PARIS (AP) — Actress Gabrielle Union joined French actor Reda Kateb on the front row of the edgy Lanvin show at Paris Fashion Week. Here are some highlights from Sunday, the last day of spring-summer 2018 menswear collections. LANVIN’S HYBRID STYLE It was sartorial fused with street. As VIP guests looked on, Lucas Ossendrijver’s passion […]
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Dior Designer Celebrates Decade at Helm at Paris Menswear
PARIS (AP) — Celebrating a decade at the creative helm of Dior Homme on Saturday, designer Kris Van Assche held court with Christian Slater, Jamie Bell and Kata Mara at his catwalk collection that paid homage to the iconic Dior suit. A model wears a creation as part of Christian Dior Men’s Spring Summer 2018 […]
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Paris Mayor Calling for Prohibition of Black Feminist Event that Excludes Whites
PARIS (AP) — The mayor of Paris has strongly criticized and is threatening to cancel an upcoming festival for Black feminists where four-fifths of the event space will be open exclusively to Black women. Rights groups have branded the event a step backward on race issues. FILE – This Thursday, March 9, 2017 file photo […]
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Paris Exhibition Explores Racism Amid Tensions in France
PARIS (AP) — A UNESCO-backed Paris exhibition exploring the psychology behind racism aims to shed light on why racist acts in France are on the rise, and to educate against prejudice. A visitor looks at a screen during a press visit of a prescient exhibit exploring the psychology behind racism at Paris’ Museum of Mankind, […]
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Lupita Nyong’o and Jared Leto Rock Paris’ Prada Show
PARIS (AP) — Upstaging a Louis Vuitton show is hard, but somehow Miuccia Prada managed it, thanks to Lupita Nyong’o and Jared Leto. The Oscar winning pair — whose exact relationship is the subject of speculation — were both invited by the Italian designer to attend her plastic-wrapped fall-winter Miu Miu show in Paris. And […]
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‘Zulu,’ Violent Portrait of S. Africa, Ends Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) — Academy award-winner Forest Whitaker turns in a solid performance as a cop searching for the murderer of a white teenager in the movie “Zulu,” a violent and often shocking portrayal of South African gang culture where traces of apartheid still linger. The film premiered at the close of the Cannes Film […]