Gigi Hadid’s top model moments of 2016

The results are in, and Gigi Hadid has been officially crowned 'International Model' of the year at the 2016 Fashion Awards, retaining her place at the very top of the fashion food chain. Having been somewhat typecast as a 'curvy' blonde (by supermodel standards at least), Gigi sent shockwaves rippling through the fashion world when she stepped out onto the Balmain Fall/Winter 2016 catwalk as a brunette for Paris Fashion Week. Starring in Tommy Hilfiger's fragrance campaign 'The Girl' in July, Gigi showed off her playful side, as well as offering a glimpse of the nautical theme that would run through her debut fashion collection, TommyxGigi, launched with the designer in September.

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Kanye West and Joan Smalls dance for Balmain

The rapper and designer has been unveiled as the star of the label's new fall campaign, alongside supermodel Joan Smalls. The house took to Instagram to announce the news, posting a black and white image of West and Smalls in a dramatic balletic pose. Smalls sports a pair of ruffled trousers and a cropped top, while West is captured in the ripped jeans and embellished jacket combination he debuted on the red carpet of the MET Ball back in May. The shot is accompanied by the caption 'The ♯BalmainArmy is back'.

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Stars give their jeans to help refugees

Singers Elton John and Lily Allen have also handed over their denims to the American artist and designer Johny Dar to transform and then auction them off for the International Committee for Refugees (ICR). Within hours of the jeans going up on the online auction site Catawiki, someone had already bid 5,000 euros ($5,500) for Stone's, while the multicoloured makeover of the singer Pink's jeans had reached 3,000 euros Tuesday. “The world refugee crisis has had an impact on everyone,” said the designer Dar, adding that the online auction would close in October.

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Spotlight on fashion month’s star models

With Paris Fashion Week ending last week, the autumn/winter 2016 collection previews are all wrapped up. Certain big-name models, already at the height of their fame, were dead certs for the New York, London, Milan and Paris catwalks. Vera Wang, Michael Kors, Marc Jacobs, Fendi, Balmain, Versace, Bottega Veneta and, of course, Chanel picked her for their autumn/winter collection previews.

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The hottest accessories from Paris Fashion Week so far

If the shows that have taken place so far during Paris Fashion Week are anything to go by then accessories will be strong for Autumn/Winter 2016.

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2015 was a year of stand-out fashion collaborations

Haute couture houses and ready-to-wear brands couldn't get enough of partnerships this year — with celebrities, artists, and even other clothing brands. Let's take a look at the three collaborations which made the most noise in 2015. The ad campaign featured the three top models of the moment: Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid and Jourdan Dunn.

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2015 was a year of stand-out fashion collaborations

2015 was a year of stand-out fashion collaborations

Haute couture houses and ready-to-wear brands couldn't get enough of partnerships this year — with celebrities, artists, and even other clothing brands. Let's take a look at the three collaborations which made the most noise in 2015. The ad campaign featured the three top models of the moment: Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid and Jourdan Dunn.

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Balmain designer to participate in Kim Kardashian’s "Hollywood" app game

Olivier Rousteing, the French designer of the Balmain fashion house and friend of Kim Kardashian, has joined in on the reality TV star's successful mobile game entitled “Hollywood.”

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Balmain designer to participate in Kim Kardashian’s "Hollywood" app game

Largest Saint Laurent store in the world opens in Japan

Tokyo is now home to the largest Saint Laurent store in the world.

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Fashion designers in the news in 2015

With 2015 coming to an end, it's a good time to take a look back at the fashion designers who everyone was talking about in 2015. He was already at the top in 2014, and Balmain's creative director continued his ascent this year, gradually becoming one of the most iconic designers of his generation. Friends with the most influential celebrities and models in the fashion world (Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid and Kim Kardashian, among others), Olivier Rousteing has the knack of surrounding himself with world-famous muses (the Balmain army) and teaming up with major sector operators.

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Fashion designers in the news in 2015