Fashion designers

‘Meant to be seen’: Cher on Bob Mackie and the ultimate revenge dress

Fashion designer Bob Mackie and singer Cher attend a premiere for the documentary “Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion” in Los Angeles, California, on May 13, 2024.

US fashion council CEO takes leave after grabbing runway show protesters

CEO of the Council of Fashion Designers of America Steven Kolb attends the 2025 CFDA Fashion Awards in New York City, U.S., November 3, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Bob Mackie, designer who bedazzled Carol Burnett and Cher, dies at 87

Bob Mackie’s death, at a hospital, was caused by pneumonia, his longtime design director said.

Princess Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ comes to auction at Sotheby’s, may fetch up to $377,000

The black silk evening dress by Greek designer Christina Stambolian is estimated to fetch as much as £220,000 (S$377,050) when it goes on sale on Dec 9.

How Naomi Osaka became the fashion queen of tennis

Naomi Osaka has permanently changed expectations around tennis and dress.

Multi-million-dollar Singapore fashion brand Aijek relaunches after seven-year hiatus

Aijek founder Danelle Woo at her home studio.

Mao watch, Alexander McQueen dress and more: 5 buys under $500 from Singapore auction house Hotlotz

Was John Galliano ever really cancelled? Not by the fashion crowd

A new documentary about fashion designer John Galliano traces his career, cancellation and re-emergence.

Now open in Singapore: French label Polene is here, but are its viral bags still worth it?

Designer John Galliano withdraws from New York’s Met museum show after backlash

In 2011, a French tribunal ruled that John Galliano had made hateful remarks about Jews and Asians in two incidents at a bar near his home in Paris.

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