Articles by AFP

Kristen Stewart stars at Chanel show

Actor Kristen Stewart starred in a cinematic tribute by Chanel on the final day of Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday. The show opened with a short film starring the Stewart in which she exits a Paris cinema after watching the 1961 classic "Last Year at Marienbad". The house's founder, Gabrielle Chanel -- better known as Coco Chanel -- made the...

South Korea's Naver to buy US e-commerce site Poshmark

South Korean internet giant Naver is buying Poshmark, a US online marketplace for used clothing, for roughly 1.2 billion dollars, the companies said Tuesday. The deal -- worth about 1.6 billion dollars in total when Poshmark's cash holdings are included, according to Naver -- is expected to close by the first quarter of 2023, the firms said....

Paris fashion week pays tribute to Issey Miyake

Oct 3, 2022 - Fashion

Japanese label Issey Miyake paid tribute to its late founder at Paris Fashion Week on Friday with the sort of choreographed dance show that he pioneered. A black and white portrait of Miyake, who died last month at the age of 84, was projected on the walls and the show began solemnly with sober monochrome outfits. But the dancers turned to...

Brazilian voters wear loyalty on their sleeves

Oct 3, 2022 - Fashion

Rio de Janeiro - Brazilians wore their loyalty on their sleeves, literally, as they turned out in large numbers Sunday dressed to flaunt their political preference in a polarized presidential election. Many were decked out from head to toe in the red of leftist front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's Workers' Party, others in the...

Victoria Beckham rounds-off French makeover with Paris debut

Sep 30, 2022 - Fashion

Having turned to French experts to overhaul her struggling business, Victoria Beckham is seeking the highest validation of the fashion world with her first runway show in Paris on Friday. The former Spice Girl, 48 -- who has been away from the catwalk for two years -- joins Paris Fashion Week after a long stint presenting her clothes in New York...

Brazilian robbed of jewellery worth millions on way to Paris Fashion Week

Sep 30, 2022 - Fashion

A Brazilian businesswoman travelling to Paris Fashion Week has reported being robbed of jewellery worth almost $3 million after her taxi was attacked in a traffic jam outside the French capital, police sources told AFP on Thursday. The woman said two men on a scooter smashed the cab window on the road to Paris from Charles de Gaulle airport on...

Balmain turns fashion show into music fest featuring Cher

Sep 29, 2022 - Fashion

French designer Olivier Rousteing pulled out all the stops on Wednesday in his latest collection for Balmain at Paris Fashion Week, closing his show with US star Cher on the catwalk. The show began with Cher on a screen, saying: "All of us invent ourselves. Some of us just have more imagination than others." But that was only a teaser before...

Camaieu's liquidation leaves employees in shock

Sep 29, 2022 - Business

"I hope you will be punished": when the commercial court of Lille announced the liquidation of Camaieu, its employees took Michel Ohayon, the Bordeaux businessman who had taken over the ready-to-wear chain and its 2,600 employees, to work. "We fought for this company! I'm as appalled as you are", the businessman, who heads the Financière...

Botter presents "Aquatic wear" collection at PFW

Sep 28, 2022 - Fashion

Caribbean-inspired brand Botter made a splash at Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday with the unlikely sight of condoms filled with water bringing "mermaid vibes" to the catwalk. The eye-opening hand accessories featured in the label's "Aquatic Wear" collection, which also included the use of ice as an accessory. Design team (and couple) Rushemy...

Milan fashion week SS23: 90s nostalgia

Sep 27, 2022 - Fashion

Technicolour cargo pants, leather lumberjack shirts and guest stars such as Paris Hilton, Carla Bruni, Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss -- nostalgia for the 1990s swept over the just-ended Milan Fashion Week which channelled hits by Haddaway and Alizee on the runway for the spring/summer 2023 collections. Here are a few of the trends: Cargo pants...