fashion
Wanna go out in Athens? Try the Gazi neighbourhood
You could almost call it a phenomenon that has worked its charm on the Athenians over the years. Some of the prostitutes in the area even parade around in the latest fashions, like it’s some kind of catwalk
Ties and tees: three innovative fashion initiatives from Ljubljana, Lille and Berlin
Between 20 - 22 January, the historic Berlin-Tempelhof airport compound served as the venue of Bread and Butter, the most prominent trade fair for urban and streetwear, for the second year in a row. We pick tie manufacturers, T-shirt street fashion and an eco-sports label as top of the crop
fashion, fair, berlin, culture calendar, clothes, traditions, lifestyle
Dominika Nowak: 'I want to stay unusual, even if I've had to become more commercial'
The designer untames convention with her 'Nunc' shoes, insisting that her furry fabric fantasies are made to be adapted to daily life. We discuss Paris-Krakow, fashion uglies and what it's like to go it alone as a one-woman brand at 27
fashion, university, poland, emancipation, business, animals, expatriates
Trade of Nazi propaganda is booming in Poland
Punishable in Germany, legal in Poland: SS badges, swastikas, t-shirts illustrated with extreme-right symbolism and far-right music are sold in border markets on the Oder and Neisse. Poland is the biggest producer of nazi propaganda in Europe. Although the marketing of political goals is forbidden, trade with Nazi devotees is not
fashion, poland, right-wing, neo-fascism, neo-nazis, extremism, rock
Are you a hipster, a bobo or a bananowe dziecko?
These slang terms have defined generations of a decadent middle-class youth, from the US to Poland via France and the UK, since the 1940s. Overview
Quality, not quantity during fashion week in Europe
From the old classics of Paris, Milan and London to the new modes in Stockholm, Madrid or Berlin: the 2009 autumn-winter fashion shows are streaming through Europe, despite the economic crisis and the criticism erupting around it
fashion, alta costura, cities, cities, lifestyle, culture, europe
Fiat 500: inexpensive and successful despite the economic downturn
The car industry is in crisis, but Fiat has responded well with the successful marketing of a new product. The 'Italian Dream' now costs less than 12, 000 euros pr £10, 609
fashion, fiat, industria automobilistica, comercio, marketing, economical crisis, economy
President-elect Obama: the US changes
History was marked on 4 November. With 52% of the popular vote, the Americans clearly chose the 47-year-old senator of Illinois to be the 44th president of the United States. Perspectives, as the widescreen bows George W. Bush out and Obama campaign fever peaks in the Paris fashion and Barcelona art worlds. Plus a voice for defeated rival, John McCain
Teen rock bands: the Tokio Hotel phenomenon
Young, extremely successful - and extremely annoying for some. Why are teen bands like Estonia's 'The Bedwetters' and Denmark's 'Dúné' storming the charts across Europe?
fashion, germany, leonid kuchma, denmark, estonia, paris, culture
Estelle Swaray: 'the singlest woman alive'
Why the British rapper, hip hop singer and producer, 28, swapped London, its boys and the UK music industry for Brooklyn's cabbies, leading to ‘an unexpected duet’ with American rapper Kanye West
fashion, grenada, kanye west, senegal, new york, family, brunch
'Sarkozy or YouTube 3.0?' in Bologna
Better processors, improved data management possibilities integrated into consoles. Report from the 'Future Film Festival' in Italy
fashion, internet, bologna, multiculturalism, copyright, identity, contemporary art
Hairy Portuguese women
The French and Spanish joke goes that Portuguese women have moustaches
fashion, portugal, spain, lisbon, cities, southern eu, men and women
Tecktonik - arm-splaying, mullet hair dance craze
TCK. Three letters that stand for a phenomenon: tecktonik. Similar in style to electro, it has been a sensation amongst teenagers in France, Belgium and Holland over the last six months - and is also a registered trademark
fashion, netherlands, underground, belgium, western eu, cities, paris
Guinea pigs in the spotlight!
Study reveals men not only prefer blonds but those with small brains
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