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London Fashion Week proving sheer is back for SS24
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Transparent and revealing looks will make a comeback for spring and summer 2024, according to trends spotted at London Fashion Week, which wrapped up on Tuesday. Midriffs on display Crop top lovers can carry on baring their midriffs, and more, while staying bang on trend. Most designers had models in bralettes or bandeaus, or even simple bikini...
All eyes on Gucci as Milan Fashion Week opens
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The top names in Italian fashion are showcasing their work at Milan Fashion Week starting Wednesday, with expectations high for the first Gucci collection under its new creative director. Almost 70 catwalk shows are scheduled over six days in the northern Italian city, with Fendi, Prada, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Bottega Veneta and Giorgio...
I.Coast's 'leke' sandals for the masses become fashion statement
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In Abidjan, the rainy season is coming to an end, but people never put away their "leke" -- cheap, water-resistant, plastic sandals, which have become a symbol of Ivorian cultural identity. "Everyone has worn leke," said Rokia Daniogo, a 33-year-old shopkeeper, as she sat on a street corner in the huge market in the bustling Treichville...
Fashion seeks dedicated followers with influence online
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Once kept firmly at arm's length by the fashion world, influencers are now courted alongside big celebrity names by emerging talents keen to leverage their millions of online followers. "Influencers will have a leading role in building the legitimacy of creators," Delphine Dion, professor at France's ESSEC Business School, told AFP. "It is...
Burberry's Daniel Lee making his own rules at London fashion week
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British designer Daniel Lee presented his second collection for Burberry at a star-studded show in London on Monday, unveiling summer versions of the famous trench coat and a range of new accessories. Burberry, the iconic British brand founded in 1856, was, as usual, the most eagerly awaited show at London Fashion Week. Burberry SS24, London...
'The Super Models', the original influencers, come to Apple TV
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Naomi, Christy, Linda and Cindy are back, recounting how they revolutionised fashion as the first supermodels in the 1990s in a new series for Apple TV. "The Super Models", which launches on the streaming platform on Wednesday, looks back on the four women who created a template for today's uber-influencers by injecting an element of personality...
AI 'no substitute' for a fashion designer's creativity
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AI is transforming the fashion world but the fast growing technology will never be a replacement for designers' "original creativity", according to the head of a pioneering project. Fashion innovator Calvin Wong has developed the Interactive Design Assistant for Fashion (AiDA) -- the world's first designer-led AI system. It uses...
Balmain collection robbed ahead of Paris fashion show
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Thieves have made off with more than 50 items from the French luxury fashion brand Balmain's new collection just 10 days before its Paris Fashion Week show, the company's creative director, Olivier Rousteing, said on his Instagram account. "Our driver called us to say that he had been attacked by a group of people. More than 50 items were...
Monster trucks and levity lift London Fashion Week
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Designers can find sources of inspiration in unexpected places -- as evidenced by the runways of London Fashion Week on Sunday. Ukrainian designer Masha Popova turned to monster truck shows while China's Susan Fang showcased a collection of ethereal dresses. Engines roaring Best known for her work with denim, Ukrainian-born designer Popova...
London celebrates its 'fearless' young fashion designers
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The story of how British designer Lee Alexander McQueen's legendary first "Taxi Driver" collection was lost after he showed it on a clothes rack at the Ritz Hotel is told in a new exhibition in London. The late McQueen -- who used the name Alexander McQueen professionally -- was going nightclubbing after the presentation and couldn't afford to...