http://www.mail.com/subjects/3850-fashion.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/3850-fashion.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1862400-harbaugh-brothers-envision-working-together.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Working separately, John and Jim Harbaugh each guided their team to the Super Bowl. They will be on opposite sidelines Sunday, John as head coach of the Baltimore Ravens and Jim with the San Francisco 49ers. Imagine how effective they could be if working together. At their joint news conference Friday, someone asked the brothers if they... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1862400-harbaugh-brothers-envision-working-together.html 2013-02-01T19:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1853974-dior-jennifer-lawrence-dress-malfunction.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — That was no wardrobe malfunction — that was couture. When Jennifer Lawrence ascended the stairs to accept her SAG Award Sunday night, a bit of skin showed through the skirt of her gown, leading to some speculation that it had ripped. Dior Couture told The Associated Press that wasn't so. The design... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1853974-dior-jennifer-lawrence-dress-malfunction.html 2013-01-29T16:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1851342-romes-trevi-fountain-29-facelift.html ROME (AP) — Rome's 18th-century Trevi Fountain, famed as a setting for the film "La Dolce Vita," is getting a €2.18 million ($2.9 million) restoration courtesy of the Fendi fashion house. The 20-month project on one of the city's most iconic fountains was unveiled at a city hall press conference Monday featuring Fendi designers Karl Lagerfeld and Silvia V... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1851342-romes-trevi-fountain-29-facelift.html 2013-01-28T16:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1846136-wool-hot-huge-utah-outdoor-gear-trade.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Wool instead of synthetic fleece, carbon skis and a spoon-shaped sleeping bag are among the hottest products at the world's largest expo for outdoor equipment and apparel, where vendors are vying for a share of the $289 billion Americans spend every year on outdoor gear, travel and services. The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market show th... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1846136-wool-hot-huge-utah-outdoor-gear-trade.html 2013-01-25T18:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1841428-mrs-obama-bangs-analyzing.html NEW YORK (AP) — Before we start rambling on obsessively about Michelle Obama's bangs, let's be clear: The president started it. It was he, after all, who called the new hairdo, unveiled just a few days before the historic occasion of his second inauguration, "the most significant event of this weekend." And he hasn't stopped there. On Tuesday night, he in... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1841428-mrs-obama-bangs-analyzing.html 2013-01-23T23:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1837356-court-native-taiwan-snubs-obama-gown-designer.html TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Judges in his native Taiwan seem unimpressed that Jason Wu has designed two inaugural gowns for U.S. first lady Michelle Obama. Taiwan's Intellectual Property Court ruled Monday that Wu's new label "Miss Wu" could not be registered as a brand because it was not distinctive enough. Wu is one of only several dozen Chinese surnames, and... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1837356-court-native-taiwan-snubs-obama-gown-designer.html 2013-01-22T23:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1839014-armani-chanel-draw-celebs-couture-day-2.html PARIS (AP) — The red-carpet glamor of haute couture — with its dripping paillettes, glistening silks and exorbitant price tag — makes it a natural bedfellow for A-list actresses the world over. The spring-summer season 2013 is certainly no exception, with Tuesday, the second day of couture week, attracting a throng of top stars, old and young — as it has ... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1839014-armani-chanel-draw-celebs-couture-day-2.html 2013-01-22T21:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1838644-armani-mixes-classic-couture-with-exotic-panache.html PARIS (AP) — Only a few living designers can execute a couture show where almost every look glistens as much with classic timelessness as it does with innovation. Fashion legend Giorgio Armani, 78, is one of them. Proof was Armani Prive's spring-summer 2013 show on Tuesday: a finely balanced affair contrasting the classic with the exotic. In 54 looks, the... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1838644-armani-mixes-classic-couture-with-exotic-panache.html 2013-01-22T19:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1838286-2nd-inaugural-fashion-set-presidential-library.html WASHINGTON (AP) — While a first lady's first inaugural gown is traditionally donated to the Smithsonian, Michelle Obama's second inaugural gown is destined to be among the first objects in a future Obama presidential library. The White House said Monday that the ruby colored chiffon and velvet gown designed by Jason Wu is being donated to the National Arc... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1838286-2nd-inaugural-fashion-set-presidential-library.html 2013-01-22T17:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1837266-lagerfeld-supports-gay-marriage-lesbian-couture.html PARIS (AP) — Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel's veteran couturier, has shown his support for the legalization of gay marriage in France by sending two models down a catwalk wearing couture bridal gowns. He did that to cap Paris' Grand Palais fashion show on Tuesday and also had a young nephew of his accompany the women models as they walked forward holding hands. F... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1837266-lagerfeld-supports-gay-marriage-lesbian-couture.html 2013-01-22T15:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1836864-tattoos-memorialize-victims-ri-nightclub-fire.html PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — The sacred heart tattoo inside Paula McLaughlin's wrist serves as an everyday reminder of her brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Sandy Hoogasian, who were among the 100 people killed by one of the nation's worst nightclub fires. The flaming heart tattoo surrounded by rays of light is one of dozens people have inked to remember l... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1836864-tattoos-memorialize-victims-ri-nightclub-fire.html 2013-01-22T06:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1834846-inaugural-do-over-chomping-gum-savoring-view.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Let's hear it for the do-over. Inaugurations are always moments of great ceremony and pageantry. But, hey, everybody can rel-a-a-a-ax a little the second time around. After the electric moment of President Barack Obama's first swearing-in, the second inaugural was just so much more ... comfortable. ... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1834846-inaugural-do-over-chomping-gum-savoring-view.html 2013-01-22T02:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1835148-inauguration-watch-special-dress-ends-big-day.html WASHINGTON (AP) — AP journalists fanned out across the capital to cover Inauguration Day as part of a running feed of content and analysis. Here are their reports. A NEW CHAPTER AP National Political Editor Liz Sidoti closes Inauguration Watch by summing up the day's events and what they might mean. No, this wasn't the euphoric celebration of 2009 that mesmerized a hungry nation clinging to pro... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1835148-inauguration-watch-special-dress-ends-big-day.html 2013-01-22T02:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1835476-michelle-obama-wears-wu-to-balls.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama made it a fashion tradition Monday night, wearing a custom-made Jason Wu gown to the inauguration balls. The ruby-colored dress was a follow-up to the white gown Wu made for her four years ago when she was new to Washington, the pomp and circumstance, and the fashion press. She now emerged in velvet and chiffon as a bona f... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1835476-michelle-obama-wears-wu-to-balls.html 2013-01-22T02:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1835760-iris-van-herpen-electrifies-haute-couture.html PARIS (AP) — Iris Van Herpen's electrifying haute couture show should have come with a warning sign: Danger High Voltage. A mysterious black statue in a dimly lit Parisian salon awaited revelers Monday who suddenly gasped as this "statue" began to move; the figure was in fact a performer inside a black body stocking, standing on a Tesla coil. ... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1835760-iris-van-herpen-electrifies-haute-couture.html 2013-01-21T17:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1834842-lady-wears-thom-browne-coat-dress.html WASHINGTON (AP) — First Lady Michelle Obama is wearing a navy Thom Browne coat and dress. The fabric for the first lady's Inauguration Day attire was developed based on the style of a man's silk tie. The belt she is wearing is from J.Crew and her necklace and earrings were designed by Cathy Waterman. She wore J.Crew shoes, and added J.crew gloves and Reed... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1834842-lady-wears-thom-browne-coat-dress.html 2013-01-21T15:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1834122-obama-michelle-love-those-bangs.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has rendered his opinion on what he called the most significant event of inaugural weekend: his wife's new haircut. Said Obama: "I love her bangs. She looks good. She always looks good." First lady Michelle Obama unveiled the new do in a White House photo released last Thursday, her 49th birthday. And it has been t... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1834122-obama-michelle-love-those-bangs.html 2013-01-21T02:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1833542-michelle-obama-wears-bangs-krakoff-to-swearing-in.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama showed off her new bangs and a royal blue dress and cardigan by American designer Reed Krakoff at Sunday's swearing-in ceremony. The first lady and daughter Malia matched President Barack Obama's blue suit, also complementing the Blue Room of the White House, where the small ceremony took place. Younger daughter Sasha, how... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1833542-michelle-obama-wears-bangs-krakoff-to-swearing-in.html 2013-01-20T20:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1833384-lanvin-plays-proportions-snow-quilts-paris.html PARIS (AP) — The snow fell in Paris all day, blanketing the left bank's grand Fine Arts School, the stage for Lanvin's fall-winter 2013 show. The snowy cover saw the building reduced to all white — distilling its 19th-century stones to pure form and shapes. It's perhaps appropriate that designers Alber Elbaz and Lucas Ossendrijver thus chose to explore sh... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1833384-lanvin-plays-proportions-snow-quilts-paris.html 2013-01-20T16:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1832500-hermes-clothes-talking-classy.html PARIS (AP) — Hermes has become a byword for simple, unpretentious luxury. With panache, veteran menswear designer Veronique Nichanian proved this again in a classy and masculine showing for fall-winter 2013. A more muted palette than last season was broken up with bright flashes of golden yellow. There was no far-flung concept, gimmick or muse, unlike mos... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1832500-hermes-clothes-talking-classy.html 2013-01-19T20:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1832264-dior-homme-creates-space-age-businessman.html PARIS (AP) — 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 tie. A sanitized all-white set saw elegantly suited, droid-like gentlemen file by in Saturday's fall-winter 2013 menswear show with galactic high collars, and super high buckled waists. They cu... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1832264-dior-homme-creates-space-age-businessman.html 2013-01-19T20:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1830830-givenchy-menswear-combatorial.html PARIS (AP) — Gladiatorial combat is in the air for Givenchy's ever-creative Riccardo Tisci. For the fall-winter 2013 menswear show, the Italian designer delved into his rich ancestry bringing back hundreds upon hundreds of candles which carved out an ominous catwalk arena. Like Roman torches, they lit the way for the models who filed by in 48 mainly black... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1830830-givenchy-menswear-combatorial.html 2013-01-18T22:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1830998-joseph-beuys-inspires-slouchy-john-galliano.html PARIS (AP) — 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 was spurred on creatively after seeing installation by Beuys, who died in 1986, and was famous for his slouchy style. Models walked down the Paris catwalk with a swagger in loose and flowing coat... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1830998-joseph-beuys-inspires-slouchy-john-galliano.html 2013-01-18T21:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1830012-john-galliano-invited-to-return-to-fashion.html John Galliano has been invited by Oscar de la Renta to return to fashion for the first time since the designer's anti-Semitic rant at a Paris cafe was captured on video. De la Renta invited Galliano to spend time in his studio over the next three weeks, according to a statement released Friday by de la Renta's company. Galliano was dismissed as creative d... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1830012-john-galliano-invited-to-return-to-fashion.html 2013-01-18T17:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1828284-rihannas-fashion-collection-to-debut-feb.html NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna's collection for British brand River Island is slated for its debut next month during London Fashion Week. Fashion week organizers listed the pop star on its official calendar of fall previews as they sent out registration materials on Thursday to the editors, stylists and retailers who cover designer collections. ... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1828284-rihannas-fashion-collection-to-debut-feb.html 2013-01-17T20:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1828044-barrymore-nurturing-beauty-brand-flower-with-care.html NEW YORK (AP) — Drew Barrymore, an accomplished actress, producer and director, is launching her own beauty brand. Maybe, she says, it's the next chapter now that she's married art consultant Will Koppelman and they have a 4-month-old daughter, Olive. She's not just starring in the ad campaign or splashing her name on the box. Barrymore says she is growin... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1828044-barrymore-nurturing-beauty-brand-flower-with-care.html 2013-01-17T19:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1824938-michelle-obama-wardrobe-take-seat.html NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama has proven her fashion savvy time and again since she was introduced as first lady in a lemongrass-yellow sheath and coat by Isabel Toledo on Inauguration Day 2009 — so much so that we don't discuss it nearly as much as we used to. Four years ago, there was a daily barrage in the media: Jason Wu gown! J. Crew gloves! Jimmy C... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1824938-michelle-obama-wardrobe-take-seat.html 2013-01-16T21:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1822518-milan-fashion-conservative.html MILAN (AP) — The winter fashion statement coming out of Milan this time has been decidedly conservative. Milan designers stuck to the classics in their menswear collections for next winter, presented during four days of previews that ended Tuesday, but sought to enhance the traditional with a focus on technology and details. Radical fa... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1822518-milan-fashion-conservative.html 2013-01-15T17:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1819444-lancome-taps-lanvins-elbaz-collaboration.html NEW YORK (AP) — Alber Elbaz (ahl-BEHR' ehl-BAHZ') is making an extended French family, bringing his high-fashion reputation at Lanvin into a partnership with makeup powerhouse Lancome. The company announced Monday that Lancome x Alber Elbaz will launch in the middle of June. It is Elbaz's first foray into cosmetics. Lancome President Youcef Nabi (YOU'-sef... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1819444-lancome-taps-lanvins-elbaz-collaboration.html 2013-01-14T20:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1818982-swatch-1-billion-deal-harry-winston-brand.html GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland's biggest watch maker, Swatch Group AG, will pay about $1 billion to acquire Canada's Harry Winston watch and jewelry brand, officials from both companies said Monday. The Biel, Switzerland-based company has agreed to pay $750 million to acquire the brand from Toronto-based Harry Winston Diamond Corp. and will also assume as much... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1818982-swatch-1-billion-deal-harry-winston-brand.html 2013-01-14T14:53:00Z