Formal wear

Godly giants in kilts: Meet Greece's best-known soldiers

It might be the short, pleated kilts, tasseled black garters and pompom-tipped shoes, but there's something more endearing than intimidating about Greece's best-known military unit, the Presidential Guard.

Which helps explain why they are one of Athens's most popular tourist attractions, vying for camera clicks with the millennia-old ruins of Greece's Golden Age.

Givenchy, French fashion Icon, Dies Aged 91

French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy, who created famous looks for Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Jackie Kennedy, has died at the age of 91.

His partner Philippe Venet, a former haute couture designer, confirmed the news to the AFP news agency.

"It is with huge sadness that we inform you that Hubert Taffin de Givenchy has died," he said via the fashion house.

İzmir in the mood for love

From creamy dantelles of the wedding gowns in the International Wedding Fair to alternative Saint Valentine celebrations, İzmir is in the mood for love as Valentine's Day approaches. 

Here are four reasons why it is worth celebrating love in the city founded by the Amazons:

Katia Rybolovleva’s wedding ceremony

Katia Rybolovleva and Juan Sartori exchanged their vows swearing loyalty and love to each other in front of about 60 guests who were all close relatives and friends.

It was an emotional moment for all and especially for the father of the bride, Russian tycoon Dmitry   Rybolovlev, who was touched while walking his daughter down the aisle.

My big, BLUE Chinese wedding on Mykonos (video)

The Chinese can’t get enough of Greek islands. Many of them choose to get married on them. One young Chinese couple decided to draw all eyes upon themselves as the bride took the color “Mykonos blue” to a new level with her blue wedding gown and glass slippers. She wore a wreath with colored ribbons in her hair… The groom married in matching colors with a shiny blue suit and white shoes.

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