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Hope Hall, president of Bosses in Beauty LLC, and Jazmine Allen, vice president of Bossess in Beauty, decided it was time for something unique and fresh for the beauty and fashion industry. To fill the void, they decided to host the inaugural Beauty and Fashion Industry Ball.

The event will take place Aug. 9 from 6 p.m. to midnight at The Crane Bay Event Center, 551 W. Merrill St.

Hall and Allen hopes all will come to the ball to enjoy a very special evening and help support…

Attendees and participants in the annual Miami Swim Week found themselves in a tough spot when title sponsor Mercedes-Benz pulled out of the event earlier this year, along with chief organizer IMG. And with multiple production companies putting on shows — and no overarching governing body — the event was unsurprisingly disjointed for 2015.

Even the dates were unclear: While Funkshion, a production company that put on a series of shows, kicked things off on Wednesday, the first…

It took my breath away.

The beautiful bride and her handsome groom saying their vows before a minister they knew well, standing on a platform decorated with fresh flowers under a billowing white huppah, or canopy, fashioned in part from a hand-embroidered family heirloom amid the soaring California Redwoods surrounded by family and friends, some perched on blankets in a semi-circle surrounding them.

Most had traveled hundreds if not thousands of miles to join the weekend-long…

To all the other unconventional jobs and titles connected to British royalty (Warden of the Swans, Queen’s Piper, Black Rod, Silver Stick), now you can add another: Royal Harpist.

Yep, it’s a real position in the household of Prince Charles the Prince of Wales, who revived the job 15 years ago and on Wednesday announced his latest Official Harpist, Anne Denholm.

The young (23) and acclaimed Welsh harpist and Cambridge grad, is the fifth person to get the royal nod. (She…

Some claim that you don't see a person's true colors until you start planning your wedding. Most of the time dealing with all of the personalities is much harder than dealing with the actual planning itself. For some reason, I've found that weddings have a way of turning even the most mild-mannered, normal human beings into Gary Busey.

That being said, here are three ways to be a little more 'Bride' and a little less 'Zilla.'

1. Ask and Ye Shall Receive

Wedding planning…

Her passion and quest for greener pastures landed her the opportunity to work under the guidance of fashion heavyweights Amir Adnan and Maheen Khan, who she once aspired to be like. With years of experience under her belt, she’s now ready to go solo as a designer for her eponymous label. Speaking to The Express Tribune, Sarah talks about how she set foot in the world of fashion and her latest venture.

The designer’s present fortes are prêt and couture but she also plans on designing…

A qipao, which was was once a heavy and shapeless robe Manchu ladies wore, is now popular again. A qipao is a modern figure-hugging dress Shanghai women considered a must on their wedding day. Six decades later, the dress still stands as an unspoken Chinese icon despite twists and turns.

China's first lady, Peng Liyuan, ignited public interest when she wore qipao-style dresses while accompanying her husband during state visits. The "Liyuan style," according to fashion experts, will…

How to make peace between post-graduation dueling eighth graders? In the midst of the Newport Flower Show, polo matches in Portsmouth, and mother-of-the-bride dress code at the height of the wedding season, were the best questions to Didi Lorillard at NewportManners this week.

Q. We're coming over from the South Shore to go to the Newport Flower Show this weekend and my friends and I want to know about ladies hats. Do you have the inside on the kind of hat to wear? A.W., Duxbury,…

Planning a wedding can be one of the most stressful moments in a person’s life – but agents can help simplify one aspect of the couple’s lives with this one simple piece of advice.

“In many cases, placing all insurance policies - whether for a home, a car or a boat- with one insurance company can help newlyweds simplify their insurance,” says Richard W. Lavey, president, personal lines and chief marketing officer at The Hanover, “and may save money through multi-policy…

If you ask Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) about the state of religious freedom in America, you are likely to get an earful on how Christians in this country are being forced to live through some terrible era of religious persecution.

Speaking at the Faith and Freedom Coalition summit in Iowa, Cruz told his audiencethat “There is a liberal fascism that is dedicated to going after believing Christians who follow the biblical teaching on marriage,” and that there is “no room for Christians…

Port-au-Prince: Diameter, width, thickness – nothing is left to chance as Brazilian jewelry designer Ana Suassuna trains Haitian artisans how to shape cow horns into fashionable bracelets.

As sanders whir in the background, Suassuna surveys the work being done in a small studio in the heart of bustling Port-au-Prince.

“They know better than me how to work with horn,” she said.

“But I try to teach them how to be more precise with dimensions and finishing touches,” she…

Online grocery store Zopnow, which sources items from hypermarkets HyperCity and More, instead of maintaining warehouses, is planning to diversify into the high-margin fashion and lifestyle space through similar tie-ups with a number of retailers and brands by December.

Through its tie-up with HyperCity, promoted by K. Raheja Corp., Zopnow has gained access to the inventory of K. Raheja Corp’s other businesses such as Shoppers Stop and bookstore chain Crossword, said Zopnow chief…

The Carl Grant Events Center at Union University was filled with laughter as women enjoyed speakers, vendors, lunch and a fashion show at the Blossoming Into a Better You Women's Conference on Thursday.

Judy Arrington, community educator for West Tennessee Healthcare, organized the event. She said she wanted to give older women a chance to get out and have fun.

"We felt like we wanted to offer something locally for the ladies," Arrington said. "Often times, we're taking care of…

One of more recent additions to The CW's ever-growing pantheon of DC Comics-based superheroes, Firestorm, joined the Flash and Arrow in taking down the Reverse-Flash in last week's episode of "The Flash." This week, Robbie Amell returns to Central City, where he'll discover that Barry Allen's (Grant Gustin) personal hero's journey will continue to impact his own life, in ways he never would have -- or could have -- expected.

Ahead of tonight's massive finale, Amell spoke with CBR News…

"Days of Our Lives" star Nadia Bjorlin, 34, brought daytime drama to her nighttime wedding and FOX411 has all the exclusive details.

The brunette beauty was surrounded by some of America’s biggest soap stars as she said “I Do” to entrepreneur Grant Turnbull, 29, at a private residence in Palm Springs Friday.

“It’s going to be a wild wedding,” Nadia told us before her big day.

The guest list included her fellow cast mates Spencer Neville, Molly Burnett and Crystal…

LUXURY BRAND Louis Vuitton lured a bevy of stars to the California desert to see its latest cruise collection by Nicolas Ghesquiere - further evidence of the Los Angeles area's rise on the world fashion scene.

An A-list audience of about 500 - from legendary French actress Catherine Deneuve to rapper Kanye West to LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault - trekked to the Bob and Dolores Hope Estate in Palm Springs for the glittering event.

Their hair flowing in the wind, towering models…

In Silicon Valley, fashion may mean a hoodie or a startup-branded t-shirt, but that doesn't exclude the tech epicenter from getting its own fashion week.

Betabrand's Silicon Valley Fashion Week? — question mark and all — kicks off May 12 with a three day show complete with drones and robots literally carrying clothes down the runway.

Each night is split into different tech categories: electric motion, wearable tech, and crowdfunding. Fashion companies like Oscar De La Renta,…

A Co Fermanagh woman has officiated at the formal registration of the birth of Princess Charlotte at Kensington Palace.

Alison Cathcart, who is originally from Florencecourt, is the longest-serving registrar at London's Westminster Register Office.

It's the second time she's been on royal baby duty at the palace as she previously officiated at the registration of Prince George when his father Prince William signed his birth certificate in 2013.

She had to go to…