Goodbye Bollywood inspired bahus with bridal lehengas weighing a ton, and a heavier attitude to match. There’s a new bride in town who’s amping up the energy with a streak of rebellion and a swipe of mascara by making her own fashion statement. If the recent couture and bridal shows are anything to go by, bridal trends are in for an invigorating change this season as necklines get deeper, cholis get sexier and embroidered sneakers replace towering gold heels at the mandap.

Sexy and sporty emerged as the key winners in a number of collections on the runway, and speaking to designers revealed that they’re catering to a clientele that is fast changing. The confiden

Aspiring fashion designers have an opportunity to show their talents at the 2015 Westpac and Darling Downs Cotton Growers Inc Fairholme Fashion Awards coming up in October.

The Awards form part of a week-long celebration of fashion to be held October 12 to 17, a prelude to Fairholme's Spring Fair on Saturday October 17.

Darling Downs students in middle school (Years 7-9) and senior school (Years 10-12) are invited to submit original, spring-inspired cotton creations for judging in the Senior Schools Category by producing a show-stopping garment to fit the 2015 theme - Spot On!

Fairholme College fashion and textiles teacher and event organiser Mrs

Over the past five years, having a personal fashion stylist became a trend in Saudi Arabia. Hala Al Harithy is a stylist based in Jeddah.

She is a wife and mother of two boys and lived most of her life in the United States. She studied psychology, but was always passionate about fashion.

“I started about a year and a half ago when I decide to take a course in styling and realized it was what I wanted to do.

The first company I worked with was the well renowned fashion house Ralph Lauren,” Al Harithy told Saudi Gazette.

Al Harithy explained that throughout her career, working with many globally renowned brands such as Cartier, Burberry and

“I started this line because I wanted to know: Where are the normal clothes?” she explained.

The Bridesmaids actress’ new collection, Melissa McCarthy Seven7, is the star’s first foray into the world of fashion and caters from sizes from 4 to 28.

Melissa McCarthy’s before and after weight loss photos are incredible, but she still has a healthy body image. The line, created in partnership with Gerard Guez’s Sunrise Brands, will also include accessories and beauty products.

“My friend designed these for me”, she told Vogue of the heart-print design featured on white tunic top she wears in the ad below.

Manav Gangwani showcased his Le’amoureuse (the beloved) collection on the last day of the Amazon India Couture Week at the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi.

Surprisingly, unlike the last four days, there was no red or black used by the designer, who’d told tabloid! before the event started that it would be a “different collection” with old friend Kanagna Ranaut.

“It’s a very romantic, very evening wear but with a twist of a little day wear as well because as we all know in Europe in most of the countries the sun sets around 10pm. So for them these colours [work] even in the day. So I have taken the brand to a different twist, as you must have noticed there

Q: What should a man wear to a Florida wedding where the invitation offers the oxymoronic dress-code of “beach formal”? —SP, Providence, R.I.

A: Whether the venue is Palm Beach, Hawaii or Nantucket, the bride and groom want their guests to be part of the sand-and-sea tableau. I have never heard of “beach formal” either—but, indeed, there is such a thing, according to wedding planners and resort-destination hotels. Think tropical and think elegant. Pressed linen and seersucker immediately come to mind, and so do good-looking sandals and sunglasses.

Scores of middle-aged Japanese women converged on a major Seoul hotel Monday, hoping for a glimpse of their favourite South Korean TV drama star on his wedding day.

Actor Bae Yong-Joon, now 42, gained a fervent Japanese fan base in the early 2000s when he starred in the soap opera "Winter Sonata" -- a show widely credited with helping launch the Hallyu, or "Korean Wave," of K-pop and K-drama that swept much of Asia.

Bae was expected to tie the knot with TV personality Park Soo-Jin at the Sheraton Hotel in Seoul on Monday evening.

The event was private but that did not stop busloads of Japanese fans arriving at dawn to claim a prime vantage point