Fashion
Plus-size models get "Bare" at NY's Fashion Week
NEW YORK - In the middle of New York Fashion Week, typically filled with skinny models in slender garments, it was a celebration of the full figured and fabulous when lingerie maker Bare Necessities launched Bare Plus -- a new line catering to the rising numbers of plus-size women.
Celebs find Fashion Week runways can be slippery
NEW YORK - Celebrities launching fashion lines don't always transfer their fame to runway success, but a sprinkling of big names such as Victoria Beckham, Gwen Stefani and twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are becoming seasoned campaigners. | Video
U.S. designers lag European labels in wooing China
NEW YORK - China is in fashion for top U.S. designers as they look to tap the world's fastest-growing luxury goods market amid a slow economic recovery at home, but critics say they have lagged their European rivals in seeing the Asian giant's potential.
Lagerfeld makes nice with Adele. Singer proud of her body
- Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has apologized for calling British singer Adele "a little too fat", saying he is a huge fan.
Navy likely new black at New York Fashion Week
NEW YORK - Navy is likely to replace black on the catwalk when New York Fashion Week starts on Thursday, with experts expecting rich fabrics, waist-defining jackets and some 1920s-inspired styles sparked by movies like The Artist.
Stars campaign for heart health in red dress fashion show
NEW YORK - Awareness of heart disease, the leading killer of U.S. women, received a boost on Wednesday when supermodel Christie Brinkley, singer Gloria Estefan and other stars took to the catwalk in designer red dresses on the eve of New York Fashion Week.
UPDATE 2-Hermes confident as luxury sales jump
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Hermes 2011 sales rise, margin seen higher
PARIS - French luxury group Hermes posted an 18.3 percent rise in 2011 sales on Thursday, boosted by buoyant demand for the 175-year-old brand in Europe, the Americas and Asia, and said its operating margin had increased significantly.
Hugo Boss says good start to 2012 after record 2011
FRANKFURT - German fashion house Hugo Boss said 2012 had got off to a good start as it reported better than expected sales and earnings for 2011, thanks to wealthy Asian buyers snapping up luxury European brands.
Family, fashion dominate the days of Carolina Herrera
NEW YORK - Designer Carolina Herrera didn't grow up dreaming of a fashion career. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, she spent her childhood riding horses and pursuing favorite pastimes on the family estate.
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