
Guy Laroche shows brash sexuality
"It's the story of women, women who don't need men," says Guy Laroche's designer Marcel Marongiu of his revealing, even kinky, fall-winter 2013-14 ...

Paris fashion week: Van Noten ode to Fred, Ginger
Dries Van Noten thinks fashion is far too serious. That's why the fall-winter 2013-14 show saw the Belgian designer explore his usual ...

Damir Doma shows mature, slouchy elegance in Paris
Croatian designer Damir Doma was back on top form for fall-winter 2013-14 in a show that saw his slouchy style get an unexpectedly elegant makeover.

First lady's anti-obesity campaign prompts change
Wal-Mart stores are labeling some store-brand products to help shoppers spot healthier items. Millions of U.S. schoolchildren are helping themselves ...

Rock Hall of Fame to open Rolling Stones exhibit
The story of The Rolling Stones is so huge it takes more than two floors of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum to tell. The U.S.-based museum ...
Amsterdam plans sober party for Dutch inauguration
The Dutch capital is known for boozy stag nights and pot-smoking tourists. But for what could be the nation's party of the decade — the abdication of ...

Breathable nail polish a surprise hit with Muslims
For Zaida Saleh, like for many observant Muslim women, manicures have long posed a religious problem. With prayers five times a day, and a pre-prayer ...

Billionaire launches plans for Titanic replica
What could possibly go wrong? An Australian billionaire is getting ready to build a new version of the Titanic that could set sail in late 2016.

99 shows, 22 countries: Bonjour Paris fashion week
Bye, New York! Ciao, Milan! And bonjour, Paris. The world's largest traveling circus of fashion editors, models, buyers and journalists has descended ...

Adventure travel grows despite occasional disaster
When Carole Rosenblat was growing up in the 1970s, her parents' idea of an adventurous vacation was "driving cross-country from Michigan to California ...

Cedric Charlier mixes bright prints, architecture
Architecture, the patterns of painting movement "art brut" and the surrealistic colors of Dutch Master Brueghel were all inspirations behind Cedric ...

Branquinho mixes cowgirl with bohemian never m
It was the modern bohemian woman on parade in Belgian designer Veronique Branquinho's ready-to-wear. Fall-winter 2013-14 saw a mix and match of ...

Le Moine Tricote opens Paris fashion week
Fall-winter 2013-14 sees bright-eyed designer Alice Lemoine brimming with ideas. First of all, in the unique presentation of her Le Moine Tricote ...

2 Everest climbs put Nepalese woman in record book
Nepalese mountaineer Chhurim entered the record book by scaling Mount Everest twice in the same climbing season. In fact, she did so a week apart.

Prosecutor seeks trial for Costa cruise ship capt
Italian prosecutors on Monday officially requested an indictment of the Costa Concordia's captain on manslaughter charges in the shipwreck of the ...

Horse a hidden ingredient in many European foods
So hungry you could eat a horse? Chances are, if you've regularly consumed processed-meat products in Europe, you already have. Since Ireland ...

Milan designers propose assertive winter looks
Milan designers have proposed assertive and even aggressive looks for next year, as if to fill a power vacuum felt keenly in Italy in the face of ...
Dubai officials block Bahrain-based AP journalist
Two Bahrain-based journalists, including a reporter for The Associated Press, were blocked from entering the United Arab Emirates on Monday under ...

Ferre shows a bold but feminine winter style
The Ferre winter woman is bold and yet feminine. She endorses the structured look so popular for this round of preview showings, with prominent ...

Giorgio Armani offers boy-girl fall look in Milan
Giorgio Armani had the last word at Milan Fashion Week, and not only where the clothes were concerned. Speaking to reporters between his two shows on ...

Fur dominates many a Milan runway
Fur is dominating many Milan runways this season, which would be handy for this week's unusually persistent snowy weather. From big shaggy coats, ...

Ferragamo show concentrates on shapes
The Salvatore Ferragamo show concentrates on shapes. All in black, white and navy blue, with no prints or bold shades, the clothes have to speak for ...
Missoni offers looks for women to slip into
Missoni gives women something to slip into next winter — and to slip out of. The predominantly casual looks, previewed on Sunday, the fifth day of ...

Dolce&Gabbana's new line recalls sacred, profane
"La Dolce Vita" was the name of the game at Dolce&Gabbana, where the fun-loving designing duo recalled the sacred and profane of mundane Italian life, ...