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The year 2017  is definitely Rihanna’s year, and we’re just living in it. From Fenty Beauty, Harvard's Humanitarian of the Year award, the only correctly dressed attendee of the Met Gala, Ocean’s 8, the silencing of body shamers, the Barbados Crop Over festival outfit, a sixth ELLE cover (plus Dazed, Vogue Paris, Harper's Bazaar, Paper, and Vogue Arabia covers), it looks like there is literally nothing the #BBHMM singer  can’t do. So how does one sit on top of the world? By converting the problematic manspread (shoutout subway riders!) into her own. You don’t have to stress yourself digging  deep into Rihanna’s Instagram to find dozens of photos of her taking up the entirety of where she’s sitting and often spilling out into the surrounding area. The #BBHMM singer  is Rihclaiming her space. Womanspreading as you know it, is not a completely new concept. The hashtag on Instagram boasts around 1,632 posts, including one from supermodel Bella Hadid. ...

PARIS, France  — “Hysterically normal” was the electronic message that flashed behind the models during A.P.C.’s presentation for Spring 2017. For once in his company’s 30-year existence, Jean Touitou was    in the fashion vanguard. The men’s collections for Autumn/Winter 2017 just finished in Europe elevated the normal, the   real  — almost hysterically so — in the face of a world which increasingly seems neither. And, even though his press release for the collection marking A.P.C.’s three decades in business expressed his “sincere disdain for the use of a brand’s anniversary as a business tool,” Touitou allowed himself a flicker of pride. If there was a secret to his success, he considered that it might be this: sometimes boring, always relevant. The “boring” bit has often been picked on by critics, the “relevance” sometimes missed. “People want to call it fashion when there’s a story to tell but I’m not telling any story,” said Touitou at a party celebratin...

SHE’s the pink-tinted sexy  superstar of the hip-hop industry, and arguably the most influential female rapper of all time, so, naturally, Nicki Minaj knows how to party. As the provocative Trinidadian-born, we ask, what would Nicki do this holiday season? Herewith are the "Feeling myself " singer's six tips for nailing every dresscode. About instagram  Make sure you take pictures of yourself before you leave so you know how your outfit will photograph and what angles capture the best shot. Do you Wear what’s comfortable for you, and do you ' Don't  do fake'. You can never go wrong with being yourself. Be yourself and be happy about yourself  Dressing up should be fun and not competition nor is it a battle. Don’t be afraid to experiment and make a statement. You don’t know how something looks until you try it on. The devil is in the detail  I think about my outfit carefully, and I enjoy the whole process from selecting the accessor...

If there has been a single defining characteristic of Melania Trump’s public profile over the past year, it has been her relationship with sleeves. They have served as a dramatic flourish. They have been rolled up in empathy. They have been self-consciously ignored. They have reflected her personal fashion sense, the artifice inherent in the ill-defined role of first lady and the privilege of life in the White House. Her sleeves are always in service to the picture. And there is always a picture. The mere fact that sleeves are even considered part of her fashion profile has a lot to do with her predecessor, who more often than not shunned them. Michelle Obama made sleeveless dresses a style signature, even posing for her first official White House portrait wearing a sleeveless black Michael Kors dress. Obama’s bare arms were in keeping with contemporary fashion, but their particularly lean musculature also served as a silent disquisition on the subject of physical fitne...

Dapper Dan and Leila Fataar joined BoF editor-at-large Tim Blanks on the VOICES stage to discuss the power dynamics of appropriation and the legendary designer's historic partnership with world fashion giant Gucci. Twenty-five years ago, Daniel famously known as "Dapper Dan" Day’s coveted designs featuring the logos of major, I mean giant  European brands landed him in hot water with the fashion houses for appropriating their work. Now, powerful luxury brands often grapple with the public and vocal criticism that comes from borrowing from other cultures. But what is the line between cultural appropriation and cultural exchange? The topic was a theme at VOICES, BoF's annual gathering for big thinkers. On Thursday. In the morning, designer Dries van Noten said acknowledging other cultures in his work has become nearly impossible. Legendary Dapper Dan later shared his own views on the complex subject in the afternoon, which have in many ways defined his influential...

FROSH.  Gucci always got us WOW. 😘😘

The CHANEL Matiersdart 2017/2018 designed by Karl lagerfeld, revealed at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany. More photos below

Tailoring and trenches are strong in shape, highlighted with belted waists, tied cuffs and utilitarian details. She like playing with contrasts, airy dresses with body con jersey inserts, masculine prints on feminine silk bases, leather trousers with a hand-knitted jumper x VB She  try to surround herself with positive energy and have often talked about her use of crystals, I'm sure she's excited to use them in this collection. Each stone has personal resonance for her, as well as its own special meaning - acting like good luck charms! x VB For #VBPreAW18 she explored a neater more secure silhouette. She wanted to create the sense of a protective aura, so skirts and trousers sit higher on fitted waists and shirts are shrunken and fitted, with delicate knits layered beneath…

Taylor Swift appears on Time magazine's Person of the Year cover honoring people who have come forward to report sexual misconduct. The article also includes actor Ashley Judd, who was at the center of the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault allegations, as well as Rose McGowan, Alyssa Milano and activist Tarana Burke -- pioneers in the #MeToo movement that sparked a global discussion about sexual harassment and assault. But some users  on social media questioned why Swift was on the cover. Two months before the Weinstein allegations, the singer testified that a Denver radio DJ named David Mueller reached under her skirt and groped her before a concert in June 2013. Swift's team reported Mueller to KYGO, his radio station, and he was fired two days later. In 2015, he sued Swift, alleging he lost his job because of a false accusation. Swift countersued for $1. Mueller's lawyer asked Swift on the witness stand whether she felt bad about getting the DJ fired. ...

Beautiful just Beautiful 

 The Victoria Beckham contrast leather trouser has arrived! Paired with cozy cashmere pieces like this classic polo neck sweater from her #VBPreSS18 collection.

IN DETAIL : The multi coloured jewelled  garden embroidery jumper and petal taffeta skirt with bow detail worn by #cateblanchette at the  London evening standard Awards.