The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are officially here, and the excitement is palpable for the largest sporting event in the world, held every four years. Fans eagerly await the revelation of the athletes who will proudly represent their countries, and it begins with the unique uniforms they will wear during the opening and closing ceremonies....
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Paris 2024 Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony Photos, Live Updates
The 2024 Paris Olympics marks the centenary of the last time Paris hosted the Games in 1924. Athletes from around the world kick off the events in uniforms at the Opening Ceremony. Paris 2024 Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony Photos Image Credit: AFP via Getty Images Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande at the Paris Olympics 2024...
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Paris Olympic Uniforms 2024 and Inspiration Behind the Designs: From Team USA’s Ralph Lauren Suits to Mongolia’s Viral Looks and More
In 1992, Issey Miyake designed uniforms for Team Lithuania to wear during the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Barcelona — Lithuania was competing for the first time as an independent nation following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Miyake reportedly donated all of his designs free of charge and the outfits were highly praised...
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It’s one of Britain’s most iconic fashion brands – can Burberry weather this storm?
Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Burberry is in the trenches right now. Britain’s biggest luxury fashion brand, home of the iconic beige mac and that check print, recently...
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Britain can’t do luxury fashion anymore – Burberry is the proof
It meant London Fashion Week, always the poor relation to Milan and Paris, suddenly had a hot property that advertised in the key global markets. Therefore, it drew major editors and celebrities to its shows here. Other much smaller designers basked in the reflected glow, attracting attention they never had before. Arguably, Burberry could have...
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UK inflation holds steady despite fall in clothes prices
2 days ago By Faisal Islam and Lora Jones, Economics editor & Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images UK inflation held steady in June, remaining at the Bank of England’s target rate of 2%, according to the latest official figures. Discounts on clothes in summer sales helped offset the soaring cost of hotel stays. Overall, inflation rose...
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High prices, revolving door, unBritishness: What has gone wrong at the UK’s only global luxury brand Burberry?
It’s no secret that companies in the luxury goods sector have been going through a rough patch. After a boom for the sector following the end of the pandemic, during which consumers engaged in ‘revenge shopping’ as they spent the enforced savings built up during the lockdowns, the last year or so has seen a...
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Kate is regal in a purple dress for the Wimbledon final
The Princess of Wales made a rare public appearance yesterday afternoon for the Wimbledon men’s singles final. Kate chose a regal purple Safiyaa dress for the occasion, which featured a ruched bodice and softly flared skirt, and received a standing ovation as she took her seat in the royal box to watch Carlos Alcaraz take...
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Korean ‘Hanbok Wave’ fashion project launched in London
London’s Korean Cultural Centre was turned into a fashion catwalk this week with the launch of Hanbok Wave, a project to interpret and transform traditional Korean dress into a modern collection of women’s and men’s day/eveningwear “for a new generation”. A collaboration saw the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korea Craft and Design Foundation and...
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FIM Speedway – News – TRACK TELEPATHY EARNS GREAT BRITAIN FIM SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS WORLD TITLE GOLD IN MANCHESTER
Great Britain captain Robert Lambert admits his track telepathy with Dan Bewley helped the Lions storm to an epic FIM Speedway of Nations world-title triumph in Manchester on Saturday evening. Just 24 hours ahead of England’s UEFA Euro 2024 final showdown with Spain in Berlin, GB’s dynamic duo got the weekend off to a golden...
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The Matches disaster is the end of luxury fashion as we know it
Traditionally retailers mark up items by just under three times. If they sell something for £1,000, for example, they pay the designer about £380, leaving a margin of £620. Under the sale or return system, they would make £200 on a £1,000 item. ‘Then there are a slew of import and export duties under Brexit,’...
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How Victoria Starmer transformed first lady dressing in one week
One week you’re quietly getting on with life working for the NHS in occupational health, the next you’re rubbing shoulders with world leaders at a Nato summit in Washington as the UK’s (unofficial) “first lady”. It’s been quite the transition for Lady Starmer, a woman who had mostly remained in the shadows throughout her husband’s...