Curves rule the Lagos catwalk

October 27, 2016 By publisher

Karl Lagerfeld once sniffed that “no one wants to see curvy women” on the runway, but a wave of Nigerian designers are proving him wrong. “Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but if he was in Africa, he probably wouldn't make that statement,” designer Aisha Abubakar Achonu told AFP backstage. Unlike the hesitant, calf-like models before them, the curvy women owned the runway, blowing kisses to the cameras as they shimmied down the catwalk to hoots and cheers.

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Plus-size fashion show scores big in Japan

September 23, 2016 By admin

By Kwiyeon Ha TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese pop girl group Pottya, who describe themselves as “chubby”, performed their hits while eleven plus size amateur models strutted along the catwalk at a new men's fashion show in Tokyo aimed at breaking down obesity taboos. The Tokyo Pochari (plump) Collection, jointly organized by a plus-size clothing brand Sakazen Shoji Co and fashion magazine, Mr Babe, featured models weighing more than 100 kg (220 pounds) walking, twirling and posing on the catwalk.

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Ralph Lauren to showcase see-now-buy-now fall collection at NYFW

September 13, 2016 By admin

Ralph Lauren has become the latest designer to get on board the see-now-buy-now trend, which allows consumers to purchase outfits hot off the runway instead of waiting six months for the clothes to hit store shelves. On Wednesday night, the designer will be holding two separate runway shows at NYFW, featuring 45 new fall 2016 looks from their see-now-buy-now collection, reports WWD. The entire collection is manufactured in Italy.

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Everything That happened at Tommy Hilfiger’s Fashion Carnival

September 9, 2016 By admin

For the runway debut of the Tommy x Gigi collection, the designer pulled out all the stops — 40 foot Ferris wheel and Taylor Swift included.

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The models! The merch! The Taylor Swift front row show. Everything That happened at Tommy Hilfiger’s Fashion Carnival

September 9, 2016 By creative

For the runway debut of the Tommy x Gigi collection, the designer pulled out all the stops — 40 foot Ferris wheel and Taylor Swift included.

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A Play-by-Play of Tommy Hilfiger’s Fashion Carnival

September 9, 2016 By admin

For the runway debut of the Tommy x Gigi collection, the designer pulled out all the stops — 40 foot Ferris wheel and Taylor Swift included.

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Can Shaholly Ayers change the way we view disability at New York Fashion Week?

September 7, 2016 By creative

The first model ever to take to the runway without a prosthetic returns to NYFW on Thursday as brand ambassador for Global Disability Inclusion (GDI). This year will mark the fifth in succession that GDI has partnered with FTL Moda to create a show where models with disabilities take to the runway to show that fashion is all-inclusive. “Being a part of NYFW is a dream come true for any model, especially a model who is different.

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Paris menswear shows: provisional schedule

June 3, 2016 By publisher

After a long spell away from the runway — marked by upheaval in the traditional fashion calendar for collection previews — designers are set to bring their latest round of creations to the catwalk in another lineup of menswear shows. After kicking off in London then heading to Milan, Paris will host its share of menswear previews June 22 to 26, 2016.

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NYFW: Swing Kids Are In at Tommy Hilfiger

February 16, 2016 By admin

From Gigi Hadid and Hailey Baldwin on the runway to Lucky Blue Smith and Jourdan Dunn in the audience, Instagram Nation was out in force.

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London Fashion Week: official show schedule

February 5, 2016 By publisher

London will be picking up where New York leaves off, as the British capital's fashion week — running February 19-23 — opens the day after the US event closes its doors. The London shows will see designers present their autumn/winter 2016-2017 womenswear collections, with Sadie Williams first on the runway on February 19. Xiao Li's show will close the event on February 23.

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