The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are officially here, and the excitement is palpable for the largest sporting event in the world, held every four years. Fans eagerly await the revelation of the athletes who will proudly represent their countries, and it begins with the unique uniforms they will wear during the opening and closing ceremonies....
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All the outfits Team GB could have worn to the Olympics Opening Ceremony instead
We’re just hours away from the 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony (Picture: 2024 Getty Images) The Olympics Opening Ceremony is always a big event – when London hosted the games in 2012, around 27 million people across the UK tuned in, alongside a further 900 million from overseas. Though Paris has decided to opt out of...
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11 best Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony outfits
The Olympics bring the world together, and there is no bigger spectacle than the Opening Ceremony which serves as a crossroads of culture and fashion. For the 2024 Paris Olympics, everyone is taking things to the next level in one of the fashion epicenters in the world. This year, all of the cultures of the...
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Paris Olympic Uniforms 2024 and Inspiration Behind the Designs: From Team USA’s Ralph Lauren Suits to Mongolia’s Viral Looks and More
In 1992, Issey Miyake designed uniforms for Team Lithuania to wear during the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Barcelona — Lithuania was competing for the first time as an independent nation following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Miyake reportedly donated all of his designs free of charge and the outfits were highly praised...
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Britain can’t do luxury fashion anymore – Burberry is the proof
It meant London Fashion Week, always the poor relation to Milan and Paris, suddenly had a hot property that advertised in the key global markets. Therefore, it drew major editors and celebrities to its shows here. Other much smaller designers basked in the reflected glow, attracting attention they never had before. Arguably, Burberry could have...
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UK inflation holds steady despite fall in clothes prices
2 days ago By Faisal Islam and Lora Jones, Economics editor & Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images UK inflation held steady in June, remaining at the Bank of England’s target rate of 2%, according to the latest official figures. Discounts on clothes in summer sales helped offset the soaring cost of hotel stays. Overall, inflation rose...
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Korean ‘Hanbok Wave’ fashion project launched in London
London’s Korean Cultural Centre was turned into a fashion catwalk this week with the launch of Hanbok Wave, a project to interpret and transform traditional Korean dress into a modern collection of women’s and men’s day/eveningwear “for a new generation”. A collaboration saw the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korea Craft and Design Foundation and...
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FIM Speedway – News – TRACK TELEPATHY EARNS GREAT BRITAIN FIM SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS WORLD TITLE GOLD IN MANCHESTER
Great Britain captain Robert Lambert admits his track telepathy with Dan Bewley helped the Lions storm to an epic FIM Speedway of Nations world-title triumph in Manchester on Saturday evening. Just 24 hours ahead of England’s UEFA Euro 2024 final showdown with Spain in Berlin, GB’s dynamic duo got the weekend off to a golden...
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How Victoria Starmer transformed first lady dressing in one week
One week you’re quietly getting on with life working for the NHS in occupational health, the next you’re rubbing shoulders with world leaders at a Nato summit in Washington as the UK’s (unofficial) “first lady”. It’s been quite the transition for Lady Starmer, a woman who had mostly remained in the shadows throughout her husband’s...
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Falkirk and North Lanarkshire t-shirts become fashion hits in Japan
DAVID CLEMENTS David Clements spotted the Falkirk T-shirt on sale in Oita T-shirts branded with the names of Scottish councils have become an unlikely fashion hit in Japan. Local authorities including Falkirk, Clackmannanshire, North Lanarkshire and West Lothian feature in a range launched by Tokyo-based brand Shoo-La-Rue. Images of the clothing, part of the “Cutie...
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Maria Sharapova: “Being true to who you are is one of the best gifts we can give ourselves”
This Wimbledon marks a very special milestone for Maria Sharapova – it is 20 years since she won the tournament, when she was just 17 years old. Her time in SW19 now looks very different to those in the years gone by – rather than dealing with the pressure of playing on court, the retired...
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Everything You Need To Know About Brad Pitt’s Girlfriend, Ines de Ramon
When Brad Pitt first emerged on the silver screen with his breakout film Thelma & Louise, the actor almost instantly became one of cinema’s biggest heartthrobs, alongside the likes of Leonardo Di’Caprio, Keanu Reeves and George Clooney. Not only known for his major acting credentials, which include World War Z, Troy and Ocean’s Eleven, the...