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France Qualify for World Cup as Portugal, Norway Forced to Wait

This is Beirut, 14/11 10:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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France reached the 2026 World Cup with a 4-0 win over Ukraine on Thursday as the country marked the 10th anniversary of the 2015 Paris attacks, while Portugal were made to wait after losing 2-0 in Dublin as Cristiano Ronaldo saw red. Norway must also be patient after Italy struck late in Moldova to prevent them from stamping their ticket to next ...

Pope Leo XIV Shares His Favorite Films Ahead of Vatican Hollywood Audience

This is Beirut, 13/11 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Pope Leo XIV has revealed his four favorite films ahead of a special audience with Hollywood celebrities and Oscar-winning directors at the Vatican. Leo, the first pope from the United States, picked tearjerkers, including Frank Capra's classic 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life with James Stewart, in which an angel is sent from heaven to help a ...

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

This is Beirut, 21/10 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 ...

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

This is Beirut, 17/10 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 ...

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

This is Beirut, 17/10 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 ...

Milan Fashion Week Wraps with Bold Trends and Timeless Glamour

This is Beirut, 29/09 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The main shows at Milan Fashion Week wrapped up Sunday after another season of standout dresses, flawless tailoring, statement leather coats, and luxurious handbags. Here are some of the key looks from the Spring/Summer 2026 women's collections: 1920s Chic Ferragamo designer Maximilian Davis revisited the roaring twenties with a lively ...

Bottega Veneta Debuts Soft Functional Style at Milan Show

This is Beirut, 28/09 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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British designer Louise Trotter showed her debut collection for Bottega Veneta in Milan Saturday with a collection focused on "soft functionality", with structured clothes in supple, draped fabrics. In front of an audience that included actresses Uma Thurman and Julianne Moore, the models wore leather coats and suits with wide shoulders as well ...

Italian Luxury Faces Turmoil as Armani Era Closes

This is Beirut, 27/09 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The first Milan Fashion Week without Giorgio Armani marks the end of an era in Italian luxury, at a time when houses across the sector are already in transition. After defending his independence throughout his life, the legendary designer, who died this month aged 91, entrusted his heirs with the task of selling his group. He cited French ...

Claudia Cardinale and the Myth of the Mediterranean Woman

Marie-Christine Tayah, 25/09 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In the wake of her passing, snippets of Claudia Cardinale’s films are flooding social media, rekindling the spell she cast on the silver screen. Each photograph of her now seems to belong to another time, a time of larger-than-life characters and burning passions, reflecting a woman of sun and sea, a Mediterranean rebel who carved her own ...

Giorgio Armani’s Legacy Shines Amid Milan’s Renaissance Treasures

This is Beirut, 24/09 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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More than 120 of Giorgio Armani's creations went on display Wednesday at a prestigious Milan gallery, mixing high fashion with fine art to mark 50 years of the late designer's label. Red-carpet gowns and classic suits displaying Armani's soft tailoring, neutral tones and exquisite decoration have been placed among masterpieces of Italian art at ...

Claudia Cardinale, Iconic Italian Actress and Muse of Fellini and Visconti, Dies at 87

This is Beirut, 24/09 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Sixties screen siren Claudia Cardinale, who died on Tuesday aged 87, entranced audiences across the globe with the sultry gaze that made her the muse of Luchino Visconti and Federico Fellini. With her fierce beauty and husky voice, Cardinale not only captivated Italy's greatest filmmakers, but she also played opposite most of the leading men of ...

Demna Debuts Gucci Collection, Igniting New Era in Milan

This is Beirut, 23/09 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Maverick Georgian designer Demna makes his debut for Gucci at Milan Fashion Week on Tuesday with a film featuring a family of Italian characters bursting with attitude, as the house pledged a "new era" in its history. The 44-year-old took over at Gucci in July after a decade at fellow Kering brand Balenciaga, tasked with helping reverse falling ...

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