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Met Gala, Fashion’s Biggest Night, Returns to May Perch
Well, hello first Monday in May. The year's biggest night in fashion, the Met Gala, returns to its usual berth on the social calendar this year after pandemic upheaval.

Thom Browne Holds a ‘Teddy Talk’ in Playful Toy-Themed Show
The 500 audience members were sitting in neat rows, and they’d definitely gotten the memo on attire: All were perfectly dressed in a classic gray Thom Browne suit. They were very quiet, too, perhaps because they knew Browne’s show Friday evening was a special occasion, held in New York rather tha

A Poem to Arab Beauty: The Fashion Designs of Hana Sadiq
With verses from love poems and flowing calligraphy, Jordan-based fashion designer Hana Sadiq stitches a testament to the beauty of Arab women. In a career spanning decades, Iraqi-born Sadiq has shown her creations worldwide and dressed the stars, but she remains rooted in the traditions of her h

Ray-Ban Maker EssilorLuxottica Posts Higher Quarterly Revenue
French-Italian eyewear group EssilorLuxottica SA reported a sharp rise in first-quarter revenue on Friday, helped by strong performance across most regions. The maker of Oakley and Ray-Ban sunglasses reported revenue of 5.61 billion euros ($6.09 billion) for the first three months of the year, up