As the male fashion spotlight readies to shift from Milan to Paris this week, the question on all lips is whether the world's economic doldrums will dampen the usual exuberance of the twice-yearly men's shows.
Milan's designers showed next winter will mainly be grey and slimmed down for men, with sober creations that seemed to look for comfort in a chilly economic climate but a spat between two top names heated up the week.
Designers at Milan's menswear fashion week said the global financial crisis remained firmly on their minds as they sought to woo credit-crunched buyers with their designs.
Italian designer Roberto Cavalli said he had agreed to sell a minority stake in his fashion house to private equity company Clessidra, a local business daily reported on Thursday.
Pandas turned from China's national icon into a fashion statement as New York designer Vivienne Tam showcased black-and-white outfits at a Beijing show to raise funds for the endangered animal's quake-stricken habitat.
Menswear designer Ferruccio Pozzoni has left Valentino, the Italian fashion house said on Monday.
Italian designer Roberto Cavalli, known for his bold animal prints, is lending some style to the other side of the retail counter.
KP Fashion Co, which is owned by Kira Plastinina, the 16-year-old fashion designer and daughter of Russian businessman Sergei Plastinin, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in a U.S. court. The Los Angeles-based company listed $9.
Italian eyewear maker Marcolin has renewed licences with Sixty Group and Fashion Box to make glasses and sunglasses for brands Miss Sixty Glasses and Replay Eyes, respectively.
Italian designer Miuccia Prada, whose trend-setting creations are worn worldwide, said she was looking at savings as the global financial crisis bites.
In couture, cut is vital, but Marie Dupuis has found it can also apply to price. Thanks to a little bargaining, a Jean-Paul Gaultier dress she had her eye on for New Year's eve was hers at a 40 percent discount.
Fashion in China's largest city constantly begs double takes.Families window-shop in multicoloured pyjamas, young women sport pink, plush bear heads as winter hats, and even dogs wear denim.
For centuries it has been the sartorial standard for women's wear in Morocco. Now a group of Moroccan fashion designers say it's time to give the kaftan a modern twist.
Swedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz said celebrity designer Matthew Williamson would create its next guest collection.
Top fashion designer Marc Jacobs' company agreed to pay New York state $1 million for improper payments made to secure a venue to hold fashion shows, the New York attorney general's office said on Wednesday.
