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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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Birding is socially distanced New York's hottest hobby

On a recent sunny morning in New York a few dozen people gathered in Central Park's wooded Ramble area with a common goal: zero in on an elusive owl.

5 years ago
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Tokyo pop-up mask store lures shoppers with festive face coverings

As a new wave of coronavirus infections sweeps Tokyo, a pop-up store near Japan's capital is luring Christmas shoppers with 250 types of face mask, including festive versions with decorative lights.

5 years ago
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From hijabs to cosplay, Indonesian finds calling in cat fashion makeovers

It may not be haute couture, but former Indonesian school teacher turned tailor Fredi Lugina Priadi has found a lucrative market for his cat fashions, creating unique costumes and cosplay outfits for cats.

5 years ago
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Eiffel Tower steps fetch 274,000 euros at auction

A 14-step chunk of the Eiffel Tower's spiral staircase was sold for 274,475 euros ($328,427) in Paris on Tuesday, nearly 10 times the guide price.

5 years ago
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Japan Nike ad on bullying, racism sparks hot online response

A video ad from Nike Japan against bullying and racism that features biracial athletes and other minorities, such as those of Korean descent, has prompted a sharp online response including calls to boycott the company.

5 years ago
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Sociolla opens 10 new stores in five cities

Sociolla offers an online-offline shopping experience at its stores by connecting them with e-commerce platform Sociolla and the SOCO app.

5 years ago
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Debenhams set to shut shop after 242 years as pandemic hammers UK retail

British department store group Debenhams is set to close all its UK shops after 242 years in business, putting 12,000 jobs at risk in the country's second major corporate failure in as many days.

5 years ago
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France pays to fix a million bikes to beat coronavirus

More than a million French cyclists have used a 50 euro ($60) subsidy to get their old bikes repaired as part of measures to fight the coronavirus and now the government wants more people to start riding them.

5 years ago
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'Pandemic' chosen as Word of the Year

The 2020 prize for Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year went to an obvious choice: pandemic.

5 years ago
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Drive-ins, scattered huts: German Xmas markets find ways around virus

This year, visitors must enjoy the sights and smells of the traditional Christmas market in Germany's Landshut from inside their cars due to precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

5 years ago
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JFW 2021: Fashion Knights revisit past works, back to basic

The penultimate event of the 2021 Jakarta Fashion Week will encourage fashion-concerned people to take a contemplative moment.

5 years ago
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The Vietnamese designer convincing the young to choose tradition

Nguyen Duc Loc, a 28-year-old entrepreneur, together with his 11-strong production team in Hanoi, is convinced the attire of their ancestors can make a return to modern-day living.

5 years ago
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Tattoo artists warn of dangers of 'semi-permanent tattoos'

Concern is growing over the mushrooming trend of getting a “semi-permanent tattoo”. However, the term “semi-permanent” has been called into question.

5 years ago
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Pandemic pizza: Malaysian family cooks up solution to virus woes

A Malaysian family have cooked up a tasty solution to their economic woes during the pandemic by opening a backyard pizzeria that has proved a hit in their sleepy village.

5 years ago
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Swatch no more? Pandemic may spell end of in-store cosmetic samples

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the beauty industry to rethink its operations, including the future of in-store product sampling.

5 years ago
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Foreigners flock to Gibraltar to wed during pandemic

Gibraltar requires minimum bureaucracy to get married and there are no virus border restrictions, which has helped turn it into a wedding hotspot during the pandemic.

5 years ago
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JFW 2021: Designers elevate tradition to virtual runway

Top batik houses as well as LaSalle fashion students have taken on the challenge of bringing contemporary reimaginings of Indonesia's traditional clothing and textiles to the all-digital runway shows at JFW 2021.

5 years ago
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America celebrates scaled-back Thanksgiving as COVID-19 surges

Americans awoke on Thursday to celebrate a Thanksgiving Day transformed by the coronavirus pandemic, with the Macy's parade limited to a television-only event and many families resigned to meeting on video for turkey dinner.

5 years ago
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German restaurant bears out pandemic with furry customers

The owner of a Frankfurt restaurant is staging a protest against the coronavirus lockdown in Germany by filling his tables with a hundred stuffed toy pandas, in a play on the word "pandemic".

5 years ago
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Japan fights coronavirus in luxurious style with million-yen masks

Japanese trend-setters can now protect against the coronavirus in luxurious style with opulent masks adorned with diamonds and pearls for a cool million yen ($9,600) each.

5 years ago
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JFW 2021: Indonesian designers bring fashion home

It has something for everyone, including the Armys and Blinks.

5 years ago
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Congolese model challenges China's love for 'tall, light and skinny'

While the Black Lives Matter movement fuels debate and change in the fashion worlds of the United States and parts of Europe, industry figures say Asia's beauty and body expectations remain dominated by an ideal that is pale, thin, and unrepresentative of the region.

5 years ago
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Masks take fashion world amid coronavirus storm

Designer masks may not be just a passing trend, even after we finally see the end to the pandemic.

5 years ago
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Jewelry brands urged to do more to fight gold, diamond mining abuses

As jewelry sales get a pre-Christmas boost, consumers were warned that major brands are still not doing enough to combat human rights and environmental abuses in their gold and diamond supply chains.

5 years ago
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Hong Kong to shut bars, nightclubs for third time as new COVID-19 cases jump

Hong Kong will close bars, nightclubs and other entertainment venues for the third time this year, as authorities scramble to tackle a renewed rise in coronavirus cases.

5 years ago
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JFW 2021 goes full-on virtual with seamless streaming

Upgrading your wardrobe with next year’s fashion trends is only a click away as the long-awaited JFW 2021 goes fully virtual on multiple platforms.

5 years ago
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First season of 'Indonesia’s Next Top Model' to air Saturday

The show has selected 16 finalists from all over Indonesia who joined the online audition in August.

5 years ago
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'I want to break free': Underground Paris party defies lockdown

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.

5 years ago
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New idea for your Santa list? Crockery, slippers or trolleys from British Airways

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.

5 years ago
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Tbilisi audio tour puts Georgian trans people on the map

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.

5 years ago
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