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Volkswagen reveals all-new Passat saloon and estate models

Friday, 11 July 2014, 11:51 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Volkswagen has unveiled the all-new Passat at a ceremony at the Volkswagen Design Centre in Potsdam, Germany.  The latest car, which will receive its public premiere at the Paris Motor Show in...

Bigfoot hair samples mostly from bears, wolves

Thursday, 10 July 2014, 22:53 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

DNA testing is taking a bite out of the Bigfoot legend. After scientists analyzed more than 30 hair samples reportedly left behind by Bigfoot and similar mythical beasts like the Himalayan Yeti, they...

J-Lo, Versace lead Paris' haute couture revival

Thursday, 10 July 2014, 22:37 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Just a few years ago it was on the brink of extinction. Now, haute couture — the 150-year-old Parisian tradition of making unique, astronomically-priced handmade gowns — is...

"Thin is in" on final day of Paris menswear

Friday, 4 July 2014, 21:40 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The last day of Paris menswear shows celebrated the young waif Sunday, with Saint Laurent and Lanvin channeling the motto: Thin is in.   Even rock star Lenny Kravitz was pushed back to a...

Party Havana style for Versace

Thursday, 3 July 2014, 21:39 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Donatella Versace's looks for next summer inspire one question: Where's the party?   Versace, thinking of everything, even includes a toga. And there is one very intricately wrapped...

Dolce&Gabbana presents a flourish of crimson suits

Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 21:37 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

It's no time to shy away from color, men.   Milan Fashion Week previews opened Saturday for next summer's menswear, and already a trend is coming into focus: bold, electric...

Burberry, Tom Ford show off new menswear in London

Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 21:36 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

They say fashion is a kind of make-believe — role-playing, if you will.   Luxury fashion designers Burberry and Tom Ford have conjured up completely different...

Armani welcomes another newcomer

Monday, 30 June 2014, 21:34 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

When the announcement went out that Christian Pellizzari would be making his Milan runway debut at Giorgio Armani's theater, the designer remarked that "it was like a bomb...

HSBC Water Programme helps Żabbar Primary School A save water

Sunday, 29 June 2014, 09:53 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

With the help of the HSBC Water Programme – Catch the Drop campaign, the Primary School A at St Margaret’s College in Żabbar installed a complete plumbing and water tank system to utilise...

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