Malaysia is promoting its controversial palm oil industry as a model of eco-friendliness, but activists warn forests are still being destroyed to make way for vast plantations.
Legendary dandy Oscar Wilde once declared "One should either be a work of art or wear a work of art," a sentiment endorsed by designer Christian Dior, who acknowledged dandyism as a significant influence on his fashion.
By Frank Scheck NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - More effective as history lesson than theater, "Thurgood" is the sort of biographical one-person show that once populated Broadway stages with regularity.
By Frank Scheck NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The sort of steamy tropical melodrama that Hollywood used to produce with regularity in its golden age, "Before the Rains" depicts the tragic repercussions of an adulterous affair between an upscale British colonialist and his beautiful housemaid in 1930s India.
Last week Haider Lefta took the boards off his shop renting out musical instruments and session bands for parties, and dusted off a wooden "oud" -- the traditional Arabic lute central to much Iraqi music.
When the Russian army marches onto Red Square for the annual May 9 parade, they will be kitted out in stylish new uniforms designed to evoke the military's golden age.
Brazilian Gisele Bundchen is the world's top supermodel with estimated earnings of $35 million during the past year, according to new ranking released on Wednesday.
Barcelona are preparing a major overhaul at the club after the team's failure to live up to expectations this season. "The poor performance means we have to make changes," sporting director Txiki Begiristain told Barca TV.
Movie star Audrey Tautou is her biggest fan, but French-born, Sydney-based fashion designer Laurence Pasquier is keeping her feet on the ground as she attempts to match Euro-chic with Aussie informality.
Jean Paul Gaultier, bad boy of French fashion, is to turn TV commentator for a day for the May 24 Belgrade finals of the Eurovision song contest, the network airing the show said late Wednesday May 1st.
Brazilian Gisele Bundchen is the world's top supermodel with estimated earnings of $35 million (17.6 million pounds) during the past year, according to new ranking released on Wednesday.
Japan's top cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. said Wednesday May 1st net profits rose 40.2 percent in the fiscal year to March as it cashed in on booming demand for beauty products in China.
Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen remains the highest-earning catwalk queen after raking in more than 35 million dollars last year, Forbes.com revealed on Wednesday May 1st.
By Belinda Goldsmith SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Australian Fashion Week organizers said on Wednesday that tighter rules on skinny models were not needed for its catwalks, despite one Australian model being pulled briefly due to fears for her health.
Shares in fashion brand Burberry Group gained almost 4 percent on Wednesday as traders cited market talk of a possible bid from U.S. handbag maker Coach . Burberry was not immediately available for comment.
