Kazakhstani designer Kamila Kurbani releases tenge sweatshirts
Kazakhstani designer Kamila Kurbani has released a new collection of sweatshirts with tenge prints.
Singer Robbie Williams launches clothes collection
British star Robbie Williams is to launch a 30-piece clothing collection with retailer Primark.
McCartney, Versace bank on 'fast fashion' in Brazil
Fashion stars Stella McCartney and Donatella Versace this week will launch collections with two department stores in Brazil.
A rediscovered sonata, as Mozart intended
Balazs Mikusi's heart started racing when he realised what the papers he held in his hand were: the famous Mozart sonata scribbled by the composer himself.
Jean Paul Gaultier to wind up ready-to-wear fashion
Jean Paul Gaultier is to bow out of ready-to-wear later this month, after nearly 40 years of over-the-top, sometimes provocative collections.
Exclusive collection of masks presented in Astana
An exhibition of the world's only mask collection, the World Exhibition of Masks (WEOM), is taking place at the Schoolchildren's Palace of Astana.
Versace struts its stuff as investment looms
Versace showed off a bold collection on Friday with red fur coats, knee-high lace-up boots and military epaulettes as a decision nears for the sale of a minority stake in the family firm.
Schiaparelli makes whimsical couture comeback in Paris
Sixty years after Elsa Schiaparelli's last runway show, the house on Monday made a highly-awaited comeback with an elegant collection studded with whimsy, in a nod to the Italian fashion legend.
Aya Bapani presents semitransparent dresses at Kazakhstan Fashion Week
Kazakhstan designer Aya Bapani has presented her new revealing semitransparent dresses with Kazakh
national ornaments on the second day of the Kazakhstan Fashion Week.
Smithsonian adds Irving Penn images to collection
The Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington said Friday it's ramping up its photography collection with the acquisition of 100 images from the late Irving Penn.
Kazakhstan designer demonstrates collection at Tbilisi Fashion Week
Ainur Turisbek said that her collection was more then clothes, but a concept that reflects her philosophy and world-view.
Franz Liszt letters to go under hammer in Geneva
A collection of 14 letters written by 19th-century Hungarian composer Franz Liszt go under the hammer in Switzerland next week, shedding light on his ties with his musical peers and his ire at cultural ignorance.
World record price for rare Australian 'Holey Dollar'
A private collector has paid a world record Aus$495,000 (US$508,000) for one of Australia's first coins, known as the "Holey Dollar".
Fashion faves win new customers with second lines
New York fashion world darlings Zac Posen and Marchesa are the latest designers to launch secondary "contemporary" collections, giving customers a bit of glamour at more affordable prices.
Nazi air raid bunker hosts new Berlin art show
Art patrons Christian and Karen Boros have thrown open the doors this week to their own personal World War II air raid bunker in Berlin, showing off gems from their 700-work collection.
Fashion grads from Asia have their New York moment
There's nothing glamorous about ironing your own collection before a show at New York fashion week, but if that's what it takes for Jie Jessie Liu to break into the business, she'll do it.
People-smugglers 'using' Australian navy
People-smugglers have begun using the Australian navy as a collection service with asylum-seeker boats issuing distress calls even when they are not in trouble.
India buys Gandhi archive to halt auction
The Indian government has stepped in to buy a collection of thousands of letters, papers and photos relating to Indian independence icon Mahatma Gandhi ahead of its planned auction in London.
PHOTO: Petropavlovsk pensioner collected a quantity of rare coins
Pensioner Vladimir Baranov, a Petropavlovsk citizen, has collected a quantity of rare coins.
Designer Aygul Kassymova was inspired by upward trend
Kazakhstan designer Aygul Kassymova will show her new collection based on the idea of going up in Kazakhstan Fashion Week.