On a darkened residential street in Paris, a gate left partly open signals the entrance to an abandoned train tunnel -- and an illegal rave party for 300 people looking for an escape from France's COVID-19 lockdown.

British Airways put crockery, slippers and trolleys from its now retired jumbo jets up for sale on Monday, seeking to shift retired stock and keep its brand on customers' minds at a time when very few people are traveling.

An audio tour of the Georgian capital is organized by a local LGBT+ group to shine a light on the lives of transgender men and women in the socially conservative Caucasian nation.

Afro-Brazilian models Shirley Pitta and Gloria Maria Fonseca Siqueira had dreamed of the catwalk since they were girls, but in a Brazilian fashion world much whiter than the country itself, it remained a far-away fantasy until recently.

A 45.5-meter deep diving pool with artificial underwater caves and Mayan ruins, the world's deepest such structure, opened near Warsaw this weekend.

Beppe Modenese, who helped catapult Italy to the top of world fashion and who was nicknamed its "prime minister", has died.

Gucci is revisiting 1960s handbags and other classics in its latest collection, mixing them with up-to-the-minute sneakers and logoed skateboards, as it seeks to reach a wider audience and reverse a fall in sales after years of stellar growth.

Formally banned from opening to shoppers since late October, stores on the no-go list in France, from booksellers to florists, are experimenting to avoid closing down fully following a two-month lockdown in the spring.

To commemorate their collaboration, OVO and Zalora are holding a sale until Nov. 30.

To commemorate their collaboration, OVO and Zalora are holding a sale until Nov. 30.

The community has donated hand-washing stations made to look like car dashboards.

Founder and CEO of Vinci Studios Vincent Ricardo and actor Kevin Anggara are among the content creators in Indonesia who have managed to keep their creative juices flowing.

More than 40 percent of people in large European cities have considered moving away due to the new coronavirus pandemic, with Londoners most prone to dreaming of living in a smaller town with better access to parks and other amenities.

Designer Philip Treacy, a haute couture hatmaker to the British royals and American stars, presented his collection in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday saying "we all need entertainment" during a pandemic.

Online calls for a boycott of Sainsbury's supermarket over its advert showing a Black family yearning to spend Christmas together have renewed a bitter debate over racism in Britain.

Paris and Zurich have joined Hong Kong as this year's costliest cities worldwide, while Singapore and Osaka have slipped from their joint-top spot after the coronavirus pandemic weakened the dollar.

At sunrise in Gaza, a coastal path begins to fill up with pedestrians as growing numbers of Palestinians have taken up walking to relieve the stress of being trapped inside the Israel-blockaded enclave.

French fashion designer Isabel Marant has apologized after the Mexican government criticized her for appropriating and selling clothes based on traditional indigenous patterns. 

The glimmering world of fashion stops for no one, not even a global pandemic. However, as we adapt to new trends, so do fashion shows.

Refusing to allow coronavirus to steal his Christmas, one Bavarian innkeeper has opened a drive-through Christmas market, complete with artificial snow that falls as you come in.

Global online fashion retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter on Thursday launched a new sustainable menswear and womenswear range, supported by Prince Charles' charitable foundation.

Younger and urban customers helped return Burberry to growth in October, with the British luxury brand's comparable quarterly store sales falling by less than expected despite the ongoing effects of the coronavirus crisis.

Thousands of people sought to rent places to hold clandestine parties in France at the end of the summer despite the coronavirus pandemic, Airbnb said.

It may be a remote memory, but the workplace party is back for the holidays. 

Some companies have switched to making more comfortable footwear for use around the house or in the supermarket. A few have added masks and other safety equipment to their production lines.

For a mask producer in Japan, the transition from President Donald Trump to Joe Biden has been a smooth one, as it switches production to masks of the Democrat president-elect.

Milan's Fashion Week will go ahead early next year with shows likely to continue employing virtual catwalks because of the coronavirus.

Dubbed "The Spirit of the Rose", the 14.83-carat stone's final sale price including commission set a world record for a purple-pink diamond.

Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it had taken down listings of products such as briefs and doormats with Hindu sacred symbols, which were being sold on its overseas websites, following a furor on social media in India.

After eight months of the pandemic, a recent survey shows that Boomers and Generation X have been forced to adapt to the digital world.