Ellen DeGeneres inspires young girls through fashion

Ellen DeGeneres shares the “same values” as Gap. The 57- year-old chat show host and her lifestyle brand ED have teamed up with the retailer on a new children’s collection named GapKids x ED and she’s revealed she loves working with them because of their principles and standards. She said: “Gap has always encouraged people […]

Comic-Con cosplay could turn into Hollywood costuming career

For now, it may be just a hobby, but for the costumed fans at the Comic-Con pop culture expo this past weekend, dressing up can be a first step toward an entertainment career. Costume play – or cosplay – has become a huge component of Comic-Con. Thousands of fans, and some celebrities, too, elaborately disguise […]

Miss USA crowned amid Trump controversy

Julianne Moore, Kristen Stewart play at Chanel’s casino

Diamonds, celebrities and iconic couture merged – on Karl Lagerfeld’s orders – around a massive casino table Tuesday for Chanel’s spectacular fashion show. Here are the highlights of the day’s fall-winter 2015-16 Paris couture collections including Armani Prive, Chanel, Bouchra Jarrar and newcomer Aouadi. Julianne Moore, Kristen Stewart’s celebrity roulette Chanel’s guests were led to […]

Nyong’o, Blunt sparkle at Christian Dior couture garden show

Fendi facing haute furore at Paris Fashion Week

With fashionistas baking in a mascaramelting heatwave and Italy’s Fendi set to raise hackles with an all-fur collection, Paris Fashion Week, which began Sunday, may prove a tad too haute to handle. Five days of haute couture shows kicked off with Russian designer Ulyana Sergeenko’s first ever showing at Paris Fashion Week, with several of […]

World’s largest folk art market to open in Santa Fe

It’s more than the world’s largest folk art market. It’s about keeping traditions alive and helping artisans from developing countries use their skills to start their own businesses. Now in its 12th year, the International Folk Art Market will feature more than 150 artists who will be showcasing everything from hand-woven baskets and blankets to […]

Adria and Cirque du Soleil fuse art and cuisine in Ibiza

Take top Spanish chefs Ferran and Albert Adria, the founder of circus troupe Cirque du Soleil, Guy Laliberte, and Japan’s foremost pop artist Takashi Murakami and mix them all on Spain’s Mediterranean party island of Ibiza. The result is “Heart”-an explosion of taste, colour and sound designed to delight all the senses. “This is not […]

Aboriginal experience inspires artist Abramovic decades on

Performance artist Marina Abramovic is known for putting her body on the line-from cutting herself, to walking thousands of kilometers along China’s Great Wall, to having a loaded gun pointed at her head. The charismatic Belgrade-born art pioneer counts celebrities such as pop star Lady Gaga among her fans, while her performances attract people in […]