“Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style”, Buckingham Palace to Showcase the Fashion Legacy of a Reign

This is Beirut 2025-11-04 17:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Buckingham Palace will next year host an unprecedented exhibition highlighting the fashion legacy left by the late Queen Elizabeth II during her 70-year reign. "The wardrobe of her late majesty is a snapshot of a very long life, a life of duty, and in so many ways it's a time capsule," said UK designer Erdem Moralioglu. "It captures a very ...

Local Fabrics, Fibers Shine at Eco-Centered Lagos Fashion Week

This is Beirut 2025-11-04 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Four days ahead of her show at Lagos Fashion Week, the sewing machines at Abasiekeme Ukanireh's workshop were still buzzing. Ukanireh, the founder of the popular Nigerian brand Eki Kere, met with models and tailors for the final preparations ahead of one of Africa's biggest fashion events, which ran through Sunday. On the agenda: local ...

Belgian Designer and Fashion Pioneer Marina Yee Dies at Age 67

This is Beirut 2025-11-03 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Belgian fashion designer Marina Yee, a founding member of the Antwerp Six who revolutionized fashion in the 1980s, has died at the age of 67, the Antwerp Fashion Museum announced Sunday. “Her name is inseparable from the legendary Antwerp Six, who put Belgian fashion on the world stage,” the museum stated. In 1986, six young Flemish ...

The “Open-Top” Bag: Your Accessory Revealing All

Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-11-02 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Just a few seasons ago, no one would have predicted the resurgence of open-top bags. For years, luxury equated elegance with security. Clasps, flaps, discreet zippers, and golden locks were the reassuring hallmarks of high-end handbags. Yet from Paris to Milan and even Copenhagen, a bold new proposition has taken over the runways: the open-top ...

Lagos Fashion Week Spotlight: Onalaja Puts Nigerian Heritage at the Heart of Fashion

This is Beirut 2025-10-31 17:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Models strutted down the runway, their beaded and sequined dresses evoking the traditional facial scarring still done in some parts of Nigeria. Others donned outfits paying homage to adire, a traditional Yoruba indigo fabric long prized for its craftsmanship. Kanyinsola Onalaja's show kicked off Lagos Fashion Week in style, in what has been a ...

Asia Markets Mostly up on Heels of Apple, Amazon Earnings

This is Beirut 2025-10-31 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Asian stock markets mostly rose Friday morning, with a surge in Japanese shares coming after better-than-expected earnings reports from US tech behemoths Apple and Amazon. Investor confidence in artificial intelligence has fuelled a rally in global stock markets this week that saw California-based chip designer Nvidia become the first-ever $5 ...

Paul McCartney Reflects on Life and Music after Beatles

This is Beirut 2025-10-28 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A new documentary about Paul McCartney’s solo career after The Beatles’ breakup will be released on February 25, 2026, on Amazon Prime Video, following a limited theatrical run, according to a statement released Monday. The film, available in 240 countries and territories worldwide, features rare archival footage that captures the period when ...

Rick Owens Turns Palais Galliera into a Temple of Dark Love

Marie-Christine Tayah 2025-10-27 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Known as both an avant-gardist and a mystic, Rick Owens reinvents fashion as a sacred ritual. With his exhibition Temple of Love, the Palais Galliera takes on the aura of a pagan cathedral, where darkness and light merge in an act of aesthetic and chaotic faith. Since last June, the Palais Galliera has been hosting Rick Owens: Temple of Love. ...

Les Mains de Mamie Redefine Haute Couture

Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-10-25 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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At first glance, Catherine’s flat in Saint-Étienne looks like any other French retiree’s home. Balls of yarn are scattered on the armchair, patterns are scribbled on scraps of paper, an old measuring tape lies nearby, and the television murmurs in the background. But for the past three years, her hands have been knitting for more than just ...

L’Oréal Eyes Armani Stake, Honoring a Designer’s Final Wish

This is Beirut 2025-10-21 15:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French cosmetics group L'Oreal said Tuesday it is interested in taking a stake in Italian company Armani, as its late founder suggested, even as it moves ahead with a multi-billion-dollar purchase of Kering's beauty division. "The acquisition of Kering's beauty activities changes nothing in terms of our intention to be part of Armani," L'Oreal ...

Leonardo, Callas, Beethoven… Could Europe’s Icons Appear on Euro Banknotes?

Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-10-17 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Nearly a quarter of a century after their introduction, euro banknotes are set to be completely redesigned, both aesthetically and in terms of security. If the ECB stays on schedule, the new banknotes are expected to be unveiled from 2026, following an unprecedented public consultation and design process. Since 2002, euro banknotes have depicted ...

Tom Cruise Receives an Honorary Oscar for His Body of Work

This is Beirut 2025-11-17 11:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Often nominated but never awarded, American actor Tom Cruise received an Honorary Oscar on Sunday night—the first golden statuette of his long and decorated career—before a hall full of Hollywood’s biggest names at the Governors Awards. To the sound of the iconic Mission Impossible score, a defining element of the 63-year-old actor’s ...

Fashion’s Glass Runway: Women Designers Missing from Top Roles in SS26

This is Beirut 2025-10-17 15:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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In fashion at the moment, as seen on catwalks: frills, corsets, big shoulder pads, and "naked dresses". Out of fashion: employing women as chief designers. In the most recent Spring-Summer 2026 womenswear Fashion Weeks in Paris and Milan, the effects of a huge reshuffle at the top of the European luxury clothing industry were plain to see. From ...

Hermès’ Designer Veronique Nichanian to Step Down after 37 Years

This is Beirut 2025-10-17 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hermes chief menswear designer Veronique Nichanian is to step down after 37 years in charge and will present her final show for the luxury house in January, the company announced on Friday. Hermes announced the change "with heartfelt emotion", paying tribute to Nichanian's "eye, her vision, her generosity, her energy and her curiosity" in a press ...

Executive Close to Giorgio Armani Named CEO as Fashion House Enters New Era

This is Beirut 2025-10-17 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Armani Group on Thursday named a senior manager who worked alongside Giorgio Armani to take over as chief executive of the luxury empire following the designer's death. Giuseppe Marsocci, 61, joined the group in 2003 and spent over a decade in the New York office. For the past six years he had been reporting directly to Armani as deputy ...

From Waste to Runway: Kenyan Designers Transform Used Clothes Into Art

This is Beirut 2025-10-13 17:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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In a dusty alley in the heart of Kenya's largest open-air market, fashion models strut down a makeshift runway in bold, upcycled outfits made from waste collected at dumpsites and market cast-offs, proof that even trash can dazzle. Every year, thousands of tons of used clothes from Europe, the United States, and beyond make their way to ...

Paris Fashion Week: Where Style Pays Off

This is Beirut 2025-10-10 19:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Every year, the French capital doesn’t just host the world’s top fashion shows; it drives the industry’s economy. According to the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, Paris Fashion Week generates around €1.2 billion in economic impact for the city. Over several weeks, more than 110 haute couture and ready-to-wear shows unfold, ...

A Symphony of Style: Lebanese Creativity Captivates the Paris Runways

Marie-Christine Tayah 2025-10-09 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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This season, Paris once again moved to the rhythm of fashion. From September 27 to October 7, the city dressed in its finest attire to welcome Fashion Week, dedicated to the Women’s Ready-to-Wear Spring–Summer 2026 collections. On the official calendar, Lebanese designers once more carried high the banner of the Land of the Cedars on the ...

Netflix Docuseries: Inside Victoria Beckham’s Journey from Spice Girl to Fashion Mogul

This is Beirut 2025-10-09 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ex-Spice Girl turned designer Victoria Beckham describes herself as someone who "desperately wanted to be liked" in a new three-part documentary about her life. In the Netflix series due to launch on Thursday, the 51-year-old once known as "Posh Spice" recounts her battle to reinvent herself as a fashion designer after the British girl band ...

Return To Elegance: Highlights from Paris Fashion Week

This is Beirut 2025-10-08 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A historic Paris Fashion Week has wrapped up after 10 days of Spring-Summer 2026 womenswear shows, featuring many new faces and hailed by critics as marking a "return to elegance". AFP looks back on the key moments: Global Makeover After a momentous Milan Fashion Week, marked by the absence of the late Giorgio Armani and new creative directors ...

Matthieu Blazy Launches Chanel’s New Era With Starry Paris Debut

This is Beirut 2025-10-07 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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New Chanel designer Matthieu Blazy unveiled his first sumptuous collection on Monday in front of a crowd of admirers and stars sitting beneath giant glowing planets during Paris Fashion Week. Ahead of the most anticipated show of the season, some had wondered how much the 41-year-old would dare change the classic designs of the French ...

A New Generation at Chanel: Blazy’s Debut Headlines Paris Fashion Week

This is Beirut 2025-10-06 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Franco-Belgian designer Matthieu Blazy is set to make his debut in one of the most coveted jobs in the fashion industry on Monday when he sends out models for Chanel for the first time. The 41-year-old, who was appointed last December, will unveil his Spring/Summer 2026 collection at Paris Fashion Week in the clear highlight of the season, if not ...

Paris Fashion Week: Where Paris Lives and Dreams Fashion

This is Beirut 2025-10-06 12:10 - Reading : less than a minute

Since September 29, Paris has been buzzing to the rhythm of Fashion Week. The world’s top designers are showcasing their new collections, blending audacity, elegance, and innovation. Until October 7, the French capital remains the beating heart of global fashion.  

Paris Fans Turn Fashion Shows Into Sports-Style Events

This is Beirut 2025-10-05 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A giant screen, lots of cheering and applause: the scene inside La Caserne venue in trendy northeast Paris might feel like a sports bar. But the crowd there was watching live fashion, not football. With Paris Fashion Week in full swing, a well-heeled group of mostly 20-somethings has been gathering every day near the Gare du Nord train station ...

Duran Lantink, the Bold Designer Taking Over Gaultier

This is Beirut 2025-10-04 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Could Duran Lantink become fashion’s next great provocateur? The 37-year-old Dutch designer, celebrated for his fearless creativity, unveils his first Jean Paul Gaultier collection this Sunday in Paris. Appointed creative director of the couture house last April, he is the first permanent successor to Jean Paul Gaultier, who retired from ...

'Intersections': The Uk Film Festival in Lebanon Launches its First Edition in Beirut

This is Beirut 2025-11-12 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Beirut welcomes a new landmark cultural event this November: Intersections – The UK Film Festival in Lebanon, a major collaboration between the British Council, the British Embassy in Beirut, and the Metropolis Cinema Association, supported by the UK Government’s Great Britain and Northern Ireland Campaign. Running from 13 to 19 November 2025 ...

Capsula Mundi: Imagine Becoming a Tree After Death

Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-11-19 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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What if, after death, we could become a source of life for the planet? This idea is no longer a myth or a poetic dream. It is now taking shape through Capsula Mundi, literally “the capsule of the world” in Italian, a project by designers Anna Citelli and Raoul Bretzel that challenges our deepest assumptions about human finitude. Since 2003, ...

Jonathan Anderson Makes Bold Dior Womenswear Debut at Paris Fashion Week

This is Beirut 2025-10-01 20:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson drew a standing ovation from a celeb-packed crowd as he launched a bold first women's ready-to-wear collection for Dior on Wednesday during Paris Fashion Week. The show, held in the Tuileries Garden in central Paris, was one of the most highly anticipated moments of the Spring-Summer 2026 Fashion Week, ...

Emma Stone Explores the Depths of Human Condition

2024-02-02 13:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Emma Stone, acclaimed for her memorable portrayal in La La Land, has once again distinguished herself in the intricate role of Bella, a young woman resurrected by a distinguished scientist in Poor Things, a fusion of science fiction and drama. At the Golden Globe Awards 2024, she was awarded the Best Actress prize for her performance in this film, ...

Armenia and Azerbaijan Agree to Begin Demarcating Their Border

This Is Beirut 2024-04-23 13:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Armenia and Azerbaijan started settling their border dispute on Tuesday in an effort to normalize relations following Azerbaijan's capture of Nagorno-Karabakh last year. Armenia and Azerbaijan announced on Tuesday that they had started fixing their border, as part of normalization efforts between the arch foes that had been locked in a ...