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Hermes lets clothes do the talking in classy show
Hermes has become a byword for simple, unpretentious luxury. With panache, veteran menswear designer Veronique Nichanian proved this again in a classy ...
Dior Homme creates the space-age businessman
It was cosmic musing for Dior Homme's Kris Van Assche, who injected a space-age fiber into the house's DNA of fitted black suit, white shirt and black ...
Bellucci says next movie will be filmed in Bosnia
Italian actress Monica Bellucci says her next movie will be filmed in Bosnia by Serbian director Emir Kusturica. Bellucci arrived in Banja Luka, the ...
Rebellious Macedonian village stages carnival
The tiny Macedonian town of Vevcani boasts its own constitution, its own currency and a passport emblazoned with a golden coat of arms. They are a ...
Givenchy makes menswear combatorial
Gladiatorial combat is in the air for Givenchy's ever-creative Riccardo Tisci. For the fall-winter 2013 menswear show, the Italian designer delved ...
Joseph Beuys inspires slouchy John Galliano show
The trilby hat and short, baggy pants of German artist Joseph Beuys was the muse behind John Galliano's fall-winter 2013 show. Designer Bill Gaytten ...
UK's Stansted airport being sold for $2.38 billion
The company that owns London's Stansted airport says it is selling it to the Manchester Airports Group for 1.5 billion pounds ($2.38 billion.) Airport ...
Poland's National Museum expands modern art wing
Poland's National Museum in Warsaw has opened an expanded gallery devoted to 20th- and 21st-century Polish art, with officials hailing it as the most ...
Correction: Italy-Milan Fashion Week-Calvin Klein
In a story Jan. 13 about Milan Fashion Week, The Associated Press misspelled the surname of the creative director for Calvin Klein. It is Italo ...
South Korean designer Juun J. reverses menswear
Juun J. presented a typically oversized, multilayered fall-winter showing, in which the popular South Korean designer dabbled in what he called ...
Video game puts players in shoes of Syrian rebels
A new video game based on Syria's civil war challenges players to make the hard choices facing the country's rebels. Is it better to negotiate peace ...
Rihanna's fashion collection to debut in February
Rihanna's collection for British brand River Island is slated for its debut next month during London Fashion Week. Fashion week organizers listed the ...
Dries Van Noten sends bed gear down catwalk
When it comes to menswear, Dries Van Noten rarely plays by the rules. But even by his own standards, he set himself a tough challenge for fall-winter ...
Louis Vuitton climbs Himalayas, brings back fur
Could it be the recent death of Maurice Herzog, the first man to scale the 8,000-meter (26,500-foot) Annapurna peak, that inspired Louis Vuitton to ...
Monaco royals miffed over Grace film
Monaco's royal family has criticized a feature film about the late Princess Grace, saying it presents a glamorized and inaccurate view of her life.
Judge: Winslet's husband not a public figure
A British judge says he blocked publication of party photos of Kate Winslet's husband because he is not a public figure. Last week, High Court Judge ...
Polish airline may seek compensation from Boeing
Poland's airline LOT says it may seek compensation from Boeing Co. for the grounding of its two 787 Dreamliner planes due to security concerns.
Issey Miyake gives fashion an emergency blanket
Issey Miyake is one house with its finger firmly on the pulse of the weather forecast. During last summer's heat wave, the Franco-Japanese fashion ...
Computer game convinced Remy to sign with QPR
France striker Loic Remy was finally persuaded to leave Marseille for the Premier League after being challenged to a computer football game by Queens ...
Raf Simons in colorful ode to the dandy, geek
Raf Simons gave the dandy a colorful, 21st century makeover in his accomplished menswear show in Paris, replete with flappy collars, cravates, long ...
Confident Valentino in first Paris menswear show
The Valentino fashion house explored new landscapes in its first menswear show in Paris, travelling first class to London's Saville Row via a dash of ...
Spike Lee in London to cheer on the Knicks
Fresh from shooting his new film, Spike Lee walked onto the basketball court at the O2 Arena clad in Knicks gear and ready to cheer on his team.
Ireland recalls 10 mln burgers on horsemeat fears
An Irish meat processor recalled 10 million burgers Wednesday from supermarkets across Ireland and Britain amid fears that many could contain ...
Carven takes fashion to the office, the subway
Carven designer Guillaume Henry channeled a day in the life of the suited city businessman — on the subway and at the office — for his fall-winter ...
Turkish painter Burhan Dogancay dead at 83
Turkish painter Burhan Dogancay, whose work has been exhibited in some 70 museums worldwide, including New York's Metropolitan Art Museum and the ...