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Model Michaela Tomanova displays a creation by Julien Fournie for his Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2021 fashion collection for a digital presentation of the fashion week, in Paris, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. With shows taking place behind closed doors due to the virus pandemic, some designers such as Julien Fournie are becoming versatile: Getting their designs out to the public by making a film of their collection and streaming it online. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
AP PHOTOS: Designer Julien Fournie's showcase is a movie

Jan. 27, 2021 04:45 AM EST

Designer Angela Brito poses for a photo during an interview in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020. A Rio de Janeiro-based designer participating in this year’s Sao Paulo Fashion Week, Brito, moved to Brazil from Cape Verde more than two decades ago. Her collection this year is called “Identity,” and blends traditional woven cloth from her home country with more cosmopolitan styles. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Fashion-forward: Affirmative action hits Brazil's runways

By David Biller And Mauricio Savarese Nov. 08, 2020 10:04 AM EST

A model wears a creation for the Gauchere Spring-Summer 2021 fashion collection, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, during Paris fashion week. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
Givenchy unveils new designer debut at Paris Fashion Week

By Thomas Adamson Oct. 04, 2020 09:57 AM EDT

Models wear creations for the Yamamoto Spring-Summer 2021 fashion collection, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, during Paris fashion week. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
Sparkle, dance and postal service infuse Paris Fashion Week

By Thomas Adamson Oct. 02, 2020 08:57 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2020 file photo, models wait before the presentation of Chanel Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2020 fashion collection, in Paris. The coronavirus pandemic has instilled extra unpredictability into the already fickle Paris Fashion Week. After first canceling the July shows for menswear and Haute Couture, the French fashion federation has now organized an unprecedented schedule of digital-only events instead. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
As Paris Fashion Week is streamed, critics look to future

By Thomas Adamson Jul. 06, 2020 04:47 AM EDT

In this April 5, 2020 photo, Goop fashion director Ali Pew is poses in Los Angeles. After weeks stuck in isolation, bodies molded into beds and couches glued to TVs and computers, with little to delineate weekends from weekdays, a pronounced fashion trend is emerging in loungewear. It's comfy, everyday clothing with a bit more refinement, unfussy, minimal, but pulled together enough for a zoom conference call with your boss. (Oliver Clark via AP)
Quarantine fashion: Buyers ditch PJs for elevated loungewear

By Kelli Kennedy May. 11, 2020 11:36 AM EDT