Why can she never win?? Poor Jennifer Aniston, lonely lady of Los Angeles, scorned bride and future crone. All she wants to do is marry Justin Theroux as planned, but of course then her ex, Brad Pitt, had to go and make plans to marry Angelina [...]

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the conditions of workers who died in the Bangladesh factory collapse as “slave labor,” saying unjust salaries and the unbridled [...]

By Li-mei Hoang LONDON (Reuters) – British fashion designer and former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham said life as a working mother is a struggle but she relishes the challenge and plans to expand her empire with a retail store [...]

By Anna Ringstrom and Veronica Ek STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Hennes Mauritz plans to spend around 100 million euros ($130 million) on an initial 50 stores in India, hoping a growing population and rising incomes in Asia’s [...]

LONDON (Reuters) – Top British fashion designers Vivienne Westwood and Katharine Hamnett joined bee campaigners outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Friday to urge the government to support a proposed European Union (EU) ban [...]

LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) – Brazilian David Luiz scored deep into stoppage time to keep Chelsea on track for a second successive European final after a 2-1 victory at Basel in their Europa League semi-final, first leg on Thursday. Fenerbahce, [...]

MADRID, April 25 (Reuters) – Playmaker Andres Iniesta has dismissed the idea Barcelona are at the end of an era following their 4-0 Champions League mauling by Bayern Munich. Barca, who lifted the trophy in 2009 and 2011, were the favourites [...]

(Adds codes) LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) – A Godolphin trainer has admitted to a “catastrophic error” in using banned steroids to dope race horses from Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s illustrious racing stable. [...]

By Gregory Blachier MONTE CARLO, April 21 (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal admitted he is still trying to recapture his best form but remained optimistic for the French Open after losing his Monte Carlo crown to Novak Djokovic on Sunday. Nadal, [...]

By Gregory Blachier MONTE CARLO, April 21 (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal admitted he is still trying to recapture his best form but remained optimistic for the French Open after losing his Monte Carlo crown to Novak Djokovic on Sunday. Nadal, [...]

BERLIN, April 17 (Reuters) – VfB Stuttgart edged past surprise package Freiburg 2-1 on Wednesday to set up a German Cup final against Bayern Munich and secure a European spot for next season. With Bayern having already clinched the Bundesliga [...]

(Reuters) – Two passengers and their bags were removed from a United Airlines flight before departure from Boston’s Logan airport on Tuesday, a source with direct knowledge of the action said, one day after two bombs exploded at [...]

(Reuters) – Two passengers and their bags were removed from a United Airlines flight before departure from Boston’s Logan airport on Tuesday, a source with direct knowledge of the action said, one day after two bombs exploded at [...]

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Clothes inspired by the Incas and other pre-Hispanic cultures and the distinct patterns of Peru’s regions have dominated the runways at Lima’s fashion week. The shows are highlighting the work of 16 Peruvian designers [...]

By Antonella Ciancio MILAN (Reuters) – Wardrobes made from exotic Japanese wood by Armani, a brass and leather “Donatella Versace” chair and other “home” furnishings from Italian luxury designers were [...]

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer, known for her tropical print dresses, dies in Florida at 81.

MIAMI (AP) — Lilly Pulitzer, a Palm Beach socialite turned designer whose tropical print dresses became a sensation in the 1960s and later a fashion classic, died Sunday. She was 81. Pulitzer, who married into the famous newspaper family, [...]

Lily Pulitzer Rousseau, the fashion designer whose vibrant shift dresses and tennis skirts defined preppy style, has died at the age of 81. A posting on the Lilly Pulitzer Facebook page said she “passed away peacefully in Palm Beach, [...]

By Ellen Wulfhorst (Reuters) – Fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer died on Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida, at age 81, her company said. Pulitzer was known for her bright, cheerful print shift dresses that were popular [...]

Of all of the creepy and crawly things that you can think of, tarantulas probably are near the top of the list when it comes to scariness. Well, get ready to add another terrifying arachnid to your list, because a new type of tarantula has been [...]

PARIS, April 2 (Reuters) – Paris St Germain 2 Barcelona 2 – Champions League quarter-final, first leg result At Parc des Princes Scorers: Paris St Germain: Zlatan Ibrahimovic 79, Blaise Matuidi 90+4 Barcelona: Lionel Messi 38, Xavi [...]

By Melanie Lee SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Vera Wang, the queen of bridal couture, is abolishing the nearly $500 fee she charged Chinese brides-to-be to try on a garment at her new Shanghai bridal boutique after the move, meant [...]

In his new cover story for New York magazine, Joe Hagan offers the most in-depth look at the Today show ratings disaster that has created Matt Lauer’s weeks-long attempt at image rehabilitation, and it’s now clear that the defining [...]

By Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) – With a smile on her face, dressed in a simple black peacoat and carrying an elegant unbranded bag, China‘s new first lady, Peng Liyuan, stepped into the international limelight on Friday and [...]

By Chris Gallagher TOKYO (Reuters) – Given Kate Spade Saturday’s bold designs, bright colors and creative flair, it was probably only fitting that the new lifestyle brand opened its first flagship store in fashion-obsessed [...]

By Tom Bill LONDON (Reuters) – London‘s Canary Wharf district is turning to smaller office blocks, apartments and street-level shops for its next phase of development as the financial crisis brings the era of the bank-branded [...]

By Simon Evans DENVER, Colorado, March 21 (Reuters) – A leadership role rarely falls to a 24-year-old playing in just his second World Cup qualifier but U.S. defender Omar Gonzalez will have little choice but to be an organiser on Friday [...]

By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – Leather, fur and kimono-like draped fabric met in bold fusion on Thursday as designer Hiroko Koshino showed off skills honed through decades of rivalry with her two sisters, both also designers [...]

By Mike Collett-White LONDON (Reuters) – Ziggy played guitar. But as a new exhibition devoted to singer David Bowie‘s long and innovative career makes clear, he also wrote lyrics, checked every detail of his outlandish [...]

LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) – Indian Wells runner-up Juan Martin del Potro believes Britain’s Andy Murray can become world tennis number one this year. The towering Argentine beat Murray in the quarter-finals last week on the California [...]