“every belgian is born with a brick in his stomach,” michael verheyden says, as we sit down to dinner in what is surely the most fashionable restaurant in genk, a sleepy town east of antwerp. fortunately, for his briefly worried non-belgian visitor, it turns out that this locally famous maxim has nothing to do with food. “it means that every

On a recent sunday, three fashion designers entered the jewish museum, on the upper east side, about an hour before closing time. gabi asfour (brought up in lebanon, by palestinian parents), angela donhauser (from tajikistan, then germany), and adi gil (israel, then germany), who together make up the collective threeasfour, sped through a room fill

The bruce museum has one of the most beautiful textile collections i’ve ever seen. if you’re something of a fashionista then you can’t help but be smitten by the beauty of the designs and the richness of fabric that no longer seems to exist in our ready-to-wear world. two of my favorites in the bruce museum collection are a long belgian lace

Queenieaustralia formal dresses | queenieaustralia cheap formal dresse a fashion-based social enterprise model that has proven a massive success in melbourne has landed in sydney and is proving a success in its own right. started by ceo jackie ruddock about six months ago, the social outfit is social enterprise which provides education, skills, on-

From october 23rd to october 26th, lagos, nigeria will host the lagos fashion and design week, showcasing the very best in design talent from africa and the african diaspora. in addition to breathtaking runway shows and an exhibition marketplace, the guaranty trust bank lagos fashion and design week (gtblfdw) will present three awards to deserving

The 10-year sentence imposed by u.s. district judge deborah batts was 2.5 years less than the minimum recommended by the u.s. probation office under federal sentencing guidelines. gilliams, 46, came to the federal courthouse in lower manhattan with about two-dozen family members and friends, including his father, a philadelphia-area minister. gilli

Paris. new york. london. milan. tucson? those who are fashion-forward in their thinking won’t have to travel far to get their fill of today’s hottest trends and tomorrow’s cutting-edge designs when tucson fashion week kicks off this weekend. a lot has changed since tfw debuted in 2010 in the parking lot of skrappy’s youth collective. its fo

Namrata baruwa shroff’s sprawling bungalow overlooking the ocean nestled in juhu is a metaphor for her love for all things beautiful, minimal and elegant. be it the breezily done-up lawn or the exquisitely designed living room where she entertains her guests in style every element reflects her penchant for the dynamism of design. shroff lives a h

The oct. 19 fashion and art event at the port pavilion on broadway pier, 1000 n. harbor drive in san diego, will benefit susan g. komen for the cure san diego, a charitable group that since 1995 has raised more than $11.9 million to fund free diagnostic mammograms, treatment and services for local uninsured and underinsured women and their families

The modeling industry is known for its pretty faces, rail-thin figures, skin as smooth as polished marble and smiles like staring into the brightest star. but what is a galaxy with only one star? what is the fashion world with only one color? fashion week is like the super bowl to the catwalk-savvy populace. but runway after runway, only one “col