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Family, fashion dominate the days of Carolina Herrera

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Designer Carolina Herrera didn't grow up dreaming of a fashion career. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, she spent her childhood riding horses and pursuing favorite pastimes on the family estate. But fashion became her calling and after a lifetime of design, winning awards and providing red carpet looks for stars ranging from Oscar winner Renee Zellweger to Grammy winner Lady Gaga ...

Navy likely new black at New York Fashion Week

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Navy is likely to replace black on the catwalk when New York Fashion Week starts on Thursday, with experts expecting rich fabrics, waist-defining jackets and some 1920s-inspired styles sparked by movies like The Artist. Dresses will continue to feature strongly among the 90 or so designers showing fall 2012 collections, experts say, because of the wide appeal to consumers ...

Calvin Klein's 'very special' boyfriend

The 67yo fashion designer Calvin Klein has hailed his 21-year-old boyfriend as a 'very special person'.

Interview: 'Waterfront Fashion Week' director, designer

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) -- Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced on Tuesday the city will host a fashion week - two local fashionistas are sharing more about what we can expect come October. This is a first-of-its-kind for Louisville and event creators say they couldn't be more excited. "Waterfront Fashion Week" director Peggy Duffy and designer Gabriel Amar were on the WHAS11 News at Noon to ...

Africa à la mode

Africa Fashion Week is becoming an established part of the international calendar. The photographer and style director Michael Roberts, on the judging panel at the last event in Johannesburg, describes some of the highlights