BBC Accessibility links Skip to content Skip to local navigation Skip to bbc.co.uk navigation Skip to bbc.co.uk search Help Accessibility Help 21 February 2012 Last updated at 02:43 GMT Lowdown on the 2012 Brit nominees From household names to newcomers, we take an affectionate (and sometimes irreverent) look at all 46 artists nominated for the [...]
MOSCOW (Reuters) Fashion-conscious Soviets loved hard-to-find Levi’s jeans in the 1980s, oligarchs of the 90s ushered in a passion for Bentley cars and stiletto heels from Dior, but these days all you need to be hip in Russia is a white ribbon and a little anger. Protesting for free and fair elections has consigned the [...]
LOS ANGELES Oprah Winfrey earned the rare opportunity to convert her media charisma into a monogramed TV channel. Now she’s the one tasked with rescuing OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, after a disappointing first year. It’s a high-stakes, potentially ego-shattering challenge that could make the strongest woman or man flinch. But win or lose, Winfrey [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters) Fertilizer producer Mosaic (MOS.N) posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit as higher prices helped offset a dip in phosphate sales and flat potash volumes. The company warned that volumes may remain sluggish into the spring, as its distributors and farming customers remain cautious due to economic uncertainty. “While we expect third quarter results [...]
Photos: Courtesy of H&M The Swedish mega-retailer looks to be on a roll. After the success of its stampeded-for Lanvin for H&M collection, the company announced today that its designer collaborator for Fall 2011 is none other than Versace. According to Donatella, the collection for H&M will be “quintessentially Versace,” inspired by the archives, and [...]
The Danish chanteuse Oh Land—a.k.a. Nanna Oland Fabricius—has attracted a fashionable following, wooing designers like M Missoni, which chose her as a face of the label, with her sunny electro-pop. For her upcoming tour, she went further than borrowing clothes. She collaborated with Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs of Cushnie et Ochs on a series [...]
I was lucky enough a few weeks ago to work with designer Isaac Mizrahi on his site, WatchIsaac.com. He himself showed me this genius bag he designed for his Liz Claiborne New York. I love it because it serves two purposes: you can fold it over and wear it across your body and you can [...]
By Sasha Charnin Morrison for UsMagazine.com. To read more of the Recessionista blog, click here. Not everything is based around the super wide body, hole-ridden, jibbitz encrusted clog that’s loved by infants and toddlers and mommies — the new shoes on the block have a slimmer silhouette, pretty colors and styles that everyone will love [...]
Lingerie, fitness gear, and eveningwear—all in one? Versatile might be an understatement for Threeasfour’s newly launched collection of leotards, bra tops, and leggings, debuting exclusively here on Style.com. “I come to the studio all day, and then go to yoga, and then sometimes I go out at night in it,” says Adi Gil, who designs [...]
It felt like a boys’ club at this year’s ITS (that’s “International Talent Support”) 10, where a menswear-designing gang took most of the prizes at the competition’s tenth anniversary session featuring 11 recent fashion grads from around the globe. Central Saint Martins graduate Shaun Samson won the €15,000 Fashion Collection of the Year award with [...]