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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.

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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. ...

1 week 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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Viral event: London Fashion Week opens with online focus

London Fashion Week kicks off on Thursday with a livestreamed show from Burberry but without the hordes of industry insiders, A-listers and journalists who usually flock to it from around the world.

5 years ago
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Would you meditate with Gisele Bundchen?

A fervent yoga enthusiast, the Brazilian celebrity is now bringing her expertise in the area to fans in quest of well-being by providing a simple introduction to meditation through a partnership with the Insight Timer application.

5 years ago
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Lego intensifies search for sustainable bricks

Danish toymaker Lego said it would invest $400 million over the next three years to step up efforts to produce its colorful bricks using sustainable materials instead of oil-based plastic.

5 years ago
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Welcome to the jungle: Plants overrun Chinese apartment blocks

An experimental green housing project in a Chinese megacity promised prospective residents life in a "vertical forest", with manicured gardens on every balcony.

5 years ago
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Amazon makes new upscale move with 'Luxury Stores'

Amazon unveiled plans for a new online luxury "shopping experience" that will seek to connect well-heeled consumers and high-end brands.

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Constricting or constrictor? Man uses snake as face mask

Public transport bosses in northwest England clarified the rules on face coverings after a bus passenger was spotted with a snake around his neck and mouth.

5 years ago
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Umma app launches Muslim e-learning platform uClass

uClass aims to give an opportunity for umma users to study various topics on Islam and the daily lifestyle.

5 years ago
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Eggs, cream and sugar: The ingredients of your new beauty routine

While eggs, sugar and nuts evoke homebaked goodies, they are also synonymous with natural cosmetic recipes. 

5 years ago
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Want to watch a runway show from the front row? Check out TikTok

Now another approach to the catwalk has opened up with video-sharing application TikTok, which is partnering with designers and labels to offer 100 percent fashion content to its 800 million monthly active users.

5 years ago
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Disney, Google, Microsoft back trans rights amid fierce British debate

Dozens of organizations weighed into a fierce debate over transgender rights in Britain, writing to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask him to support making it easier for people to legally change gender.

5 years ago
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From Whoopi Goldberg to Martha Stewart, celebrities are developing new cannabis ventures

In the wake of a host of cosmetics ventures, a growing number of celebrities are endorsing products containing CBD and other forms of cannabis in the United States.

5 years ago
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Cotton wipes, brushes: What are the alternatives for a more eco-friendly beauty routine?

Are you tired of regularly seeing your cosmetics singled out as being harmful to health and the environment? 

5 years ago
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Uniqlo’s AIRism masks to arrive in Indonesia on Sept. 21

Made of fabric used in its AIRism underwear line, Uniqlo's face masks will be available in Indonesia starting on Sept. 21.

5 years ago
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Backlash after gender reveal on Dubai tower

Social media stars in Dubai are facing an online backlash after staging what they billed as the "biggest baby gender reveal ever" on the world's tallest building in Dubai.

5 years ago
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San Francisco exodus as tech giants lean in to remote work in COVID-19 era

Tech workers who flocked to San Francisco to be near Google, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and other internet firms are moving to parts of the US where life is slower and the cost of living cheaper.

5 years ago
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Burj Khalifa lights up for grand gender reveal party

A couple took their gender reveal party to new heights with a light show on no less than the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

5 years ago
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Visionary UK designer Terence Conran dies at 88

British designer Terence Conran, whose Habitat chain brought high-end furniture and homeware to the high street in the Swinging Sixties, died on Saturday at the age of 88. 

5 years ago
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IKEA to open first second-hand store in Sweden

IKEA will open its first second-hand store selling refurbished furniture in Sweden later this year, the company said Friday, part of its effort to become a fully circular business by 2030.

5 years ago
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Tokopedia sees increase in sports equipment sales

Online marketplaces such as Tokopedia have seen an increase in sports equipment sales during the pandemic.

5 years ago
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Fancy watching a movie at the queen’s place?

Queen Elizabeth II will open the gates of her royal estate in Norfolk to movie buffs with wheels.

5 years ago
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COVID-19 restrictions give New York Fashion Week new look

New York Fashion Week will look a little different this season, with the typical seven-day parade of events stripped down to five days because of COVID-19 restrictions, with online runway shows, and smaller, socially distanced audiences.

5 years ago
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Milan Fashion Week makes cautious live return but major brands stay virtual

Milan Fashion Week is preparing a mix of live and virtual shows for its first edition since the coronavirus lockdown as designers and fashion houses seek to balance the buzz of the catwalk with precautions imposed by the global pandemic.

5 years ago
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Rare white diamond up for auction in Hong Kong

A flawless 102-carat oval diamond will head to auction on Oct. 5 in Hong Kong at Sotheby's

5 years ago
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Pharrell Williams wants to make your lunch break more eco-friendly

CDs are getting a new life after being recycled as reusable cutlery. That's Pharrell Williams' latest design project launched with German studio Pentatonic to reduce plastic waste. 

5 years ago
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Britain's Kim Jones named as designer by Fendi

British designer Kim Jones is to join Italian fashion house Fendi as its lead designer for womenswear while retaining his job as artistic director for Dior, Fendi announced on Wednesday.

5 years ago
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Women’s World Festival aims for empowerment during ‘new normal’

The Women's World Festival will be livestreamed on YouTube and Instagram on Sept. 12 and 13. 

5 years ago
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Tiffany sues LVMH for reneging on $16 billion deal as France steps in

Tiffany & Co sued LVMH after the French luxury goods giant told the US jeweler it could not complete a $16 billion deal to acquire it because of a French government request and the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

5 years ago
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Here come the girls? UK club faces lawsuit over ban on women members

A businesswoman is set to launch legal action against one of the world's oldest private members' clubs as she argues its men-only membership rules breach British equality laws.

5 years ago
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'Swipe Night' goes international: Live interactive show to increase Tinder matches

Can a post-apocalyptic series help you start a conversation with potential lovers on Tinder?

5 years ago
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Going beyond awareness: Dahuni takes on cyberbullying via interactive platform

A new initiative under development is creating a platform that will arm social media users with the tactics and tools necessary to respond to negative comments; and in doing so, combat the online scourge of cyberbullying, one response at a time.

5 years ago
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