Victoria is chock full of great independent boutiques and Yates Street is home to a brand-new shopping destination: The Butchers Hook. The small, minimalist shop opened on October 21, 2008 and stocks great...
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The Beverly Hills fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander was found guilty on Thursday of sexually assaulting seven girls and young women whom he lured with promises of modelling careers. Regarded as an up-and-coming...
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The hype was large, but in most cities around the world today where the new Comme des Garçons collection by Rei Kawakubo for H&M launched, the response was lukewarm. Thousands lined up in Tokyo's...
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Obakki recently hosted their bi-annual fashion show for Vancouver’s top fashion insiders, stylists, designers, photographers, writers, models…you get the idea. The show was held at Obakki’s retail...
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This weekend saw the Comme des Garçons for H&M collection released in Tokyo at the new Harajuku H&M store, where piles of die-hard fashionistas camped in brittle weather for days leading up to the CdG...
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"CHICAGO (AP) -- Disgraced track star Marion Jones says she often thinks she would have won gold medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, even if she hadn't taken a designer steroid known as "the clear." "I'll ask myself, `Well, if you hadn't been given "the clear" do you...
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Marylou Luther has been a fashion writer for over 50 years, and was recently honoured in France with the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters, presented by the Ministry of Cuture for her contributions to the arts."Last week in Paris, she received a prestigious honor...
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The Patricia Field collection for retailer Marks & Spencer was unveiled today to mixed reviews, most of which were unfavourable. The 35 piece "Destination Style New York" collection ranges from 50-125£...
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China Daily rounds up a few of the top runway looks for Spring/Summer 2009 from the New York, London, Paris and Milan fashion shows, but note that there is no singular must-have ticket for the coming season. ...
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It will certainly surprise more than a few Brits to learn that Glasgow was the only UK city to feature in a new ranking of the top 10 world cities. Glasgow has a reputation for being a very industrial, gritty place, with the local accent being so strong it is sometimes almost...
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Following up a whirlwind of fashion weeks in Paris, Milan, London, NY and elsewhere, fashion returns to the west coast in sunny Los Angeles for more than a full week of events, parties and runway shows. ...
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Valentino creative director Alessandra Facchinetti was dismissed from her lead designer post after her collection premiered at Paris Fashion Week on Friday, and found out about it through the press. Facchinetti took the reins from Valentino when he retired and has...
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Designer Peter Dundas will succeed Matthew Williamson as the artistic director for Italian fashion house Emilio Pucci as of October 2008. "Norwegian-born Dundas, who succeeds Englishman Matthew Williamson,...
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Manolo Blahnik was inducted to the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style on September 25, 2008 for his achievements as a luxury footwear designer. Many celebrities joined the celebration, including Lucy Liu, Hilary...
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