Gaultier Honored as Rule Breaker
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Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion, like art, has always been a place for people with their own vision to make a statement, with the hopes that others might see it and celebrate it.
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France's bold effort to rein in Muslim fundamentalism was put to the test Thursday, with a new law that bans students from wearing Islamic head scarves taking force with the start of the school year.
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The difference between one suit and another is often as subtle as the placing of a button &#151; a fact highlighted at the Paris menswear shows on Saturday, where the focus was on precision cut and luxurious fabrics.
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Â· Cosmetic giant fined for recruitment campaign Â· First big French firm to be convicted of racial bias
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Islamic Army in Iraq. Paris rejected its demands that France scrap a law banning girls from wearing. the fate of the two reporters after initial hopes of an early release were dashed.
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For some French Muslims, two worlds collided as the ban on wearing Islamic head scarves in public schools took effect. Many described Thursday as crunch day, when they were forced to question the meaning of being Muslim in a Roman Catholic country where life since Sept. 11, 2001, has become more tense and divisive.
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A French consumer group says one in three French wines marked as high quality do not deserve the tag.
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In Hollywood, Paris and Milan, fashion turns down the fuss
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A Sikh religious body said it was &quot;deplorable&quot; that a French ban on the wearing of religious symbols, including turbans, in state schools was depriving boys of education in France.
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By From Our Press Services  Gisele Bndchen is the biggest international star on the runway during Rio's Fashion Week, but she's also making headlines for criticizing the Roman Catholic church's opposition to condom use and abortion.
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France has always had a soft spot for the lawbreaker. Now JÃ©rÃ´me Kerviel, the trader who cost SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale more than $7 billion, has attracted a fan club of his own.
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Spanish fashion designer Paco Rabanne has  criticized John Galliano and Alexander McQueen, calling them  "fashion hooligans" whose provocative designs had chased people  away from Paris fashion.
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Forget afghans. A new generation takes its cues from high fashion.
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Fashion Wire Daily - One has got to admire Giorgio Armani&#39;s energy, and dare one say it, cussedness. At an age when most people are retiring, the world&#39;s most famous designer gave himself the sternest of tasks - cracking haute couture, fashion&#39;s most sophisticated challenge.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil - The Supreme Court has quashed charges of obscene exposure levied last year against avant-garde theater director Gerald Thomas, who mooned an audience after an opera performance.    After an August 2003 performance of "Tristan and Isolde" at Rio de Janeiro's municipal theater, Thomas shocked audience members and much of the cast by pulling down his pants and displaying his buttocks in response to jeers at the curtain call...
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Hollywood's stylish stars got right back to their red carpet routines Sunday night, even if they'd been a bit out of practice. Glamorous gowns Â especially strapless and metallic ones Â dominated the fashion show that preceded the Screen Actor Guild Awards.
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Age crackdown on fashion industry aims to end 'size zero' crisis.