Well it is party season! Braless Kristen Stewart sparkles at the Chanel fashion show in a crystal-encrusted jacket and leather trousers

Kristen Stewart cast aside her typically tomboy garbs on Tuesday night and amped up the glamour.

Showing her support for the fashion brand that made her their muse, the brunette sparkled as she arrived at Chanel's annual Metiers d'Art Fashion Show at the Cinecitta in Rome, Italy.

The 25-year-old stepped out of the shadows in a crystal-encrusted jacket, under which she daringly went braless, and added a bold pair of trousers to the look.

Not only was she drawing attention to herself with dazzling diamanté details, but the Twilight actress revealed a daring portion of her bare chest as the jacket fastened with a simple bow at the navel.

She teased a glimpse at her chest with a lock pendant that hung low and made sure that her striking features were also on show when she scraped her hair back hair.

Kristen's tresses appeared to have grown out over night as she sampled a longer-hair look - a departure from her low-fuss shoulder length style - and wore a long faux ponytail over one shoulder.

Stepping out of the shadows: The characteristically dressed down actress stepped out of the shadows with sparkle

The actress perched on the front row, poised for Karl Lagerfeld's fashion show, and smouldered with her eyes squinted and, characteristically, no smile to speak of.

Kristen crossed her legs in wide-legged leather trousers, revealing a pair of heels from beneath, which were low, classic and elegant.

Snow White & The Huntsman star Kristen has been a Chanel brand ambassador since 2013 and made her debut with 2014's Metier d'art Paris Dallas collection having successfully channeled her skills on the big screen into modelling.

Pose perfect: The brunette makes her return as the face of the 2015/16 collection

This year though, the brunette is turning her talents to portraying Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel herself in a new short film for the fashion house.

Entitled Once And Forever, the short sees Kristen unveil 'the real Coco,' i.e: 'her youth, her lovers, her beauty,' according to head designer Karl.

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Caitlyn Jenner 'will attend Victoria's Secret Fashion Show' to support daughter Kendall's first walk for lingerie brand

She said she would always be there for her children after going through her gender transition earlier this year.

And Caitlyn Jenner stayed true to her word as it's been revealed the reality star will be supporting daughter Kendall Jenner, 20, as she stars in her first ever Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

ET Online has confirmed that the father-of-six will be attending the annual lingerie extravaganza in New York next week to watch the model strut her stuff.

Kendall will be walking the event when it is filmed on November 9 and 10. It will then air on CBS on December 8.

The KUWTK star - who has walked for designers such as Chanel, Balmain and Diane Von Furstenberg - will be joined by her BFF Gigi Hadid, 20, who was seen in an audition clip last week shared by the lingerie brand.

Selena Gomez, The Weeknd, and Ellie Goulding - who reportedly stepped in after Rihanna backed out at the last minute - will also perform at the annual event.  

Alessandra Ambrosio and Adriana Lima are back for the brand, too, marking the sixteenth show for each model, who first joined the sexy catwalk in 2000. 

Veterans Behati Prinsloo, Candice Swanepoel, and Lily Aldridge are also walking, while Lily gets the special honor of modeling this year's $2 million Fantasy Bra.

There will also be ten models making their official Angel debut this year.

The show will also see the return of a few non-Angel models who have appeared at the event in the past, like Joan Smalls - who has walked in the show four times before - and PINK spokesmodel Rachel Hilbert.  

She's in: Kendall's pal Gigi Hadid will also be making her first VS Fashion show appearance and was seen auditioning in an Instagram clip from the lingerie maker last week 

Meanwhile proud parent Caitlyn shared a childhood snap of Kendall on Tuesday to celebrate her 20th birthday.

In the sepia filtered image a be-freckled Kendall beams a toothless grin.

Caitlyn wrote alongside the snap: 'Can't believe my toothless little girl is so beautiful and 20 years old. Daddy loves you! @KendallJenner'

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Sweden's 'hijabista': Selling Muslim fashion

Stockholm, Sweden - In the last few weeks the Swedish fashion brand Hennes & Mauritz, known globally as H&M, has made headlines for featuring a Muslim woman in hijab in their 2015 fall collection campaign video.

They are not the only Swedish retailers to have done so. Ahlens department store also featured Muslim women in hijab in their 2015 fall campaign.

Both drew praise. But there was also criticism, with some accusing the retailers of "normalising the hijab and supporting the oppression of women".

This kind of sentiment is all too familiar to Iman Aldebe, a Muslim designer who was born in Sweden to Jordanian parents.

Many of her designs feature haute couture turbans that are sold in exclusive department stores in Sweden, Paris, New York and Dubai.

The imam's daughter

But getting here hasn't been easy. As the daughter of a recently retired imam, Aldebe grew up in a religious Muslim family in Stockholm, where, in the early 1990s, the only place to worship was a mosque in a basement that doubled up as a community centre.

Muslims from all over the country would come to the capital to worship there, to buy religious books and halal food and to learn the Quran. For a few hours at the weekends or during the holidays, the people who gathered there felt the acceptance that came from being around those who shared their beliefs.
And, in such circles, there were clear expectations for how an Imam’s daughter ought to look and behave.

"I started wearing hijab when I was six," explains the 30-year-old designer. "Growing up, I was always monitored. Wearing makeup and anything that differed from [what] the [rest of the Muslim] community [wore] was not acceptable."
 
"I felt that I had so much responsibility and a certain role I had to live up to," she reflects.

But an interest in fashion always bubbled beneath the surface.

"I remember while growing up how I used to dislike the way my mum and her friends had the same uniform, colourless headscarves. They also used to wear the same style of A-line coat – it was the only thing available [in the shops] at the time that was deemed modest," Aldebe explains.

She began studying fashion design in high school when she was 16-years-old and quickly realised that there was an entrepreneurial side to her passion for crafting clothes. She started creating graduation and wedding outfits that were fashion-forward but still modest.

"I started with small orders for my immediate circle of friends and family," she says.

Aldebe went to university to study journalism and law, but a year into her studies she decided to take a gap year.

Re-imagining the hijab

That year proved valuable; teaching her much about how the real world of retail worked. But it also gave Aldebe her first taste of anti-hijab discrimination.

She remembers seeing an ad outside a boutique that was looking to recruit a sales person.

According to a 2014-2015 report by Thomson Reuters, Muslims globally spent $266bn on clothing and footwear in 2013 and that number is expected to rise to $484bn by 2019.



"When I went inside to query about the position I was told that it had already been taken," she says.

"I had a feeling they were not genuine so I sent in my friend, who was not wearing hijab. When she asked about the position, they asked her how soon she could start," she sighs.

There was also the time when she tried to find retail work via the job centre, and was told by the person handling her case that religion doesn’t belong in the workplace.

"That person also told me that it was probably better for me to take off my hijab," she remembers.

Feeling disappointed but determined, Aldebe returned to university. She graduated with a degree in broadcast journalism and law in 2012.

Eventually she got a part-time job in a boutique – but first she made some adjustments to the way she wore her headscarf.

"I decided to change [the way I wore it], from wrapping it around my face to tying it all at the back like a traditional African head wrap. I went to the interview and I was accepted."

She recalls how customers would complement her on how "cool" it looked.

I felt that I could make some changes that wouldn’t compromise my beliefs and would be acceptable both within my religion and within Swedish society," she says.

In 2006, Aldebe appeared, along with some other Muslim designers, on Sweden’s TV4 morning magazine show to discuss styles of hijab.

"Following that segment, Aftonbladet, a leading Swedish newspaper, reached out to Swedish department stores and asked if they would consider selling headscarves and catering to Muslim fashion," Aldebe explains.

The answer, they told her, was no.

Aldebe began to think more seriously about the concept of modernising Muslim fashion. She felt certain that these stores would change their opinion once they realised how much of an untapped market Muslim women wear was. She started to set up her "modest" fashion business.

Filling a gap

"It's interesting to see how some of these stores that refused to sell hijab years ago are now embracing it and capitalising on Muslim fashion," she says.

And it is a fast-growing market. According to a 2014-2015 report by Thomson Reuters, Muslims globally spent $266bn on clothing and footwear in 2013 and that number is expected to rise to $484bn by 2019.

With millions of potential Muslim consumers worldwide, brands like Mango and DKNY have released lines specifically catering to the month of Ramadan, when Muslims fast from sunrise until sunset and family and social gatherings are more common.

Aldebe recognised this huge gap in the market. By observing her customers, she noticed that many wanted to be able to buy ready-styled headscarves. That was where the idea of the turban came from. She now has a "Happy Turban" line, where every headpiece is unique. It has proven popular among Muslims and non-Muslims alike. 

But she doesn't just style turbans and headscarves, she explains. "I also design clothes that are suitable for Muslim fashionistas," she says.

That, however, hasn’t always been well received. "It took years before people would start to accept what I was doing."

She recalls the criticism she faced when she first started modernising Muslim fashion in 2001. Her critics came from two usually opposed groups – Muslims and Swedish nationalists.

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Halloween-inspired fashion for this year's spooky season

DAY OF THE DEAD Dark and glamourous, this Mexican-inspired theme is flower-child-meets-zombie. Complete the look with liquid eyeliner and a lustrous red lip, or go for full "candy skull" make up made easy with this stick-on Face Lace, $50.31, from ASOS. Hair garland $26.41, velvet choker $10.96, Glamourous lace top $57.01, fingerless gloves $15.35, jewelled heels $87.71, all from ASOS; tulle midi skirt, $55 from Boohoo. 

The Saturdays' Mollie King oozes glamour in a seriously low-cut dress at Erdem event during London Fashion Week

As The Saturdays' most style-savvy member, she's been a constant presence on the social scene during London Fashion Week so far.

And Mollie King was putting in yet another glamorous appearance on Monday night, donning a daring LBD to attend the London Erdem Green Carpet Challenge Collection event.

The 28-year-old singer wowed in her classic dress with a revealing cut-out section at the bust as she mingled with the fashion elite at the Spring Summer 2016 presentation.

Classic look: Mollie King looked incredible in a black dress with a plunging neckline and crossover straps at the Erdem Green Carpet Challenge Collection event on Monday night

Mollie made the most of her slim figure in the form-fitting dress with its crossover panels at the bust.

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Kanye West causes chaos at New York Fashion Week with ‘hideous’ Yeezy 2 clothing line

HE has incredible influence and filled New York Fashion Week with stars — but Kanye West’s latest clothing line was dubbed ‘hideous’ as he pushed it on to the runway.

Just like Victoria Beckham’s rocky climb to success, the music mogul has been persistent in breaking on to the fashion scene.

The rapper-turned-designer presented his second season Yeezy x Adidas shoe collection, overshadowed with his own clothing line.

But the collection drew a mixed response. The rapper was criticised for putting a hefty price tag on clothing that some said were reminsiscent of the homeless or extras from The Walking Dead. One male model even unexpectedly lit up a cigarette on the runway.

“Kanye about to make being homeless in style, spend your life savings to look like you have none,” joked one social media user.

Kanye West Ruined My Fashion Week Show, But I’ll Survive

Anne Bowen was due to present her New York Fashion Week streetwear collection on Wednesday. Then Kanye West decided he wanted to have a show at the same time.

has intentionally stolen the spotlight again. Or maybe he was just borrowing a move from Beyoncé’s playbook.

On Friday, just moments before the Givenchy show—fashion week’s buzziest event—West announced that he would be holding his own, impromptu presentation on September 16.

Not only did it quickly become the next “must-see” event, but it also interrupted two other shows: Naeem Kahn and the debut of Anne Bowen’s streetwear collection, Nomad VII.

It has rapidly become the sequel to West’s infamous “I’m gonna let you finish, but…” tirade with Taylor Swift in 2009. But instead of stealing the mic, he stole a timeslot…and allegedly some models.

“We have been prepping for a year for this at considerable financial, labor- and commitment-cost to our company. Our show date has been scheduled for months and has been on the Fashion Calendar for weeks. We went through all the proper channels to make this a reality,” Bowen told WWD. “Kanye knows he is a media sensation and it is just not ethical to do this. It’s like we are David and he is Goliath. We have put our heart and soul into our show, and should not be stepped on like this.”

She’s right. Every time the rapper plans a fashion show, be it a success or not, celebrities—and their followers—churn out in masses.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z sat front row with Kim Kardashian and Anna Wintour at the Yezzy x Adidas debut in February. Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, who are lauded for their high-end label The Row, appeared at West’s eponymous womenwear show in Paris in 2011.

His Yeezy x Adidas footwear sells out in less than an hour.

When we caught up with Bowen on Monday, she was in the midst of frantically re-organizing her show to come. Though the venue, TAO Downtown, will remain the same, the show has had to change dates (to Thursday), re-cast its models, and re-configure much of its production elements.

You can’t compete,” she told The Daily Beast. “He is Kanye West, one of the most award-winning celebutantes of our time.”

However, West’s previous fashion endeavors have suffered mediocre reviews. When the rapper released his first women’s collection at Paris Fashion Week in 2011, The Telegraph told him to “stick to the day job.”

The Wall Street Journal agreed, comparing his attempt at fashion designer to Lindsay Lohan’s “disastrous” collaboration with Ungaro in 2009.

Even his uber simplistic collaboration with French label APC was called “the new boring” by The Guardian.

Still, the media follows where he leads, and Bowen experienced “complete panic” the moment she was notified of West’s announcement.

Not only would the press around West potentially overshadow buyers and editors seeing her streetwear pieces for the first time, but many of the models were also being pulled from her show.

“They were here at a testing, then we called to confirm them and we heard that they were being pulled,” she said. “The call time for hair and makeup was going to be the same time as ours. There was just so much wasted time and energy.”

So, in order to have “any significance,” as she explained to WWD, Bowen was forced “to move our date and time which is a logistical nightmare, three days out from our originally scheduled time.”

As for Naeem Kahn, a spokeswoman for the label confirmed that the show is moving forward as scheduled.

“Most of the designers work though the CFDA for this very reason—to make sure that they don’t step on each other and that there aren’t any conflicts,” Bowen’s publicist, Lisa Monteleone, told The Daily Beast. “But he elected to just announce and not work through the CFDA, so there wasn’t anything they could do.”

The CFDA, or Council of Fashion Designers of America, is a non-profit trade organization for North American fashion designers and helms a massive percent of the official fashion week participants. According to CFDA president Steven Kolb, the West or Adidas teams never notified them of their intentions.

Thakoon Panichgul on global fashion and the Asian market

He is a man who has dressed everyone from America's first lady Michelle Obama, to Vogue editor Anna Wintour.

Thai-American fashion designer Thakoon Panichgul is looking to bring his clothes to Asia, which is where he grew up.
Leisha Chi found out more during his recent visit to Singapore.