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Tweed's youthful makeover resurrects symbol of Scottish heritage
AFP, Published on 28/05/2025
» ISLE OF SCALPAY — "When you see tweed on the runway, you don't expect it to come from here," joked 38-year-old former banker Alexander MacLeod as he set up his loom in a converted barn on the shores of a Scottish loch.
Paris retrospective celebrates frail David Hockney
AFP, Published on 08/04/2025
» PARIS - Increasingly frail but with undimmed passion, Britain's David Hockney has put aside his health worries to shape what he describes as the biggest exhibition of his vast career.
Fecal Matter makes a splash at Paris Fashion Week
AFP, Published on 08/03/2025
» PARIS - Paris Fashion Week witnessed a debut show on Friday from one of the most unusually named brands in the luxury clothing industry: Matieres Fecales, which means fecal matter in French.
Footballers' wives face off at High Court in 'Wagatha' trial
AFP, Published on 10/05/2022
» LONDON - Footballers' wives Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy faced each other in the High Court Tuesday at the opening of their "Wagatha Christie" libel trial over a social media post.
Lady Gaga, JLo offer rare Washington fashion moment
AFP, Published on 21/01/2021
» WASHINGTON: Joe Biden's inauguration offered the American capital city a rare occasion for glamour, with Lady Gaga leading the way in a billowing ball gown and enormous dove brooch as she belted out a classic rendition of the US national anthem.
In Brooklyn catacombs, classical music rises among the dead
AFP, Published on 10/10/2019
» NEW YORK - Deep in one of New York's most prestigious cemeteries, the eerie vibrations of a string concerto ricochet off catacomb walls, a seance of sorts invigorating the spirit of classical music.
Dowdy no more: Men in suits storm back into style
AFP, Published on 20/01/2019
» PARIS - Many had thought it as good as dead, destined for a place in fashion oblivion next to plus fours.
Canada legalises marijuana for all
AFP, Published on 18/10/2018
» OTTAWA: Marijuana lovers celebrated the full legalisation of the weed in Canada Wednesday as the nation embarked on a controversial experiment in drug policy attempted by only one other country.
In Canada, pot legalization poses health and safety challenges
AFP, Published on 15/10/2018
» OTTAWA - Canada will end its pot prohibition Wednesday with the goals of curbing the black market and use by youth, amid concerns around the public health and safety merits of legalization.
Husband's Paris catwalk love letter to 'Queen of Punk' Westwood
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» PARIS: Designer Andreas Kronthaler made a touching declaration of love to his wife Vivienne Westwood at their label's storming Paris fashion show Saturday.