World Fashion News

With the beginning of a new year, comes the opportunity for new looks! Whether it's the perfect cat eye or crown braid, Lifetime's hit beauty competition series, American Beauty Star, has all your glam desires covered with the return of the show beginning Wednesday, January 2 at 10pm ET/PT, following new episodes of PROJECT RUNWAY All Stars. International superstar model Ashley Graham joins as the new host with celebrity makeup artist Sir John returning as mentor and a new panel of judges that include the world's original supermodel Christie Brinkley, Cosmopolitan's Chief Beauty Director Leah Wyar, and world acclaimed celebrity fashion and beauty photographer Yu Tsai for 13 all-new episodes.

Several women protested against Iran’s compulsory hijab law in the streets of Tehran and Isfahan on January 29 and 30, 2018, by publicly removing their headscarves and waving them like flags while standing on a platform.

The police detained at least one of the peaceful protesters, Narges Hosseini, who can’t afford to post her bail amount, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned.

- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 21 2017 --

As the inaugural international fashion event in Asia, World Fashion Week^® Asia 2017 was hosted by the city of Kuala Lumpur from 7 to 10 September 2017 at the Palace of the Golden Horses.

To welcome and celebrate a new historic chapter, the gathering and like-minded vision of fashion designers, ambassadors, ministers, celebrities and affiliate industries from across the globe, World Fashion Week^® Asia 2017 was kicked off by the Red-Carpet Gala Dinner.

The official launch of World Fashion Week^® Asia 2017, held on the 8th of September 2017, was graced by the presence of His Royal Highness Sultan of Selangor YM Tengku Permaisuri Selangor and Her Royal Highness the Queen of Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin Abdul Rahman. The honorary Royal Family welcomed and were witnesses to the culture-rich creations of 47 represented nations and fashion designers from across the world by means of runway shows held during the Gala Dinner, proudibly sponsored by Tzarcoute Watches.

- Hong Kong - August 19, 2017 --

World Fashion Week^® today announced its alliance with the highly anticipated Lifetime show – American Beauty Star, hosted by world famous supermodel Adriana Lima. American Beauty Star, set to premier on September 21, features the biggest names in the beauty industry as well as up and coming youtube sensations and glam squad members vying for the coveted spot of the first "American Beauty Star". The panel of judges boasts a line-up of industry household names such as Sir John, Michelle Pha, Sarah Brown, Russel James, Behati Prinsloo, Camila Alves, and Christie Brinkley.

American Beauty Star, with host Adriana Lima
Premiering September 21

Celebrity Makeup Artist Sir John Serves as Mentor, Joining Judges Sarah Brown and Russell James

Guest Judges Include Christie Brinkley, Behati Prinsloo, Camila Alves and Michelle Phan, among many others

- Kuala Lumpur, 20 July 2017 --

World Fashion Week^® Asia 2017 is set to be officially hosted by the City of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as the World Fashion Week^® Asia 2017, from the 7th to 10th of September 2017. The international event will take place at the Palace of the Golden Horses in Kuala Lumpur, welcoming fashion designers and industry representatives from all over the world , with the graced and honorary presence of His Royal Highness Sultan of Selangor YM Tengku Permaisuri Selangor and Her Royal Highness the Queen of Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin Abdul Rahman, in addition to Ambassadors, Ministers and International Celebrities.

World Fashion Week^® Malaysian Chapter 2017 (WFW Malaysian Chapter 2017) is set to be officially hosted by the City of Kuala Lumpur from 7th to 10th September 2017. The event will take place at the Palace Of The Golden Horses in Kuala Lumpur.

- Kuala Lumpur, July 11 (Bernama) --

In a bid to promote green culture and fight against global warming, the 2017 chapter of World Fashion Week (WFW) Asia is taking the concept of eco-friendly fashion to the runway.

Themed 'Eco-Fashion and Lifestyle', the three-day international fashion event, which will begin on Sept 8, will showcase the latest eco-friendly couture using biodegradable fabrics, such as organic cotton, linen and wool, from designers from over 100 countries.

There is unlimited potential in Islamic fashion and lots of opportunities to be explored.

One event which Malaysian designers should not miss is World Fashion Week (WFW) 2018, which will be held in Paris.

WFW was first introduced in 2010 in Shanghai, China with five designers from five continents.

The annual event has come a long way since and is expected to attract more than 110 countries from five continents this time around.

"Fashion forward Malaysian designers should make their mark in the international market and seize this opportunity to take part in this event.

"I recommend that those who are keen to venture beyond the shores of Malaysia to explore this platform,” said WFW chairman and founder Paco De Jaimes at the launch.

He said the demand for Islamic clothing was on the rise.

"It’s amazing to see how Islamic fashion has evolved here, with all the colourful and stylish headgears going with the modest and stylish Islamic attire.

"This is enough to show how fashion-conscious Malaysians are,” said De Jaimes after the official appointment of Puan Sri Shariffa Sabrina Syed Akil as WFW ambassador for Environmental Responsibility at Saloma Bistro@Matic in Kuala Lumpur.

Adriana Lima is gearing up to make her debut as a television host. The Victoria's Secret model has signed on to present a new beauty competition show called American Beauty Star, which is set to air on U.S. channel Lifetime.

American Beauty Star will see 12 celebrity stylists and salon professionals compete in various challenges, to be judged by former Vogue beauty director Sarah Brown. Adriana, 35, confirmed the news on her Instagram account on Thursday night, posting a picture of herself with Beyonce's favoured make-up artist Sir John.

World Fashion Week^® and Bogota Fashion Week, a business platform of the Bogota Chamber of Commerce, collaborated to promote the expansion of Colombian fashion- especially in Latin America. The two aimed to promote international trade relations within the framework of the most recent edition of Bogota Fashion Week^®.

In order to create opportunities for international cooperations that are mutually beneficial in terms of brand positioning for Colombian and Latin American designers, commercial platforms combined synergies and efforts to implement a contest.

A+E Networks and Herrick Entertainmentare teaming on new competition series, American Beauty Star, hosted by international supermodel Adriana Lima, to air on Lifetime.

Production begins in Los Angeles this June on 10 hour long episodes. The series brings together 12 celebrity stylists and salon professionals to compete in a series of challenges, from creating high-end editorial looks to the most current glam creations for red carpets and runway shows. At the end of the season, only one contestant will be named American Beauty Star.

Celebrity stylist Sir John will mentor the contestants while former longtime Vogue Beauty director Sarah Brown will serve as a judge, alongside celebrity guests and beauty industry influencers.

There's genetically blessed, and then there's Adriana Lima. That impossibly perfect skin, those jet-black waves, the brows we'd kill for — you don't get to be Forbes' second-highest paid modeland reach legendary Victoria's Secret Angelstatus for nothing, after all. But for the most part, the supermodel has stayed out of the spotlight — until now. Lima is tacking on yet another line to her resumé and it's going to be good.

According to Hollywood Reporter, her new venture comes in the form of a Lifetime beauty competition series called American Beauty Star, on which Lima will host alongside a panel of judges, including Beyoncé's makeup artist Sir John and former Vogue beauty director Sarah Brown. In 10 one-hour episodes, 12 celebrity stylists and salon pros will go head to head, creating different looks for red carpet challenges and editorial shoots until the list dwindles down to one winner. Unfortunately, the premiere date is still TBD, but filming starts next month.

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Humanity is a celebration of ethical beliefs, a deep desire towards progression and a movement on healing bruises. It is the foundation towards common causes to uphold rights, not just for the people, but as a protection of life of animals as well. Whether we speak about showstoppers ramping in New York or Navi Mumbai, the nascent voice for “stop killing animals for fashion” is making the need-of-the-hour vibrations.

Bellow some WFW's last year news:

Becki Bitternose from George Gordon First Nation invited to showcase her work in Paris.

A group of Regina women have stepped up to the plate in a big way to help one Indigenous designer attend one of the world's premiere fashion events.

Pune December 18, 2016; Pune witnessed a cultural exchange between Korean and India, held at Phoenix Marketcity. This festival is designed to contribute to cultural diversity through communication to look at unfamiliar cultures without prejudice and promote mutual understanding between Korean & Indian.

3rd Korean Indian Cultural Festival presented by Pune Fashion Week, hosted by consulate general of the republic of Korea in Mumbai, sponsored by Korean Association Pune and Powered by Face of India. Festival is structured to realize ‘the escape from everyday life’ and ‘breakdown of the barrier by associating with other groups’. In particular, this festival included both ‘ethnic festivals’ and ‘multicultural festivals’. Not only expressing cultural identity of Korea and India, but also trying an experimental collaboration of two different arts forms.

Tuesday, 6th December, 2016 – Macau - World Fashion Week^® and Fashion TV signed up together MOU in a strategic alliance.

The MOU agreement was signed by Mr. Michel Adam Lisowski – founder of Fashion TV and Mr. Badal Saboo-Official Ambassador and Director of World Fashion Week for Asia & Middle East and Founder of Pune Fashion Week, India.

Sunday, 09th October, 2016 – Seoul, South Korea: World Fashion Week^® (WFW) and Korea Model Association (KMA) signed up together MOU in an strategic international alliance with 25 Asian countries.

The MOU agreement was signed by Mr. Yang Eui Sig, Chairman of KMA, Mr. Paco De Jaimes, Chairman of WFW and Mr. Badal Saboo, Official Ambassador of WFW for Asia & Middle East and Founder of Pune Fashion Week, India.