Fashion
France bans designers from using super skinny models
April 4, 2015
France bans designers from using super skinny models
France will ban excessively thin fashion models and expose modeling agents and the fashion houses that hire them to possible…
For fashion bloggers, the real show isn’t on the catwalk
March 8, 2015
For fashion bloggers, the real show isn’t on the catwalk
The catwalk parades at Paris Fashion Week and similar events might steal the global media limelight, but street style on…
Fashion school scouts talent in orphanages
February 5, 2015
Fashion school scouts talent in orphanages
It's in the refugee camps and orphanages of Lebanon that Creative Space Beirut, a fashion school, looks for emerging talent…
The future is men’s fashion, says Italian talent Pompilio
January 18, 2015
The future is men’s fashion, says Italian talent Pompilio
He's wowing fashionistas at Milan Men's Fashion Week, and rising star designer Andrea Pompilio says this is just the beginning,…
South Africans keep Mandela’s memory alive with tattoos
December 4, 2014
South Africans keep Mandela’s memory alive with tattoos
Mpumelelo Masinga takes a deep drag from his cigarette, his hand trembling with apprehension.Masinga is preparing to spend three hours…
Supermodel Naomi Campbell launches Ebola fashion pop-up
November 28, 2014
Supermodel Naomi Campbell launches Ebola fashion pop-up
British supermodel Naomi Campbell launched a pop-up fashion shop in east London to raise awareness of the spread of Ebola…
Egyptian nominated for Miss World 2014
November 27, 2014
Egyptian nominated for Miss World 2014
Nineteen-year-old Egyptian Amina Ashraf is contesting in the Miss World 2014 competition scheduled for 14 December in London. “Currently a student,…
Ugandan designers seek cut of Africa fashion market
November 26, 2014
Ugandan designers seek cut of Africa fashion market
Mention African style and the fashion crowd thinks Lagos, or Johannesburg. But Uganda's emerging designers -- using a mix of…
Beauty, social media power Kardashian sister to fashion fame
November 20, 2014
Beauty, social media power Kardashian sister to fashion fame
Her elder half-sister Kim Kardashian may have tried to "break the Internet" with a provocative nude photo shoot last week,…
Our Wedding Carnival: a fashion runway to spotlight Egyptian creation
June 23, 2014
Our Wedding Carnival: a fashion runway to spotlight Egyptian creation
The 2014 Our Wedding Carnival lived up to its reputation as one of the biggest bridal events in Egypt, as…