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Jason Wu releases digital twin of Michelle Obama inauguration gown with DressX

Jason Wu has teamed up with DressX, an NFT marketplace dedicated to digital fashion wearables to launch a one of a kind digital gown. The original dress was made for then First Lady Michelle Obama in 2009 for the inaugural ball. It is handcrafted from ivory silk chiffon and embellished with organza flowers, crystals, and silver thread...

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Fashion houses thank first lady Michelle Obama

With Donald Trump’s inauguration just around the corner, designers are reaching out and thanking Michelle Obama for the pleasure of dressing her over the years. Numerous elite brands and fashion houses have shown their support of our first lady for the past eight years through letters that are being shared through social media. First Lady...

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UK former first lady Samantha Cameron launches fashion line

Nearly five months after leaving Downing Street, Britain's former first lady Samantha Cameron has launched a fashion label -- revealed, naturally, in British Vogue magazine. The 45-year-old wife of former Conservative prime minister David Cameron won many fans for her smart but modern style during his six years in office, drawing comparisons...

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Palestinian designer Rami Kashou pops up in West Bank

Rami Kashou's designs are worn by Hollywood stars and royalty but for the past few days he has been back home in the occupied West Bank rather than London, Paris or New York. As on most days, Yasser Arafat Square in central Ramallah was crowded with pedestrians, taxis with screaming horns and fruit sellers lugging their goods on carts. But...

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Jason Wu unveils Grey Jason Wu

New York -On Tuesday, April 12, 2015, designer Jason Wu, who became famous for dressing First Lady Michelle Obama, unveiled on Instagram that he has been working on a new line. For the past 12 months, the designer has been at the drawing board creating Grey Jason Wu. The "sister" label — code for less expensive label — will launch for spring...

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First Lady fashion

The designer that will dress Michelle Obama for the inauguration into the White House next week will be watched and judged by millions around the globe. In the current economic climate the First Lady will most likely choose an American designer - Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren and Oscar de la Renta spring to mind as possible contenders. Obama's...

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First Lady: style meets politics

A First Lady will always come under scrutiny from the fashion press. Take the arrival of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy in London last March, who's descending down a plane at Heathrow in a demure grey suit caused a media frenzy - images of which are still being circulated in the fashion tabloid press today. It comes at no surprise, then, that at a time...