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A female figure skater wearing a gold, beaded outfit stands on the ice wrapped in an American flag and wearing a gold medal. She is smiling broadly. Her hair is dyed to have circular black and white stripes.

Olympian Alysa Liu Has Also Inspired Fans Off the Ice — in the Hair Salon

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Oakland’s Homecoming Fashion Show Spotlights Black Designers

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A Black woman wearing a black corset talks happily into a microphone on stage. Her hair is blond, straight, long, with bangs.

Netflix’s ‘Reality Check’ Revisits the Brash Toxicity of ‘America's Next Top Model’

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The Celebrities Who Wore Pins Protesting ICE at the Golden Globes

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Backstage at a fashion show, models line up wearing colorful geometric gowns.

San Francisco Fashion Festival Showcases Bay-Made Couture

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A guest wears a bright olive-green leather coat with a green snake-print cuff peeking from the sleeve, a silver-toned ring, and a glossy red pointed manicure, while a brown Louis Vuitton Monogram coated-canvas mini top-handle bag with tan vachetta leather rolled handles, leather tabs, a gold-tone zipper and padlock, and a yellow-and-orange pumpkin motif is carried; two Labubu plush bag charms are attached-one cream plush figure in a pink tweed dress with a matching bow, the other blue-gray plush with bunny ears in a brown Gucci GG monogram dress finished with a black Double G emblem and gold-tone hardware attachments, outside Rotate, during Copenhagen Fashion Week, on August 07, 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The Best (and Most Polarizing) Fashion Developments of 2025

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A pair of ripped and patched-up blue jeans stand on mannequin legs in the center of a display, in front of a photo of Kurt Cobain from Nirvana, performing on stage.

Learning About Kurt Cobain, Freddie Mercury and Beyoncé From Their Denim

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A giant sand sculpture of a temple with attached skull and hands sits on a bright beach with a large group of people standing behind it in matching t-shirts.

Wholesome Activity Alert: The Bay’s Biggest Sandcastle Contest Is Coming Up

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Close-up photo of a teenage girl concentrating as she leans over a sewing machine, hemming a piece of fabric.

Plantain Peels, Sugar and Style: Oakland Teens Weave Food Into Fashion

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