Beauty and fashion

Shana Bonner, left, styles the hair of Pho Gibson at Exquisite U hair salon in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Wednesday a bill making California the first state to ban workplace and school discrimination against black people for wearing hairstyles such as braids, twists and locks. (AP Photo/Kathleen Ronayne)
July 04, 2019 - 1:37 am

California becomes 1st state to ban hairstyle discrimination

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Wednesday a bill making California the first state to ban workplace and school discrimination against black people for wearing hairstyles such as braids, twists and locks. The law by Democratic Sen. Holly Mitchell of Los Angeles, a black...
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Designer Pier Paolo Piccioli, centre, accepts applause at the end of the Valentino Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2020 fashion collection presented in Paris, Wednesday, July 3 2019. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)
July 03, 2019 - 3:08 pm

Dion, Paltrow mingle with the organic at Valentino couture

PARIS (AP) — Celine Dion and Gwyneth Paltrow added star power to the finale of Paris couture week by gracing the verdant Valentino collection. Meanwhile, Jean Paul Gaultier followed through on his pledge to go fur free, as Elie Saab reached a creative high with inspiration from China. Here are some...
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Designer Virginie Viard accepts applause at the end of the Chanel Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2020 fashion collection presented in Paris, Tuesday, July 2 2019. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
July 02, 2019 - 3:46 pm

Chanel's new designer, Viard, unveils couture debut in Paris

PARIS (AP) — Chanel's new chief Virginie Viard merged the worlds of two of its most famous couturiers, those of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld, for a cerebral couture show in Paris set inside a huge circular library. For Viard's first-ever solo couture show, both Chanel, the woman, and...
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A model wears a creation for Iris van Herpen Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2019-2020 fashion collection presented in Paris, Monday, July 1 2019. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
July 01, 2019 - 2:40 pm

Dior goes black in Paris show that celebrates couture roots

PARIS (AP) — Dior went back to the essential architecture of dressmaking, and the late designer's penchant for black, for a brooding display Monday of archetypally couture fall-winter gowns. Looking on inside the Parisian house's design studios Monday on Avenue Montaigne were Gal Gadot, Elisabeth...
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A man looks at a Bulgari necklace and earrings in gold with diamonds from 1969 during a preview of the exhibition "Bulgari. The story, the dream" at St. Angel Castle in Rome, Tuesday, June 25, 2019. The exhibition, which is on from June 26 till Nov. 3, 2019 features jewels and vintage haute couture pieces owned and worn by legendary actresses like, ElizabethTaylor, Ingrid Bergman, Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida and Audrey Hepburn. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
June 25, 2019 - 12:38 pm

Bulgari exhibit in Rome features "La Dolce Vita"-era jewels

ROME (AP) — Glamorous jewelry and vintage fashion from the "La Dolce Vita" era are the star attractions of Bulgari's new exhibition in Rome. The exhibition "Bvlgari, the story, the dream" includes the diamond-and-sapphire sautoir necklace that Hollywood star Richard Burton gave Elizabeth Taylor...
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FILE - This Jan. 24, 2015, file photo, shows the exterior of AbbVie, in Lake Bluff, Ill. AbbVie is buying Botox maker Allergan in a cash-and-stock deal the drugmakers value at around $63 billion. The maker of the blockbuster immune disorder treatment Humira said Tuesday, June 25, 2019, that it will pay $120.30 in cash and a portion of AbbVie stock for each Allergan share. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
June 25, 2019 - 8:19 am

AbbVie makes $63B bid for Botox maker Allergan

The specialty drug company AbbVie will spend $63 billion to acquire Allergan, the maker of Botox and other cosmetic treatments. The two pharmaceutical companies have little in common, save for a desire to reinvigorate growth that has sputtered. Shares of AbbVie are down 16% over the past year and...
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FILE - This Jan. 24, 2015, file photo, shows the exterior of AbbVie, in Lake Bluff, Ill. AbbVie is buying Botox maker Allergan in a cash-and-stock deal the drugmakers value at around $63 billion. The maker of the blockbuster immune disorder treatment Humira said Tuesday, June 25, 2019, that it will pay $120.30 in cash and a portion of AbbVie stock for each Allergan share. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
June 25, 2019 - 8:14 am

AbbVie makes $63B bid for Botox maker Allergan

The specialty drug company AbbVie will spend $63 billion to acquire Allergan, the maker of Botox and other cosmetic treatments. The two pharmaceutical companies have little in common, save for a desire to reinvigorate growth that has sputtered. Shares of AbbVie are down 16% over the past year and...
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Tyler Perry accepts the ultimate icon award at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 23, 2019, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
June 23, 2019 - 11:30 pm

The Latest: Tyler Perry recognized as an icon at BET Awards

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 2019 BET Awards, which are being presented Sunday at the Microsoft Theater (all times local): 8 p.m. Tyler Perry spoke about the worthiness of black women and his journey to become a filmmaker after accepting the Ultimate Icon Award at the BET Awards. Perry says...
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A model wears a creation for the Kenzo mens Spring-Summer 2020 fashion collection presented in Paris, Sunday, June 23 2019. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
June 23, 2019 - 2:05 pm

Longtime Kenzo designers stage final show in Paris

PARIS (AP) — It was quite literally the final curtain for Kenzo's Carol Lim and Humberto Leon at Paris Fashion Week on Sunday, after the duo's eight successful years at the creative helm of the house came to a close. With a 100-meter (110-yard) curtain on set, a surprise performance by singer...
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A model wears a creation for the Kenzo mens Spring-Summer 2020 fashion collection presented in Paris, Sunday, June 23 2019. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
June 23, 2019 - 2:02 pm

Longtime Kenzo designers stage final show in Paris

PARIS (AP) — It was quite literally the final curtain for Kenzo's Carol Lim and Humberto Leon at Paris Fashion Week on Sunday, after the duo's eight successful years at the creative helm of the house came to a close. With a 100-meter (110-yard) curtain on set, a surprise performance by singer...
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