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Beyonce, center, attends the men's Louis Vuitton Spring-Summer 2026 collection, that was presented in Paris, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Beyoncé and Jay-Z become the main event as Paris crowns celebrity the world’s hottest trend

The power of celebrity is the one trend that defined the fashion season in Paris. It wasn’t a silhouette, a color or a fabric. Paris Fashion Week ends on Sunday. Nothing captures today’s reality quite like the spectacle of the fashion show.

Models wear creations part of the men's Comme des Garcons Homme Plus Spring-Summer 2026 collection, that was presented in Paris Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Rei Kawakubo redefines men’s suits with radical designs at Paris Fashion Week

Vogue editor Anna Wintour attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala on May 6, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Anna Wintour is seeking a new Vogue editor-in-chief but will maintain editorial control

A model wears a creation part of the Issey Miyake men's Spring-Summer 2026 collection, that was presented in Paris Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Issey Miyake transforms the Cartier Foundation into living sculpture garden with light and movement

Designer Pharrell Williams takes the stage after the men's Louis Vuitton Spring-Summer 2026 collection, that was presented in Paris, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Pharrell Williams brings India and Beyoncé to Louis Vuitton’s Pompidou runway

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The luxury shoes decorated with gold and porcelain

Do you want to take a step into luxury fashion? A shoemaker in Serbia has crafted footwear partly made with gold and porcelain - for those who can afford the price tag. (AP video shot by: Ivana Bzganovic)

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Tommy Hilfiger, Ivanka Trump, Sydney Sweeney and Queen Rania depart hotel for Bezos wedding event

Jubilant bidders drive up the prices at Princess Diana fashion items auction

BTS’ J-hope arrives to screaming fans at Louis Vuitton fashion show

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A model wears a creation as part of the men's Saint Laurent Spring-Summer 2026 collection, that was presented in Paris, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Saint Laurent opens Paris Fashion Week at Pinault’s art palace with a show of force

New book chronicles Virgil Abloh’s rise to fashion fame

This combination of images shows cover art for "Make It Ours: Crashing the Gates of Culture with Virgil Abloh" by Robin Givhan, left, and Givhan at the Global Citizen NOW conference in New York on April 28, 2023. (Crown via AP, left, and AP)

Q&A: Pulitzer Prize winner Robin Givhan chronicles Virgil Abloh’s rise to fashion fame

A model wears a creation as part of the men's Giorgio Armani Spring-Summer 2026 collection, that was presented in Milan, Italy, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Giorgio Armani misses Milan Fashion Week for the first time in 50 years, but his designs shine

Giorgio Armani debuts relaxed menswear collection in Milan

Models wear creations as part of the men's Giorgio Armani Spring-Summer 2026 collection, that was presented in Milan, Italy, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Photos of Milan Fashion Week’s menswear collections for Spring-Summer 2026

A model wears a creation as part of the men's Simon Cracker Spring-Summer 2026 collection, that was presented in Milan, Italy, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Simon Cracker creates a brand uniform to highlight star upcycled garments during Milan Fashion Week

Armani’s global aesthetic shines

A model wears a creation as part of the men's Emporio Armani Spring-Summer 2026 collection, that was presented in Milan, Italy, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Armani’s global aesthetic shines in bohemian Emporio Armani show, though designer misses Milan bow

Dolce & Gabbana Embrace Wrinkled Romance for Spring/Summer 2026

Giorgio Armani gestures at the end of the Giorgio Armani Prive Haute Couture Spring Summer 2025 collection in Paris, on Jan. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, File).

Giorgio Armani, 90, will not attend runway shows during Milan Fashion Week

Fashion designer Francesco Risso in the backstage prior to a Marni Fall/Winter 2025-2026 Womenswear fashion show, during the Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

Francesco Risso leaves Marni after a decade as creative director in another fashion world shakeup

This undated photo shows Utah State Rep. Verona Mauga and Arthur Afa Ah Loo. (Mauga via AP)

Protester killed at Utah ‘No Kings’ rally was a fashion designer from ‘Project Runway’

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Pope Leo XIV’s fashion choices make waves, and many wonder what they mean

Pope Leo XIV brings back traditional papal fashion to the Vatican following Pope Francis austerity

Reading the tea leaves as Pope Leo brings back fancy papal garb

Owner of Dominican club whose roof collapsed and killed 236 is arrested along with his sister

Snoop Dogg, Doechii rock BET Awards carpet

Doechii, Foxx, Carey shine at BETs

This cover image released by Crown Publishing shows "Look" by Michelle Obama. (Crown Publishing via AP)

Michelle Obama’s ‘The Look’ reflects on her fashion choices

Italian fashion designer Maria Grazia Chiuri is photographed at the Dior Fall/Winter 2025-2026 Womenswear collection presented, March 4, 2025. in Paris. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, file)

Chiuri leaves Dior, joining a growing list of high-profile global fashion exits

Pierpaolo Piccioli receives applause at the end of the Valentino ready-to-wear Spring/Summer 2023 fashion collection presented Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022 in Paris. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

Pierpaolo Piccioli takes over at Balenciaga from disrupter Demna

Designer Prabal Gurung focuses on resilience in new memoir

Prabal Gurung poses for a portrait on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

Designer Prabal Gurung reflects on tough childhood, resilience and runway success in a new memoir

Indigenous fashion week in Santa Fe explores heritage

Native Designer Lauren Good Day, right, is accompanied by a model wearing her design after her runway show at the 2025 Native Fashion Show, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Santa Fe, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)

Indigenous fashion week in Santa Fe, New Mexico, explores heritage in silk and hides

Shorts and Birkenstocks: Celebrities get ready for summer

Cultural and architectural historian Michael Henry Adams poses for a portrait on Thursday, May 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Gary Gerard Hamilton)

The Met Gala is over, but dandyism isn’t. Here’s how to dress like a dandy in everyday life

This combination photo shows Colman Domingo at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala on May 5, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

In pinstripes and hats, with canes and twists on suiting, Met Gala crowd largely did menswear proud

Fashion expert reveals best Met Gala looks

Protester killed at Utah ‘No Kings’ rally was a fashion designer from ‘Project Runway’

The 39-year-old man who was shot and killed while participating in a “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City is remembered as a successful fashion designer who devoted his life to celebrating artists from the Pacific Islands.

Al Sharpton talks Black fashion at Met Gala

This year’s Met Gala focused on Black dandyism, tailoring and style. It was the first Gala to focus exclusively on Black designers, and the first in more than 20 years to have a menswear theme.

AP PHOTOS: See incredible Met Gala looks as stars pay tribute to Black fashion and designers

Colman Domingo, Pharrell Williams celebrate Black fashion at Met Gala

Met Gala 2025 co-chairs Colman Domingo and Pharrell Williams say they were proud to celebrate Black fashion and dandyism at the annual event, which drew stars including Zendaya and Diana Ross.

A$AP Rocky talks baby news with Rihanna at Met Gala

“It feels amazing,” A$AP Rocky says to reporters who congratulated him after outlets reported that he and Rihanna were expecting their third child. The rapper/actor and Met Gala co-chair says it was “time to show people what we was cooking up.”

Cynthia Erivo on meaning of Met Gala theme

Cynthia Erivo reflects on this year’s Met Gala theme centered around Black fashion: “We get to celebrate the history of the flair.”

Met Gala pays tribute to Black fashion and designers and includes Rihanna pregnancy surprise

Rihanna has shut down the rain-soaked Met Gala in a Marc Jacobs menswear-inspired look with a pinstripe jacket as a bustle. Many in the starry crowd stayed true to the menswear theme of fashion’s biggest night.

New Met Gala exhibit ‘Superfine’ gives voice to emerging Black designers

Jacques Agbobly has only been in the fashion business for five years. So the Brooklyn-based designer was at first shocked when contacted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, asking to use two of his designs in “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” the spring Costume Institute exhibit that will be launch

Black dandyism etches place into Met Gala history — and global visibility

Black dandyism is finally taking center stage at the Met Gala, with cultural powerhouses leading this subversive, sharply tailored style into the global fashion spotlight.

Weird and wonderful: Met Gala men’s best looks

It’s May, and nearly time for the Met Gala — one of the starriest, most fashion forward parties in the world.

For Black men, fashion has been a tool of self-expression — and a way they’ve been judged

Clothing as message. Fashion and style as tools, signifiers of culture and identity, whether intentional or assumed.

Tailor undeterred as mystery surrounds choice of attire for the next pope; AP explains

The conclave to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in over 46 years that the Vatican has not ordered three cassocks for the new head: One small, one medium and one large to cover all possible heights and girths.

Conclave nears, but Vatican hasn’t ordered new cassock for new pope from traditional tailors

The conclave that begins next week to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in over 46 years for which the Vatican has not ordered new cassocks for the new head of the church - at least from the two best-known papal tailors.

A look at dandyism, the Black fashion style powering the Met Gala

Black style will have its moment as the biggest night in fashion gets underway. Celebrities are gearing up for Monday’s Met Gala that will launch the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute exhibit, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”

Keepers of shops the Pope visited regularly remember Francis as a friend

Days after his death, the memory of Pope Francis remains vivid in the places he used to visit personally.

Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week kicks off

Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week kicked off Wednesday with some of the top names in the industry presenting their new collections, including Badgley Mischka and The Atelier.

Fashion, heritage and talent: Players turn the WNBA draft into a cultural showcase

Future WNBA stars are using the league’s draft night as more than an opportunity to step into the spotlight for their talent on the court, but to use the moment to honor where they come from, showcase who they are beyond the jersey, and make powerful statements through fashion, family, and tradition

PHOTO COLLECTION: Brazil Sao Paulo Fashion Week

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Prada agrees to buy rival fashion house Versace in a deal valued at $1.4 billion

The Prada Group has agreed to buy rival Versace from the U.S. luxury group Capri Holdings in a deal valuing the Milan fashion house at 1.25 billion euros ($1.4 billion.)

It’s Met Gala time! Get yourself suitable with this guide on what to expect

Springtime sunshine has finally hit New York City, and that means the Met Gala beckons. Fashion’s biggest night happens each year on the first Monday in May.

Invited to the Met Gala, nothing to wear? Hint: Find yourself a ‘superfine’ suit

If you somehow scored a Met Gala invite but can’t figure out what to wear, fear not. A suit will work just fine. “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” is this year’s spring show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.

Zac Posen’s GapStudio Collection 01 redefines Gap style with bold tailoring and elegant denim

Zac Posen reflects on his journey to revitalize the Gap brand with his first collection for the high-end GapStudio. The collection was birthed by his bold risks to elevate the heritage brand with a design at last year’s Met Gala.

Zac Posen redefines Gap style

Designer Zac Posen reflects on his journey to revitalize the Gap brand with his first collection - GapStudio Collection 01 - for the high-end GapStudio.

Designer Mark Gong unveils ‘party girls'-inspired collection

Mark Gong, the designer behind Lisa’s Oscars look, unveils his 2025 Autumn/Winter collection, inspired by the “party girls” of the early 2000s.

Pamela’s iconic ‘Baywatch’ swimming costume makes a splash at new London exhibit

Pamela Anderson’s iconic red ‘Baywatch’ swimsuit is taking center stage in a new exhibit at London’s Design Museum. “Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style” aims to explore 100 years of swimwear, performance and design.

A handful of March Madness coaches stand out for their fashion choices amid a sea of casual attire

As the NCAA Tournament heats up, the styles of Notre Dame’s Niele Ivey, LSU’s Kim Mulkey, Alabama’s Nate Oats, South Carolina’s Dawn Staley and a handful of other coaches stand out in a sea of coaches in team polo shirts and quarter-zip pullovers.

Traditional clothing styles are considered an essential part of the Eid celebrations in Morocco

Muslims are just days away from the end of Ramadan and the longed for Eid celebrations, and that calls for feasting in style with family and friends. Traditional clothing styles are considered an essential part of the Eid celebrations in Morocco.

A new exhibition in Paris celebrates Snoopy’s style ahead of his 75th birthday

A new exhibition in Paris celebrates the history of fashion, as worn by Snoopy and the Peanuts gang. “Snoopy In Style,” which opens Saturday, pays tribute to Charles M.

Snoopy’s style explored at new exhibition

On the 75th anniversary of Peanuts, a new free exhibition in Paris showcases Snoopy’s enduring appeal and his couture fashion connections.

PHOTO COLLECTION: Fashion week in China

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.