Paris couture climbs Mount Olympus, plumbs marine depths
PARIS — Female empowerment, controversies about race, and designs that plunged to the depths of the seas then climbed Mount Olympus were just some of ...
Paris menswear: UK designers, differing styles mark last day
PARIS — On the final day of menswear shows in the French capital, Lanvin put on an ode to contrasting styles, while British designers reigned supreme....
Boyhood and theatrics mark Paris Fashion Week men’s shows
A giant beanstalk that penetrated a cloud-patterned sky-blue ceiling at Louis Vuitton's exhibition caused VIPs — including model Bella Hadid and actor...
Milan designers hybridize menswear for next fall/winter
MILAN — Milan designers continued their exploration of the shifting roles and representations of men in changing times.
Milan designers consider menswear for the next decade
MILAN — Milan fashion designers were taking a step back as they consider the import of presenting their first collections of the 2020s.
Italian fashion world adopts manifesto promoting diversity
MILAN — The Italian National Fashion Chamber is promoting a diversity agenda among Milan’s major fashion houses, a year after several top Italian bran...
DSquared2 fetes Milan Fashion’s 25 years with Sister Sledge
MILAN — Milan Fashion Week opened Friday on a festive note, with Sister Sledge dressed in shimmering jumpsuits belting out their hit “We Are Family” t...
AP Photos: Disabled Romanian children given chance to shine
BUCHAREST, Romania — During Romania's communist era, children with disabilities were shunned, often locked away in institutions or kept at home and de...
Forest ecologist helps refashion Barbie dolls as scientists
SALT LAKE CITY — When Nalini Nadkarni was a kid, she’d run home from school, climb into one of the eight maple trees in her parents’ backyard and spen...
Sustainability in the fashion industry faces an uphill climb
LONDON — Sustainability in fashion is a hot button topic, with retailers large and small racing to prove their green credentials, but the desire for n...
Loughlin’s lawyers say prosecutors are hiding key evidence
BOSTON — Lawyers for actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband say federal prosecutors are holding back crucial evidence that could prove...
Billy Joel, Kardashians Diplo descend on Miami for Art Basel
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — As gallerists and collectors descend on Miami's most prestigious art fair by day, the Hollywood crowd knows it's all about the exc...
Sneakers star at glamorous parties around Art Basel Miami
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Fashion has always played a starring role at the glamorous weeklong parties surrounding Art Basel Miami. This year it’s all about ...
Chanel celebrates its artisans in glimmering Paris show
PARIS — Chanel brought its itinerant off-season fashion show the “arts and crafts,” with its swath of VIPs including Penelope Cruz and Marion Cotillar...
Daughter in admissions scandal returns to YouTube channel
LOS ANGELES — Social media star Olivia Jade Giannulli on Sunday posted her first YouTube video since the arrest of her parents, actress Lori Loughlin ...
Cuba fashion show is small step for private enterprise
HAVANA — Thousands of young Cubans packed a Havana arena to witness a small step forward in the tumultuous relationship between one of the world’s las...
Lori Loughlin, other parents charged again in college scheme
BOSTON — "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband and nine other parents faced new federal charges Tuesday in a scandal involv...