Topic: The Associated Press
In what some are calling France's costliest jewel heists, a group of armed men, some disguised as women, stole $108 million worth of diamond rings, necklaces and luxury watches from a Harry Winston store near the Champs-Elysees in Paris. The Associated Press:
Mexican artist Filemon Trevino claims he secured his place in the Guinness Book of World Records with his quarter-mile-long pencil drawing of the heart and circulatory system . " ?Filemon Trevino*The Associated Press:
Skin, what skin? Paris designers cover up for spring-summerA new modesty swept the catwalks on Wednesday's Day Two of the marathon Paris spring-summer 2011 ready-to-wear displays, with designers shunning sizzling sex appeal in favor of oversized, grandma-friendly looks that left nearly everything ...
Fruits of uber-designer Karl Lagerfeld's obsession with photography on display in ParisHe's an uncontested master with a pen and sketchbook, on which he's been rattling off blockbuster ready-to-wear and haute couture collections for decades. But Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld is also gifted ...
Lions, and tigers, and bears, oh Chanel!A several-story-tall golden lion — a modest homage to Chanel founder Coco, a Leo — presided over the luxury giant's over-the-top fall-winter 2011 haute couture display Tuesday, where models in sequin-covered sheath dresses and cropped jackets ...
Paris' couture collections bloom with flower garden collection from Christian DiorParis was in full bloom on Monday, as Christian Dior designer John Galliano opened the city's fall-winter 2011 haute couture collections with a hothouse of petal-covered gowns and tulip shaped skirts in ...
Correction: UCLA arrests storyIn a story June 27 about the arrests of three incoming UCLA football players for allegedly stealing a purse, The Associated Press misspelled the name of a dormitory where the crime allegedly occurred. The dorm is Hedrick Hall, not ...
Paris' menswear designers give the classic suit a poetic makeoverBillowing panels and fluttering swaths of fabric transformed the classic suit into something brooding, romantic and poetic as Paris menswear designers from Dior Homme to emerging Croatian talent Damir Doma served up voluminous ...
Paris menswear designers break out Jesus sandals, gender-bending garb for spring-summer 2011Androgynous silhouettes and sensible sandals are set to be the must-have looks for next summer, if the first day of Paris' four-day-long menswear collections Thursday was anything to go by.Gender-bending looks ...
Federal and state watchdogs opened a new front Monday in the campaign to keep poisons out of Chinese imports, launching inquiries into high levels of cadmium in children's jewelry around the country. Wal-Mart Stores pulled items from their shelves that were cited ...
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