1,842 stories by "Associated Press"
By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) " Paris couture this season did something unexpected: It got lighter and down to earth. Not just in fabric, but in attitude. Even with major couture debuts at Ch…
By JOVANA GEC BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) " It may be out of place on a busy downtown street and it may be a bit run down, but this small mansion in central Belgrade is thriving. Its walls crumbli…
By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) " From her house up high in Colorado's Elk Mountains, author Shelley Read can only look out in amazement at the worldwide success of her debut novel, "Go as a …
By The Associated Press Paris opened its Spring/Summer 2026 haute couture season with theatrical runway moments and diverse designer visions. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo …
By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) " Fashion powerhouse Chanel stacked the Paris front row like a movie premiere Tuesday: Nicole Kidman, Dua Lipa, Penélope Cruz, A$AP Rocky, Gracie Abrams, Margar…
By COLLEEN BARRY MILAN (AP) " A day before an emerging Ghanaian designer made his Milan runway debut, Michelle Francine Ngonmo was troubleshooting how to squeeze more people into the venue t…
By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) " Dior turned the Musée Rodin into a celebrity waiting room " then into a garden " on the first day of Paris Couture Week. Guests packed into the museum as the …
By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) " Paris men's Fashion Week ended Sunday with two messages that kept coming up on runways: dress sharply, and build clothes to last. Japanese powerhouse Sacai pus…
By MAY JAMES HONG KONG (AP) " They perch gently on concrete ledges. They nestle into peeling stucco. Occasionally, they soar across a stone house's rooftop. A flock has landed in Wang Tong V…
By The Associated Press Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny live at the Grammy Awards and Rose Byrne's Oscar-nominated performance in "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" are some of the new television, fi…
By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) " Paris men's Fashion Week has been arguing for a new kind of authority this season " coat-first. Across the runways, statement outerwear, bigger shoulders and s…
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Oscar voters have spoken. They served up 16 nominations to "Sinners" and 13 to "One Battle After Another" on Thursday. Ryan Coogler was nominated for best director and bes…
By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) " Issey Miyake brought a monastic calm to Paris on Thursday, staging its IM Men show inside the medieval Collège des Bernardins and sending out sweeping, robe-l…
By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) " A grassroots organization founded to increase diversity in publishing is launching a program to counteract the nationwide wave of bannings in schools and lib…
By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) " Dior 's menswear show arrived with a stripped-back set and a loud signal of confidence: neon-yellow wigs that read like a flag of authority planted in the Pari…
By GIADA ZAMPANO ROME (AP) " Rome was paying its last respects to the legendary Valentino on Wednesday at the start of a two-day public viewing for a fashion designer whose high-glamour gown…
By COLLEEN BARRY MILAN (AP) " Ricky Martin and Hudson Williams joined a star-studded front row Monday for the first Giorgio Armani menswear runway collection under the sole creative directio…
By The Associated Press Italian designer Valentino Garavani was known for his glamorous gowns and signature "Valentino red," which were fashion show staples for nearly half a century. On Mon…
By The Associated Press Dwayne Johnson transforming into MMA pioneer Mark Kerr for "The Smashing Machine" and Louis Tomlinson releasing his third solo album are some of the new television, f…
By BEATRICE DUPUY Ariana Grande, Teyana Taylor, Timothée Chalamet and a sea of other stars said goodbye to color at this year's Golden Globes, opting instead for black. And many in the crow…
By The Associated Press A$AP Rocky's first full-length album in eight years, "Don't Be Dumb," and Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reuniting again in Netflix's "The Rip" are some of the new televi…
By KIM COOK Maybe it's a scratched-up old sideboard found at a yard sale and turned into a snazzy media console. Or a couple of well-traveled vintage trunks given a new home as bedside table…
By The Associated Press Returns to "The Pitt," the Grid and music of Kid Laroi are some of the new television, films and music headed to a device near you. The first week of January brings a…
BEIJING (AP) " Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the narrow handle of a rosewood chair. She bends forward, lifts her othe…
By CODY JACKSON DORAL, Fla. (AP) " When Fernando Dávila was 8 years old in Colombia, he failed a drawing class because he painted donkeys red. There was a reason for that: He is colorblin…
