Some of the world’s leading fashion houses have pledged to stop working with models who are under the age of 18.

Gucci, Saint Laurent and Alexander McQueen are among the brands owned by French luxury group Kering, which will impose new guidelines from 2020 ensuring all models it works with are 18 or over.

The ban will apply to both campaigns and fashion shows, the"...

In February Gucci stopped the sale of a wool balaclava sweater because of 'blackface' controversy.

Italian fashion brand Gucci is facing controversy once again after it sold its new traditional Sikh turbans on Nordstrom's website for $800 (Dh2,900 approx).

Last year at Milan Fashion Week, a male model walked the runway with a headgear resembling Sikh turbans"...

Nike’s sports hijab has become one of the most searched-for clothing items in the world.

Since its release in December 2017, interest in the lightweight head-piece has been steadily growing, according to fashion search engine Lyst.

But during the first quarter of 2019, its popularity rose by 125 per cent, seeing it enter the top 10 most-wanted items in luxury fashion.

It’s been a big year for Cardi B. From wining Best Rap Album at the Grammys back in February to announcing she’s set to star alongside Jennifer Lopez in upcoming movie Hustlers, her success shows no signs of slowing down.

And now it has been revealed that the rapper’s second clothing line with US e-retailer Fashion Nova has raked in more than $1 million in the first 24 hours of it going on sale, with over half the line completely"...

AETOSWire, a leading innovative press release distribution company in Middle East and Africa, and RoadSafetyUAE, an initiative that ultimately aims to bring about safer roads in the region, cooperate once more in promoting the Road Safety Awareness Campaign for this year’s Holy Month of Ramadan.

This year’s campaign will build on the success achieved"...

The cuisine, art, fashion and landscapes of Italy are attracting more visitors from the Middle East in recent years, with figures released showing visitor numbers increased by 22% in 2017 compared to 2016, a rise from 157,000 to nearly 200,000 travellers.

The figures were announced during a press conference at Arabian Travel Market, which was hosted by Filippo Del Corno, Deputy Mayor for Culture, Municipality of Milan; Lara Magoni, Councilor for Tourism, Territorial Marketing and Fashion of the Lombardy region"...

On the sidelines of the Kuwait edition of “Splash Island Collection Preview”, Kuwait Times spoke with Raza Beig, CEO Splash & Fashion Director Landmark Group, to get the latest updates. Beig said Splash is happy to launch an exclusive limited-edition collection in collaboration with four regional designers for the first time in Kuwait, adding that the roadshow started in UAE, then headed to Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

He"...

Bedaya Center for Entrepreneurship and Career Development (Bedaya Center) is participating in the 15th edition of Heya Arabian Fashion Exhibition being held under the patronage of Her Excellency Sheikha al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center.
The exhibition will run until April 30, 2019.
Earlier, Bedaya opened the door for registration to select from the applicants, only five start-up candidates under specific terms and conditions were selected. The terms and conditions"...

Out here in the UAE we are either fashion influencers or ones who follow trends laid out by local fashionistas. The Arab Fashion Week (AFW) which starts today has the fashion enthusiast in us excited. Founded and organised by the world's largest non-profit fashion council, Arab Fashion Council (AFC), in London, the AFW is held in Dubai twice a year. The eighth edition of the show runs from today to April 28 and will be held at 1422 in City Walk. Some of the names showcasing at the event include Amato Couture, Aiisha Ramadan,"...