Victoria’s Secret to probe child labor claims
US lingerie maker Victoria’s Secret on Thursday vowed to investigate claims that some of its fair-trade underwear is produced using child labor.
December 16, 2011
US lingerie maker Victoria’s Secret on Thursday vowed to investigate claims that some of its fair-trade underwear is produced using child labor.
How can a designer know what will please the critics and keep the tills ringing at the same time—at all times?
The mannequin is in a blue-and-white bandeau swimsuit with dainty fruit prints and matching cotton voile tunic. Style arbiter Ines Delgado-Prieto suggests accessorizing the ensemble with pearl earrings and crystal-embellished leather thong sandals. Then pile on leather bracelets as a masculine counterpoint to the ultra-feminine look.
The Chanel Pre-Fall 2012 show last week was a Maharajah’s decadent feast, showing that excess is best. Set against the Grand Palais in Paris, models glided down a semicircular buffet table groaning under the weight of silver trays piled high with fruits, sweets and flowers. A traveling electric train had bottles of scotch and bourbon in decanters.
The stress I have subjected my hair to for the past year—digital perm, blow-dried, hot-ironed, color—has finally taken its toll on my mane, leaving it dry and very brittle.
Chito Vijandre’s reentry into the fashion scene after an absence of 25 years was nothing short of phenomenal. Here are his haute couture numbers shown at the Tribute to Slim’s at 50 held at the recent Philippine Fashion Week. It was like Shanghai in the ’30s, with Art Deco colors and geometric silhouettes; the colors were vivid in brocade, voiles, gold mesh; and the accessories echoed the treasures found in Vijandre’s Firma, the very famous boutique.
Most of us career women probably harbor a secret desire to be a homemaker, churning out perfect meals and parties without strain or stress.
Christmas is fast approaching and the season’s wet weather shouldn’t dampen one’s desire to look sexy cool. The best way to look scorching hot during the holiday parties is by sporting glistening bronzed skin!
Hi, I have white hairs that are starting to appear on my eyebrows. Is it dangerous to dye eyebrow hair, because it might cause blindness? If I pluck them, my eyebrows will appear distorted. Do you advise eyebrow tattoo? What should I do? Please help! —CELO
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