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Fashion stretches to fit plus-size teens

While companies across the country are downsizing, some in the fashion world have decided that it's time for a bit of upsizing. This spring, the cheap chic emporiums, Target and Forever 21, will launch plus-size lines for teenagers. Foreve [...]

Posted On : May, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

For Marin teens, green is the most fashionable color

Erin Schrode was 13 when she began using makeup. Her love affair with cosmetics came to an abrupt halt, however, when she began to learn more about the chemicals she was putting on her face. "My mom showed me a study that said only 11 [...]

Posted On : May, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

Ultimate 20th century fashion icons named

Kate Moss, Madonna, Debbie Harry and Bridget Bardot have been named the biggest fashion icons of the 20th century. British supermodel Kate - whose 1993 Calvin Klein advertising campaign sparked a craze for waif-like models - was crowned the [...]

Posted On : Apr, 22 2009 | Comments : 0

Politics and SA Fashion Week

The political intrigue that has dominated the week with the Mbeki plotters being out- manouevred by the Zuma plotters and the now not-so-secret tapes made public has left me seeking refuge from big news about big men with big plots, and mac [...]

Posted On : Apr, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

The young and the fashion conscious

Budding fashion designers with Artists for Humanity shared the limelight at the South Boston beauty studio Sarra during last week’s preview of their first collection, called ‘‘Les Quatres Elements.’’ Fetching t [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

West Aurora teens make fashion statements

America's Next Top Model" host Tyra Banks was nowhere near West Aurora High School last week, but she should have been.The catwalk was ready, and the seats were filled with screaming fans. Dresses hung on mannequins in the lobby where [...]

Posted On : Mar, 30 2009 | Comments : 0

Miller's Fashion Show Sparks Complaints

British actress Sienna Miller is facing an investigation over her fashion label's recent show in London, following a flurry of complaints from local residents. The star runs clothing label Twenty8Twelve with her sister, Savannah, and the c [...]

Posted On : Mar, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Financial crunch bites as Milan Fashion Week opens

Just Cavalli is produced under licence by Ittierre SpA, which went into administration earlier this month. Cavalli, from Florence, one of the Italian fashion industry’s more flamboyant figures, was visibly moved and close to tears as [...]

Posted On : Feb, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

London Fashion Week | 90s, the New 80s?

Show after show this week in London, the Y.B.D.’s were designing like it was 1995. Topshop’s Unique collection, in the hands of the stylist Katie Grand, mined the junkyard-rave aesthetic of the cult classic “Tank Girl&rdqu [...]

Posted On : Feb, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Fashion world's birthday gift to Barbie: 50 frocks

You've got to be at the top of your game to be a one-name model: There's Iman, Naomi, Gisele - Barbie. The 29-centimetre plastic doll is still on top as a high-fashion muse as she approaches her 50th birthday, and will make her New York Fas [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Teen feels fashion is her future

Although she is only 13, Ashley has already decided on a career. Her goal is to become a fashion designer and create a new line of clothing for "cool" young girls and sophisticated young businesswomen. This ambitious teenager deli [...]

Posted On : Feb, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Don't worry, be happy: Brazil defies global gloom with fashi...

The world may be becoming a glummer place with the global crisis, but in Brazil, Latin America's biggest fashion show is showing there's still room for a little happiness in the wardrobe. The Sao Paulo Fashion Week, a showcase of the top l [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Missing ring drama a fashion statement for Lopez

Singer Jennifer Lopez, who was spotted without her wedding ring during the Golden Globe award function, has dismissed reports that her marriage to Marc Anthony is in trouble. Lopez attended the star-studded event with her singer husband am [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

Fashion Flash What to buy, see and know this week

January brings diets and designer markdowns. Hurry now to sign up for VIP access to the biannual F.I.G. Finale sale, which officially runs next Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Fashion Industry Gallery (1807 Ross Ave., 214-748-4344). But $ [...]