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EDITOR’S NOTE:  Delving into the archives of pop culture history, “Remember When?” is a CNN Style series offering a nostalgic look at the celebrity outfits that defined their eras. Remember when professional wrestler Joan Marie Laurer — better known by her ring name, Chyna — walked the Emmy Awards red carpet in a dress that looked more SmackDown than starlet? It was 1999, the height of popularity for World Wrestling Entertainment (then known as the WWF). Driven by big personalities like The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin, pro-wrestling’s TV ratings were regularly surpassing mainstream sports, including even the NBA…

In FX’s “The Shards,” a group of friends at an elite prep school in Los Angeles are entering their senior year — and the stakes are as high as their opulent wardrobe budgets. The year is 1981 and shoulder pads are all the rage. A serial killer named “The Trawler” prowls in the background, targeting fellow high schoolers. In classic Ryan Murphy directorial style, the TV series is so much more than a murder mystery — it is a testament to ‘80s fashion, music and popular culture. Take, for one, an extended dance-off sequence midway through the season that finds…

EDITOR’S NOTE:  Delving into the archives of pop culture history, “Remember When?” is a CNN Style series offering a nostalgic look at the celebrity outfits that defined their eras. Britney Spears was ready to drop a new single. But how? It was 2001, and Spears was the biggest pop star in the world, with her 10-time-platinum sophomore album, “Oops! I Did It Again” behind her. The public would be expecting something suitably huge. They got something even bigger than that. Spears decided to deliver the new song, “I’m a Slave 4 U,” live on stage at New York City’s Metropolitan…

The Venice Film Festival, which typically sees Hollywood A-listers travel by boat to the little island of Lido every September, has arrived. This year, the 10-day red carpet event will host the likes of George and Amal Clooney, Penélope Cruz, Robert Pattinson and Patrick Schwarzenegger and more in their formal finest. Some films will be watched too. The festival has long been a glamorous affair, but it has recently become a major platform for fashion news, fueling the industry marketing machine: Last year, Julia Roberts lent Amanda Seyfried her Dario Vitale Versace suit, Ayo Edibiri made her Venice debut in…

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. For the past week, Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock, Maisie Williams and Joey King have ushered in the season of the witch as their coven has assembled for the “Practical Magic 2” press tour. Each have had their standout looks, from King’s sheer Miu Miu florals to Williams’ crimson throwback ode to Bullock, but the asymmetrical drop-waist lacy gown Kidman wore to the Los Angeles premiere on Monday teased more…

John Galliano, the controversial British designer, will no longer be the subject of an exhibit linked to the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the museum said in a statement Monday. The move comes after a growing outcry over the decision by the museum and Anna Wintour, global editorial director of Vogue, to honor the designer at the Met Gala. Galliano was fired from Dior in 2011 and found guilty of “public insults” based on origin, religion, race or ethnicity after videos emerged of the designer saying “I love Hitler” and ranting antisemitic abuse at a café in…

Adorned in rhinestones and elevating her 5-foot stature with sky-high heels and voluminous blonde wigs, Dolly Parton often joked, “it costs a lot of money to look this cheap!” Parton’s looks on stage and off reflected both her Tennessee roots and her embodiment of over-the-top feminine glamour, an aesthetic articulated in her album title and self-anointed nickname “Backwoods Barbie.” She was rarely seen without long acrylic nails, a full face of makeup, and heapings of glitter. The prolific musician, actor and philanthropist, who died on Tuesday at 80 years old, always had a tongue-in-cheek response to criticisms about her larger-than-life…

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. In a world of manufactured pop princesses, how does a young artist achieve timeless, on-stage style? Olivia Dean’s answer is to look to the greats. Since the official kickoff of the Grammy winner’s “The Art of Loving Live” world tour earlier this year, the singer and songwriter has dazzled her fans with a number of looks that call back to the golden days of diva dressing. Thanks to her…

Unless you have a passionate opinion about your preferred artificial intelligence model, it’s likely the clothes that multi-billion dollar companies like OpenAI, Perplexity, Anthropic and Cohere are suddenly churning out aren’t meant for you. You likely aren’t going to be wearing Perplexity’s padded ecru jacket with a corduroy collar and a “Curious” fabric tag ($135) or Cohere’s “Stacking Stones” T-shirt ($41) with “The Material of Now” printed across the back. The same goes for OpenAI’s “Research” half-zip sweatshirt ($175), to say nothing of Palantir’s royal blue chore coat ($239). (Those are both sold out anyway.) Tech industry types have gone…

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. In a post-Rihanna world, we all like to talk about how maternity wear — or at least the expectations of how pregnant women should dress — is forever changed. Rihanna, after all, when carrying each of her three children wore exactly what she might have done were she not pregnant at all: rather than elasticated waistbands and drab smocks, she was seen in lace bodysuits, corsets, crop tops and…