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Designing break for students

Feature | Fashion
2010-2-7

FASHION students are never afraid of showing their creativity but they can be held back by not knowing how to apply it in the market. An opening for them, however, was recently provided by Hotel Indigo Shanghai...

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Party time for top jeans label

Feature | Fashion
2010-2-7

ON a recent Wednesday afternoon, a young Chinese lady walked into a denim store on the third floor of Shin Kong Place, one of the new high-end shopping centers in Beijing. She asked for cropped style jeans. The sales...

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Cozy men's styles warm up winter

Feature | Fashion
2010-1-31

THERE was a chill in the air both on and off the runway during the four days of Italian menswear for the fall/winter 2010-2011 season which ended last week. Much of the clothing was dedicated to the outdoors, from...

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Go green and look after you

Feature | Fashion
2010-1-24

ORGANIC and natural skincare products do not necessarily mean better results for your skin but the recent natural beauty boom proves that being "green" goes beyond taking care of the environment. It's about taking...

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Pink, purple sweep film awards fashion

Feature | Fashion
2010-1-24

PINK and purple gowns were the bright spots at the Golden Globe Awards as rain darkened the red carpet in Beverly Hills, California. Sandra Bullock, Emily Blunt, Fergie, Diane Kruger and Maggie Gyllenhaal were leading...

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Bespoke just as you wanted it

Feature | Fashion
2010-1-17

THERE was a time when it was very unusual to buy clothes off the rack in China. Almost everyone in the country had to go to a tailor to have their Mao jackets "made to measure," although most of them in the usual dark...

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Lindsay holds her line

Feature | Fashion
2010-1-3

DESPITE widespread speculation to the contrary -- and a scathing reaction to her first effort -- Lindsay Lohan is staying at Ungaro as its artistic adviser while the man who recruited her, company President Mounir...

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Fit for a queen: challenges of dressing Victoria

Feature | Fashion
2010-1-3

BRITISH costume designer Sandy Powell was not very knowledgeable about Queen Victoria when she signed up for the new film "The Young Victoria." "I knew what everyone else knew -- that she was not very attractive...

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Boots made forwalking

Feature | Fashion
2009-12-27

NO matter how popular those glamorous, sexy thigh-high boots are this season, warm, comfortable winter boots like those lined with sheepskin and classic, unisex models from brands such as Timberland and Dr. Martens,...

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Meet Santa at Barbie's store

Feature | Fashion
2009-12-13

DON'T be surprised if you bump into Santa Claus in Barbie Shanghai, where the world's most famous doll is celebrating her first Christmas in the city. A pink and white Christmas tree (above) has been set up in...

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New labels hit the spot

Feature | Fashion
2009-12-13

TRIED-AND-TRUE designers like Oscar de la Renta and Diane von Furstenberg have their loyal followings, but a wave of lesser-known names will be cementing their presences in the months ahead. Sophie Theallet, this...

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Hub of finest luxury

Feature | Fashion
2009-12-6

CHANEL'S new Shanghai store at the Peninsula Hotel on the Bund is the French fashion house's "most luxurious boutique in the world," according to Bruno Pavlovsky, president of Chanel's fashion activities. Designed...

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Coco's Shanghai dream comes true

Feature | Fashion
2009-12-6

"I always dreamed to be in Shanghai!" That's what the fashion legend Coco Chanel told everybody through big electronic screens at an upmarket stage along Shanghai's Bund on Thursday night. As a prelude to Chanel's...

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The latest in chic, sexy lingerie for those cold winter night

Feature | Fashion
2009-12-5

THE Grand Palais in Paris was turned into a huge playground this week for the launch of the latest Sonia Rykiel pour H&M collection of lingerie and accessories. The collection hits 1,500 H&M stores worldwide today,...

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Tse co-opts Wu

Feature | Fashion
2009-11-29

JASON Wu (below) is joining the ranks of moonlighting designers. Tse has tapped Wu to create a limited edition collection for fall 2010. It will be unveiled to press and buyers during New York Fashion Week in February...