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H&M, Marni to launch collection 

Sunday | Style
2011-12-16

FAST-FASHION giant Hennes & Mauritz has announced it will launch a collection in collaboration with Marni, marking its second high-profile partnership with an Italian designer brand in less than a year, following the...

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Luxury thrives in Shanghai 

Sunday | Style
2011-11-18

THE craziness for fashion shows no signs of slowing down in Shanghai. Last week, one of fashion's most outspoken figures, Franca Sozzani, editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia, was in town to learn more about the local...

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Versace line for H&M 

Sunday | Style
2011-11-18

FROM her ultra-blond hair to her super-high heels, Donatella Versace uses every inch of her being to embrace glamor, and she wasn't going to put the Versace name on anything - and certainly not a collection for global...

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Singers turn out for Victoria's Secret 

Sunday | Style
2011-11-18

BELIEVE it or not, the Victoria's Secret fashion show belonged to the boys on November 9 in New York City. It was Kanye West, Jay-Z and Maroon 5 who got the audience clapping and cheering at the annual lingerie...

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White makes a big showing for spring 

Sunday | Style
2011-11-4

FASHION serves many purposes, one being a non-narcotic mood-elevator. White fashion was big on the runways for the coming spring, especially white on white and all the many shades of white, from ivory to chalk. Pale...

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Lagerfeld to launch 'Karl' line 

Sunday | Style
2011-11-4

KARL Lagerfeld is out to build a signature business to match his outsize personality and towering fashion reputation. On January 25, the designer will launch into the masstige (mass market prestige) category and...

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H&M offers 'Dragon Tattoo' look 

Sunday | Style
2011-11-4

WITH her radical black crop, Rooney Mara may not launch a thousand haircuts, but Hennes & Mauritz is betting young women will line up to dress like the actress when she hits screens in the eagerly awaited US adaptation...

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'Ancient' star calculator watch 

Sunday | Style
2011-11-4

THE mysterious Antikythera mechanism, an ancient Greek calculator of astronomical positions, has been turned into the world's most exotic timepiece. It is the first time the Antikythera mechanism, dating from...

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Fun fashion week in the city 

Sunday | Style
2011-10-28

THE much-anticipated Vivienne Westwood runway show opened Shanghai Fashion Week, which ended yesterday. The legendary designer's first-ever show in Asia featured striking creations that were impeccably crafted and...

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Menswear for women 

Sunday | Style
2011-10-28

THERE'S something about menswear tailoring - whether it's a trim suit or rolled worksleeves - that crafts a strong silhouette. On a woman, the look might be even more powerful. The borrowed-from-the-boys style...

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Ladylike chic in Milan 

Sunday | Style
2011-10-2

MUTED shades, light, airy fabrics and demure knee-length hemlines have emerged as trends for next spring and summer at Milan Fashion Week running from September 21-26. Perhaps even fashion designers are feeling...

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Campus clothes go stylish 

Sunday | Style
2011-9-25

IT'S not all jeans, sneakers and sweatshirts packed in those duffel bags headed to college campuses. There might also be a ripped-from-the-runway look from Zara or H&M that mimics Celine or Chloe, and maybe -...

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Cazabat is one step in front of the crowd 

Sunday | Style
2011-9-18

FRENCH footwear designer Jean-Michel Cazabat describes himself on his Twitter page as a "rock 'n' roll enthusiast, night owl and resident New Yorker." No matter where he travels, Cazabat posts two to three tweets...

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Fall girls line mixes, matches 

Sunday | Style
2011-9-18

EARLY this month at his Madison Avenue office, Ralph Lauren hosted a runway show for his fall 2011 girls collection, inviting daughters of fashion editors, socials (Lauren duPont, Amanda Brooks, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff),...

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Jacobs eyes gig at Dior 

Sunday | Style
2011-9-11

BERNARD Arnault might poach a star designer for Christian Dior after all - and one from his own constellation of luxury brands. According to sources, the business titan is in talks with Marc Jacobs about becoming...