Fashion Blogs

Whatever you think about the current state of the plus size fashion market, no one can deny that we have come along way. I remember when SLiNK began just five years ago I could count the number of plus size brands I knew on both hands and the idea that the likes of River Island and Boohoo would've launched trend focussed plus size lines a mere and lofty dream.

Now however, the story has developed and like the straight size market we are beginning to see a great mix of lower, middle and high end h

There was a time when New York women chased “Sex and the City”-fueled dreams of frolicking down Fifth Avenue in towering Jimmy Choo stilettos. The higher the heel, the closer to fashion heaven.

But now Carrie Bradshaw is only seen in reruns, and women are coveting comfort over sky-high, leg-lengthening stilts.

Last week, Victoria Beckham — once the standard-bearer for fussy feminine glamour — revealed that she is hanging up her heels.

“I just can’t do heels anymore,” she told British newspaper the

One of the most exciting beauty developments I’ve noticed over the past year is the emergence of customised skincare. In particular, supercharged concentrates that you add to your existing cream to cater for your needs.

In practical terms, this means an extra hit of vitamins to either soothe your skin’s sensitivity, boost hydration or help with anti-ageing. You decide.

This month, luxury skincare brand Zelens launches its new collection of Treatment Drops. There’s Power A, with vitamin A to help f

The busy streets of Manila have provided inspiration for some of the most iconic works by Filipino artists through the years. From literature to visual arts, from films to photography, Manila has served either as central theme or a colorful background that simply cannot be ignored. Thanks to the city’s vibrant, dynamic nature, with each street bursting with color and diversity.

Now, it’s the turn of the fashion industry to show off the city at Manila Wear, a bi-annu

Helsinki Airport to stage fashion show on runway this May

The show, for one night only, will feature the work of fashion designers from China, Korea, Japan, the UK, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.

"The combined glamour of the fashion and travel industry share a long history," says Finnair's Johanna Jäkälä, vice president, brand, marketing and loyalty.

"Air travel has long played a key role in setting the pace of fashion trends across the world. Fashion connects and inspires people, and we see this on

ON the occasion of the visit of Dutch fashion labels to Shanghai, the first Sino-Dutch Fashion Dialogue CROSS kicked off in the city on Tuesday. Co-organized by the Netherlands Consulate General in Shanghai, RNW Media and Donghua University, CROSS helped the best of Dutch and Chinese fashion form ties through engaging dialogues.

“Since I have been in China, I noticed that throughout China there is a noticeable shift to the creative sector,” said Anneke Adema, Consul Genera

The Oscars red carpet has never been exactly at the vanguard of feminism. Unless the five-hours-in-make-up, half-starved-to-death thing is an ongoing subversive agitprop immersive theatre piece orchestrated by Reese Witherspoon to make a point about the gender pay gap in Hollywood by illustrating how much harder the women of Hollywood have to work than the men to pass muster on the red carpet. (That would be awesome.) Or unless, perhaps, Cate Blanchett and Alicia Vikander chose mint and lemon as

The Prada show today featured a soundtrack made up mostly of female artists: It opened with PJ Harvey's jagged voice singing "To Bring You My Love," which segued into Marilyn Monroe's "I'm Through With Love" and Edith Piaf's "Hymne à l'Amour" — a triad of very different takes on love. (Also on the playlist: Nico's "Nibelungen," former Prada face Karen Elson's "Stolen Roses," and a track from up-and-coming band Heimat.)

As always, Prada took sometimes-dorky signifiers — this time, Hawaiian shirts

Plastic bags and stuffed animals may not be what students typically wear on campus, but those unusual materials and others like them will be on display next week at the annual TrashFash recycled fashion runway show.

The show, which is scheduled for 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, in the Keen Johnson Ballroom on the second floor, is in its fourth year at Eastern. The event strives to go beyond mainstream fashion and to showcase how recycled and up-cycled materials can be turn

Natalie Nason, who used to cheer for the Coventry Dynamite cheerleading squad, has won a place as Miss Leamington in the final of the Miss Coventry and Warwickshire championship.

The 22-year-old has only just passed on her crown as Miss Rugby - which she has been for the past year - to her successor, but has already been crowned Miss Leamington and is now busy preparing an ‘eco’ outfit as part of the competition.

Natalie said: “I applied to Miss Leamington because I’v

Etam, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2016, is to stage a lingerie presentation on Friday during Paris Fashion Week. The event, to be held in a Parisian apartment with an intimate format, will showcase around 50 pieces from the fall 2016 collection.

Etam’s annual innerwear and swimwear extravaganza that typically takes place in March is now scheduled for Sept. 27 during Paris ready-to-wear collections. “It will mark the climax of our centennial,” M

London Fashion Week: T minus five minutes until show time. The fashion editors, muses and offspring of the rich and famous have assembled, iPhones poised, ready to snap. Backstage, it’s panic stations: a maelstrom of make-up artists, stylists and clipboard touting assistants putting their Stan Smith trainers through their paces are barking frantic ‘over and outs’ into mouthpieces.

Fashion designer Holly Fulton admittedly likes her backstage a little less manic, although even her inner (very reluc

In an exclusive interview with Luxury magazine, Stella McCartney has reiterated her hard-line stance on the use of fur in fashion. “I think it’s completely barbaric and, moreover, unnecessary,” says the lifelong vegetarian, who has championed a more ethical approach to fashion, refusing to use fur or even leather in her designs.

Nonetheless, the numbers are worrying. In 2015, 73 per cent of the 436 autumn/winter shows in New York, Paris, Milan and London featured fur, a

When the American reality show Fashion Star was cancelled after two seasons in 2013, executives at Dubai One, which aired the show in the Middle East, were left with a programming conundrum.

“The show was doing really well for us and we didn’t really want to let go,” recalls Sarah Al Jarman, the director of the channel, which broadcasts shows in English.

Then someone had an idea.

“We’ve always wanted to go into the reality show format. And there’s already been a few singing

That antiperspirant may keep you dry, but it might also disrupt the bacterial “community” that resides in your armpits, a new, small study suggests.

Researchers said it’s not clear whether that disruption has any dire effects—or whether it could even be beneficial. But the findings, published online Feb. 2 in the journal Peer J, add to questions about the ways in which modern lifestyles could be altering the human “microbiome.”

The term refers to the trillions of bacte

The fashion show is undergoing a metamorphosis, with a new role as a consumer spectacle and importantly a retail shopping event. Fashion shows' new direct-to-consumer role means big budget events with more opportunities for consumer brands to piggy back.

The evolution of the fashion show

The role of the défilé 50-plus years ago at Balenciaga, Dior, etc., was to present a designer’s couture collection to top customers, generating orders on the spot - a private affair for perhaps 50 wealthy society

Since at least 2013, Coach has been in a sales slump, suffering from its reputation as a peddler of nice but unremarkable handbags, and the fact that Coach bags could often be had at a discount—the kiss of death for any “premium” brand. But now, a look around fashion’s best storefronts suggests that’s about to change.

As of this month, you’ll find clothes by Coach amid the racks of cool, forward-thinking labels at New York’s Opening Ceremony. At Colette in Paris, which buys some of the best Europ

She is all of 11. Apple Martin, Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's first born not only looks like her famous mother but has been following in her footsteps by going to the same facial specialist as her. She has been reportedly getting £140 (approx Rs13,351) facials with Hollywood expert Sonya Dakar. It's said to be specially tailor made for young skin, and other facial treatments for teens offered there include the diamond peel, facial f

If you’ve scanned the supplements section at Whole Foods, you’ve seen them: 38 small, slender glass bottles, each promising relief from a specific emotional problem. Sweet Chestnut: “brings optimism and peace of mind when anguish overwhelms you and you can find no way out.” Wild Oat: “helps you to determine what to do with your life, when you are undecided about which path to take.” Larch: “instills a greater sense of self-esteem when you feel inferior, fear failure, or lack confidence.” With pr

Debenhams Bath is officially unveiling its newest designer collection by Savannah Miller. The sister, of the renowned actress Sienna, has expanded her Nine by Savannah range to include lingerie and sleepwear. The Bath store is just one of a few across the UK that will be stocking the range.

Building on the success of her casual to formal line for Debenhams, Nine by Savannah, fashion designer Savannah Miller launches effortlessly chic lingerie and sleepwear for Spring/Sum