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Trying to secure a coveted appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination can be a confusing mess, but a large number of determined Houstonians won’t give up. On the first day that the Houston Health Department released a phone number for appointments a …
Read MoreIt wasn’t exactly business as usual at Paris Fashion Week, but the nine day showcase, which ended Tuesday, was the closest to normal that any of the world’s four top fashion cities has come during this time of COVID-19, offering an optimist…
Read MoreMilan Fashion Week achieved something that New York and London couldn’t — a celebrity was spotted on the front row of a live runway show. Will (tiny) miracles never cease? Fendi kicked off the seven-day showcase of premier Italian designers as si…
Read MoreWhen it comes to fashion week 2020, London experienced several of the same coronavirus related issues as New York. Since Britain has been unable to get a handle on the pandemic, Prime Minister Boris Johnson implemented additional restrictions to ward o…
Read MoreNo crowds. A handful of celebrities. And only occasional bursts of excitement. In normal times, the latest edition of New York Fashion Week, which ended Thursday, would be considered a disappointment. But in the midst of a pandemic, the biannual fashio…
Read MoreThe show will go on, but New York Fashion Week promises to be radically different as designers come up with unconventional ways to cope with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “This is an unprecedented Fashion Week. In the history of New York Fashion Week …
Read MoreNEW YORK — A cerebral designer, Bibhu Mohapatra often bases his collections on books that have inspired him. For fall ’20, he looked to his native India and the classic 1950 Punjabi novel, Pinjar, by poet and novelist Amrita Pritam, as a focal po…
Read MoreAnabela Chan is not a household name, but stylists to the stars know who she is. They regularly go to the London-based jeweler for her impressive creations made from ethically-sourced diamonds and other gemstones. Taylor Swift wore a pair of Chan’…
Read MoreNEW YORK — There’s been a lot of talk about sustainable fashion lately but not a whole lot of action. Yet a few designers at New York Fashion Week are committed to designing chic wearable clothing without harming the planet. When Erin Beatty, de…
Read MoreNEW YORK — Mark Badgley and James Mischka are known for their glamorous show-stopping gowns. So it’s no surprise that their Badgley Mischka fall ’20 collection, unveiled at New York Fashion Week, has an abundance of dramatic, heavily beaded…
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