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2020 top trends in spring and summer fashion
NEW YORK — A sunny sense of optimism ran through the spring and summer 2020 collections presented here during New York Fashion Week, with labels providing the seeds of hope — in some cases literally — that brighter days for the country and our planet are just around the corner....
A new rue21 celebrates its grand opening at The Mall at Robinson
Warrendale-based rue21 will introduce its “Style Seeker” clothes store Thursday at The Mall at Robinson. A ribbon cutting is scheduled for 9 a.m. with deals, giveaways, live DJ party music, free food, and special surprises. On Saturday, the first 100 customers will receive a gift bag filled with rue21 goodies...
Handbag designer Patricia Nash to visit Western Pa. Macy’s stores
Handbag designer Patricia Nash travels the world, gaining inspiration for her extensive line of handcrafted bags and accessories, but she says she has a special place in her heart for Southwestern Pennsylvania. “There are certain pockets where we have a very strong following and Pennsylvania is one of them,” she...
Ball caps become wearable works of art for cancer patientsVideo
The trials and tribulations that come with a cancer fight are daunting. A few crafters are doing their part to make it just a bit brighter for those doing battle. Manning work stations inside a meeting room at Excela Square at Latrobe, volunteers select bright, freshly washed silk flowers, attaching...
Man sells ‘funky, old’ Nike shoes for $50,000Video
There’s a new hotel in Oregon that’s proud to have an old pair of shoes sitting in the lobby. A Nike-themed property in Eugene paid a Sacramento, Calif., man $50,000 for his rare sneakers last month, reports Fox40. Dave Russell was 25 years old when he was vying for a...
Fashion forward: Style Week Pittsburgh hosts 3 days of chic events
Pittsburgh will show off its fashionable side with Style Week Pittsburgh, running Friday through Sunday. The annual event kicks off with the style awards from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hotel Indigo in the Technology Center, South Oakland. The night will recognize the region’s leaders in fashion, business and...
High-end bling: Tiffany launching men’s jewelry collection
NEW YORK — Tiffany & Co. is launching its first comprehensive jewelry collection for men in October as the upscale chain taps into a trend popularized by the likes of Jay-Z and John Mayer. The move, announced Thursday, is part of the Tiffany’s strategy to attract millennials and pump up...
Pittsburgh man parlays fashion sense into online businessVideo
Being on top of his fashion game wasn’t always a priority for Jon Shanahan. When he was growing up, baggy clothes and worn-out footwear were just fine. Now, Shanahan runs a fashion tips company, The Kavalier, where he shares knowledge of “what it means to be a modern gentleman.” The...
Macy’s Backstage coming to Ross Park Mall
Macy’s will open its fourth Western Pennsylvania Backstage location on Saturday. Ross Park Mall will join South Hills Village, Monroeville Mall and Westmoreland Mall as regional locations with Backstage stores. Backstage is an extension of the department store and offers merchandise at significant savings. This latest shop is approximately 12,000...
Victoria’s Secret hires first transgender model
NEW YORK — Valentina Sampaio has become the first openly transgender model hired by Victoria’s Secret nearly a year after a top company official was pressured to apologize for implying trans women are off brand. Sampaio, a Brazilian, has been posting from behind the scenes of a VS Pink campaign...
‘Girls in Pearls’ to showcase YWCA Westmoreland thrift store finds
The mission of the YWCA Westmoreland County is to empower women and to eliminate racism, but once a year it’s also to show people how to look good on a budget. To that end, “Girls in Pearls: Walk the Red Carpet,” the annual show of fashions from the Y’s downtown...
Meghan Markle launching clothing line for UK women’s charity
LONDON — The Duchess of Sussex is launching a clothing line to support a charity that helps unemployed women find work. Meghan Markle has teamed up with designer and friend Misha Nonoo and British retailers Marks & Spencer, John Lewis & Partners and Jigsaw to create a workwear collection to...
Amazon’s new ‘Making the Cut’ is global in fashion, commerce
Amazon Prime Video’s “Making the Cut” isn’t just about fashion, it’s about worldwide commerce. Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke told a TV critics meeting Saturday that there’s an international field of designers in the upcoming competition series. That makes them a match for the streaming service’s global audience, who serve...
South Side Army vet finds wedding gown of her dreams
Katie Davis said yes to the dress. The Pittsburgh South Side resident was in Greensburg on Wednesday to find a wedding gown during the annual Brides Across America event at MB Bride. Founded in 2008, Brides Across America offers military and first responder brides a free wedding gown via its...
Colin Kaepernick gets Nike to pull U.S. flag shoe
Nike had planned on releasing a special patriotic version of its Air Max 1 shoe, which featured the famed “Betsy Ross” version of the U.S. flag. Those plans have been scrapped now, after former NFL quarterback-turned-activist Colin Kaepernick raised concerns over the flag’s connection to a time when slavery was...
Kim Kardashian West’s new ‘Kimono’ shapewear sparks outrage in Japan
TOKYO — Kim Kardashian West’s latest product is not yet available to buy, but the backlash is already here. A day after a new line of slimming undergarments called Kimono Solutionwear was announced, some Japanese people expressed their displeasure with the reality star’s use of the word kimono to sell...
Greensburg bridal salon joins gown giveaway for service members
Military service members and first responders who are planning to tie the knot will have a chance to walk down the aisle in style without busting their budget, thanks to Operation Wedding Gown. Greensburg’s MB Bride & Special Occasion is partnering with national nonprofit Brides Across America to offer free...
Pittsburgh’s Trusst Brands lingerie company launches new collection
The right fit is it. Just ask Sophia Berman, founder of Pittsburgh-based Trusst Brands, a company she started because she saw a huge need in the market for a new bra technology that actually supported breast weight effectively. “So many women I knew were fed up with pain points caused...
German court lifts city’s ban on burkini swimsuits
BERLIN — A German court has lifted a city’s ban on the burkini, an all-encompassing swimsuit used by some Muslim women. Wearing the garments in municipal pools in the western city of Koblenz was forbidden at the beginning of this year after the local council narrowly approved a ban. Officials...
Share your Pride with rainbow-hued swag
Look around this month and you’re bound to see rainbows. And they aren’t all in the sky celebrating the end of a gloomy rainstorm. The rainbows seen on apparel and home goods are in celebration of Pride Month. LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer/questioning) Pride occur in June in...
Gucci makes abortion rights statement with 2020 Cruise line
MILAN — Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele has made a clear abortion rights message in his latest Cruise collection, as the debate over abortion heats up once again in the United States. The collection, shown to a VIP crowd Tuesday evening in Rome’s Capitoline Museum, featured a purple jacket with...
Rihanna feels the pressure as she makes fashion history
Rihanna may have looked cool and collected next to the debut collection for her new fashion label, Fenty, donning a brilliant white tuxedo dress and a 1,000-watt smile. But on the inside it was another story. “It’s all a facade,” said the Barbados-born star who has become the first black...
‘Fashion for a Cause’ features a runway show in Upper St. Clair
The fourth annual “Fashion for a Cause Style Under the Stars” runway event is from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at St. Clair Country Club in Upper St. Clair. Fashions will be provided by Cycletique, Snowwater Boutique, Vintage Valet and Ice and Elegance, and a special showing of Beth Shari’s...
Tyra Banks returns to the cover of Sports Illustrated, and she has a message for everyone
She’s 45? Sports Illustrated Swimsuit’s 2019 edition hit newsstands Wednesday and Tyra Banks’ tweet of her gracing the cover shows that age really “ain’t nothin’ but a number.” As if Banks’ alluring gaze isn’t enough, the superstar is clad in a yellow string bikini while twirling her hair. The image...
Billy Porter slays Met Gala red carpet as gold-winged ‘Sun God’
Why walk the red carpet when you can be carried in on a litter by six buff, shirtless hunks in shiny gold trousers? Always pushing the boundaries of gender and genre, actor Billy Porter thus made his entrance at the 2019 Met Gala in an ancient Egypt-inspired “Sun God” ensemble:...
