Vogue Magazine Editor in Chief, Anna Wintour and designer Giorgio Armani (r) meet the media at the press preview for the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute Salutes Power of Superheroes Imagery in Fashion gala co chaired by Wintour and Armani in New York on May 5, 2008. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen)
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Geek gear goes haute couture
Gadgets have gone from geek fashion to haute couture with the debuts of crystal encrusted USB drives and Giorgio Armani-designed mobile telephones at the Consumer Electronics Show stage.
From butterflies to crystals, 'abayas' turn trendy in Gulf
They come with sparkling crystal beads, pearls, satin flowers, embroidery, or patches in colored fabrics. Abayas, the long black robes worn by women in the Muslim Gulf region, have become trendy.
British port deal widens Dubai's global reach
Dubais acquisition of British port giant P and O that will give it control of six US harbors may have riled Washington lawmakers, but it was just one instance of the Gulf emirate expanding its global reach.
Milan fashion promises glamour, romance
PRIDE OF PLACE: Sophie Loren supplied glamour on the sidelines.
Business briefs
OMAN LAUNCHES $805MN SEAFRONT RESORT MUSCAT – In a major move to boost tourism, the Omani government launched a OR310 million ($805 million) resort project stretching along miles of virgin beachfront just west of the capital.
