Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening." Coco Chanel's ideas stand the test of time just as well as her designs, and the idea that fashion is inextricably wound up in the way we live has never felt more ...
Hermes In fashion circles much is often made of a 'fashion moment', but in truth they are few and far between. On Sunday in Paris Hermes treated us to an unforgettable one for Jean Paul Gaultier's swan song collection for the house. Whisperings via Twitter of horses waiting in the wings started a buzz of excitement ...
A look at some of the designers on show at the capital of couture this week, including Zac Posen, Nina Ricci and Fatima Lopes
After more than a decade of representing one of the sexiest and well-known brands on the planet, supermodel Heidi Klum is hanging up her angel wings. Klum will no longer be one of the faces of lingerie giant, Victoria's Secret, PEOPLE reports. "All good things have to come to an end. I will always love Victoria ...
Bryony Gordon explains why she can't make sense of the scent business. Do you know what I can’t stand, aside from slow people, Starbucks coffee, Hugh Grant, cereal and cats? The perfume industry. It reeks of desperation. It’s responsible for thousands of teenagers smelling like even cheaper versions of Jordan, Rachel Stevens and Britney Spears. It is, ...
The classic corset has been modernized, and with it has come some dramatic changes. Cinching on the front, the side, twice on the back, front-back-and-sides, zippers, buttons, chains, accessories, buckles, clasps and Full corsets, half-corsets, breastless, backless, straps, strapless... And the colours these days are dramatically different too. No longer is it just white or black. Brilliant colours ...
Europe is a wonderful place to be a fashion designer, photographer or model. Or so the fashion industry tells us. There are always plenty of opportunities for a pretty girl to make some money showing off some clothes and some skin. But not according to former fashion editor Louise Gagnon and several models who have since ...
How have African-American women maintained their femininity and sense of beauty after centuries of dehumanization? They survived the inhumanity of the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the indignity of being separated from their families on slave auction blocks. They endured abuse and rape by slave masters and overcame the injustice of being bred and worked like animals. During ...
