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Al Arabiya
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- Al Arabiya
Giorgio Armani, 90, Will Not Attend Runway Shows During Milan Fashion Week
Giorgio Armani will not be present to take his bows as usual after the upcoming Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani runway shows during Milan Fashion Week, his fashion house announced Friday. The designer is currently recovering at home, the fashion house said in a brief statement that offered no details about his condition. Armani, 90, is marking 50 years of his eponymous fashion house this year. He turns 91 on July 11. Although he cannot be there in person, he will closely follow every phase of the shows, the statement said. His longtime collaborator and head of menswear design, Leo Dell'Orco, will give the closing bows. The Spring–Summer 2026 Emporio Armani menswear collection will be previewed on Saturday during Milan Fashion Week. The Giorgio Armani menswear collection is scheduled to close the mostly menswear shows on Monday. The statement said that Armani had worked with his usual dedication on the new collections. Known for his strong work ethic, Armani even spent his 90th birthday at work. During his first live show after pandemic lockdowns, Armani, in June 2021, showed off a long scar from surgery to his left arm due to a fall during a visit to the cinema soon after winter pandemic restrictions were lifted. Nonetheless, he managed to help prepare for that menswear show as well as an Armani Privé couture collection.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Who Is Nico Hulkenberg's Wife? Egle Ruskyte's Relationship History
Nico Hulkenberg is widely known for his career as a Formula One racer for Sauber. With his recent participation in the Canadian Grand Prix, the racer's personal life has been in the limelight, leaving many curious about his life partner. So, who is Nico Hulkenberg's wife, and when did they get married? Here is everything you need to know about Hulkenberg's spouse and the couple's relationship history. Nico Hulkenberg's wife is Egle Ruskyte. Ruskyte's family and several other details are unknown, as she seemingly chooses to stay away from the limelight. However, as per reports, she hails from Lithuania and attended college in her home country. Ruskyste is a fashion designer and model who started her own crocheted clothing brand known as Egle. The brand sells items such as skirts, dresses, tops, and resortwear through their website Ruskyte also has an account on Instagram with the username @the_crochet_girl, currently with a total of 40.6k followers. She uses her profile to promote her brand and drop memorable moments from her personal life. Ruskyte is seen travelling to numerous countries in her posts and often poses wearing the brand's clothes. Additionally, she seems to regularly cheer for her husband on his motor racing stints. Nico Hulkenberg and Egle Ruskyte's relationship history is mostly private, given their decision to keep it away from the spotlight. The duo reportedly met in 2015 and soon began a romantic relationship. Hulkenberg popped the question to the businesswoman in 2020 in Venice, as per reports. Later, the couple tied the knot in June 2021 after being together for around six years. In the same year, their first child, a baby girl, was born. They named their daughter Noemi Sky. (via The Sports Rush) The post Who Is Nico Hulkenberg's Wife? Egle Ruskyte's Relationship History appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
Forbes
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Meet The Fashion Designer Who Popularized Ballet Flats, Wrap Dresses, Denim, Leggings And Pockets For Women—Yet Many Have Never Heard Of Before
Claire McCardell Courtesy of the Maryland Center for History and Culture There is a designer that defined American fashion—who brought pockets into womenswear (thank you for that), popularized ballet flats (also this) and ushered wrap dresses, mix and match separates, denim, leggings and even hoodies into the fashion conversation. Unfortunately, at least until a new book comes out on June 17, most have probably never heard of her. Claire McCardell is the titular subject of Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson's new biography, with the compelling subtitle The Designer Who Set Women Free ('That's how she thought of herself,' Evitts Dickinson tells me on Zoom). McCardell epitomized the 'American look' in fashion, was the first woman to have a Seventh Avenue manufacturer label and the first to be given full control over her designs. As Evitts Dickinson writes in Claire McCardell, 'Much of what hangs in our closet is Claire McCardell, but it's Dior we remember.' 'I had no idea that Claire McCardell was responsible, effectively, for most of the clothes in my closet,' Evitts Dickinson tells me. After discovering her designs in the late 1990s, 'I'd always wondered why I'd never heard of her, and I never forgot her.' Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson Courtesy of Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson After writing a feature story about her for The Washington Post Magazine, Evitts Dickinson realized that there was a book here. 'I realized there was so much more to her story than even I appreciated,' she says. 'She was so revolutionary, and I don't think we appreciate how revolutionary she was because we take for granted that we can wear the clothes that we wear today. But back then, she was a visionary. She was forging new ground.' Evitts Dickinson was captivated by how a young woman from Frederick, Maryland went to New York City 'and in a few short years became one of the most important fashion designers in America,' she says. 'And so I wanted to understand how she did that. That was my desire to write this story.' A graduate of Parsons (then known as the New York School of Fine and Applied Art), McCardell got her start in the 1930s during a 'forgotten moment of time between the wars [World War I and World War II] where women were breaking new ground in a lot of arenas,' Evitts Dickinson says. 'I think that there is this forgotten feminism that was happening back then, a level of career advancement and advocacy for one another. And in New York, it was a fascinating moment in the '30s and '40s. I mean, you had the [Great] Depression and the world war sort of bookending her professional career, so she's working under these extreme circumstances.' There was a group of women who pulled together to 'effectively invent the fashion industry,' Evitts Dickinson says, and 'McCardell was at the center of it. She was a star, but she wasn't alone.' While McCardell's name and photograph are on the front cover of the book, it was important to Evitts Dickinson to write a story about women working together to build an industry. The pioneer of American sportswear, McCardell was Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren and Tory Burch before any were even born. When McCardell's 1956 book What Shall I Wear?: The What, Where, When, and How Much of Fashion came back in print in 2022, Burch—whose Spring/Summer collection from the same year was inspired by McCardell—wrote the foreward. 'So many of McCardell's ideas and innovations are taken for granted now,' she wrote. 'While other designers looked to Paris couture for inspiration, McCardell elevated the practical needs of American women. It isn't an exaggeration to say she has inspired every designer, and I think she deserves far more recognition.' McCardell 'wasn't Dior making singular, exquisitely handmade pieces that only a handful of women in the world could wear,' Evitts Dickinson says. 'She was dressing every woman.' McCardell questioned haute couture fashion, theorizing that that didn't really work for a woman like her 'who was working, who was taking the subway, who didn't have a ton of money to spend on clothes,' Evitts Dickinson says. 'And so really what she did was pioneer a new kind of unstructured, body-friendly, pragmatic but also elegant style of clothing that allowed you to live in what you were wearing. And it wasn't precious and it wasn't something that she thought about material and whether it wrinkled—she thought about if you could wash it.' The 'American look' stepped away from mimicking Parisian fashion and became its own entity. McCardell put her name on her own label and was the first multihyphenate designer—not just designing dresses or coats but also sunglasses, scarves, jewelry. 'She really created, effectively, what is and what we understand to be the fashion brand today,' Evitts Dickinson says. 'So many not only admire her design chops, they also really admire her business acumen and the way she was able to effectively create what we still know today as the American designer.' McCardell wanted to make her own designs, not just copy others. She had an "ingenious, rebellious mind,' Evitts Dickinson writes, adding that for McCardell, it was 'always about far more than clothes.' McCardell's fingerprints are still felt all over modern fashion today, and even Betty Friedan once wrote that McCardell 'changed the world's meaning of fashion.' Growing up in Frederick, McCardell's grandfather owned his own candymaking factory, so business came more naturally to her than it might to someone else. McCardell's family largely supported her dreams—her desire to go to college, and her desire to go into business for herself. She married in 1943, but 'she also kept her private life very private,' Evitts Dickinson tells me. 'And so for me, it was a little bit of a challenge getting to know her as a private citizen.' She forged a path for herself as a woman entrepreneur when said path did not exist. 'She had to really imagine a business model that didn't exist yet,' Evitts Dickinson says. 'It didn't exist. There were no women at the upper levels. Women did not own the forms. They were not partners in the business. She eventually—and through a lot of hard work—got her name on the label and got a higher stake in the business. And then the other smart thing that she did, which I hadn't appreciated until researching this book, is she also created her own Claire McCardell Enterprises.' She trademarked her name. She protected her designs. She safeguarded her brand. She eschewed the male gaze while designing in favor of the woman's own experience in her clothes—fashionable, yet practical. She subverted the rules—and enjoyed doing it. She encouraged women to not so much worry about fashion, but to find their own style. 'She really emphasized that difference between fashion is what comes out every season—style is what is yours,' Evitts Dickinson says. McCardell's name likely got lost to history because of her sudden death at just 52 years old on March 22, 1958, only one year after she received a diagnosis of terminal colon cancer. There were no succession plans for her business, and the Claire McCardell label closed. 'Claire, again, was a few steps ahead of the curve,' Evitts Dickinson says. 'And if she had lived a little longer, I wonder if we would remember her name.' During her short life, 'Claire was the most famous fashion designer in America when she was alive, arguably, and well-known around the world,' says Evitts Dickinson, whose book—rightfully so—puts McCardell back in the conversation.. 'And her message was, 'You don't have to listen to fashion designers. Take your cues and let us help you. But it's your life. Live your life.''
News.com.au
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Nick Kyrgios romance rumour spreads after picture detail
Nick Kyrgios has got tongues wagging after a public display with a woman being called a 'look-alike' of ex-partner Costeen Hatzi. The tennis player and cosmetic beauty expert left fans saddened when they confirmed they had separated in April. The former couple erased each other from their social media accounts and Hatzi last month said they no longer talk. Kyrgios has instead been talking with former Love Island reality TV contestant Mia Dalkos. It has not gone unnoticed that Dalkos, whose real name is Efthimia, has unmistakably similar features to the woman Kyrgios recently broke up with. The Daily Telegraph has labelled Dalkos a Hatzi 'look-alike'. Kyrgios and popular fashion designer Dalkos have caused a stir with flirty recent social media engagements. Dalkos captured Kyrgios' attention on Instagram last week when she shared a video of herself glammed up at a hair salon. Kyrgios commented on the post by sharing a 'double eyes' emoji — a less than subtle way of showing Dalkos that he was interested in the post. The 23-year-old South Australian responded to the former Wimbledon finalist by posting a shy smiling emoji of her own. The 30-year-old Canberran followed up his first message by posting a blunt 'Beautiful' comment on a second photo Dalkos shared the following day. Dalkos' post showed her celebrating her sister's wedding in a flashy black, strapless, full-length dress. She complimented the look with a daring white shoulder accessory. Kyrgios clearly approved of the ensemble. Dalkos and Kyrgios have made no public comment on their relationship status. However, it has not stopped romance rumours going into overdrive with Dalkos' post filled with Instagram users asking if she and the injured athlete are now an item. A spokesman for Kyrgios has reportedly denied the pair are dating and said they have been friends for some time. 'They have know each other for a while and are good friends! Big Gordon Ramsay fans also,' the spokesman said, according to The Daily Mail. Kyrgios and Hatzi have been busy since their break-up and the former world No. 13 reportedly did everything he could to get his body in-shape to play in the men's doubles draw at the French Open. However, Kyrgios was forced to pull the pin on his plans to play doubles with Aussie Jordan Thompson when an ongoing knee injury flared up. Kyrgios, who has been troubled by serious wrist and knee injuries, had been due to make his return to Paris for the first time since 2017 to partner Thompson. Kyrgios has not won a grand slam singles match since 2022. Hatzi, 25, has also been busy and raised eyebrows when she appeared to take a dig at her ex in March when she posed for a series of photos shared on TikTok. The photos included a watermark caption: 'The photos are good when the photographer isn't secretly jealous'. Kyrgios has at times been the tragic 'boyfriends of Insta' photographer behind some of Hatzi's ritzy influencer posts and selfie shots. It is a sad end to a relationship that previously sparked baby and engagement rumours. 'We haven't spoken, relationships come to an end and I believe it's for the best,' she told The Herald Sun last month. 'And I hope he finds peace and happiness within himself. I definitely entered the relationship with pure intentions, I loved him and thought we had a great connection. Now that I'm not travelling I can do what I want and be fully present.' In a telling goodbye message ahead of her appearance at Australian Fashion Week, the cosmetics expert also joked: 'Maybe I'll steer away from the athletes'.
News.com.au
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Aussie woman the royals are obsessed with
'I can't pinpoint exactly how and when the relationship began but we have been dressing Zara Tindall for quite some time now through her stylist, Annie Miall,' she said. Picture: Getty The designer also hinted that Tindall, who is set to attend Ascot next month, might be spotted trackside in a new Rebecca Vallance dress. Picture: Getty
