AFP) ― Self-aware blandness, aka “Normcore,” may be the latest high street buzzword, but for the world of high fashion ― currently gathered in Paris ― the trend is something to be resisted.U.S. retailer Gap’s latest advertising campaign ― with the slogan “Dress Normal” ― has been seen by some as an example of the Normcore trend.Coined by the K-Hole trend forecasting group, the term is a combination of the words “normal” and “hardcore.”Wikipedia defines Normcore as a “unisex fashion trend

MILAN (AFP) ― It has been called fashion’s dirty little secret but according to Miuccia Prada, soon everybody will be doing it.Made-in-China’s just fine with Prada’s supremo and a host of other influential industry figures.But for Chinese companies and designers seeking to become global style players, producing high-end clothing on home soil is complicated.Trade barriers, brand perception issues and the sourcing of certain fabrics combine to form an obstacle to them competing internationally wit