Oslo city authorities have specifically authorised Muslim woman to use municipal swimming pools while wearing all-over swimsuits, a local official told NRK radio.
An Australian jeans retailer has installed cameras in its dressing rooms to help women answer for themselves that perennial fashion question - does my bum look big in this?
Schoolgirls in Hamas-run Gaza have been told to wear traditional full-length robes and headscarves in what is being seen as the latest move towards enforcing conservative Islam in the besieged enclave.
The organizers of the Pure London trade show have announced that visitor numbers saw an increase of 9% this year, even if, for the moment at least, they are keeping the exact figures to themselves.
He has figured in the ready-to-wear catwalks for the season autumn/winter 2010 for Y-3 in New York, but in the Fall it will be with a limited edition series of trainers and clothes where you will be able to find the psychedelic style and color of the “urban” artist Momo.
A Sudanese journalist facing 40 lashes for wearing "indecent" trousers returns to court after waiving immunity granted UN workers so that she can challenge Sudan's harsh laws.
The results of the fashion trade show Intermoda surpassed expectations, helping to pick up the season for the fashion industry in the second half of the year and revealing a slight recovery for trade in Mexico.
The next edition of the New York trade show The Train and The Box has been brought forward by a day; now being held from the 20th-22nd of September in the Terminal Stores.
The Japan International Fashion Fair in Tokyo started on the 22nd of July with more exhibitors than had been present in its previous edition, especially from Asian countries like India which was principally promoting textile products.
With a rapidly expanding market, Dubai and the United Arab Emirates are getting ready to host the Who’s Next and Première Classe trade shows. The first edition will be held between the 11th and 13th of October 2009.
99,500 in January 2008, 89,168 in July 2008 and 79,942 in January 2009. The number of visitors has been decreasing, but for the trade show in Berlin at the beginning of July the organizers have abandoned the figures and declared a “true success, the best of all the editions.”
From the 13th to 16th September 2009, the Beyond Beauty Paris, three professional trade shows with three different targets - cosmetics brands, the spa sector and suppliers, will be at the Porte de Versailles, Paris. This is a first for the organisers, who see this move in a good light.
For more than forty years Havaïanas have made only flip-flops. With millions of pairs sold each year the brand can afford the luxury of only producing one type of shoe, but that is about to change; from 2010 the brand will be releasing three new lines.
From the 13th to the 16th of June, the Italian men’s fashion tradeshow Pitti Uomo welcomed at least 8% fewer visitors than the 20,565 seen in June 2008. According to the organizers this was an expected decrease, following on from two sets of record figures.
There are many events across the world dedicated to the sparkling world of luxury goods. Among these stand out IFJA & IWCF – the International Fashion Jewellery & Accessories Fair and the International Watch & Clock Fair 2009 which will be held in two prestigious locations: Dubai and Casablanca.
