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Kate Middleton repeats on Vanity Fair fashion list

Kate Middleton finds herself in the company of Michelle Obama and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy on top of Vanity Fair's International Best Dressed List.

Demi Moore adds her style stamp to Ann Taylor ads

As a young teenager, before the fame, kids, paparazzi and front-row seats at fashion shows, Demi Moore regularly passed an Ann Taylor store at a local mall, taking note of the clothes.

Vogue's Grace Coddington telling her story

Grace Coddington's story from the front row of fashion will be told in a memoir.

Parker, Weinstein and Schwab out at Halston

Once again, the Halston fashion brand has cleaned house, severing ties with Sarah Jessica Parker, who was creative director and president of the label's contemporary line, as well as with runway collection designer Marios Schwab and investor Harvey Weinstein.

Kate brings feminine, tried-and-true looks to US

Even in a town where celebrity-studded awards shows are commonplace, it was the most anticipated event of the season.

Couture ends with revolution, as masses enter show

Paris' three-day-long fall-winter 2011-12 haute couture extravaganza wrapped up Wednesday with a mini revolution that challenged the established order of this elitist world by allowing the uninitiated masses into a show.

Call the chauffeur: Paris designers ban walking

Walking, Paris' elite cadre of haute couture designers seems to have determined, is out — at least for the handful of women wealthy enough to fork out the price of a car for a single dress.

Saint Martins' fashion grads can connect the dots

A shabby community sports hall doesn't seem like the place for London's fashion elite to gather for a show by a bunch of 22-year-olds.

Your Career: Wearing shorts at work

Earlier this month, the Japanese government asked office workers — known for loving formal business attire — to dress down in an effort to deal with energy shortages that have resulted for the loss of a major nuclear power plant following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Paris' menswear week evaporates in record heat

Paris' spring-summer 2012 menswear shows melted into the past on Sunday, wrapping up in a pool of perspiration on the year's hottest day yet.

Bill Gaytten steps out of the shadow at Galliano

The house that John Galliano built is now that of Bill Gaytten.

Fergie shakes it at Paris fashion AIDS gala

The Black Eyed Peas, Fergie, Miami Heat star Dwayne Wade and designers Marc Jacobs, Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren added A-list sparkle to a sumptuous AIDS charity gala on the margins of Paris' menswear week.

Men in skirts, shiny silks at Paris menswear shows

The perennial standoff between cutting-edge designers who keep pushing men to get in touch with their feminine side and throw open their wardrobes to the skirt and reluctant male consumers worldwide flared up again on Thursday in Paris, with a man skirt and man dress-heavy collection from Rick Owens and silky, shiny offerings from Dries Van Noten.

Iran's fashion crackdown moves beyond headscarves

It's an Iranian rite of summer: Islamic morality squads pressure women to keep their headscarves snug and coverings in place, and after a few extra tugs for modesty's sake the crackdown inevitably fades.

Havana artisan makes guayaberas for the famous

Under fluorescent lights and a whirling ceiling fan that is no match for the Havana summer morning heat, Emiliano Nelson Guerra traced a pattern onto a bolt of pink cotton cloth and carefully scissored the edges.

Milan designers tip hat to summer elegance

With a tip of the hat — raffia that is — Milan designers salute old-style summer elegance, as they preview next year's warm weather styles.

Resort isn't a season for fashion to take a break

The resort season is not a time for fashion to take a vacation. Resort collections, which hit stores during the all-important Christmas holiday shopping season, are a growing part of designer businesses as consumers move toward styles they can wear year-round.

Mexico's narcos adopt Lauren-style polo shirts

"Narco Polo" is the new fashion trend sweeping lower-class neighborhoods in Mexico, inspired by seven high-ranking drug traffickers who were arrested over a three-month stretch wearing open-neck, short-sleeved jerseys with the familiar horseman-with-a-stick emblem.

Don't take heat for shorts at work: Dress them up

Is it OK to wear shorts to the office on days with record-setting temperatures?

The bikini of the future is made by lasers

Bikinis created using 3-D printers and lasers may sound like they belong in a steamy sci-fi story, but you could own such a garment right now — if you happen to have $440 to $650 to spare.

Michelle Obama chooses Naeem Khan gown — again

On one of the first hot, summer-weather evenings of the season in Washington, Michelle Obama turned up the glamour with her dress choice for Tuesday night's state dinner at the White House in honor of German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Gaga gives heartfelt thanks at fashion award event

It seems the fashion crowd, especially when fully decked out for Monday night's Council of Fashion Designers of America awards, can be pretty intimidating: CNN anchor Anderson Cooper said so, actress Naomi Watts said so, and even Lady Gaga said so.

Fashion industry prepares lovefest for Marc Jacobs

Marc Jacobs is the guy who can change the direction of a fashion juggernaut with a single silhouette. If other designers are doing sleek and slim, he'll do big and poufy. If everyone else is doing neutral colors, he'll go bold.

Beauty industry honors Fergie and her fragrance

Fergie's life just got a little more glamorous — in undertones of tuberose and leather — with her win of a Fifi award from the perfume industry for her scent Outspoken.

Michelle Obama wears white Tom Ford gown to palace

Michelle Obama packed a wardrobe of high-fashion clothes to accompany her husband on a state visit to England. She made quick changes from one dress to another on Tuesday, wearing designer labels that stretch from Los Angeles to London.

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Mens Footie Pajamas
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On a cold winter’s night when the blanket just doesn’t feel right, wearing footie Pjs would be the best way to go, seeing as you are already covered head to toe, literally.

Moms dressing like their teenage daughters?
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It has been studied that mothers like dressing like their teenage daughters. Women was to feel younger by dressing younger.

How to wear a scarf
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Scarfs are really popular in the fashion world. Scarfs can add style to your outfit.

Pictures of the day: Diamond contact lenses
Source: Telegraph

  A company is offering contact lenses fitted with real diamonds and gold.  

Footie Pajamas For Adults
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More and more people all over the world (especially those cold countries) are using adult footie pajamas because they make you sleep like a baby again, literally.

Japanese designer creates balloon dresses
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TOKYO - The latest in dresses from one Japanese designer is feather-light, see-through and comes with an unusual warning: watch out for needles.

Want to look younger?
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Think you look old? The way you dress and put yourself can make you look years older.

Elegant Ethereal Ensembles (Gallery)
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Kate and Laura Mulleavy are known for their incredible, feminine designs and the Rodarte Opening Ceremony Fall 2011 is no different. Featuring their signature ethereal, princess-y pieces, their second collection for Opening Ceremony is sure to be a hit.

PR firm worked with Syria on controversial photo shoot for Vogue
Source: TheHill.com

The Syrian government hired an international public-relations firm to help coordinate a Vogue magazine profile for Asma al-Assad, Syria’s first lady. Brown Lloyd James agreed to a $5,000-per-month contract with the presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic in November 2010  …

Diamond contact lenses—would you try them? - Fashion + Beauty on Shine
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We've heard of colored contact lenses, cat eye contacts, and even Lady Gaga's circle contacts that enlarge your irises, but what about diamond contacts?

Thylane Lena-Rose Blondeau: Shocking images of 10-YEAR-OLD Vogue model | Mail Online
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The new pin-up child for Pedophiles.. Vogue , you need to be applauded , for your total lack of common sense and your judge of Decent and Moral behavior...

Fashion Industry Salivates Over Creepy Photos Of 10-Year-Old French Girl
Source: Jezebel: Celebrity, Sex, Fashion for Women. Without Airbrushing.

To ask is this child too sexy is to put a child's body under a kind of scrutiny that is (and should be) strange and unnatural, and that's not a thing that should be taken lightly.

10-Year-Old Model's Grown-Up Look: High Fashion or High Risk? - ABC News
Source: ABC News

"People have always admired young ballerinas in scanty costumes, but those performances weren't explicitly sexual," Vivian Friedman, child psychologist and professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham,told ABC News at the time.

Women Withhold Sex in "Crossed Leg" Protest to Rebuild Road in Colombia
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Withholding sex for activism reasons will work if your partner does not have an alternative source of sexual pleasure.

Palin's Alaska Hair Salon Gets Own Reality Show;"Big Hair Alaska" (Seriously)
Source: msnbc.com

The Wasilla, Alaska, beauty salon credited with designing Sarah Palin's trademark "up-do" hairstyle will be the subject of its own reality television show, "Big Hair Alaska". TLC, the same cable network that produced and aired "Sarah Palin's Alaska," has announced a two …

Linda Evangelista Asks Francois-Henri Pinault For $46,000 Per Month In Child Support
Source: The Huffington Post

Linda Evangelista reportedly shocked Manhattan Family Court on Monday, asking baby daddy Francois-Henri Pinault to pay $46,000 in child support per month, according to the New York Post. Evangelista claims she needs the hefty sum to pay for nannies and armed chauffeurs …

India 'Slutwalk' sex harassment protest held in Delhi- BBC
Source: BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake

A rally has taken place in India's capital inspired by the "Slutwalk" protests held in a number of countries. The protest is to challenge the notion that the way a woman looks can excuse sexual abuse or taunting - "Eve teasing" as it is known in India.

Does Perfect Face and Body Put Unrealistic Pressure on Adolescents and Teens
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 The images bombard us daily, actors and models in magazines and billboards with impossibly flawless skin, impossibly perfect bodies, and impossibly white teeth.  “We have to stop exposing impressionable children and teenagers to advertisements portraying models  …

Fashion Runways: The Early Days - Photo Gallery - LIFE
Source: LIFE - A Collection of LIFE Galleries

Modeling in the Roaring Twenties It wasn't always hair extensions, skimpy bikinis, and post-career talk shows. Back in the day, fashion models were about (gasp!) the clothes, and having a made-for-TV diva personality was less important than looking good in the client's outfits.

L'Oréal's Julia Roberts and Christy Turlington ad campaigns banned | Media | The Guardian
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The UKs Liberal Democratic MP, Jo Swinson, just dissed America's Pretty Woman, Julia Roberts and Supermodel Christy Turlington. Swinson got an ad campaign tossed because  the images were digitally enhanced. 

Miniskirt-Wearing Cyclist Pulled Over by NYPD
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Talk about hell on wheels! Dutch bicycle company manager Jasmijn Rijcken claims she was beating the heat in a miniskirt on May 3 when she was pulled over by the NYPD for flashing a "disturbing" amount of skin, the New York Daily News reports. Rijcken, who was in town for the New …

Top Plus-Size Model Admits Using Padding To Look Bigger
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NEW YORK - A top US model who hit the big time when she was featured on the cover of Vogue Italia alongside other plus-size models admitted in an interview that she sometimes uses padding to make herself appear bigger.  

The Mini Skirt: Then and Now - Photo Gallery - LIFE
Source: LIFE - A Collection of LIFE Galleries

The 1960s marked a very important stage in the evolution of twentieth-century fashion for two reasons: because the youth market demanded and got their own styles; and because the notion of anything goes in fashion became the norm. The mini skirt or dress was at the epicenter of  …

Your Summer 2011 Sun Survival Kit
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Bathing suits, check. Cover-ups, check. Flip flops, check. Now that your summer wardrobe is in place, it’s time to stock up on sun protection to keep your skin looking healthy and beautiful.

Duchess of Cambridge's dress display is horrid, cries Queen
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The ghost-like appearance of the headless mannequin used to exhibit the gown prompted her to describe it as ''horrible'' during a private tour with the duchess. Kate Middleton's wedding dress goes on show at Buckingham Palace in pictures The dress, designed by Sarah Burton of Al …