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) — 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 [...]

  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) — Kim Kardashian: Take note. To be stylish and pregnant, you need to embrace your new shape. You have to celebrate it. But you also need to be aware of it, and not keep wearing your regular wardrobe — even if it’s a size up. Kardashian, who is expecting her first [...]

  PARIS (AP) — The French fashion house Mugler says Lady Gaga’s stylist Nicola Formichetti is leaving the company where he’s been creative director since 2011. In a statement sent Tuesday, April 2, to The Associated Press, Formichetti said, “I have had a great time working in Paris with Mugler over the last two years. It was [...]

  CHESSY, France (AP) — Forever-young Minnie Mouse is growing up and moving on from her old red and white polka dots. Lanvin has designed the loveable Disney rodent a new dress — a more mature frock in royal blue and long sleeves that she can wear at special Paris events. It was unveiled at [...]

  BEIJING (AP) — New Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan’s choice of attire has sparked a flurry of excitement over an independent homegrown label, an unusual phenomenon in a country where political figures are more frumpy than fashionable and wives usually shy away from the spotlight. Images of Peng, 50, stepping off a plane arm-in-arm [...]

  NEW YORK (AP) — Alexander Wang and Proenza Schouler are among the leading nominees for this year’s Council of Fashion Designers of America awards, topping a list of many familiar names. CFDA president Diane von Furstenberg and CEO Steven Kolb announced Wednesday evening that Proenza’s Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough, and Wang were in the running [...]

  NEW YORK (AP) — Don’t overthink Thom Browne. Yes, he dressed Michelle Obama on Inauguration Day in an outfit made of fabrics usually used for men’s ties, and, yes, his most recent New York Fashion Week show seemed a fairy tale interpreted through “Fifty Shades of Grey.” But Browne says he isn’t staring at the ceiling [...]