As their husbands paced the stage at Nashville’s Belmont University Tuesday evening, Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama took the opportunity to show their true — or rather, patriotic — colors. McCain wore a royal blue suit, and Obama, a paneled cranberry red Narciso Rodriguez dress (curiously, the sparkly green ribbon pins at the neck said [...]
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PARIS — Ready-to-wear may take center stage this week, but an intriguing range of accessories awaits visitors to Paris Fashion Week. Here’s a look at some of the newest in the arena.
All Fired Up
Not many Kalashnikov bullets carry 7,000 euro, or $10,200, price tags. But then, not many come constructed from white gold, their [...]
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Amid the whirl of New York Fashion Week, where the rising chorus was: Gimme an “A”.
Fashion week. The shows, the Champagne, the parties, the waiting, the paparazzi crushing to get a shot of some B-, C- or even Z-list actress few people will remember come next season….Why can’t it be more like Funny Face?
Hold on. [...]
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MADRID — Bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better.
Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week (formerly Pasarela Cibeles) has a new name and a new home in the fairgrounds’ Hall 14 but the runway shows, held Sept. 15 to 19, continue to attract few foreign buyers.
“More than just a name change, it’s an ambitious makeover plan and Madrid’s [...]
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LOS ANGELES — As awards season kicks off with Sunday’s Emmys, homegrown brands with lower profiles or shorter red-carpet track records are angling for the spotlight.
From a stylist’s perspective, the Emmys are a less high-pressure show than the Oscars and the Golden Globes, with fewer paid/prearranged deals.
“I love designers like Sari Gueron and Pamela Rolland,” [...]
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It’d be easy to think that the fashion industry has had just one controversy — fur. Witness the protests at DKNY, Carolina Herrera and Dennis Basso this week, not to mention at fashion shows throughout the decades. But civil disobedience and fashion have intersected more than once over the years, and WWD has been there [...]
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With stars in their eyes, these fresh runway beauties are poised to take New York’s fashion week by storm. — Cinnamon St. John
Xiaoyi Dai/Elite NYHometown: Qingdao, ChinaAge: 19Height: 5 feet, 11 inchesHair: BlackEyes: HazelFashion inspiration: Modern art and independent moviesDream show to walk in: Alexander McQueenPerson I hope to see in the front row: Sarah [...]
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TOKYO — Though always prepared to strike out on its own quirky path, Tokyo fashion also often gives a passing nod to European influences. Both sides have been on full display during the first two days of Japan Fashion Week, which kicked off Monday.
However, much of the buzz in Tokyo isn’t centered around the [...]
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By WWD Staff PARIS ? If it weren’t for Yves Saint Laurent, the world would certainly be a shabbier place: Scores of major designers from around the world credit him with inspiring them to enter fashion in the first place.
Such accolades, [...]
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By Lisa Movius BEIJING ? Bright lights illuminated imperial Beijing’s looming red walls Thursday night as Yohji Yamamoto showed off his fall collection for Y’s and launched the Yohji Yamamoto Fund for Peace intended to promote better Sino-Japanese relations through the [...]
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