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Summary A new documentary explores the career of the late American fashion designer Patrick Kelly. Before his death, Kelly became the first Black designer inducted into France’s governing fashion body. The film reveals how the Mississippi-born creative paved the way for new generations of Black fashion designers. AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor. EDITOR’S NOTE:  Keeping you in the know, Culture Queue is an ongoing series of recommendations for timely books to read, films to watch and podcasts and music to listen to. There’s a somber scene in a new documentary about Patrick Kelly, where executive producers Jess…

Summary Pop star Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner were married in a civil ceremony on Sunday. The singer wore a custom Schiaparelli suit with a gold-lined hat. Lipa channeled Bianca Jagger’s wedding look, which has inspired brides for decades with its sophisticated style. AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor. EDITOR’S NOTE:  Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days. This is Dua Lipa’s week. Not only because she is our Look of the Week, but because…

EDITOR’S NOTE:  In Snap, we look at the power of a single photograph, chronicling stories about how both modern and historical images have been made. When photographer Greg Brennan spotted Kate Moss in a fur coat at the bottom of a fire exit, cigarette in hand, he knew he’d stumbled across something special. The year was 2007, and what he didn’t realize is that one of the resulting photos — not even his favorite from the night — would become an emblem of the supermodel’s “party era” and the best-known image of his near-four-decade career. The mid-aughts photo’s enduring appeal…

Summary Everlane, a retailer known for sustainable clothing, is being sold to fast-fashion giant Shein. Loyal customers feel betrayed because Shein is accused of poor labor practices and environmental harm, contradicting Everlane’s professed values. The acquisition could signal that even brands built on ethical values eventually fold into fast fashion’s system. AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor. Everlane, a company that promised shoppers affordable and ethically defensible clothing, may be over as customers have known it. Shoppers have been rattled by reports that Everlane, the former direct-sales retailer that promised sustainably made clothes, is being purchased by fast-fashion…

Summary Boots Riley’s sophomore feature film is a a comedy about a group of girlfriends who steal and resell clothing to make ends meet. Oscar-nominated costume designer Shirley Kurata is behind the film’s vibrant wardrobes. The movie stars Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie and Demi Moore. AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor. In Boots Riley’s “I Love Boosters,” color serves as its own character, fueling the full-throttle chaos of his latest eccentric comedy about a group of girlfriends who steal and resell (or “boost”) clothes to make ends meet. Starring Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige – who play…

EDITOR’S NOTE:  Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days. What better way to honor one of fashion history’s most famously spontaneous moments than with an elaborate custom gown that took 130 artisans a combined 22,160 hours to produce? If only irony always looked this glamorous. At Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, supermodel Bella Hadid attended the premiere of Antonin Baudry’s new Charles de Gaulle biopic, “La Bataille de Gaulle,” in a form-fitting ivory gown by Schiaparelli. From its…

At the Cannes Film Festival, a historic annual celebration of cinema, American supermodel Alton Mason has been demonstrating a different type of artistic mastery: The art of the open shirt. It’s a delicate craft with many varied and intricate elements. For example, how many buttons should be left undone? How much chest should be exposed? Do you dangle a pendant necklace in between the clavicles or leave the sternum bare? Outside the 5-star establishment Hotel Martinez on Wednesday, Mason — who has modeled for Gucci, Diesel, Rick Owens and Louis Vuitton and was celebrated by GQ in 2023 for having…

Questions around what to expect at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival have so far largely focused on two things: The Hollywood-shaped hole in the official selection and “The White Lotus.” This year, the storied celebration of film held on the French Riviera will look a little less “Mission: Impossible,” which premiered on the Croisette in 2025, and a little more international as European and Asian directors such as Pedro Almodóvar, Nicholas Winding Refn and Ryusuke Hamaguchi take center stage. Out of 22 films in competition to win the Palme d’Or, just two are from US auteurs — Ira Sachs’ “The…

Going on a big trip and struggling to pack the right balance of chic and practical pieces? CNN’s Rachel Tashjian takes Eva Longoria out to Michael’s Luxury Consignment in New York to find the clothing that can be both.Watch more exploration of culture, history, and cuisine in CNN Original Series Eva Longoria: Searching for France, streaming now on the CNN app.

New York —  Hundreds of stars ascended the steps of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art for the Met Gala on Monday evening, bringing a range of interpretations to this year’s dress code, “Fashion is Art.” The theme mirrored an accompanying exhibition titled “Costume Art” at the Met’s Costume Institute, for which the gala is a major source of income. This year, the Met Gala raised a record $42 million, up from last year’s record of $31 million, the museum announced at a press conference before the event. The night’s co-chairs included Vogue’s Anna Wintour, Venus Williams, Nicole Kidman and Beyoncé…