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Twitter brings the curtains down on Vine app

  Bloomberg Jerome Jarre hasn’t posted on Vine in more than a year. The 26-year-old goofy Frenchman once ruled the six-second looping video platform, where he drew in millions of viewers with clips of him walking up to unsuspecting strangers and saying, “I love you.” But by 2014, he was already doing similar videos on Snapchat, where teens were beginning ...

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Harajuku trends & sci-fi rule Japan fashion scene

  Tokyo / AFP The Marc Jacobs of Japan, singing cats and models cloaked into armour: J-pop and science fiction transformed Tokyo Fashion Week spring/summer 2017 into a style fest unlike any other. In a world where fashion mines entertainment like never before, Japan’s established and break-through labels pounced on musical hook-ups, street culture and animation to drive interest. Here ...

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Pitti Immagine Uomo unveils guests for upcoming show

  Relaxnews Fashion designer Paul Smith is set to launch his new PS by Paul Smith collection at the upcoming menswear event Pitti Immagine Uomo 91. The UK designer, whose aesthetic blends British heritage and pop inspiration, will unveil his new contemporary line in the context of his role as Special Guest at the trade show, which takes place in ...

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Curves conquer Lagos ramp

  Lagos / AFP Karl Lagerfeld once sniffed that “no one wants to see curvy women” on the runway, but a wave of Nigerian designers are proving him wrong. The opening night of Lagos Fashion and Design Week last week featured five designers showcasing plus-size collections in a defiant celebration of all things curvy. “Everyone is entitled to their own ...

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Powering up auto industry

  Rosh Haayin / AFP An Israeli firm says a super-efficient engine it has created could drastically reduce fuel consumption and help power an auto industry revolution as manufacturers search for environmentally sound alternatives. Industry analysts, however, question the reinvented internal combustion engine’s chances of success at a time when purely electric car technology is advancing and attracting investors. The ...

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Celebrating ‘vinyl’ tunes

  Subang Jaya / AFP Collectors and music fans wearing the t-shirts of obscure rock bands brave the tropical heat outside a record store near Malaysia’s capital, waiting to get their hands on new cassette tapes. No, this isn’t a flashback to the 1980s, but an event marking recent International Cassette Store Day, an annual celebration of a music format ...

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UAE greets President of Turkmenistan

  ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory cable to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of his country’s Independence Day. Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed ...

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