Fashion

  Milan / AFP Giambattista Valli says his fledgling ready-to-wear line is thriving — thanks to spillover synergy from a haute couture operation that has made him a darling of the celebrity A-list set. The Paris-based Roman designer has made his name with spectacularly beautiful and eye-wateringly expensive made-to-measure creations for the likes of singer Rihanna, George Clooney’s wife Amal …

AFP Alessandro Michele unveiled his most extravagantly flamboyant Gucci collection yet on Wednesday with a pink-hued spectacular on the opening day of the latest Milan fashion week. The Roman designer credited with reviving the fortunes of what was a flagging brand returned to the themes that have underpinned his turnaround and, it seemed, pushed each envelope a little further. Androgynous …

  New Delhi / AFP He shot onto the world stage after winning a glittering international fashion prize previously given to design icons Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld. Yet India’s Suket Dhir — hailed by Vogue as a potential “global fashion superstar in the making” — is uneasy about the sudden attention that has come with winning the International …

  AFP With the help of superstar models Gigi and Bella Hadid, Karl Lagerfeld unveiled his vision of what stylish young women will be wearing next summer: glitter lips and big pants that everyone can see. The veteran German designer’s latest work for Fendi was a playful affair — or “decorative opulence twisted with an athletic elan,” as he put …

Emirates Business Hot-on-the-heels of the highly-successful Spring edition, the Autumn edition of the SoPritti — Fashion, Glamour and Lifestyle exhibition will take place from 10am to 8pm on September 24 at the Al Yasaat Ballroom, Murooj Rotana Hotel, Dubai. In the tradition of the Sopritti exhibition’s previous 12 editions, the glamourous event will showcase highly sought-after fashion, jewellery and accessory …

  AFP In an industrial space accessed through a Soho record shop, three young designers style their models in a cramped cubicle before sending them out to a cheering crowd sipping bottled beers. Away from the polish of London Fashion Week’s main schedule, up-and-coming designers star in a host of rough and ready shows — and for many, they are …

  AFP Marc Jacobs, the creme de la creme of American designers, brought New York Fashion Week to a glittering finale last week, delivering a must-see show starring multi-colored dreadlocks and towering platform boots. In keeping with the artistic, theatrical look of his clothes, Jacobs took over the Hammerstein Ballroom, a former opera house, that gave A-list guests Whoopi Goldberg …

  AFP Ralph Lauren transformed Madison Avenue into a runway to celebrate his “see-now, buy-now” launch in a stunning display of American elegance before throwing open his candle-lit store for a champagne reception. The 76-year-old designer, who heads up a multi-billion-dollar empire and whose signature look defines modern East Coast style, is leading a fashion revolution with the likes of …

  Seoul / AFP In a country with beauty ideals that pre-makeover Barbie would struggle to meet, South Korean plus-size model Vivian Geeyang Kim is facing down online trolls in her defiant campaign to persuade curvy women they have nothing to be ashamed of. Kim has modelled for US firms, but at 165 centimetres (5.4 ft) tall and weighing 70 …

  Naypyidaw / AFP From porcupine quills and fruit, to silver coins and beads, the ethnic costumes on parade in Myanmar’s capital recently showed off the country’s diversity and added sartorial splendour to the cold detail of talks to end decades of rebellion. Bedecked in an elaborate headdress of feathers, quills and shell-studded tassels, Aye Aye Mu said her traditional …