New York Fashion Week: what's hot on runway?

Models present creations from the Rosa Cha Spring 2011 collection show during New York Fashion Week September 14, 2010. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

New York Fashion Week: what's hot on runway? (II)

Models present creations at the Milly by Michelle Smith Spring 2011 collection during New York Fashion Week September 15, 2010. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Bohento takes food to runway at Madrid Fashion Week

A model displays a creation from Spanish brand BOHENTO Spring/Summer 2011 collection during a show of Madrid Fashion Week, Sept. 17, 2010. (Xinhua/Chen Haitong)

Posters of "Detective Dee"

A poster of film "Detective Dee-The Mystery of Phantom Flame." (Photo: agencies)

Public fascination with Monroe endures

BEIJING, Sept. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- Toni Westbrook-VanCleave was only 6 years old at the time, but she still remembers Marilyn Monroe strapping on a toy gun belt and playing cowboys and Indians with her young brother during a break in filming of "The Misfits."

Green Design Festival launched in Athens to promote environment-friendly urban lifestyle

ATHENS, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- The third annual Green Design Festival opened in Syntagma Square in the center of Athens on Friday with the aim to promote an environment-friendly urban lifestyle.

The open-air event, which runs till Oct. 10 under the auspices of the City of Athens and the Greek Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, invites Greek citizens and foreign visitors to take a look at experts' suggestions regarding everyday practices that protect the environment.

Summer of 1953: Marilyn Monroe's happy vacation in Canada

Actress Marilyn Monroe is seen in this handout image from a collection of previously unpublished photos of her in Alberta, Canada taken in the summer of 1953. The collection of more than 100 previously unpublished photos of Monroe can be seen for the first time in a new book "Marilyn: August 1953." The book, published this week by Calla Editions, features digitally restored black and white images of a then 27-year-old Monroe. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

New York Film Festival kicks off

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- The 48th New York Film Festival opened on Friday night at Lincoln Center with David Fincher's latest movie "The Social Network" as the premier screening.

The film, which follows then-Harvard undergrad Mark Zuckerberg' s path to fame and riches, is about the founding of Facebook and is one of the most anticipated releases of the year.

Hawthorn Tree to close Hong Kong Asian Film Festival

Directed by Zhang Yimou, Under The Hawthorn Tree, is a pure love story that strikes a chord with the audience. (Photo: CNTV.cn)
BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Director Zhang Yimou's latest romance film "Under the Hawthorn Tree" will be screened at the closing of this year's Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, mtime.com reports.

Review of Madrid Fashion Week