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China: Medical workers choose to save man's life, not his clothes

FouremergencymedicalworkersatahospitalinWuhan,Hubeiprovince,paid1,000yuan($151)incompensationforthecostofapatient'sclothestheyhadcutoffwhilesavinghislife.Theinc

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China: man's life is the top priority for medical workers

FouremergencymedicalworkersatahospitalinWuhan,Hubeiprovince,paid1,000yuan($151)incompensationforthecostofapatient'sclothestheyhadcutoffwhilesavinghislife.Theinc

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Paris Fashion Week’s 9 Top Collections

The intensity of Paris Fashion Week—the apocalyptic rain, the unfeasibly far-flung venues—tested the endurance of everyone who took part.

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Red vs black: Thai Chinese face New Year fashion dilemma

Bright red garments, gold embroidery and colorful accessories would normally have been the mode du jour for Thailand's ethnic Chinese celebrating Lunar New Year on Saturday.

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Secondhand market no longer choice for poor due to price hikes in Egypt

​Wekalet al-Balah, a local marketplace in Egypt's capital Cairo, is arguably the favorite destination for millions of middle-class and poor Egyptians who seek cheap secondhand clothing.

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"Wall of Kindness" initiative overwhelmed with donations

​At the side of a highway underpass in the coastal city of Xiamen, clothes donated for the homeless pile up untouched beneath a 5-meter-long foam board encouraging passers-by to donate.

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Mr Babe: Japan launches style magazine for the larger man

Like many men his size, Norihito Kurashina dreads shopping for clothes. “The skinny jeans trend has done me no favours at all,” the 52-year-old magazine editor says, the lower buttons of his shirt straining a little as he shifts in his seat. “It’s really difficult to find anything that fits properly, so I often end up with clothes that I can just about squeeze into.”

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Archaeologists strip Xinjiang mummies to save ancient clothing

Chinese archaeologists have carefully stripped the 2,200-year-old clothing from four mummies in order to prevent the delicate outfits from decaying with the dried corpses.