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Heidi Klum wows crowd at Victoria's Secret show
NEW YORK – Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road. The lingerie retailer inducted five more women into its "Angel" ranks — a designation reserved ...
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Couture comes to the tea cup through luxury blends
SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) – Haute couture has come to the tea cup, with a luxury tea retailer launching collections to complement the colors, scents, trends and tastes of each season. Singapore-based TWG Tea, set up last year with the aim of infusing the ubiquitous drink with new levels of ...
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British fashion label Luella stops trading
LONDON (Reuters Life!) – Luella Bartley, the young British designer whose quirky yet feminine designs have adorned model Kate Moss and singer Lily Allen, has become the latest fashion casualty of the recession. Bartley's label, Luella, ceased trading after its ready-to-wear producer closed ...
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If couture could talk: collection charts women's lives
SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) – Owning more than 3,000 dresses, many of them designer, many from a era long gone, is a dream for most women. For Sydney-based fashion curator Charlotte Smith, it's a reality. Smith, who handles the collections of The Fashion Gallery at the Australian branch of ...
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Saint Laurent's everyday objects to be auctioned
PARIS – The 18th century porcelain Yves Saint Laurent ate from, a Cartier watch he used to wear, the leopard-print couches and gilded chairs he lounged on: It's all to hit the auction blocks as the late French couturier's longtime partner liquidates their art-and-knicknack-filled residences.  ...
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British designer Luella Bartley stops trading
LONDON – Acclaimed British fashion designer Luella Bartley said Tuesday that her company has stopped trading because of financial problems. The company, Luella Bartley Ltd., lost its financial backing from VSQ Ltd. It was also hit by the closure last month of the brand's ready-to-wear ...
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Fashion show hails kanga as east Africa's kimono
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters Life!) – For women in Tanzania's humid Dar es Salaam port city, the "kanga" is must-have material, functioning as an everyday wraparound dress, bath towel, shawl and, when ragged, dish cloth and mop too. But for Mustafa Hassanali, a popular local designer who ...
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Want to know whos Victoria's fashion adviser?
Wonder who is behind Victoria Beckam's posh designs? it turns out be her seven-year-old son Romeo who helps the pop star-turned-fashion designer work on her clotheline. Beckham, who has three sons, Brooklyn, 10, Romeo, seven, and four-year-old Cruz with soccer star husband David Beckham, ...
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The Collapse of the Versace Fashion Empire
Backstage at a Versace fashion show in Milan last June was surprisingly empty and quiet compared to far more extravagant events a decade ago -- a reflection of the fall of one of the world's premiere clothing labels. A report in the Nov. 16 issue of Newsweek magazine details how the empire ...
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Fashion house Ferragamo's museum goes online
MILAN (Reuters Life!) – Italian fashion house Salvatore Ferragamo has taken a museum detailing its history and culture online, allowing young designers to add their creative touch to its shoe models. The website, museoferragamo.com, is dedicated to its "shoemaker to the ...
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'Coco Before Chanel' tells fashion mogul's story before rise to fame
Though “Coco Before Chanel” lacks the substance needed to give justice to fashion mogul Coco Chanel's story, it serves the audience by offering a look into her life before the fame and fashion. The film chronicles Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel's (Audrey Tatou) journey from her years in an ...
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Gucci joins other fashion players in committing to protect rainforests
The Rainforest Action Network announced on November 3 that the Gucci Group--which includes fashion houses Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, and Balenciaga--has joined a growing list of major companies who are pledging to change their paper policies. Since the beginning ...
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Fashion Police: Kristen Stewart's Too Cool for Hairstyling
Kristen Stewart stopped in Brazil Sunday to promote New Moon (or Lua Nova). Sadly, there was no Robert Pattinson at her side, only Taylor Lautner, who actually managed to keep his shirt on. Per usual, Kristen was doing her too-cool-for-school thing in a sequined skirt and trendy blazer. It's ...
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The shoulder pad powers its way back into fashion
They are regarded as one of the more unfortunate style trends of the Eighties. But it seems that shoulder pads are not only making a comeback - they are actually selling out. John Lewis said it has had to reorder its stock of £1.35 pads after fashion-conscious shoppers ransacked its ...
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Prada shortens temporary layoffs as orders rise
MILAN (Reuters Life!) – Italian fashion house Prada is shortening temporary suspensions for some workers by three weeks after orders for its spring/summer 2010 clothes exceeded expectations by 10 percent. The Milan fashion group, whose designer Miuccia Prada is seen as a trailblazer ...
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Fashion house Versace to cut 350 jobs
High-end fashion house Versace is slashing 350 jobs worldwide after it forecast a 30% drop in revenue for 2009. The restructure reflects a troubled global luxury goods industry that Bain & Co. reportedly expects to contract 8% to $US228.25 billion in 2009. Associated Press reported ...
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Fashion Houses Suffer Without Deep-Pocketed Parents
ROME—Newly announced job cuts at Gianni Versace SpA show how the economic downturn is forcing independent fashion labels to cut costs and stem losses in order to survive in an industry dominated by conglomerates that can better absorb downturns in demand. Versace, the Milan-based fashion ...
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Michelle Obama's style inspires fashion book
Michelle Obama has become the subject of a new book that hails her style and wardrobe for influencing the fashion pages. Mrs O: The Face of Fashion Democracy, published by Hachette, celebrates the US First Lady's closet from the campaign trail to the White House. The tome glances at the ...
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Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood launches fashion range
The 62 year-old rocker has launched the colourful, edgy odesigns featuring swirling patterns and guitars at department store Liberty. Those seeking rock star chic can snap up an I Feel Like Painting shift dress in splashes of orange and yellow for £495 or a leather day bag for £715.  ...
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Yves Saint Laurent top-earning dead celebrity
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – Even after death celebrities make millions and fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, who surpassed singer Michael Jackson, was named the top earning dead celebrity. In its ninth annual list Forbes.com said the Frenchman, considered one of the greatest designers of ...
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