Is my Prada bag real? New ways to spot fake designer purses
By Anna Irrera
FOR almost a decade, I’ve been listening to digital prophets predict a future where banks save billions of dollars, customers can trace their mangoes...
Rustan’s Beauty Hall gets prettied up
RUSTAN’s annual Beauty Addict event served as the formal launch of the newly renovated Beauty Hall in the department store chain’s Makati flagship. While...
Wild comedy Poor Things wins top prize at Venice Festival
VENICE — Poor Things, a gothic, sex-charged comedy directed by Greece’s Yorgos Lanthimos, won the prestigious Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival...
How to be good to the planet while still being stylish
FASHION production creates up 10% of humanity’s carbon emissions, and yet 85% of all textiles simply end up in landfills. This according to the...
Young designer transforms thrifted bedsheets into fashion statements
THE RECENTLY concluded Revive and Renew Upcycling Fashion Competition hailed Darius Jireh Juson as the Top Designer for his project which transformed discarded queen-sized...
Inditex’s Zara launches its second-hand platform in France
MADRID — Spanish fashion retailer Zara would expand its service to sell, repair, or donate second-hand clothes in France last Thursday, its owner Inditex...
Brazen, original, poetic: hip-hop’s mark on fashion continues
NEW YORK — As hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, elements of the culture are expected to be on the runway during New...
Dior’s former creative director Marc Bohan, 97
PARIS — Marc Bohan, a fashion visionary and the longest-serving designer at Dior, has died at 97, the French luxury fashion house said.
“Dior is...
China’s demure ‘good for marriage’ trend sparks feminist furor
HONG KONG — A fashion trend in China dubbed “good for marriage” has generated a social media storm, with scores of women saying the...
Los Angeles City Council acts to spare Marilyn Monroe house from demolition
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council voted on Friday to launch a process to designate actress Marilyn Monroe’s former home, where she...
40 companies join Manila FAME’s Design Commune this year
One of Manila FAME’s main show features, the Design Commune serves as a showcase of brand new home, fashion, and lifestyle pieces that have...
Style (09/11/23)
Known for innovating packaging free cosmetic items – such as bath bombs, shampoo bars, and solid bar soap – Lush is partnering with Paramount to introduce a range of SpongeBob SquarePants themed, plastic free products, to encourage shoppers to consider the sea and choose plastic free.