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When you combine perfect style with the perfect fit, you get an incredible outfit that exudes confidence. In other words, a power look. All women have one — a go-to dress, pair of shoes, or styling secret that always does the trick. Celebrities, including Beyoncé and Melissa McCarthy, know a thing or two about this. Check out what these seven celebs have to say about finding their #PowerLook.
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7 Celebs Who Have Mastered the Power Look
The French capital's Musée des Arts Décoratifs explores scandals and transgressions in clothing from the 14th century to the present day in an exhibition entitled “Tenue correcte exigée, quand le vêtement fait scandale” (Appropriate dress required: when clothing causes a scandal), from December 1, 2016, to April 23, 2017. The show looks back at major turning points in the history of fashion, when designers and famous personalities broke established societal codes with pioneering styles. The exhibition, designed by Constance Guisset, features more than 400 garments, accessories, caricature portraits and small objects linked to fashion's many transgressions from the clothing conventions imposed by society, taste, etiquette or an individual's status.
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Paris exhibition explores fashion’s shocks and scandals through the ages
Some dogs are just destined for greatness. Meet Tea, a 5-year-old Afghan hound who's become something of an internet sensation in the past year. With her long silky locks, excellent posture and vacant stares, 'Tea' has everything it takes to become an international pup supermodel. SEE ALSO: 15 dogs that have no idea how to use the dog bed Just look at her. Tea lives in Sydney, Australia, with her owner, Luke Kavanagh. He knew she was beautiful, but he never quite expected Tea to become this popular. “Even our weekend walks draw a crowd. She pretends she doesn’t need the attention, but she definitely loves it, just like any supermodel,” Kavanagh told The Daily Telegraph
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This Afghan hound is destined to become an international supermodel
The Marc Jacobs of Japan, singing cats and models cloaked in armour: J-pop and science fiction transformed Tokyo Fashion Week spring/summer 2017 into a style fest unlike any other. In a world where fashion mines entertainment like never before, Japan's established and break-through labels pounced on musical hook-ups, street culture and animation to drive interest. Mikio Sakabe got the biggest applause of the week for his show in Miyashita Park, a last hurrah before it closes for renovations ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
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J-pop and sci-fi: outlandish shows at Tokyo Fashion Week
LONDON (AP) — Fashion designer Richard Nicoll has died of a suspected heart attack, his family said. He was 39.
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UK-born fashion designer Richard Nicoll dies at 39
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art announced on Friday that the theme for its 2017 Costume Institute exhibition and gala will be “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons,” reports Vogue. The upcoming show will be the first to make a living designer the sole subject of the Met's famous fashion exhibit since Yves Saint Laurent in 1983. “Rei Kawakubo is one of the most important and influential designers of the past forty years,” said the Costume Institute's curator in charge, Andrew Bolton.
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Met Gala 2017 Theme Is Revealed
Okinawa, the Japanese archipelago home to thousands of US troops and popular with scuba divers, is looking beyond its beach resorts and World War II battle sites to bag a spot in high fashion. A two and a half hour flight from Tokyo and closer to Taiwan, Okinawa couldn't be more different from the Japanese capital, where the fashion set reach for tights and tailored jackets on even a balmy autumn day and look down their noses at homespun “resort wear”. Both directors jetted into Tokyo for fashion week to meet buyers and journalists, but instead opted to stage their runway shows on Okinawa Island — live streaming them online to reach a wider audience.
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Okinawa fashion: new style for Japan’s tropical islands
The designer died of a suspected heart attack in Sydney, Australia, on Friday. The London-born design grew up in Australia but later returned to London, where he based his namesake label. A well-known member of London's fashion community, Nicoll was a regular at London Fashion Week and saw his designs worn by a variety of high-profile celebrities.
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Fashion designer Richard Nicoll dies age 38
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Hillary Clinton Wears Fuchsia Ralph Lauren Gown to Alfred Smith Dinner
Tokyo may be the style capital of Asia, but with South Korea and China snapping at its heels and Japan's most iconic brands rooted in Europe, the city is being urged to haul its fashion week into the big leagues. Tokyo Fashion Week kicked off its spring/summer 2017 season showcase on Monday with six days of events intended to promote 50 brands, a mixture of the established and the new. Tokyo Fashion Week attracts only 50,000 visitors — just a quarter of the total number that attend New York's two annual fashion weeks, and also lagging behind London, Paris and Milan.
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Forget Paris, focus on Tokyo, Japan fashion told
