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Milan Fashion Week

Designers Bring Africa to Runways, Leave Models Behind

Shaena Henry | Posted 10.21.2009 | Style

Read More: Africa, Marc Jacobs, Gentlemen of Bakongo, Sophie Theallet, Louis Vuitton, Milan Fashion Week, Antonio Marras, London Fashion Week, Paul Smith, John Galliano, Junya Watanabe, Cathy Horyn, North African Dress, Fashion Week Spring 2010, New York Times, Fashion Week Spring 2009, Sapeurs, Paris Fashion Week, Christian Dior, African Americans, Kenzo, Style News
Shaena Henry

I am now puzzled by the numerous fashion references to African and African-American cultures while the failure to acknowledge models of said backgrounds continues.

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Fashion Weeks' Most Outrageous Outfits: Chic Or Shriek? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 10.10.2009 | Style

Read More: Jean Paul Gaultier, Slidepoll, Crazy Fashion Week Outfits, Marc Jacobs, Lie Sang Bong, Prada, Milan Fashion Week, Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen, New York Fashion Week, Riccardo Tisci, Charlie Le Mindu, Katie Eary, London Fashion Week, Gareth Pugh, John Galliano, Junya Watanabe, Fashion WeekAlexandre Herchcovitch, Paris Fashion Week, Bernhard Willhelm, Viktor & Rolf, Style News

The month filled with fashion weeks in New York, London, Milan and Paris has come and gone, and with it, thousands of eclectic ensembles ripe for spri...

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Anna Wintour Repeats Same Outfit Three Times In Two Weeks (POLL)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.08.2009 | Style

Read More: London Fashion Week, Poll, Paris Fashion Week, Fashion Week, Anna Wintour, Milan Fashion Week, Style News

Cityfile points out that amid all the Condé Nast cutbacks, Anna Wintour has made some economical choices of her own. The Vogue editor-in-chief was sp...

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Sex Sells At Recession Fashion Weeks

Reuters | Sophie Hardach | Posted 10.07.2009 | Style

Read More: Jean-Paul Gaultier, Sonia Rykiel, Sex Sells, Sex Ring, Lingerie Runway, Milan Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, Fashion Week, Chanel, Lingerie, Style News

PARIS (Reuters Life!) - If you've got it, flaunt it and sell it: that was the message at Paris fashion week as collections teemed with lacy stockings,...

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Italian Chamber Of Fashion Head: Fashion Week Not Moving To Rome

WWD | Posted 10.07.2009 | Style

Read More: Milan Fashion Week, Rome Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week Moving, Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week Rome, Style News

The idea of shifting Milan Fashion Week to Rome is "nonsense," according to Mario Boselli, head of the Italian Chamber of Fashion, who responded to a ...

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Is Milan Fashion Week Moving To Rome?

WWD | Posted 10.05.2009 | Style

Read More: Milan Fashion Week, Rome Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week Moving, Fashion Week, Fashion Week Locations, Style News

Would Rome's historic splendor offer a better backdrop to the Italian collections than gritty, industrial Milan? It's an idea percolating among some i...

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Italian Designers Battle Recession With Romance

AP | by DANIELA PETROFF | Posted 09.29.2009 | Style

Read More: Milan Fashion Week, Fashion Week, Style News

MILAN — Italian designers are in the mood for recession romance, combating hard times with soft, sensual and above all safe styles. There was a...

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Skimpy Clothes At Milan Fashion Week: Hot Or Not? (PHOTOS, POLL)

AP | DANIELA PETROFF | Posted 09.28.2009 | Style

Read More: Milan Fashion Week, Fashion Week, Slidepoll, Style News

By DANIELA PETROFF, AP: MILAN, — Whether it's the economic crisis or just the fashion mood of the moment, designers are skimping on fabric for ...

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Boudoir Styles Tempt Milan Runways

AP | DANIELA PETROFF | Posted 09.28.2009 | Style

Read More: Milan Fashion Week, Fashion Week, Style News

MILAN — Boudoir styles, once a trademark of Italian fashion, are back for spring/summer 2010. But rather than the sex pot numbers, which brought...

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Short Shorts Are Hot On Milan Runways

AP | DANIELA PETROFF | Posted 09.25.2009 | Style

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MILAN — _ It looks like it's going to be a short summer in 2010 – at least where hemlines are concerned. On Thursday, the opening day of ...

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Caption This Photo, Vote For Tuesday's Best, See Monday's Winner

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.01.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Caption Contest, Eggs and Baguette Dress, Milan Fashion Week, Poll, Comedy News

Original Caption: A model walks the runway in the Agatha Ruiz De La Prada show during Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Autumn/Winter 2009 in Milan, Italy...

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Vogue Party Pics: Scarlett, Claudia, Freida, Kate Hudson And More (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 04.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Vogue, Eva Herzigova, Slideshow, Freida Pinto, Karl Lagerfeld, Fashion, Extreme Beauty in Vogue, Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes, Milan Fashion Week, Kate Hudson, Orlando Bloom, Naomi Watts, Anna Wintour, Claudia Schiffer, Vogue Party in Milan, Entertainment News

In the middle of a busy Milan Fashion Week, celebs and supermodels turned out at the Extreme Beauty In Vogue party Monday night. Orlando Bloom, Scarl...

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Obama Fashion Fever Rages On Post-Election (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 03.05.2009 | Style

Read More: Barack Obama Style, Obama Style, Obama Influence, President Obama, Trends, Obama, Milan Fashion Week, Barack Obama, Paris Fashion Week, Fashion, Fashion Week, Style News

On October 3, 2008, in a story titled Obama Fashion Fever In Paris, we asked if Obama inspired wears, like the looks presented on the runways of Sonia...

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Trend Alert: Investment Dressing (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 11.10.2008 | Style

Read More: Jil Sander, Slideshow, Balmain, Burberry, Prada, Recession, Milan Fashion Week, Investment Dressing, Gucci, Vivienne Westwood, London Fashion Week, Fashion, Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, Style News

Sincere apologies to the fashion industry. It seems that there was a reason all the fashion week shows in Paris, Milan, and New York lacked some serio...

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Milan's Best Street Style

Refinery29.com | Posted 10.27.2008 | Style

Read More: Luxury, Milan Fashion Week, Fashion, Fashion/Apparel, Style News

Back for an encore Diary delivery, our intrepid lensman friend Pete Miszuk ventured on to Milan this week (Fashion Week never ends!). Here, he recount...

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Prada Models Take A Tumble (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.25.2008 | Style

Read More: Prada Models Photos, Prada Spring Summer 2009, Prada Models Pictures, Prada Models Video, Models Fall, Milan Fashion Week, Fashion, Fashion/Apparel, Prada Models Fall, Models Fall Prada, Style News

For their Spring/Summer 2009 collections, designers have taken footwear to great new heights (see Five-Inch Heels: A User's Guide or Slideshow: Shoes ...

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Milan's Big Beginning: Plus-Size Show Opens Fashion Week (PHOTOS)

telegraph.co.uk | Hilary Alexander | Posted 10.23.2008 | Style

Read More: Fashion Week 2008, Fashion Shows, Fashion Week Spring 2009, Elena Miro, Spring 2009 Trends, Milan Fashion Week 2008, Milan Fashion Week, Milan, Milan Fashion Shows, Milan Fashion, Fashion, Milan Fashion Week Trends, Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week Plus-Size, Plus-Size Fashion, Plus-Size, Fashion/Apparel, Style News

Milan Fashion Week opened yesterday with a delightful surprise for all those women bored with the seemingly endless parade of lean, lithe teenagers th...

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