Louise Gray 'pushing optimism' colab
Following the huge success of the third Mary Katrantzou for Topshop capsule collection earlier this year, the high street store has announced it will team up with London Fashion Week star Louise Gray for a beauty and fashion line.
Rivera painting fails to sell at auction
Mexican artist Diego Rivera's painting ‘Girl in Blue and White’ failed to find a buyer despite being the main attraction at a Latin American art auction in New York, organisers said.
Cuban surrealist Lam painting tops auction at $4.5m
A painting by Cuban surrealist Wifredo Lam, named for an African Yoruba goddess also worshipped in the Caribbean, led Sotheby’s strongest Latin American evening art sale ever on Wednesday night.
Phony ‘dying bride’ ordered to repay donors
A New York bride who faked having terminal cancer to swindle well-wishers into funding her dream wedding and honeymoon to the Caribbean was ordered to repay more than $13 000 to her victims, prosecutors said.
Soweto event a platform for upcoming designersco
Kliptown will host runway shows and fashion exhibitions this weekend, providing a platform for upcoming designers.
SHAPE SHIFTERS: A girl's best-kept secret
Any fashionista worth her weight will tell you that the perfect outfit starts with a great foundation.
'Fitspo' is the new 'thinspo'
As Instagram, Tumblr and Pinterest are cracking down on "thinspo" content -- images and articles that "inspire" readers to maintain eating disorders and achieve excessive thinness -- the latest trend in self-obsession, dubbed "fitspo", is gaining ground.
App shames midnight snack eaters on social networks
A new app offers a weight loss plan in the form of social humiliation, by reporting your late-night fridge raids to your social networks.
Painting by Chile's Matta tops Latin American art sale
Chilean artist Roberto Matta's 'La revolte des contraires' (The revolt of opposites) led Christie's Latin American art auction, selling for $5 million and setting a record for the artist viewed as a seminal figure bridging surrealism and abstract expressionism.Health
Eating at home could give you a longer life
Wondering whether or not to dine out or eat in? A new study gives you a good reason to do the latter -- researchers find that eating a homecooked meal up to five times a week could add years to your life.Scientists turn skin cells into beating heart muscle
Scientists have succeeded in taking skin cells from patients with heart failure and transforming them into healthy, beating heart tissue.Aussie doctor to be tried over hepatitis C cases
An Australian doctor accused of infecting 56 women with hepatitis C while trying to conceal his own drug use has been ordered to stand trial.
