A couple out for a walk in eastern France have discovered a tiny capsule containing a message dispatched by a Prussian soldier over a century ago using an ill-fated carrier pigeon.

Bicycles are an institution in the Netherlands — the country actually counts more bikes than inhabitants.

New Year's Eve fireworks over Sydney Harbour will go ahead this year but will be shortened to just a few minutes and the city precinct will be restricted to those with restaurant, cafe and hotel bookings in order to limit the spread of COVID-19.

An extremely rare pink diamond will be auctioned in Geneva on November 11 by Sotheby's, which says it is worth between $23 and $38 million.

A British couple have thanked their lucky stars after a garage full of bin bags they inherited from a dead neighbor yielded a trove of Star Wars toys worth £400,000 ($525,000). 

Shoppers searching Google for cosmetics will be able to try them on virtually through a deal with L'Oreal, as the French group looks to make up for lost store sales caused by coronavirus lockdowns by expanding online.

His daughters-in-law Kate and Meghan are regularly lauded for their fashion sense, but 71-year-old Prince Charles, well-known for patching-up and mending his clothes, has probably been considered a less likely British style icon - until now.

The long-awaited prestigious fashion event returns later this month with some innovations to stream runway shows, webinars and film screenings directly to attendees.

Mexico's culture ministry questioned French fashion designer Isabel Marant's use of patterns from indigenous Mexican communities, marking the government's latest complaint over high-fashion brands appropriating local styles.

BeautyFest Asia 2020 will feature various programs, such as discussions, workshops,  a beauty bazaar and meet-and-greet with South Korean beauty influencer PONY. 

Shopee Indonesia will hold the Shopee 11.11 Big Sale with Stray Kids to begin a series of collaborative projects with K-pop boyband Stray Kids. 

The Natsumi Clinic specializes in restoring much-loved teddies and other cuddly toys to their original glory, delighting deeply attached owners like Yui Kato, who brought in the sheep, Yuki-chan.

A recent online survey conducted by the Los Angeles-based market research company Alter Agents and social media company Snap Inc., which manages Snapchat, between July and September this year, found that the pandemic had changed friendships around the globe. 

For the first time, the number of active social media users in the world passed the 4 billion mark.

With the pandemic still not letting up, annual creative industry festival IDEAFEST shifts to an all-online format for its ninth edition.

BLP Beauty has announced seven new shades for its Face Base line, with all 12 shades to be available both online and offline starting this Thursday.

From raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for Thai protesters to inspiring the youths who join demonstrations through dances and social media, K-pop fans have emerged as a potent political force in Thailand's anti-government movement.

When Um Feras realized there were no leisure spaces for women in her city in Yemen, she founded her own cafe and hopes to change attitudes about women-led businesses.

C3AFA Singapore will be held online in early December. 

With regard to reasons for shopping online, Twitter data showed 56 percent of users said free shipping was among the top reasons to make online purchases, followed by discounts at 55.6 percent and buyer reviews at 54.1 percent.

Online fashion retailer Zozo Inc unveiled a successor to its "Zozosuit" body-measuring suit, one of a string of failed projects ahead of the exit of founder Yusaku Maezawa, promising greater accuracy through design and software changes.

British charity Comic Relief said on Wednesday that it will stop sending celebrities to Africa to raise funds following criticism that figures like singer Ed Sheeran acted like "white saviors".

France's LVMH will pay slightly less to acquire US jeweler Tiffany & Co after the two companies agreed to end a bitter dispute triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and salvage the luxury sector's biggest-ever deal.

Whether by repetition, rupture or reinvention, fashion has always maintained a complex relationship to time, a link New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is exploring in a new exhibition opening Thursday.

E-commerce platform JD.id has launched a feature on its app that gets as close as possible to an in-shop experience of trying makeup.

The trend was born in Germany in April, where the first in-vehicle raves sprang up after music festivals and clubs were shut down. 

With more than 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in sales last year on its platform and a new acquisition under its belt, second-hand clothes innovator Vinted believes it is starting to scare fashion retailers -- for the good of the planet.

There's a growing tribe of Japanese ink aficionados who defy deeply-rooted taboos associating tattoos with crime, turning their skin into vivid palettes of color with elaborate full-body designs, often featuring characters from traditional legends.

Restrictions to contain the new coronavirus, or even just fears of contagion, have prompted many people to give up training at their local gym. 

She's been a princess, a president, a Marine Corps sergeant, an astronaut and a Star Wars stormtrooper. In Mexico for the Day of the Dead festival, Barbie is even a skeleton.