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Hint of hard times at Paris men's fashion week

A hint of hard times hit the Paris catwalks as men's fashion week opened with designers going for the dark side, opting for austerity over extravagance.The exception among the first of 46 shows to run over four days was France's Jean Paul G [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

Crisis or creativity at men's fashion shows?

As the male fashion spotlight readies to shift from Milan to Paris this week, the question on all lips is whether the world's economic doldrums will dampen the usual exuberance of the twice-yearly men's shows. Paris's four-day whirl of 200 [...]

Posted On : Jan, 22 2009 | Comments : 0

The height of feminism? Or do high heels demean women as sex...

Once life was so simple: there was mating behaviour, and then there was the rest of life which you just got on with. In the Fifties, when sex and babies went together, we went to parties to catch a husband, put on the highest heels the shoe [...]

Posted On : Jan, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

Women wear the trousers, in a fashion

Ferreting around op-shops for oversized men's trousers may not be the average op-shopper's aim, but it has been Ramona Millen's year-long mission.The 21-year-old Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology student is in her final year of a b [...]

Posted On : Nov, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

Lakme Fashion Week dedicates Day 3 to menswear

Day Three of Lakme Fashion Week saw a unique initiative from the organisers as they dedicated this day to menswear. Narendra Kumar, Lacoanet Hemant, Raghavendra Rathore and Arjun Khanna showcased their menswear line, though some took [...]

Posted On : Oct, 30 2008 | Comments : 0

Women's Club fashion show takes a travel theme

The Rancho Murieta Women's Club held its fall fashion show and luncheon, "Fashion Ports of Call," at the Country Club Wednesday. Members of the club modeled clothes from area shops for an audience of about 200 women. Judy [...]

Posted On : Sep, 27 2008 | Comments : 0

Tips on men's fashion

Here is an expert opinion on men's fashion that would clear common misconceptions that men have about dressing, accessories that they can use and personal grooming. Fiction: Real men don’t wear pink Fact: A guy can w [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Men's fashion gets a feminine touch at Paris shows

The notion of wardrobe androgyny was the fitting theme of Yves Saint-Laurent's men's collection, the house that kicked off the just-ended Paris men's shows where men's fashion won a feminine touch. At YSL, designer Stefano Pilati used quot [...]

Posted On : Jun, 30 2008 | Comments : 0

Newcomers revive men's fashion in Paris

A trio of newcomers breathed new life into Paris menswear on Friday, with displays that ran the gamut from sober minimalism to Gothic excess. Riccardo Tisci, who has been heading the women's division at Givenchy since 2005, presented his f [...]

Posted On : Jun, 28 2008 | Comments : 0

Pretty turn for men's fashion

The Italian designer team of Dolce & Gabbana has kicked off Milan's fashion week in relaxed style, taking inspiration from oriental kimonos to kit out men in silk evening pyjamas for next summer. Asian-style prints of dragons and butte [...]

Posted On : Jun, 23 2008 | Comments : 0

A look at menswear fashion trends for 2008

Here's the big headline for style-conscious men in 2008: Buy a skinnier tie. Yes, in the world of men's fashion, the shrinking of the tie from a 3 3/4 -inch width to about 3 1/4 inches counts as monumental news. That would never do in [...]

Posted On : May, 27 2008 | Comments : 0

Angelina Jolie's final fashion moment at Cannes

Angelina Jolie made her final (we think) red carpet stroll at the Cannes premiere of Clint Eastwood's "Changeling," wearing a V-neck taupe tunic gown with a jeweled sparkly trim. This may be the last time Angelina makes a public [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2008 | Comments : 0

Duelling fashion statements

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA -- In this corner, wearing Nike's airy "court couture" white dress, Maria Sharapova. And in this corner, wearing a fetching adidas cyan blue "edge dress," Ana Ivanovic. Those are the contestants, a [...]

Posted On : Jan, 26 2008 | Comments : 0

Men's Fashion 2008: MAGIC Las Vegas blog

As the fierce Miranda Priestly declared in "The Devil Wears Prada," fashion elites decide what you'll want to wear long before you get to your favorite men's boutique. Many of American men's next must-have designer clothes premier [...]