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Lebaran 2026 style: Earth tones, ‘beskap’ and layered looks

This year's Idul Fitri fashion is leaning toward looser, layered silhouettes with a contemporary touch and statement details as consumers look for wearable styles that last beyond the holiday.

3 days ago
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Logging off, living more: Indonesia’s quiet shift to the ‘joy of missing out’

As screen time rises worldwide, some Indonesians are choosing a calmer relationship with their phones, embracing the “joy of missing out” to reclaim focus, presence and balance in daily life. ...

6 days ago
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Balancing the blaze at home: Blue in the year of fire horse

With the Lunar New Year overlapping Ramadan, homeowners look to the water element, expressed in shades of blue, to temper heightened fire energy and invite harmony into domestic spaces. ...

1 month ago

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Thriving amid the pandemic, revenue skyrocketed through digital platform adoption

Through Tokopedia, illustrator and artist Winarti Handayani who is the founder of Kamalika Artprints, said sales were now soaring, even higher than before the pandemic.

5 years ago
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Slovenians hope for easier ride in 2021 with decorated bikes

In shop windows, backyards, on streets and public squares, many Slovenians have opted this year for unusual Christmas and New Year's decorations enshrining the humble bicycle.

5 years ago
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More than just a sweet scent: Getting to know essential oils

Different countries have different species of aromatic plants based on several factors, including climate, temperature, humidity and types of soil.

5 years ago
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Mask up: The year when fashion went virtual

The Indonesian fashion world has embraced the change that has come with the pandemic.

5 years ago
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Ivory Coast company brings Black dolls to African children

Frustrated by seeing store shelves in Ivory Coast lined with almost exclusively light-skinned dolls, Sara Coulibaly decided to create alternatives in which local children could see themselves.

5 years ago
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Lonely Christmas in Santa's homeland as tourists stay away

In Finland's snowy far north, international visitors normally flood the Santa Claus Village amusement park, in search of reindeer rides, snow castles and a meeting with the jolly man himself.

5 years ago
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From tourism to COVID-era deliveries: Barcelona women reinvent bike business

Ariadna Serra and five of her female co-workers decided to follow their passion for cycling to fund a delivery company using bikes in Barcelona, aiming to benefit from the online shopping boom prompted by the pandemic.

5 years ago
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Family feud rages as Swarovski empire loses its luster

The headquarters of the Swarovski crystal empire are every bit as glitzy as you might expect -- but the sparkle can't distract from a bitter family feud over the company's future.

5 years ago
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Surabaya church decorates Christmas tree with masks, sanitizers to promote COVID awareness

A catholic church in Indonesia has decorated a Christmas tree with protective masks and hand sanitizers as a way to spread awareness of COVID-19 in the festive season.

5 years ago
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Gucci joins Alibaba's luxury e-commerce site to woo Chinese consumers

Fashion label Gucci will open two flagship stores on Alibaba's online luxury shopping platform, underscoring the importance of the Chinese market for high-end brands seeking to reverse a revenue slide due to the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago
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Jakarta puzzle company promotes mindfulness in quarantine

Two young Indonesian professionals have ventured into jigsaw production to give their compatriots a much-needed break from screen time.

5 years ago
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Catwalk on a sand dune's crest: Saint Laurent takes distancing in its stride

There were no spectators, no influencers, no fashionistas, at Saint Laurent's presentation of its 2021 Women's Summer collection, only drone footage of models walking on the crest of a tall sand dune in the middle of a honey-colored desert.

5 years ago
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Condé Nast promotes Vogue’s Anna Wintour to worldwide chief content officer

Condé Nast promoted Vogue US editor Anna Wintour to the role of chief content officer, worldwide, as part of a restructuring the company unveiled on Tuesday.

5 years ago
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Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard indicted in US on sex trafficking charges

Canadian police announced Tuesday the arrest of fashion executive Peter Nygard at the request of the US justice system, which is seeking his extradition to stand trial for sex crimes.

5 years ago
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Skinimalism and cocooning are coming your way in 2021

Less makeup, fewer beauty products and a more natural vibe: Those look set to be the top trends coming to your daily beauty routine in 2021.

5 years ago
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Face value: In China men's skincare boom, startups, global investors seek rich glow

China's radiant male skincare market has a fresh shine: A raft of domestic startups is tapping global investors for funds, with ambitions to rival giants like L'Oreal in a billion-dollar business serving image-conscious millennial men like Hou Junru.

5 years ago
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People still find intimacy through dating apps despite pandemic

People craving intimacy while in quarantine find creative gimmicks to meet new people on dating apps, which add spice to the interactions.

5 years ago
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Santa 'immune' to COVID, can still make Christmas rounds: WHO

The pandemic need not deter Santa from travelling the world and handing out gifts this coming Christmas because he is immune to COVID-19, a World Health Organization official said.

5 years ago
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Estonians plunge into icy water to ward off coronavirus blues

Over 500 swimmers swam in the near-freezing waters of Tallinn port in Estonia on Friday, taking part in a giant winter swimming relay in a country where the sport has been a popular way to counter the tedium of coronavirus restrictions.

5 years ago
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Didiet weaves love letter to Maluku in ‘Romansa Tanimbar’

If textiles could talk, then the latest couture collection from Didiet Maulana is a wearable ethnographic chronicle and a love letter from the famed Indonesian designer to the “mama” weavers who created them.

5 years ago
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Fashion retailer Pomelo opens its first store in Jakarta

The store aims to reach its reduce-reuse-recycle goals by selling products with particular designs and weight to reduce its carbon footprint.

5 years ago
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From Churchill's dispatch box to a star's Fendi: A handbag show opens in London

From the humblest pouch to Birkin bags to Louis Vuitton luggage, a new exhibition in London will explore the function, design and craftsmanship of the accessory that carries our stuff, but can mean so much more.

5 years ago
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Sotheby's eyes $1 million for rare sneakers

A unique pair of sneakers designed by Adidas and German porcelain maker Meissen that could become the first to fetch $1 million went on sale at a Sotheby's auction Monday.

5 years ago
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For Dolce & Gabbana, no crying over crisis, be inventive

The coronavirus crisis has upended the norms of the fashion world, but Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana believe it has spurred them to be more inventive and resourceful. 

5 years ago
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COVID-conscious Chanel streams fashion show from Loire chateau

Dozens of models paraded elaborate Chanel styles for the fashion house's latest show, beamed out to audiences from the hall of a 16th century Loire Valley chateau.

5 years ago
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Gucci donates $500,000 to UNICEF to help supply COVID vaccines

Luxury brand Gucci, owned by French group Kering, will give at least $500,000 to UNICEF to help supply and distribute COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable people around the world.

5 years ago
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UK fashion awards recognize turbulent year

In a break from tradition to mark a tumultuous year, the British Fashion Council's (BFC) annual awards on Thursday honored 20 individuals and brands, including Chanel and Burberry, who "led change in the industry".

5 years ago
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Cottonink celebrates 12.12 with new sister brands

Cottonink will offer discounts from its sister brands, Syaline Hijab, Studio ASA, The Life Of and g.i.l., from Dec. 3 to Dec. 29.

5 years ago
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Hungarian Santas ditch the chimney for the internet

With Hungary under partial lockdown to curb a surge in COVID-19 cases, several local companies have started offering online meetings with Santa Claus for children holed up at home with their families.

5 years ago
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Battered but unbowed by coronavirus, Tokyo's gay district forges stronger ties

Ni-chome, believed the most dense concentration of gay bars globally, fulfills a vital role for Japan's LGBT community in a nation where some gay men still marry women, and even a few Ni-chome bar owners haven't come out to their families.

5 years ago
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