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The pope's news clothes: Tailors to the pontiffs pray for a perfect fit

The pope's news clothes: Tailors to the pontiffs pray for a perfect fit

VATICAN CITY - The favourite guessing game in Rome these days is who will be the next pope. Few take it more seriously than the Gammarelli family, tailors to the Vatican for over 200 years.
These boots were made for Stompin': Famed footwear worn by Connors was homegrown

These boots were made for Stompin': Famed footwear worn by Connors was homegrown

TORONTO - The toe-tapping footwear that helped earn Stompin' Tom Connors his notable nickname was as authentically Canadian as his heartfelt homegrown tunes.
New Balance sneakers adding 3-D customization, targeting performance every step of the way

New Balance sneakers adding 3-D customization, targeting performance every step of the way

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To bra strap or not: 'Girls' costume designer says you should take a stand on underpinnings

To bra strap or not: 'Girls' costume designer says you should take a stand on underpinnings

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The four lead characters on HBO's "Girls" wear bras and underwear, and so do real women.
Miu Miu blows up handbags and makes dresses out of coats in inventive Paris show

Miu Miu blows up handbags and makes dresses out of coats in inventive Paris show

PARIS - Last season's boxy and printed looks were gone for Miu Miu's fall-winter 2013-14 show. In their place was a more inventive collection that featured outerwear as dresses, exaggeratedly sized buttons and giant handbags.
Inside Kate Moss' and Marc Jacobs' hotel room at Louis Vuitton Paris show

Inside Kate Moss' and Marc Jacobs' hotel room at Louis Vuitton Paris show

PARIS - The classic Hollywood scene of a mysterious and glamorous woman leaving an anonymous hotel room inspired Louis Vuitton's ready-to-wear show, moving the house in a more sensual, feminine direction.
Chanel turns 100 years old, as McQueen turns Elizabethan

Chanel turns 100 years old, as McQueen turns Elizabethan

PARIS - A hundred years ago, the legendary Coco Chanel opened her first boutique in the Normandy seaside town of Deauville. Today, the boutiques number 300 and Chanel spans the globe.
Hermes holds a high-waisted murder mystery fall-winter fashion show

Hermes holds a high-waisted murder mystery fall-winter fashion show

PARIS - Hermes pared down the energy of last season for fall-winter 2013-14 in what was a more classical, intimate ready-to-wear affair.
Venus Williams plans summer tennis tournaments - and her summer tennis outfits

Venus Williams plans summer tennis tournaments - and her summer tennis outfits

NEW YORK, N.Y. - You know the whole thing about a woman's prerogative to change her mind? Venus Williams can't do it — at least not when it comes to her tennis wardrobe. She already knows that come August at the U.S.
Valentino is inspired by Flemish masters for fall-winter Paris show

Valentino is inspired by Flemish masters for fall-winter Paris show

PARIS - It was the white collars and sublime colours of Vermeer's masterpiece "The Girl with the Pearl Earring" on the mood board for Valentino's ready-to-wear show in Paris on Tuesday.