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France probes US tourist rape charge during Fashion Week

French authorities said Monday they have opened an investigation after an American tourist said she was raped while in Paris to attend Fashion Week. "An American tourist said she was raped after a party in a hotel bar," in capital's northwestern 17th district, the public prosecutor's office said. French daily Le Parisien said that the American...

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Runway of Dreams debuts Victoria's Secret adaptive; Rise runway empowers sexual assault survivors

Two shows that occurred during New York Fashion Week prioritized life-changing movements over seasonal trends, demonstrating the unique sense of empowerment that fashion can provide. Both events were conceived by women who identified an opportunity within the fashion space to make positive impact on people's lives. How we put ourselves together...

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Guess co-founder quits after sex assault probe

Paul Marciano, co-founder of the Guess fashion brand, resigned Tuesday in the wake of an investigation into sexual assault claims. Marciano "exercised poor judgment in his communications with models and photographers and in placing himself in situations in which plausible allegations of improper conduct could, and did, arise," Guess said in a...