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André Leon Talley's belongings, including capes and art, net $3.5 million at auction

3:03pm February 17, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Christie's auctioned off hundreds of items belonging to the late fashion icon this week. Top-selling items included Andy Warhol paintings and some of Talley's signature custom coats.

British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood waves to the audience after presenting her fashion collection at Milan Fashion Week in 2012. Westwood, an influential fashion maverick who played a key role in the punk movement, died Thursday at 81.

Vivienne Westwood, influential punk fashion maverick, dies at 81

9:48pm December 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

Westwood's fashion career began in the 1970s with the punk explosion, when her radical approach to urban street style took the world by storm.

Mexican fashion designer Benito Santos said the Barbie doll's design is inspired by traditional charro outfits.

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Mattel releases three Barbie dolls for Día de Muertos

9:23am October 29, 2022

by Giulia Heyward

One of the dolls, a collaboration with Mexican fashion designer Benito Santos, has already sold out.

As the work-from-home crowd returns to the office, they're left wondering what to wear.

The pandemic has changed workplace fashion. What does that mean for you?

6:07am July 07, 2022

Many people traded in slacks for sweatpants during the worst of the pandemic and are now figuring out what to wear back to the office. Here's what that looks like, from Wall Street to Capitol Hill.

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Cameron Frazier and Gabrielle Cistrunk. Cameron wore an embroidered white suit, with blue sequins on the lapel and the bottom of the legs. His shoes featured blue sequin trim.

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At this prom, black tie takes a back seat

9:14am May 27, 2022

by Tekella Foster

Prom used to be all about the girls' dresses. But now young men are setting fashion trends with their own outfits.

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See All The Best Looks From The Met Gala 2022

9:49pm May 02, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

It's the annual high-stakes fashion soiree is a major money-maker for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute and an opportunity for mega-wattage stars and influencers to turn out in style.

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at a concert marking the eighth anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on March 18, 2022.

Putin's puffy coat and Zelenskyy's T-shirts show the power of fashion in war

8:46am March 22, 2022

by Fernando Alfonso III

President Vladimir Putin's coat and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy's T-shirts can be considered political statements.

Models walk the runway at the Tom Ford spring/summer 2022 fashion show at Lincoln Center during New York Fashion Week on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021.

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From Tumblrcore to 2014core, the nostalgia loop is getting smaller and faster

8:37am March 01, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

Wired headphones are among the artifacts from the past decade making recent "nostalgic" comebacks. Fashion once moved in 20 year cycles but the nostalgia loop is getting smaller and faster,

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A grid showing 30 identical black T-shirts on a checkerboard of yellow, light blue and purple rectangles.

22 tips for 2022: Ditch fast fashion by choosing clothes that will outlast trends

6:00am January 16, 2022

by Elise Hu

This simple trick can help you decide if an item of clothing is worth investing in, or if it's a passing trend you'd be better off passing on.

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A file picture taken in January 2011 in Paris shows covers of some of the 42 foreign editions of the French fashion magazine "Elle", owned by French media conglomerate Lagardere.

Elle magazine says it will ban fur from its publications worldwide

7:32pm December 02, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

So far, 13 editions globally have implemented the ban, with 20 more set to do so by January 1. The magazine says the decision reflects changing tastes in fashion.