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‘Candytopia’ opens at Scottsdale Fashion Square

This sugar-filled fantasy offers interactive environments, photo opportunities and sweet treats in every room. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Everybody needs a “little sweet treat” now and again.  Lucky for people in the Valley, Scottsdale Fashion Square is now home to an 11,000 foot sugar-filled fantasy come to life. “Candytopia,” a multisensory experience for the whole family, […]

Commentary: Fast fashion vs. thrifting: A solution to the industry’s failings

The first time I stepped into a thrift shop with my brother, I found piece after piece of eccentric, fashionable clothing. As I combed through the racks of unique fabrics, I found beauty in the thought that each article had a previous owner, enriching the history and storytelling of my own style. That experience also […]

Tampa fashion designer creates clothing for people with disabilities

Press play above to watch FOX 13 News. TAMPA, Fla. – Lady Natasha Fines is combining fashion with function for those like her model Anna-Saphia Rogers, who uses a wheelchair. She created her company Lady Fines Adaptive Fashion for consumers who have been largely overlooked in the design world. “For those that have physical disabilities […]

Researchers reveal how clothing evolved into a fashion statement 40,000 years ago

Artist impression of decorated tailored clothing in the Upper Paleolithic (image credit: Mariana Ariza) SYDNEY — Forty thousand years ago, the world had its first fashionista. A study published in Science Advances is revealing how our human ancestors used to accessorize their clothing with eyed needle tools. The small adornments might not seem like much […]

Alexa Chung and Katie Holmes Both Wore Chic Almond-Toe Flat Shoes

As well as cultivating long and impressive careers, Katie Holmes and Alexa Chung share another commonality: Excellent taste in clothing and accessories. Both have a penchant for classic design and wardrobe staples, and we saw that come into focus this week. Over the course of just a couple of days, I spotted Holmes and Chung […]

Olympic athlete Suni Lee on fashion, inspiring others and staying true to her Asian roots

With the past few years for Lee having consisted of constant training while balancing school – until she left over health concerns – overcoming multiple medical issues and caring for her paralysed father, it is evident she is nothing if not resilient. Lee in an advert for her LoveShackFancy capsule collection. She made history for […]

9 Fashion Brands You Might Not Know Make Adaptive Clothing

(Image credit: Courtesy of Anthropologie) Of the roughly 340 million people in America, about 42.5 million live with some type of disability, making up about 13% of the total population. According to the American Institutes for Research, or AIR, this group has an estimated spending power of $490 billion, or nearly half a trillion dollars, […]

Bermuda Shorts Are a Fashion-Person Favourite, So I Found the Chicest Pairs

If you’ve stepped outside in London this summer, then you’ve probably noticed a new-season trend out and about en mass. Breaking summer’s tradition, this season the fashion set have rejected their micro and mini shorts and are all-in on the Bermuda shorts trend. But what exactly are Bermuda shorts and what makes them different to […]