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Designers' choice: Best-dressed celebs

The spotlight is always on them. Like the Hollywood glitterati, the Mumbai film fraternity is forever trying to achieve that perfect look on the red carpet. Will hemlines rise? Will necklines plunge? Will empire waistlines rule? Is volume [...]

Posted On : Jun, 18 2008 | Comments : 0

The great fashion divide: Why Northern girls are streets ahe...

Following WAG-in-chief Coleen McLoughlin's marriage to Wayne Rooney on the Italian Riviera in the past week, one thing is guaranteed: the London fashion pack, claws sharpened, will launch their assassination of the predominantly Northern we [...]

Posted On : Jun, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

Shopping mall hosts fashion show by in-house tenants

HARTAMAS Shopping Centre had its inaugural opening night at the ground floor with a dazzling display of fashion indulgence from its in-house tenants recently. Themed ‘Stylish Silhouettes’, it showcased the latest trends and hot [...]

Posted On : Jun, 14 2008 | Comments : 0

When Skirts Lack a Traditional Waistband

Q: Why don't skirts have a traditional waistband with a button or hook closure anymore? I like to wear straight pencil skirts, but these days I can't seem to find skirts with an old-fashioned waistband. Too many skirts are hip-hugger styles [...]

Posted On : Jun, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Tote fashion goes green

A woman goes shopping with a green bag in Beijing. The "environmentally-friendly" shopping bags are popping up everywhere in Beijing - from small shops to luxurious shopping malls. "I'm not green, but I could be," rea [...]

Posted On : Jun, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

Dane's Chinese fashion dream comes true

Simple, functional and reasonably priced Scandinavian design is absolutely adored by the Chinese these days. Anne Charlotte Lembye, a young entrepreneur from Denmark, sensed the business potential of the market and opened CPH, a store sell [...]

Posted On : Jun, 10 2008 | Comments : 0

Fashion Week finale

Lights flashing, models sashaying and overcrowding best describe Trinidad and Tobago's first fashion week. The event which was organised by Radical Designs head, Diane Hunt and her support team (Rosemary Stone, Maria Farrell and Richa [...]

Posted On : Jun, 07 2008 | Comments : 1

France says farewell to a fashion icon

The sharp black suits, upswept chignons and click-clack of high heels could have been the opening steps of an Yves Saint Laurent fashion show. But instead of glossy red lips, there were red-rimmed eyes as the Parisian worlds of fashion, art [...]

Posted On : Jun, 07 2008 | Comments : 0

Fashion goes hippie

Once upon a time you dressed so fine You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you? People'd call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to fall" How does it feel To be without a home Like a complete unknown Like a rol [...]

Posted On : Jun, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

Japan traces its fascination with foreign fashion

Swapping kimonos for bustle skirts and wooden sandals for leather boots, a fashion show in Tokyo on Wednesday celebrated the revolution in womenswear ignited by Japan's opening up to the West 150 years ago. In 1858, then U.S. envoy Townsen [...]

Posted On : May, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

A look at menswear fashion trends for 2008

Here's the big headline for style-conscious men in 2008: Buy a skinnier tie. Yes, in the world of men's fashion, the shrinking of the tie from a 3 3/4 -inch width to about 3 1/4 inches counts as monumental news. That would never do in [...]

Posted On : May, 27 2008 | Comments : 0

Chipped Nail Polish And Other Reasons I Hate Fashion

A confession: I wear chipped nail polish. Currently, my nails are a bruise-y shade of peacock blue, with one chip on my left-hand index finger. I painted them myself last night. Tomorrow, there will be more chips and by end-of-day Saturday, [...]

Posted On : May, 24 2008 | Comments : 0

MTV Hits High Society For Fancy Superheroes Fashion Exhibit

I often associate the Metropolitan Museum of Art with Egyptian pyramids, campy Warhol portraits, and a great grilled chicken salad from the café near the Greek sculptures. But now superheroes are surprisingly getting recognition from [...]

Posted On : May, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

Angelina Jolie's final fashion moment at Cannes

Angelina Jolie made her final (we think) red carpet stroll at the Cannes premiere of Clint Eastwood's "Changeling," wearing a V-neck taupe tunic gown with a jeweled sparkly trim. This may be the last time Angelina makes a public [...]