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Going to camp: The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala

May 16, 2019

The sartorial theme of this year's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala was "camp"— not summer camp, but the aesthetic of camp and its influence on fashion, as explored in the museum's new exhibit, "Camp: Notes on Fashion." Instructions for guests were to dress with "studied triviality." While the results varied hugely — from Katy Perry dressing as an elaborate candlelit chandelier (and later, a cheeseburger) to Kanye West wearing a simple black jacket that cost about $40 — there were indeed some slam-dunk "camp" moments.

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Kim or Trump? Hanoi barber offers leaders' hairdos for free

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Feb 20, 2019

As summit frenzy grips Hanoi a week before North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump are set to meet in the Vietnamese capital, hairdresser Le Tuan Duong has joined in, offering free Trump or Kim hairstyles.

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Burberry apologizes for hoodie with noose knot

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Feb 20, 2019

The chief executive and chief creative officer of luxury fashion powerhouse Burberry have apologized for putting a hoodie with strings tied in the shape of a noose on their London Fashion Week runway. The knotted strings surfaced after Sunday's show when a model hired to walk (but not wear the outfit) complained both before the show and on Instagram, saying the noose not only evoked lynchings but also suicide.

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Retailers, fashion brands struggle with racial insensitivity

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Feb 18, 2019

Retailers and top fashion brands like Gucci and Prada keep apologizing for products that smack of racial insensitivity. The big question is: Why does it keep happening?

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Men's Milan Fashion Week previews fall/winter looks for 2019

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Jan 13, 2019

The little more than three days of previews for next fall and winter that launched at the Milan menswear Fashion Week on Friday evening include 52 collections in 27 runway shows and 25 presentations. Eleven brands are showing mixed men's and women's collections during the less hectic week dedicated to male apparel. Here is a look at some of the fall-winter designs shown by Dolce&Gabbana, Versace, M1992, Ermenegildo Zegna and Billionaire.

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US apparel firm cuts off Chinese factory in internment camp

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Jan 10, 2019

Badger Sportswear, a U.S. company that stocks college bookstores with t-shirts and other team apparel, cut its ties Wednesday with a Chinese company that drew workers from an internment camp holding targeted members of ethnic minority groups.

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Sea reefs and sunsets: Living Coral is color of the year

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Dec 6, 2018

It's the color of underwater reefs hanging on for dear life. The sky at dusk. Some of the latest iPhones and the latest looks on the runways of Marc Jacobs and other top fashion designers. Living Coral has been chosen by the Pantone Color Institute as its 2019 color of the year.

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Lagerfeld's legacy: Youthful designs, elaborate showmanship

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Feb 20, 2019

Karl Lagerfeld once created a Walmart-sized "Chanel Shopping Center" to show off his ready-to-wear collection. It featured aisle upon aisle of luxury foods labeled "one for the price of two." Immediately after models had paraded through the aisles, guests raided the shelves. Rihanna posed in a shopping cart, and Keira Knightley looked on amazed. "Luxury should be worn like you're going to the supermarket. It's the pop art of the 21st century," Lagerfeld said, his eyes barely visible behind his enigmatic shades. The show was the type of presentation that came to define much of Lagerfeld's six-decade career at the top of fashion.

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Inside a big top, Dior puts on circus-themed couture

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Jan 22, 2019

Highlights of Monday's spring-summer 2019 couture collections in Paris: Dior drew inspiration from the top of the big top for a playful couture show held Monday in Paris; Schiaparelli is whimsical; Ralph and Russo go full red carpet; Felicity Jones has an opinion on acrobats, and more.