Art & Fashion
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Largest cut diamond on show in Dubai
DUBAI: The world’s largest known cut diamond went on public display for the first time yesterday ahead of its sale,…
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Paris fashion gets physical despite Omicron
The city may still be deep in the throes of the Omicron surge and adapting to the latest COVID restrictions,…
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‘Greek Picasso’ Alekos Fassianos dies at 86
Greek artist Alekos Fassianos, whose work drew on his country’s mythology and folklore, died Sunday at the age of 86,…
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Italian fashion pioneer Nino Cerruti dies at 91
Pioneering Italian fashion designer Nino Cerruti, who introduced “casual chic” into men’s fashion and in his heyday dressed Hollywood stars,…
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Men’s fashion week in Milan eyes dressing for post-COVID excursions
Fitted frock coats, bow ties and exuberant colors graced the runaway as Dolce & Gabbana and Fendi both imagined more…
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COVID-19 bites but fashion keeps men warm in Milan
Armani has cancelled but Fendi, Dolce & Gabbana and Prada have opted for live shows at Men’s Fashion Week in…
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Saudi debuts women’s camel beauty contest
RUMAH, Saudi Arabia: Saudi women, in a first for the conservative kingdom, have paraded their camels in a beauty pageant…
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Beauty is only skin deep in China ‘micro-procedure’ craze
Midday queues snake out to the street in an upmarket Shanghai neighborhood, but it’s not lunch at the city’s hottest…
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Taleban order shops to behead mannequins
HERAT: The Taleban have ordered shop owners in western Afghanistan to cut the heads off mannequins, insisting figures representing the…
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Ronaldo statue kicks up a fuss in India’s Goa
A statue of Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has caused a stir in the southern Indian state of Goa, with locals…
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Japan faces royal dilemma as ancient monarchy shrinks
Japan’s imperial family is facing extinction due to a shortage of eligible emperors, but some experts say the ideas floated…
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Aleppo bathhouse boom as Syria crisis turns showers cold
The ancient bathhouses of Syria’s second city Aleppo are filling up again, not because of a revived fad, but due…
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