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First Indian, African designers enter fashion's elite club

Rahul Mishra and Imane Ayissi made history Thursday by becoming the first Indian and black African designers to show their clothes on the elite Paris haute couture catwalk.

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24-year-old Mexican model, armed with passion, eyes big win

Born without arms, Mexican model Ana Gabriela Molina wants to challenge traditional perceptions of physical attractiveness by winning a beauty pageant in her home state of Veracruz.

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Designer brings horses to the ramp in a show inspired by Mexican diva, Maria Felix

Mexican star Maria Felix rode again Wednesday in a Paris haute couture fashion show tribute to the flamboyant screen diva.

23 Jan 2020

Armani pairs stern tailoring with vibrant colours for Paris show

Italian designer Giorgio Armani kept faith with his signature stern tailoring for the haute couture collection he unveiled on Tuesday in Paris - but he added a dash of colour.

22 Jan 2020

China's 'mermaid descendants' weave final garments from skin of fish

You Wenfeng, who belongs to China's tiny Hezhen ethnic group, is one of the few people in her community who can still make clothing from the skin of fish.

21 Jan 2020

Bad experience at a salon a decade ago wins Indian teen crown for longest hair

A 17-year-old Indian girl has retained her crown as the teen with the world's longest hair more than a decade after she stopped getting her tresses cut following a bad experience at a salon.

20 Jan 2020

Lanvin put on an ode to contrasting styles, while British designers reigned supreme

On the final day of menswear shows in the French capital, Lanvin put on an ode to contrasting styles, while British designers reigned supreme.

20 Jan 2020

Style legend Jean-Paul Gaultier retires from fashion

French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier shocked the fashion world Friday by saying his next Paris haute couture show will be his last.

18 Jan 2020

Rebel indigenous Mexican weaver talks to his threads

Indigenous weaver and fashion designer Alberto Lopez knew he wanted to be a traditional weaver early on, but there was a problem: the artisans who worked the looms in his village in the lush mountains of southern Mexico were all women.

16 Jan 2020

Gucci's Alessandro Michele marks 5 years of revolutionizing menswear

If any one designer can take credit for revolutionizing menswear, it is Gucci’s Alessandro Michele, who made his runway debut as creative director five years ago with a menswear collection that challenged masculine codes.

15 Jan 2020

Shoes that help send kids to school

Footwear brand ONE432 is bringing about a sustainable and socially responsible revival of handcrafted juttis (Punjabi shoes), by sharing 50 per cent of its profits with female artisans and sponsoring children's education in Pakistan.

15 Jan 2020