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Paris CNN  —  Over 150 years ago, rich women from all over the world came to 7 Rue de La Paix in Paris to be dressed by couturier Charles Frederick Worth, whose eponymous fashion house, founded in 1858, continued through three generations after his death in 1895. Widely credited by historians as the “father of haute couture,” Worth was the first designer to be known by his name, and not by who wore his clothes. He gained international acclaim and shaped the way fashion was marketed and worn. His legacy is now being documented in a new exhibition, “Worth: Inventing…

CNN  —  Six years after their original outing, actors Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick are back for “Another Simple Favor.” This time, a destination wedding on a sun-drenched Italian island is the backdrop to intrigue, murderous intent, and floppy hats the size of small parachutes. The sequel to 2018’s dark comedy “A Simple Favor” sees the cunning Emily (Lively) reunite with frenemy Stephanie (Kendrick) after the former’s early release from prison for double murder. The simple favor in question this time? “Will you be my maid of honor?” Emily asks — a surprising turn as Stephanie played a key role…

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. CNN  —  There were many firsts at the 2025 Met Gala — it was the first exhibition to focus exclusively on Black designers, and the first year the event raised more than $30 million in donations. But among these record-breaking moments was an important return. After a hiatus of more than two decades, disco legend and one-third of The Supremes, Diana Ross, graced the Met steps once more for…

Suiting, symbolism and theatrical flourishes took center stage at the 2025 Met Gala as stars honored Black history, culture and style through the lens of Black dandyism, an aesthetic that combines African and European style traditions and embodies both pride and resistance. CNN’s Stephy Chung decodes some of the standout looks from the red carpet.

CNN  —  Stars are now arriving at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art for the Met Gala — the red-carpet event many of them will have saved their boldest and most theatrical looks for. This is the fashion industry’s biggest night out. With a guest list of around 450 attendees, it is also singularly exclusive. Leading designers, stylists and models are among those expected to ascend the Met’s iconic stairs. But the annual fundraiser also brings together tastemakers from across sports, arts and the entertainment worlds. Look no further than this year’s diverse co-chairs (Louis Vuitton men’s creative director Pharrell…

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. CNN  —  She was the most influential style icon of the 1990s. And the Met Gala was, as it is today, fashion’s biggest night out. So, while it may come as a surprise that Princess Diana only attended the annual fundraiser once, in 1996, it’s little wonder she was the center of attention. Then the Princess of Wales, she arrived at the Metropolitan Museum of Art just hours after reaching New…

CNN  —  Tammy Faye Bakker. Thierry Mugler. Leigh Bowery. These three figures come from extremely different worlds — televangelism, couture fashion and drag performance art, respectively — and yet all of them inform the singularly bizarre and flamboyant style on “The Righteous Gemstones,” a raucous satire of Southern megachurch bigwigs that ends its four-season run on Sunday. (The show is a property of HBO, which shares parent company Warner Bros. Discovery with CNN.) The titular Gemstones, three wealthy adult siblings who’ve inherited their parents’ booming megachurch and TV operation in South Carolina, are “always on stage,” said costume designer Christina…

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. CNN  —  In the first episode of season 2 of “Sex and the City” reboot “And Just Like That,” Carrie Bradshaw faces a sartorial emergency: Her custom-made gown for the so-called Met Ball (the theme of which was “Veiled Beauty”) falls through at the last minute when the designer, Smoke, fails to finish it — leaving her with only a cape. “You must have something else fabulous to wear with my…

CNN  —  The Met Gala returns to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday, May 5, drawing a bevy of A-list celebrities to the storied New York City museum for a night of exhibition-viewing, dinner and drinks. But first, they’ll walk the steps in what has become one of the biggest red-carpet moments of the year. Last year’s verdant spectacle of fashion — which saw Elle Fanning’s translucent bird gown, Tyla’s sands-of-time ensemble and Lana Del Ray’s thorny headpiece among the creative responses to the “Garden of Time” theme — will, for 2025, be followed by a lesson in exuberant…

CNN  —  Few fashion designers are synonymous with weddings like Vivienne Westwood, whose revolutionary approach — in fashion as well as in life — was fired by her disdain for corruption and injustice, earning her nicknames such as the “high priestess of punk.” It’s an ethos that may seem at odds with the conspicuous consumption that the bridal industry is associated with. But Westwood, who died in 2022, was also one of the UK’s most revered style icons, and the designs by the British house she founded in 1971 have long appeared on many a bridal Pinterest board. Through the…