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New York Fashion Week: social media, economy could influence trends

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Big brands and emerging labels will present their new collections at New York Fashion Week, which kicks off on Friday, seeking to entice trend-followers with their latest creations and perhaps some viral moments. From celebrity favourite Michael Kors to New York first-timer Heron Preston, more than 70 brands will be showcasing their autumn/winter 2023 designs around the city, according to the event’s organizer, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). At a time when social media is opening up, once-exclusive catwalk shows to fashion followers around the world, brands will be seeking to stand out and create plenty of buzz. In October, Parisian brand Coperni spray-painted a dress onto model Bella Hadid for its show finale. “A lot of designers are really realizing that Gen Z and TikTok are very prone to weird items and that the weirder, the better,” Frances Sola-Santiago, a fashion writer at online publication Refinery29, told Reuters. “Designers are recognizing that there is the importance and not just putting ... models down a runway but really trying to do something bigger.” Among the highlights, this season will be the return of designer and new CFDA Chairman Thom Browne from Paris. Brands Rodarte and Luar will open and close the lineup respectively. Sola-Santiago said she expected to see a Y2K revival and the continued resurgence of nightlife attire as well as designers looking to social media trends for inspiration. “There’s a lot of niche TikTok aesthetics that are really emerging like #Cottagecore #Regencycore, #Balletcore,” she said. However, at a time when people globally are experiencing high inflation for everyday essentials, will designs reflect the reality of current times? “Fashion is always really inspired by what’s happening in the economic landscape, so there’s also a lot of talk about how are designers going to react to inflation, to the impending recession,” Sola-Santiago said. “That’s something that I’m very curious to look out because it’s very interesting to see how fashion is impacting culture and how people are dressing for the times that we live in.”

 Big brands and emerging labels will present their new collections at New York Fashion Week, which kicks off on Friday, seeking to entice trend-followers with their latest creations and perhaps some viral moments.

From celebrity favourite Michael Kors to New York first-timer Heron Preston, more than 70 brands will be showcasing their autumn/winter 2023 designs around the city, according to the event’s organizer, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).

At a time when social media is opening up, once-exclusive catwalk shows to fashion followers around the world, brands will be seeking to stand out and create plenty of buzz.

In October, Parisian brand Coperni spray-painted a dress onto model Bella Hadid for its show finale.

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“A lot of designers are really realizing that Gen Z and TikTok are very prone to weird items and that the weirder, the better,” Frances Sola-Santiago, a fashion writer at online publication Refinery29, told Reuters.

“Designers are recognizing that there is the importance and not just putting … models down a runway but really trying to do something bigger.”

Among the highlights, this season will be the return of designer and new CFDA Chairman Thom Browne from Paris. Brands Rodarte and Luar will open and close the lineup respectively.

Sola-Santiago said she expected to see a Y2K revival and the continued resurgence of nightlife attire as well as designers looking to social media trends for inspiration.

“There’s a lot of niche TikTok aesthetics that are really emerging like #Cottagecore #Regencycore, #Balletcore,” she said.

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However, at a time when people globally are experiencing high inflation for everyday essentials, will designs reflect the reality of current times?

“Fashion is always really inspired by what’s happening in the economic landscape, so there’s also a lot of talk about how are designers going to react to inflation, to the impending recession,” Sola-Santiago said.

“That’s something that I’m very curious to look out because it’s very interesting to see how fashion is impacting culture and how people are dressing for the times that we live in.”

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Fans really want to know price of bridal attire of Imamul Haq’s fiancee

Fans really want to know price of bridal attire of Imamul Haq’s fiancee

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Fans really want to know price of bridal attire of Imamul Haq's fiancee

Social media is abuzz with excitement as the initial glimpses of Anmol Mehmood, soon-to-be wife of cricketer Imamul Haq, surfaced in a stunning bridal ensemble from HSY. 

Imamul Haq, known for maintaining a private personal life, pleasantly surprised fans and social media enthusiasts by revealing his bride. 

Shared on HSY’s Instagram, a series of captivating photos showcase Anmol Mehmood in a breathtaking maroon and gold bridal outfit, radiating joy with her smile in each frame.

Her attire beautifully blends tradition with modernity, representing a timeless yet contemporary fashion choice. The estimated cost of her attire is Rs1.5 million, designed by Hassan Sheheryar Yasin, popularly known as HSY. 

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The online-shared photos portray the bride-to-be exuding confidence and grace, stealing the spotlight as she poses for the camera. Her absolute elegance has garnered admiration and well-wishes from audiences across various social media platforms.

Anmol Mehmood’s initial look photos have infused a sense of warmth into the narrative surrounding the cricket star.

The remarkable attire worn by the soon-to-be Mrs Imam has sparked interest and admiration, showcasing her impeccable style with a touch of sophistication.

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Brazilian cotton hits the runway at Sao Paulo Fashion Week

The fashion show showcased models wearing 40 outfits made from denim

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Brazilian cotton hits the runway at Sao Paulo Fashion Week

Brazilian cotton producers took the natural fiber to the runway on Thursday night, strutting the catwalk of Sao Paulo Fashion Week (SPFW) in celebration of the 150th anniversary of jeans.

The fashion show, organized by the Sou de Algodao movement, showcased models wearing 40 outfits made from denim, the cotton-based material now synonymous with jeans.

Paulo Martinez, a Brazilian fashion icon who styled the show, pointed out that Brazilian cotton is “indispensable” in the manufacturing of the denim garments.

Brazil is just 400,000 bales away from overtaking the United States as the largest global cotton exporter in the 2023/24 harvest, according to USDA data, and will finish this season as the third-largest global producer, behind China and India.

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More important than the race to come out on top is to show the industry and consumers the quality of Brazil’s product, said the president of the Brazilian Cotton Producers Association (Abrapa), Alexandre Schenkel.

The country tracks more than 80% of its production based on environmental and social criteria with the ABR certification, which includes a QR code on the clothing label of some national brands, allowing the cotton to be traced to its farm of origin.

For Schenkel, the runway showcased the fruits of designers’ labor.

“It was their harvest,” he said. “And everyone in the cotton chain is celebrating something I like – jeans. Who doesn’t have a piece of denim in their closet?”

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‘Expend4bles’ opens with epic flop while ‘Nun 2’ claims top spot again at the box office

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Expend4bles' opens with epic flop while 'Nun 2' claims top spot again at the box office

Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham weren’t enough to save “Expend4bles” from a debut box office flop. The fourth installment suffered the action-packed franchise’s worst opening weekend while “The Nun 2” took home the top spot for a third straight week, data firm Comscore reported on Sunday.

The Lionsgate and Millennium’s film, also known as “Expendables 4,” pulled in a mediocre $8.3 million for the big-budget project. It starred several popular names, including Stallone, Statham, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Megan Fox and Dolph Lundgren. It’s been nearly a decade since the franchise released a film, which opened with $15.8 million and eventually grossed $214 million globally.

But times have certainly changed, as the film barely placed second behind “The Nun 2,” a horror movie that earned $8.4 million in its first week. It’s been a solid start for that Warner Bros.’ project — a spinoff from the lucrative “Conjuring” franchise. So far, the Michael Chaves-directed sequel has grossed more than $69 million.

“It’s a star-studded franchise, but horror is a different situation,” said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore. “It just seems no matter what if you’re scared in the movie theater a couple times in an hour and a half or two, that’s worth the price of admission.”

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In third, “A Haunting in Venice” earned $6.3 million. Kenneth Branagh’s third Agatha Christie adaptation, following 2017’s “Murder on the Orient Express” and 2022’s “Death on the Nile,” has drawn in over $25.3 million after two weeks.

“The Equalizer 3,” starring Denzel Washington, only dropped to fourth place with $4.725 million. In four weeks, it has grossed $81.1 million domestically.

“Barbie,” the biggest movie of 2023, is still carrying some momentum from the summer into the fall season. The Greta Gerwig box-office smash ranked in the top five, earning $3.2 million this week and a domestic total of more than $630 million after a 10-week period.

Sixth place went to “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3,” with $3 million, while “It Lives Inside” opened its first week with $2.6 million. The Sony film “Dumb Money,” a dramatization of the GameStop stock frenzy, stayed put in the eighth position for a second week in a row with $2.5 million.

“Blue Beetle” fell to ninth, with $1.8 million, and “Oppenheimer” rounded out the top 10 with $1.6 million. The Christopher Nolan film has garnered $321 million domestically.

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In all, it was another slow output for box office figures as many Hollywood projects are still on hold due to the ongoing Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and Writers Guild of America strikes.

This weekend grossed the lowest since Dec. 9, 2022, Dergarabedian said. It was also the first time since the weekend of Feb. 10, 2023 to not have a movie earn over $10 million.

But Dergarabedian said a “spectacular October” could be on the way with the much-anticipated “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” concert film, “The Exorcist: Believer” and “Saw X.”

“Things are going to change next week or the weeks after when Taylor Swift hits the multiplex,” he said. “This is the natural ebbs and flow of the box office. That means one thing: We’ll be back to normal.”

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at US and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

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1. “The Nun II,” $8.4 million.

2. “Expend4bles,” $8.3 million.

3. “A Haunting in Venice,” $6.3 million.

4. “The Equalizer 3,” $4.7 million.

5. “Barbie,” $3.2 million.

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6. “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3,” $3 million.

7. “It Lives Inside,” 2.6 million.

8. “Dumb Money,” $2.5 million.

9. “Blue Beetle,” $1.8 million.

10. “Oppenheimer,” $1.6 million.

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