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The Fashion Girl’s Guide To Getting Married
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The Fashion Girl’s Guide To Getting Married

First and foremost: a wedding (and all of the surrounding events) is the biggest fashion event of anyone's life. That is, if they want it to be. For our favorite fashion girls, curating looks that felt true enough to themselves to exist on film for all of eternity was crucial. Brides exhaust all of the salon options in their respective cities, travel far and wide to see if their perfect dress just happens to live in a different city, and discover new designers and hidden gems along the way. From combining vintage and modern elements, working with both legendary and up-and-coming designers, and considering the landscape of the ceremony location, our favorite fashion girls, brides both past and future, gave us their best advice on how to make your wedding an iconic fashion moment. ...
Amazonian Fashion Label Normando Brings Sustainability to COP30 Stage
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Amazonian Fashion Label Normando Brings Sustainability to COP30 Stage

PARIS – Amid the protests and negotiations at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, local Amazonian fashion brand Normando is making a statement of its own. Born and raised in Belém, co-creative directors Marco Normando and Emídio Contente are showcasing six pieces within the conference space, a display that blends art, sustainability, activism, and putting indigenous and local voices on the global stage. “It’s a form of protest,” said Normando. “Creating fashion from here is about having a voice. It’s how we show our culture, our environment, and our ideas.” Each piece is rooted in sustainability and local innovation, featuring fabrics coated with Amazonian latex, fibers harvested from riverside plants, and pigments derived from bacteria discovered in the Amazon. The centerpiece of...
Grindr launches new fashion line made from the wool of ‘gay sheep’
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Grindr launches new fashion line made from the wool of ‘gay sheep’

Grindr has backed a fashion collection made from gay ram wool. (Grindr) Grindr has backed a fashion collection made from gay ram wool. (Grindr) Grindr, the world’s largest dating app serving the LGBTQ+ community, has launched a 36-piece fashion collection made entirely from the wool of gay rams. Yes, gay rams. Designed by Michael Schmidt alongside German not-for-profit farm Rainbow Wool, which rescues and cares for gay rams, “I Wool Survive” is being heralded as the world’s first gay fashion collection. Many creatures exhibit same-sex behaviour but gay rams are often sent to slaughter because they can’t fulfil their “breeding role.” However, Rainbow Wool is now giving them a loving home. On average, one ...
The Best Dressed Stars at the 2025 Governors Awards Kick Off the Oscars Fashion Race
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The Best Dressed Stars at the 2025 Governors Awards Kick Off the Oscars Fashion Race

The Oscars are still months away, but the race to the Academy Awards on March 15 continued to heat up last night at the 2025 Governors Awards. Held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles, the 16th annual event presented Academy Honorary Awards to Debbie Allen, Tom Cruise, and Wynn Thomas and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Dolly Parton.Stars of this year’s buzziest films—many of them, sure to earn an Oscar nomination come January—hit the red carpet for a preview of the 2026 awards season. Hamnet breakout Jessie Buckley wore a seriously sleek ensemble from The Row. Jennifer Lawrence had a Greek goddess moment in custom Dior, while her close friend and Bugonia star, Emma Stone, slipped into an off-the-shoulder Louis Vuitton stunner. Frankenstein co-stars Jacob Elordi, wearing Botte...
The next Met Gala exhibit will spotlight fashion across art history
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The next Met Gala exhibit will spotlight fashion across art history

NEW YORK -- If there's been one uniting theme of all the blockbuster fashion exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it’s the simple idea that fashion is art.“Costume Art,” announced Monday as the next big show at the museum’s Costume Institute — launched by the starry Met Gala in 2026 — aims to make that connection more literal than ever, pairing garments with objects from across the museum to show how fashion has long been intertwined with different art forms.Max Hollein, CEO and director of the Met, said in an interview ahead of Monday’s announcement that he hopes the exhibit will take visitors to the New York museum on a (very fashionable) journey through art history, where they will see connections throughout.“It’s a show that can really live in fascinating ways at the museum and ...
2026 Met Gala ‘Costume Art’ exhibit connects fashion and art
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2026 Met Gala ‘Costume Art’ exhibit connects fashion and art

NEW YORK (AP) — If there’s been one uniting theme of all the blockbuster fashion exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it’s the simple idea that fashion is art.“Costume Art,” announced Monday as the next big show at the museum’s Costume Institute — launched by the starry Met Gala in 2026 — aims to make that connection more literal than ever, pairing garments with objects from across the museum to show how fashion has long been intertwined with different art forms.Max Hollein, CEO and director of the Met, said in an interview ahead of Monday’s announcement that he hopes the exhibit will take visitors to the New York museum on a (very fashionable) journey through art history, where they will see connections throughout.“It’s a show that can really live in fascinating ways at the museum ...
Met Museum unveils 2026 Met Gala theme
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Met Museum unveils 2026 Met Gala theme

New York  —  What’s the best dressed painting of all time? It’s a question the Metropolitan Museum of Art hopes to answer with its next Costume Institute exhibition, which it revealed on Monday morning would be titled “Costume Art.” Opening May 10, the showcase will pair almost 200 artworks with around 200 garments and accessories in an effort to join the dots between fashion and fine art once and for all. It is also the idea that will animate what is arguably fashion’s splashiest, starriest night: the Met Gala. “The title ‘Costume Art’ refers to the history of the costume institute,” said Andrew Bolton, the Costume Institute’s curator, who selects each year’s theme, at a press conference. Fashion, he explained, ...
Black leggings are back the fashion essential
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Black leggings are back the fashion essential

Usually I’m the first to spot when an item of clothing becomes fundamental to a wardrobe rotation, but I discovered the return of black leggings to everyday style in real time. It started innocently enough. I needed a new pair of black gym leggings for my workouts. Something warm for winter with a phone pocket, that I could get away with wearing all day if the situation arose. After shopping around on Lulu Lemon, Adanola, Nike and M&S, I opted for the full length Power Legging by Sweaty Betty, (it also comes in a 7/8 length if you are 5 “4 or under) which as luck would have it were on sale. My previous tried and tested camo print pair of Power Leggings lasted five years until the phone pocket seam unravelled. Besides, I already know this exact legging is cosy in the cold, supportive in...
The next Met Gala exhibit will spotlight fashion across art history
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The next Met Gala exhibit will spotlight fashion across art history

NEW YORK (AP) — If there’s been one uniting theme of all the blockbuster fashion exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum… NEW YORK (AP) — If there’s been one uniting theme of all the blockbuster fashion exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it’s the simple idea that fashion is art. “Costume Art,” announced Monday as the next big show at the museum’s Costume Institute — launched by the starry Met Gala in 2026 — aims to make that connection more literal than ever, pairing garments with objects from across the museum to show how fashion has long been intertwined with different art forms. Max Hollein, CEO and director of the Met, said in an interview ahead of...
The next Met Gala exhibit will spotlight fashion across art history
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The next Met Gala exhibit will spotlight fashion across art history

NEW YORK — If there's been one uniting theme of all the blockbuster fashion exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it’s the simple idea that fashion is art. “Costume Art,” announced Monday as the next big show at the museum’s Costume Institute — launched by the starry Met Gala in 2026 — aims to make that connection more literal than ever, pairing garments with objects from across the museum to show how fashion has long been intertwined with different art forms.Max Hollein, CEO and director of the Met, said in an interview ahead of Monday’s announcement that he hopes the exhibit will take visitors to the New York museum on a (very fashionable) journey through art history, where they will see connections throughout.“It’s a show that can really live in fascinating ways at the museum and ...