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Didi Budiardjo’s ‘Pilgrimage’ Showcases 25 Years of Iconic Fashion Collections
From left: Felix Tjahjadi, Didi Budiardjo and Dyah Damayanti. (Photos courtesy of Arselan Ganin) Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, has always been a hectic place. While the city government’s recent efforts...
View ArticleCage Fight, Snoop Dogg Give Versace a Run for Its Money
Milan. From Prada to Versace, Milan Fashion Week is renowned for sleek catwalk shows oozing opulence — but that was before German designer Philipp Plein pinned his show around a cage fight set to the...
View ArticleSecurity Boosted for Paris Fashion
Paris. Security is being bolstered at the Paris fashion shows which open on Wednesday following the deadly Islamist attacks in the French capital and European swoops on other suspected jihadists....
View ArticleCharles Is My King Says Punk Queen Westwood
Milan. Punk Queen Vivienne Westwood on Monday dedicated her new menswear collection to Prince Charles, saying the world would be a wonderful place if he been put in charge of it. Sporting a beret and a...
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Meet the French Calligrapher Who Writes the Coveted Invites to Fashion’s Top...
A photo taken on Jan. 14, 2015 shows a calligraphy by Nicolas Ouchenir on a window in his workshop in Paris. (AFP Photo/Joel Saget) Paris. His hand is steady and sure as it delicately traces the...
View Article‘Stop Terrorizing Our World’ Is Message on Paris Catwalk
Paris. “Stop Terrorizing Our World”: the message sent down the catwalk on the first day of the Paris Fashion Week on Wednesday highlighted the lingering trauma in the French capital two weeks on from...
View ArticlePop Star Rihanna Wins Legal Battle with UK’s Topshop Over Image Rights
London. Pop star Rihanna’s victory in a legal case against Topshop over the use of her image has been upheld by Britain’s Court of Appeal, which backed an earlier judgment against the British fashion...
View ArticleParis Fashion Week Shifts Up Into Haute Couture Mode
Paris. After days of men’s ready-to-wear clothes, Paris Fashion Week shifts up a gear on Sunday to its marquee event: the Haute Couture shows that happen only in the French capital. Italian house...
View ArticleDior Chic, Updated for Modern Man
Paris. A night at the opera: what’s a modern man to wear? If he’s dressed in Dior’s latest, unveiled at the Paris fashion week, it’ll be a chic evening suit – rejuvenated with snazzy sneakers, flashes...
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Miss Indonesia Wins Best National Costume at Miss Universe Pageant
Miss Indonesia Elvira Devinamira debuts her national costume during the Miss Universe Preliminary Show in Miami in this Jan. 21 handout photo. (Reuters Photo/Miss Universe Organization) Jakarta. Miss...
View ArticleNatalie Portman Sits In on Retro Space-Age Dior Fashion Show
Paris. The stars were aligned at Dior’s Haute Couture fashion show in Paris on Monday. First, American-Israeli actress Natalie Portman — the advertising face of Dior’s “Miss Dior” perfume — was sitting...
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Lagerfeld’s Winter Garden Blooms for Chanel in Paris Fashion Week
Paris. Karl Lagerfeld’s show for Chanel under the soaring glass canopy of the unheated Grand Palais on a chilly Tuesday in Paris majored on bare midriffs, a floral dreamscape and eye-popping shades of...
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Designer Biyan’s Life an Open Book
A classy new coffee table book gives fashion lovers an inside look into the works and private life of prolific designer Biyan, at center above. (JG Photos/Sylviana Hamdani) Books, for prolific...
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Beirut is the Beacon for Designer Elie Saab
Paris. Tulip prints, light-as-air silk gowns and as many sparkles as stars in a Middle East night sky – Elie Saab’s haute couture show might have taken place in Paris on Wednesday, but his inspiration...
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Naomi Campbell Displays Superb Stems in Paris Gaultier Show
Paris. Veteran supermodel Naomi Campbell made a toned and confident turn on the catwalk Wednesday as a walking bouquet for a bride in a wedding-themed Paris haute couture show by Jean Paul Gaultier....
View ArticleParis Fashion Week Delivers Sad World Escapism it Craves
Paris. As a study in disconnect, Paris’s haute couture fashion week — which came to a close on Thursday — is hard to beat. The outside world might be suffering economic austerity, or the fear of...
View ArticleTaking Pride in Wearing Local
Fashion is a hot industry in Indonesia these days. Like a blossoming young girl, she attracts a lot of attention with everything she does. The local fashion industry employs some 3.8 million people, a...
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Diana Rikasari: From Blogging to Boardroom
Fashion blogger Diana Rikasari. (Beritasatu Photo/Angguni Suminarto) “Motherhood has been very messy — but a beautiful mess,” fashion blogger Diana Rikasari said while getting herself comfortable in...
View ArticleBeauty, and Fun, in the Made Up Eye of the Beholder
” Beauty is something that you’re attracted to. It’s kind of fun and unexpected — I think it’s what surprises you. It’s what done with style and confidence and a sense of urgency and youth.” –Marc...
View ArticleA New York Fashion Week of Firsts and Lasts
New York. Celebrities are jetting in, gluten-free cocktails are concocted and designers are unveiling their 2015 fall/winter collections: a frozen New York kicks off its multi-million-dollar Fashion...
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