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☆ ‘Naked’ Trend Hits Big at the Met Gala
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Callie Holtermann | More About Callie Holtermann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

What did the stars wear to the Met Gala on Monday night? The singer Rita Ora attended the event wearing multicolored strings of beads by Marni that cascaded down a sheer bodysuit. A trompe l’oeil gown by Diesel superimposed an image of a naked torso atop Kylie Minogue’s real one. Nakedness on the red carpet may still scandalize, but it is time tested: Consider Rose McGowan’s backless mesh dress at the Video Music Awards in 1998, which she has described as a statement about reclaiming her body. On the Met Gala carpet this year, the approach seemed to catch on more than usual, even after barely-there clothing took over the spring 2023 runways in New York, London, Milan and Paris.

Persons: Rita Ora, Doja, Kylie Minogue’s, Vanessa Friedman, Adam, Eve Organizations: Diesel Locations: New York, London, Milan, Paris

☆ Victoria Beckham at 50: Posh Spice’s most memorable fashion moments
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Her image shifted in 2008 after she launched her eponymous fashion brand, which has since shown regularly at London, New York and Paris Fashion Weeks. While her wardrobe today tends to skew more subtle, there’s still nothing Victoria can’t style out — including, most recently, a pair of crutches to support her broken ankle. LBDs and all-black looks were a mainstay of Victoria's wardrobe as Posh Spice, demonstrated here at Grosvenor House in London during the Ivor Novello Awards in 1997. Andreas Rentz/Getty ImagesHer penchant for color-blocking, particularly in bright reds and oranges, have become a signature feature of Victoria's look — shown here during a visit to New York in 2017. Raymond Hall/GC Images/Getty ImagesShadows of her '90s style are still visible in her wardrobe today.

Persons: Victoria Beckham, David Beckham, Victoria, ”, ” Victoria, “, Ivor Novello, Dave Benett, Dave Hogan, Mick Hutson, Redferns, Jade, David, Chris Eades, Shutterstock, Marc Piasecki, Victoria's, Birkin, Robyn Beck, Suhaimi Abdullah, forgoing, Andreas Rentz, Raymond Hall, Pascal Le Segretain Organizations: CNN, Spice Girl, burberry, Paris, Vogue, Grosvenor House, Spice, Wembley Arena Victoria, VH1, Hulton, Burberry, LA Galaxy, Cannes Locations: England, London , New York, Victoria, Grosvenor, London, Ibiza, Paris, California, AFP, Singapore, New York

☆ Prada dresses Caitlin Clark on WNBA draft night
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

And while Caitlin Clark, the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer across men’s and women’s basketball, was snapped up as the No. Sarah Stier/Getty ImagesIn previous years, dress codes at the draft had tended to lean toward daytime suiting and dresses, but on Monday night it was clear that the stakes had been raised. Sarah Stier/Getty ImagesRickea Jackson in a playful, high-low pantsuit. Sarah Stier/Getty ImagesPrada’s move to dress Clark is likely a sign of luxury brands’ further expansion into the sport. Designer brands now jump at the chance because they know this will be publicized, styled, and shown to millions.”Ahead of the draft, Clark called her collaboration with Prada “pretty special,” in a red-carpet interview (though, technically, said carpet was orange-colored) with the WNBA.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Prada, Clark, Sarah Stier, Stanford’s Cameron Brink, Tennessee’s Rickea Jackson, Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso, LSU’s Angel Reese, Angel Reese, Rickea Jackson, ’, — Clark, Cardoso, Reese, Jazmine Motley, Maddox, DeWanna Bonner, Alyssa Thomas, ”, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, Indiana Fever, Iowa Hawkeyes, Los Angeles Sparks, Brink, Banco, Chicago Sky, NBA, NCAA, WNBA Locations: men’s, LA, Bronx

☆ A complete timeline of Tom Holland and Zendaya's relationship
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +53 min

AdvertisementNovember 2016: Holland and Zendaya appear in their first-ever joint cover, for The Hollywood ReporterZendaya and Tom Holland in June 2017. March 2021: Holland describes Zendaya as 'very sensible and humble'Zendaya and Tom Holland in June 2017. November 17, 2021: Holland and Zendaya comment on their relationship going publicZendaya and Tom Holland in "Spider-Man: No Way Home." February 18, 2022: Tom Holland denies reports that he bought a new house in London with ZendayaTom Holland in February 2022. I visited a lot while they were shooting it and I really, really enjoyed it.

Persons: —, Tom Holland, Zendaya, they've, Sony Pictures Entertainment Holland, Peter Parker, Holland, didn't, I've, He's, Con Tom Holland, Albert L, Ortega, Laura Harrier, Liz, Tony Revolori, Flash Thompson, Jacob Batalon, Ned Leeds, ove, hank y, hank, ove y 'all!, hanks, eing, hy, H, ada, ike, huck, Tom Hol, le tag ove, g the, Hol, MJ', ake, hal l, taki, as h, Rob K, ate fame, abou, ..ha, lea, Kev, edd, Josh Flor, birt, rie, stor, Ric, aske, Tom H, ed then, hal, ong, winn, Q, iva, riva, ory, oba, Fran, and S, Jacob, him ", nic, Eric C, y, 2022:, enda y, Kelly, siti, ted, Hunter, Marc, Marin, inger, his ap, Rajan, Ze, kee, enjoy,, "I wa, stu, shou, olly, ing each o, I love, It's, Elvin R odrig, bert Downey Jr. an, Harry, l ove, bec, Room,", enda, fini Organizations: Service, Sony, Business, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Marvel, America, Hollywood, San Diego Comic, Con, San Diego Convention Center, ust, pla, imi, ucc, MTV, ppr, a pl, Norton, rac, eas, CP, ACP, Fr, rit, acc, klan, ely Locations: Holland, Zendaya, ife, uman, pla, Hol, " he, sens, nsw, pula, India, Italy

☆ Look of the Week: Timothée Chalamet wears shirtless suit at ‘Wonka’ premiere
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

“I don’t know what the hell I was doing wearing this.”But Chalamet has long relied on the wow factor of a shirtless suit for red carpet engagements. Chalamet's magenta velvet suit was from Tom Ford's latest collection. Jean-Paul Gaultier's "Pin Up Boys" from the 1996 season were early examples of the shirtless suit on the runway. In Gaultier’s infamous Spring-Summer 1996 collection, titled “Pin-Up Boys,” the shirtless suit was gauche, cheesy and even funny. For Chalamet, shirtlessness is fast becoming a state of mind.

Persons: CNN —, Wonka, Tom Ford’s, “, ”, Chalamet, Louis, Timothée Chalamet, Luca, Haider Ackerman, Tom Ford's, Jeff Spicer, photocall, Hugh Grant, Rowan Aktinson, Olivia Coleman, Alexander McQueen pinstripe, Lil Nas, Jonah Hill, Donald Glover, Jay, Harry Styles, Dior, Van Noten, Thom Browne, Paul Smith, Zegna, Porter, Jean, Paul Gaultier's, Jean Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood, Raf Simons Organizations: CNN, Venice Film Locations: Venice, London

☆ Wife of Jailed Dissident Kara-Murza Fears for His Life in Siberian Penal Colony
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

By Mark TrevelyanLONDON (Reuters) - The wife of jailed Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, who suffers from a nerve disorder after surviving two poison attacks, said on Wednesday she feared for his life after his transfer from Moscow to a Siberian penal colony. Kara-Murza, 42, has a condition called polyneuropathy that takes away the sensation in his limbs unless controlled by medicines and exercise. The fact that they've isolated him to the maximum of course makes me very concerned for his life," Evgenia Kara-Murza said. And the lady I met for the first time yesterday, she has no idea who Vladimir is," she said. He added: "I have no doubt that in the end, our vision of Russia will prevail.

Persons: Mark Trevelyan, Vladimir Kara, Murza, Evgenia Kara, Kara, Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Putin, Vladimir, wryly, Mark Heinrich Organizations: Mark Trevelyan LONDON, Britain's, Reuters, Russian, Britain's Foreign, Commonwealth, Development, Liberal International Locations: Moscow, Omsk, Ukraine, Russia

[1/2] Evgenia Kara-Murza, wife of jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, addresses the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy in Geneva, Switzerland May 17, 2023. Kara-Murza, 42, has a condition called polyneuropathy that takes away the sensation in his limbs unless controlled by medicines and exercise. His wife Evgenia Kara-Murza said exercise was now impossible for him in a cell measuring just 3 x 1.5 metres (9.8 x 4.9 feet), furnished with only a bed and a backless stool, where he has been held since September in a maximum-security penal colony in the city of Omsk. The fact that they've isolated him to the maximum of course makes me very concerned for his life," Evgenia Kara-Murza said. "The politically motivated conviction of Vladimir Kara-Murza is deplorable.

Persons: Evgenia Kara, Murza, Vladimir Kara, Denis Balibouse, Kara, Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Putin, Vladimir, Mr Kara, wryly, Mark Trevelyan, Mark Heinrich, Gareth Jones Organizations: Geneva, Human Rights, Democracy, REUTERS, Britain's, Reuters, Russian, Britain's Foreign, Commonwealth, Development, Liberal International, Thomson Locations: Geneva, Switzerland, Moscow, Omsk, Ukraine, Russia, Britain

☆ The Real End of David Chang’s Momofuku Ko Happened Years Ago
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Pete Wells | More About Pete Wells | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

It was the restaurant where we first witnessed a frozen torchon of foie gras being shaved to make a mountain of salty pink snow. Where we had our first spoonful of panna cotta that tasted like the milk in the bottom of a bowl of cornflakes. Rational people began to blame their inability to score on nefarious bots and scalpers, a preview of things to come. Behind this was Mr. Chang’s hunch that the paraphernalia of fine dining — not just white tablecloths but maybe even tables themselves — had become clunky and dated. “Cook’s prices,” as Mr. Chang was heard to say.

Persons: panna, Chang, You’ve, Ko, Le Bernardins, Daniels, Jean, Georges, —, . Chang Locations: Tennessee

☆ Milan Fashion Week: Stars and style align at the Spring-Summer 2024 shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Marianna Cerini | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Milan CNN —Milan Fashion Week picked up where London left off last Wednesday, at least weather-wise. Both hit their strides with highly well received collections, as did a number of other familiar faces to Italy’s fashion capital. Overall, however, the festivities showed a consistency of form that continues to make the Italian city Paris’s greatest rival to the fashion scene throne. Cinematic sets and performative showsAlongside the clothes, many brands made their sets a main talking point at fashion week. Lodovico Colli di Felizzano/WWD/Getty ImagesRyan Gosling and Juila Roberts were among the star-studded crowd to pile into the Gucci show.

Persons: Milan, Gucci, Sabato de Sarno, Tom Ford’s, Peter Hawkings, Ford’s, Versace, Giulio Tanzini, Julia Roberts, Ryan Gosling, Gabrielle Union, Jessica Chastain, Paul Mescal, Jodie Comer, Emma Watson, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Prada, Kate Moss, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Anna Wintour, Kim Jones, Karl Lagerfeld, Rome, Tom Ford, georgette, Brigitte Bardot, Priscilla Presley, Lorenzo Serafini, Max Mara, Ian Griffiths, Carlyne Cerf, Dudzeele, Katie Grand, Lucia Liu, Gabriella Karefa, Johnson, Franco, Jeremy Scott, Cerf, Lucia Liu’s, Donatella Versace, Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, Natalia Bryant, Precious Lee, Claudia Schiffer, lacy, Simone Bellotti, Francesca Murri, Matthieu Blazy, Blazy, Italy —, —, Paolo Fichera, Cavalli, Fendi, Shawn Kolodny, Pietro S, Beate Karlsson, Avavav, Sabato de Sarno's, Gregoire Avanel, Tom Ford's, Gaspar Ruiz, Pietro D'Aprano, Mattieu, Alfonso Catalano, Kim Jones nodded, Fendi Jones, Daniele Venturelli, Zakirova, Lodovico Colli di, Juila Roberts, Roberto Cavalli, Isidore Montag Organizations: Milan CNN — Milan, London, Bottega Veneta, Diesel, Prada, Britain’s Land Army, Dolce, Gabbana, Bally, Fondazione Prada, Accademia di Brera, Getty, Gucci Locations: British, Milan, Bottega, Hollywood, Fendi, organza, Los Angeles, Cannes, Bottega Veneta, Italy, French, Belgian, —, Missoni, Milan’s, Sunnei, Stockholm

☆ Slinky and sleek: Tom Ford’s much-hyped return to the Milan catwalk does not disappoint
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Scarlett Conlon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Milan, Italy CNN —A new dawn rose in Milan on Thursday evening as British designer Peter Hawkings made his hotly anticipated debut in the creative director chair at Tom Ford. Hawkings said the show was a moment he felt like he'd been preparing for "my entire life." “Tom handing over the baton obviously meant everything to me.”Ford's high-octane sex appeal was still present in this collection, designed by Hawkings. “It was important for (the Tom Ford) woman (to) come closer to the man, because I think there was a disconnect before.… due to Tom being in LA and the design team being here. Claudia Greco/ReutersThe decision to kick-start the Hawkings era in Milan made “total sense” he said.

Persons: Italy CNN —, Peter Hawkings, Tom Ford, Hawkings, Ford, Estee Lauder, Sharp, Claudia Greco, backless, Gwyneth Paltrow, he'd, Tom, ”, Louise Wilson, “ He’s, Reuters Hawkings, Whitney Bromberg, Donyale Luna, Andy Warhol, Richard Avedon, ” Bromberg, “ It’s, Gucci, Gucci’s, Sabato De Sarno, Tom Ford’s Gucci, “, I’ve Organizations: Italy CNN, Ford, Gucci, MTV, Central Saint Martins, Reuters, womenswear, Detroit -, Milan Fashion Locations: Milan, Italy, Central, London, LA, Detroit

With Amazon Prime Day upon us, the flood of clothing deals makes all of us wonder which ones are actually worth spending on. We've collected the best Prime Day clothing deals for men, women, and children, so you can narrow down which discounts will help refresh your closet for less. For more Prime Day savings, check out our roundup of the best beauty deals to see what other exclusive sales we've found. Best Prime Day deals on athleisure and workout clothesAmazon carries an impressive array of performance wear from the top brands. On select sizes and colors, you can get up to 60% off, the lowest Prime Day price to date.

Persons: We've, Price Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein racerback, Grey Heather, Levi, Ellie, that'll, henley, it's, Martens, Steven Madden, Kenneth Cole, we've, Herschel, JW Pei, Vera Bradley Microfiber, Vera, Michael Kors Parker, Michael Kors Organizations: Amazon, Adidas, Prime, Amazon Deal, Chelsea, Columbia, Herschel Supply, Michael Kors Parker Stainless Steel Locations: Italy, Colombia

☆ A wedding dress restorer displays more than 150 years of history
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Tierney is a professional dressmaker and textile restorer, and had gathered 12 of her clients to model wedding dresses sewed or restored by Tierney’s own hand. It was also a celebration of tradition, family and more than 150 years of wedding dress history. The threads of historyTierney has been restoring wedding gowns and creating her own custom work for 18 years. People loved my costumes so much they asked me to start making some for them.”A lifelong seamstress, Tierney delved into the research and artistry of historic wedding gown and lace restoration. There is a lot of trust involved.”That may mean taking the entire thing apart and repairing it piece by piece, like Tierney did with one wedding gown dating back to 1894.

Persons: Karen Tierney, Tierney, Tierney’s, Lord Byron, Jane Austen –, George Pardee, ” Tierney, “, ”, –, she’s, taffeta Organizations: CNN, California Gov, Adobe, Stanford University, Oakland Locations: Oakland , California, California, Maine, Montana, Oregon, Southern California, Ireland, San Francisco

☆ Gucci’s horsebit loafer is still a coveted status symbol 70 years on
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Despite their vastly differing personal styles and occupations, they have all been spotted in a pair of Gucci horsebit loafers. In mid-June, coinciding with the menswear shows at Milan Fashion Week, Gucci will stage an exhibition celebrating the legacy of its signature loafer. In 1974, George H. W. Bush wore a pair of horsebit loafers to meet then-President Gerald Ford. Through the decadesThe success of Gucci’s horsebit loafers has been far-reaching, and the secret to their ongoing relevance may lie in the shoe’s versatility. The horsebit loafer is Gucci’s answer to the near-philosophical question: What shoes do I wear?

Persons: George H, Bush, ’, Jane Birkin, Wiz Khalifa, Gucci horsebit, Gucci, loafers, Gerald Ford, David Hume Kennerly, Birkin, Francis Ford Coppola, Sophia Loren, Charlotte Casiraghi, Jodie Foster, Brad Pitt, Zoe Kravitz, Gigi Hadid, Guccio Gucci —, —, Aldo, Rodolfo, Vasco, Guccio, Serge Gainsbourg, Gucci’s, Alessandro Michele, JB Lacroix Organizations: CNN, Metropolitan Museum of, Milan Fashion, Golden Globe, MTV VMA, Savoy, Wall Locations: Cannes, Monégasque, London, Florence, Italy, New York, France

☆ Ashley Graham responds to viral body shaming tweet that accused her of taking ‘fat positivity’ too far
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Chrissy Callahan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Ashley Graham is brushing off body shamers in the best possible way. On Monday, mother of three shared a photo on Twitter of herself rocking a backless metallic dress and winking for the camera. The 35-year-old captioned the post, “Quote tweet this with a photo of you taking ‘fat positivity’ too far. Throughout her career, Graham has been a body positivity advocate and has encouraged her followers to exude confidence, regardless of their size. In 2020, the model told TODAY Parents that she will be talking about body image “the rest of my life.”“There’s not a day that goes by where I am not going to have that (body image) discussion with someone else or myself.

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