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New Indian 'sex start-ups' challenge old taboos
AFP, Published on 20/04/2022
» MUMBAI: The couple behind a new start-up using adult toys and cheeky adverts to challenge long-held taboos say they want to take the "shame, guilt and fear" out of sex in India.
Shanghai tailors keep qipao dress tradition alive
AFP, Published on 14/03/2022
» SHANGHAI: Zhou Zhuguang surveys his Shanghai workshop and rows of workers meticulously stitching high-collared Chinese dresses known as qipao, some of which sell for nearly $5,000.
Asia's biggest flower market makes stars out of influencers
AFP, Published on 06/12/2021
» KUNMING: Boxes of roses, lilies and carnations pile up as influencer Caicai speaks into her smartphone from a small studio at Asia's biggest flower market -- with thousands of customers eagerly awaiting her view on the best deals.
Hungarian Roma designer fights stereotypes with fashion
AFP, Published on 07/04/2019
» BUDAPEST: Hungarian Roma fashion designer Erika Varga says her label is about stitching together cultural traditions and snipping through stereotypes as much as it's about dressmaking.
Fashion world descends on London for McQueen homecoming
AFP, Published on 19/02/2016
» LONDON - The international fashion jamboree rolls into Britain on Friday for London Fashion Week, where iconic label Alexander McQueen will return to the catwalk for the first time in over a decade.