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‘Pintu’ opens a new runway between France and Indonesia

Through residencies and collaborations, designers are transforming cultural exchange into contemporary collections.

3 weeks ago
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More than love: The real costs of owning a dog

Owners, shelter workers and foster volunteers say responsible pet ownership takes more than love, while social media is helping some dogs pay their own way. ...

2 months ago
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A seat at a plastic table: Sungai Watch innovates sustainable design

The environmental group's river cleanup efforts are feeding a growing circular design movement, turning discarded plastic into furniture while pushing for systemic action on waste management. ...

2 months ago

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£4 million stash of UK's 'largest hoarder' to go on sale

An Aladdin's cave of weird and wonderful collectibles belonging to Britain's "biggest ever hoarder" is to sell for up to four million pounds after it was discovered following his death.

5 years ago
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Louis Vuitton, Volvo tapping Thai social commerce via Line chat app

Luxury fashion and auto brands in Thailand have turned to selling their products on Japanese chat app Line amid the coronavirus pandemic, tapping the country's growing appetite for social commerce.

5 years ago
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Google nears copyright deal with French newspapers

Google said it was close to a digital copyright deal with French newspapers, which would be the first under EU rules aimed at ensuring news publishers are paid for content displayed in search results.

5 years ago
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Los Angeles reopens malls but Disneyland, movie theaters told to stay closed

Malls in Los Angeles were open on Wednesday for the first time in months, but movie theaters and Disneyland remained shuttered as state and local leaders try to reopen the economy without triggering a new surge in infections.

5 years ago
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'Kid influencers' regulated under new French law

When kids become YouTube or Instagram sensations, should they be considered child workers? And who looks after their money?

5 years ago
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K-Festival 2020 showcases K-pop culture, halal tourism

The Korean Cultural Center Indonesia (KCCI) presents numberous cultural events that include Hallyu Festival, Muslim-Friendly Korea Festival, K-Food Fair and JIPREMIUM Fair.

5 years ago
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Beggars hit French jackpot with gifted scratchcard

Four homeless people won big after a scratchcard handed to them by a charitable gambler drew 50,000 euros ($59,000).

5 years ago
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Chanel and Louis Vuitton close Paris fashion week in spectacular style

Chanel went back to the timeless glamour of black and white Hollywood movies while Louis Vuitton embraced a gender neutral future on the last day of Paris fashion week Tuesday.

5 years ago
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Instagram announces Shopping feature to boost transactions within app

Shopping feature will ease small business marketing as it unifies product catalogue and transaction tools in one account.

5 years ago
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Saudi cruise displays pristine sites, economic ambitions

In August, the cruise liner Silver Spirit began offering tours along the unspoilt coastline which the petro-state aspires to turn into a global tourism and investment hotspot as part of a plan to reduce reliance on oil revenue.

5 years ago
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Canada karaoke bar lets customers sing in the shower during pandemic

A Canadian karaoke bar is letting its customers sing in the shower during the pandemic - to keep people safe, they've constructed a shower stall, complete with curtains and tubular piping, on stage.

5 years ago
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Rare flawless diamond fetches US$15.7 million in Hong Kong auction

An exceedingly rare 102-carat flawless white diamond sold for $15.7 million at an online auction in Hong Kong on Monday evening.

5 years ago
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Schiaparelli's surrealism lives for fashion week

Schiaparelli showcased its third ready-to-wear collection on Sunday, featuring a sleek wardrobe with surrealist touches for next summer.

5 years ago
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Japan mourns fashion designer Kenzo Takada

Japanese fashion lovers, politicians and friends of Kenzo Takada paid tribute to the designer on Monday after he died in Paris aged 81 having contracted coronavirus.

5 years ago
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Twitter users flood #ProudBoys hashtag with gay pride images

Twitter users are flooding the #ProudBoys hashtag on social media with images of LGBTQI+ pride, displacing posts made by neo-Nazis and white supremacists using the tag.

5 years ago
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Kenzo Takada, first Japanese designer to conquer Paris fashion, dies aged 81

Japan's most famous fashion designer Kenzo Takada, founder of the global Kenzo brand, died in the French capital on Sunday aged 81 after contracting coronavirus.

5 years ago
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One smartphone at a time: Indonesian journalists help students learn online

Since June, journalists from the Wartawan Lintas Media group have raised funds and collected secondhand smartphones for students to learn online. 

5 years ago
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H&M to close stores as COVID-19 pushes shoppers online

The company said it was planning on shutting 350 out of its around 5,000 stores worldwide in 2021, while only opening 100 new ones.

5 years ago
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Playboy set to emerge anew as public company

Playboy will become a public company again under a deal announced Thursday with the group famous for the iconic nudes in its long-running lifestyle magazine.

5 years ago
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Greenpeace Southeast Asia, Indonesian designer launch merchandise collection

The collaboration marks GPSEA’s 20th anniversary.

5 years ago
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Uniqlo Indonesia to open new stores in West Java, Kalimantan

From mid-October 2020 to early January 2021, Uniqlo Indonesia will launch three new outlets. 

5 years ago
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Obama items hit the auction circuit with dress, basketball jersey

A cocktail dress worn by Michelle Obama during her time at the White House and a basketball jersey worn by Barack Obama at high school are among rare items from the former US president and his wife to join the celebrity auction circuit.

5 years ago
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Cottonink launches first sustainable collection

Made out of Tencel fiber, the Pastel Whimsical collection is said to be comfortable and breathable for people living in tropical countries like Indonesia. 

5 years ago
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Touchless lattes and self-service kiosks: Office break rooms go virus-proof

Out with grimy microwaves and sticky coffee machines with worn-out buttons, in with stylus pens, QR codes, no-touch water coolers and mobile apps that pick what brew the machine will make for you.

5 years ago
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US designer brands Donald Trump a 'Ku Klux Klan tyrant'

American artist Sterling Ruby compared Trump to the racist Ku Klux Klan in his women's Paris show called "Veil Flag", in which a black model was draped in a distressed denim version of the Stars and Stripes.

5 years ago
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Dior restarts Paris fashion with a hug of comfort clothes

Dior swaddled its models in cocooning kaftans Tuesday to protect them from an uncertain world, in the first big fashion show staged in virus-hit Paris in nearly seven months.

5 years ago
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Why you should call in sick more often than you think – even if working from home

Working at home makes it harder for managers to see when employees are ill – so they are less likely to tell people to take sick leave.

5 years ago
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Overseas students in Japan face bleak job outlook due to pandemic

Many foreign students in Japan who hope to find a job in the country are facing an uphill battle as a pandemic-driven economic downturn has led a number of businesses to cut recruitment.

5 years ago
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Black designers celebrated at Milan fashion week

Black designers presented collections at Milan's fashion week in a show aimed at raising awareness of the lack of diversity in the industry.

5 years ago
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First Chanel restrospective opens in Paris after COVID-19 setback

The first retrospective in Paris dedicated to the styles created by Coco Chanel, one of France's most influential designers, is set to open on Thursday after the coronavirus lockdown earlier this year forced organizers to postpone the show.

5 years ago
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