Spartan Echo

  NEW YORK (AP) — “I’m having a great time,” Joan Rivers crows before offering a brisk self-appraisal: “Everything is working, my mind is fine. “The only time I play the age card is on planes when I’m trying to put a bag above the seat: ‘I am 80 years old! Would someone PLEASE help [...]

  WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Mayor Ernest Troiano Jr. thinks he’s found a way to put one of this Jersey shore resort town’s problems behind it. Wildwood is ready to ban overly saggy pants, no ifs, ands or butts. The city is set to pass a law Wednesday, June 12, regulating how people dress on [...]

  NEW YORK (AP) — Tall, trim and wearing catwalk clothes: Pro basketball stars have stepped up their style to become influential tastemakers. On the court, of course, they’re in uniform, with a lot of red and black donned by the Miami Heat, and silver and black on the San Antonio Spurs, during the NBA [...]

  NEW YORK (AP) — The big winners at the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards on Monday, June 3, night were Proenza Schouler for womenswear, Thom Browne for menswear and Phillip Lim for accessories, but the crowd seemed to have the most love for Hillary Rodham Clinton. Clinton received a standing ovation the Lincoln [...]

    NEW YORK (AP) — Vera Wang, arguably the queen of red-carpet dressing, didn’t go into the fashion business with stars in her eyes. She knew about its unglamorous side, the hard work and, especially, the risks. And there were plenty of doubts along the way. But every time one person — and, she [...]

  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Before she became Brazil’s bikini queen, with an empire of chic boutiques and legions of VIP fans that include Hollywood A-listers and pop royalty, Lenny Niemeyer was locked away in her garage, making swimwear out of old pareos and sliced cow bones. Sitting before this perfectly coiffed blond businesswoman [...]

  Being a mother of five children and having a full time job could be quite demanding, but it comes easy to Mrs. LaJuan Hines-Rome. Having her own non-profit organization, She Matters, as well as having her own magazine, BeOnique, Hines plans to build young girl’s hopes and dreams making them realize that they are [...]

  NEW YORK (AP) — You might as well roll out the red carpet in front of the school gymnasium or hotel ballroom and line it with parental paparazzi: Prom season provides many girls a chance to have their moment in the spotlight. It’s likely that this year’s parade of fashions will include a few starlet lookalikes. [...]

  NEW YORK (AP) — Halle Berry says she’s a woman of compassion and Michael Kors says he’s a man of action. Together, they want to make a dent in the battle against hunger around the world. The actress and fashion designer announced a philanthropic campaign Monday, April 8, called Watch Hunger Stop that includes raising money [...]

  You can spot a Lilly lady from what seems like a mile away. She is wearing that rainbow of color, a cheeky print and, most likely, a smile on her face. What Lilly Pulitzer did for fashion is more a story about what she did for women: She made them happy. She made them laugh. She [...]

  NEW YORK (AP) — Model Natalia Vodianova was honored as an inspiration to women at the annual DVF Awards, in part because as a globe-trotting jet-setter, she hasn’t forgotten her roots in Russia. Actually, it’s her around-the-world lifestyle, rubbing shoulders with fashion’s glitterati, that allows her to help back home, the 31-year-old model said. Vodianova founded [...]