Author: CNN

Facebook Tweet Email Link When Prada sent several pairs of brown sandals with distinctive toe rings and intricate stitching down its menswear runway in Milan last month, observers were quick to point out their resemblance to a centuries-old piece of Indian heritage. The storied Italian fashion house may have presented the shoes as a new luxury creation, but many in India simply saw a pair of Kolhapuri chappals — traditional hand-crafted sandals with roots stretching back to the 12th or 13th century. Prada’s initial failure to acknowledge the inspiration behind the shoes, which had earlier been described by the brand…

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  —  While evolving bridal fashion trends have made suits, bright colors and shorter hemlines more common, the image of a demure, virgin-like woman in a princess gown is still ubiquitous in western culture. But on Saturday, musician Charli XCX proved that going against bridal tradition isn’t simply a matter of style, it’s an attitude. At an east London town hall, the “Brat” singer married her boyfriend, The 1975…

London CNN  —  From bondage styles to safety pinned dresses, daring party frocks are widely considered to be the key protagonists of Gianni Versace’s sartorial legacy. But the late Italian fashion designer was also responsible for some of the most majestic silk shirts of the 1990s, and his close friend Elton John owned one in every print. “They’re just works of art,” shared the acclaimed singer-songwriter in a promotional video for auction house Christie’s last year, characterizing his deep affection for Versace’s patterns. “I never wore half of them, I just wanted to hang them. It was like an art…

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  —  When Megan Stalter, the leading lady in Lena Dunham’s new Netflix series “Too Much,” arrived on stage at “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” this week, she did so in a calf-length honey blonde wig and a top that declared she was the prettiest girl in America. “It must be serious actor night,” Stalter quipped as she took her place beside Colbert — not before at least…

CNN  —  Even if you have never been to Los Angeles, you may still harbor a subconscious awareness of Studio City Farmers Market. There, amongst the 85 organic produce vendors, did paparazzi first snap Jeremy Allen White back in 2023 straining against the weight of freshly-cut flowers the size of his torso — a sight that has since become a viral sensation. So memorable is that sighting of White that it was even raised during a recent appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” “You’re always carrying giant bouquets of flowers everywhere you are, I love it. It’s your…

CNN  —  During the Fall-Winter 2025 haute couture shows in Paris, Morticia Addams — the eerie and elegant matriarch from “The Addams Family” movie franchise — can be seen slinking around the cobblestoned streets of the French capital. Tall, ghostly pale, and with long jet-black hair cascading down her back, this Addams could pass, at a quick glance, for the actor Anjelica Huston, who played Addams in the 1990s films. Underneath the flowing tresses, though, is a muscular 31-year-old man: Alexis Stone, a performance and makeup artist known to 1.3 million Instagram followers and hundreds of thousands more on TikTok.…

This artist’s uncanny transformations have captivated the internet. CNN gets an inside look Transformative makeup artist Elliot Joseph Rentz, better known as Alexis Stone, has impersonated hundreds of famous characters over the course of his career — from Mrs Doubtfire to Cruella Deville, Lana Del Rey and Jack Nicholson. Working with a team, he takes the discipline of movie makeup and prosthetics into the real world, often fooling press and the public. CNN gained unique access inside his home and studio in Scotland ahead of the latest — and potentially last — collaboration with Balenciaga, under creative director ‘Demna,’ becoming…

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  —  Superfans of Lisa Rinna may have spotted The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills breakout star around Paris this week — though her signature honey blonde spiky bob was noticeably absent. Instead, Rinna attended the Haute Couture shows wearing a rotation of wigs, ranging from an inky black bowl-cut worn with a blue Balenciaga sports jacket for Demna’s final couture collection for the brand, to a towering, lilac-colored…

Paris CNN  —  After a week’s pause following the men’s fashion shows, celebrities, editors and influencers were back in Paris for Haute Couture — where bespoke collections are shown and eventually sold to the world’s wealthiest customers. The official fall 2025 schedule felt lighter than usual, with absences from major labels like Valentino (the brand only stages a couture show once a year) and Dior (whose new creative director, Jonathan Anderson, was only appointed a month ago). Many houses are also awaiting official runway debuts from their new designers in September — among these include Chanel, Gucci, Balenciaga, Loewe, and…

CNN  —  There’s a photo of my mother on her wedding day that I love. She’s sipping soda and laughing with relatives at my parent’s Chinese banquet, looking radiant in her evening gown: a strapless, mandarin orange dress that puffs out towards the floor, princess-style. A classic pillbox hat sits poised over her trimmed bob; a sheer shawl drapes over her delicate arms. It’s a striking and unusual look for a Hong Kong bride in the 1980s. Inspired by Western haute couture, she designed her wedding gowns (in Chinese weddings, the bride wears several outfits), hiring a neighbor who was…