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By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — For the British, the difference between state visits and plain old official visits is far more than semantics. By convention, the full pomp and pageantry of a royal welcome — the guard of honor, the cavalry band, the palace’s finest silverware — is strictly for the former, making it

By Joshua Korber Hoffman, CNN The Empty Quarter, Abu Dhabi (CNN) — You hear it before you see it. Hundreds of all-terrain vehicles tearing across the desert, the roar of their engines echoing over the sand dunes. The noise goes all night long, making it impossible to grab any shuteye. Not that anyone does. “There

By Maureen O’Hare, Tom Bouchier-Hayes, Işıl Sarıyüce, Victoria Rubadiri, Andrew Waller, CNN Bodrum, Turkey (CNN) — “What would you like? Dancing lobsters for the lunch?” Sahir Erozan, owner of the legendary Maçakızı resort on Turkey’s Bodrum Peninsula, is showing us around the latest offering in his portfolio, the ultra-premium Villa Maçakızı. Here, in the bougainvillea-laden

By Oscar Holland, Stephy Chung, CNN; Photo editor: Jennifer Arnow, CNN (CNN) — Cropped tuxedo jackets, “naked” dresses and plenty of pink — attendees at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards offered an early hint at the red-carpet trends that may unfold between now and the Oscars next March. One of the early dates on the

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN New York (CNN) — New York has been buzzing with star power as September kicked off with the US Open and MTV’s Video Music Awards, segueing neatly into New York Fashion Week, the first city to kick off fashion month. Before the week officially began with Michael Kors on Thursday morning,

By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to travel, wherever you are in the world, some things never change. McDonald’s is always McDonald’s. A hotel lobby is always a hotel lobby. An inflight safety demonstration is always a safety demonstration, and an airport runway is an airport runway: a long, clean-lined strip of

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — One month before this WNBA season was set to start, the league made an unconventional announcement: Coach, the American fashion house, would become the “official handbag partner” of the WNBA. The multiyear partnership, a first for both the brand and the league, cemented the already blooming relationship between the

By Rochelle Beighton, CNN (CNN) — Chances are, if you’re planning to hike the Andes in Peru, your journey will take you to Huaraz. The capital of the Ancash region in northern Peru, Huaraz is known as the gateway to the Cordillera Blanca mountain range and is often dubbed the “Switzerland of Peru.” This high-altitude

By Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Mugello, Italy (CNN) — It is a sultry Friday night in high summer on a rolling, cypress tree-lined hillside near the little town of Scarperia e San Piero, in the heart of Italy’s Tuscany region. A bearded man in red fishnet tights and a matching vinyl minidress sways with a beer

By Karina Tsui, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Every year, in the middle of summer, hundreds of Hong Kong construction workers and engineers walk up some 200 steps to Ching Lin Terrace in the seaside neighborhood of Kennedy Town. There, in one of the city’s temples, they gather and pay their respects to Lo Pan,

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — The best way to sneak into a fashion show is to be confident and friendly — at least according to Dan Bassini, who has been photographing New York Fashion Week for almost a decade, without being on the guest lists. You might catch the New Jersey-based photographer on the

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN To visitors, Venice is a glorious tapestry of historic buildings, waterways, bell towers, red roofs — and a mighty winged lion, the symbol of the Venetian republic, carved into structures across the city. Possibly the most famous version of the lion is a bronze statue standing atop a column in the

By Ben Jones, CNN (CNN) — America’s fastest train has arrived. ‘NextGen Acela’ made its public debut on August 27, delivering modern design, more seats and an enhanced passenger experience. Hailed as a leap forward for high-speed rail in America, it is, in truth, more of a half-step. The new trains — siblings to France’s

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Giorgio Armani, the visionary Italian designer who redefined modern elegance and tailoring on the world’s stage, became a mainstay at red carpets and award shows after launching his eponymous brand in 1975. But despite his global dominance, Armani — who died at age 91 on September 4 — will

CNN By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — High-profile figures from the fashion world and beyond are paying tribute to the late Giorgio Armani, whose death at the age of 91 was announced Thursday. Messages celebrating the designer’s life and legacy also poured in from across politics, entertainment and pop culture — including from celebrity friends,

By Kati Chitrakorn, Jacopo Prisco (CNN) — Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani has died at the age of 91, the Armani Group announced on Thursday. The designer is credited over his decades of practice with curating a quintessentially Italian aesthetic in his clothes, as well as taking Hollywood’s red carpets to new heights. “Il Signor

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — The worlds of art, luxury and design have long fixated on the elusive “young collector” — Gen-Z and millennial buyers whose shopping habits and status signifiers will drive spending for decades to come. The matter of where to reach them — online — is self-evident. Beyond that, however, lie

By Megan Williams, CNN London (CNN) — Throughout the 20th century, fashion shoots took place almost exclusively in an indoor photography studio, or in a public space like a bustling city street. But nowadays, you are just as likely to see a campaign or magazine shoot staged in someone’s bedroom, lounge or kitchen, alongside their

By Sam Peters (CNN) — Abu Dhabi has many of the things that surfers hunt for in their quest for perfect waves: warm weather, year-round sun and clear water. The only thing it did not have was waves. That changed in October 2024, when Surf Abu Dhabi opened. Offering the longest artificial wave in the

By Ali Halit Diker, CNN Istanbul (CNN) — Whether you’re a believer or not, visiting Hagia Sophia is a spiritual experience. The architectural genius of this place of worship — which was built as a church in 537CE before its conversion into a mosque in 1453 — creates an illusion of vastness. It feels like

CNN By Leah Dolan, Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — After months of speculation on who will replace fashion’s most famous editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour has announced a new top editor at Vogue — though the role isn’t quite the same as the golden post Wintour held for almost 40 years. Chloe Malle, who currently serves as

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Italy’s most famous film festival is well underway, and the canals of Venice are filled with celebrities being ferried to the red carpet. Now in its 82nd year, the Venice Film Festival will run until September 6 and showcase a number of hotly anticipated films such as “Bugonia” by