Fancy canapes and champagne have become rarer, guest-lists smaller and celebrities tougher to find in the front rows of some fashion shows these days. From New York to London, Paris and Milan, ...

Wills Lifestyle, ITC’s premium fashion brand, announced that JJ Valaya – Czar of Indian fashion industry will be the designer for the Wills Lifestyle Grand Finale at the forthcoming Wills Lifestyle ...

It was acceptable, as the viral song by MySpace wunderkind Calvin Harris goes, in the '80s. And so too, it seems, in 2009, as designers du jour take a nod from that decade's New Romantic style. Bright neon block colours, tapered pants, even jumpsuits are being resurrected - albeit as ...

Local clothing brands are flourishing on the back of increasing demand from domestic buyers, said major brand operators. Sensing a bright prospect in the branded clothes segment, almost all brand operators are opening new branches in local markets. They are also planning to open outlets in other countries. On the other hand, ...

Milan Fashion Week starts on Wednesday under an economic cloud that has led to a cut in the number of catwalk shows this year and prompted a weakened Italian clothing ...

Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week 2009: creativity anti crisis From today, February 20th, the forty-ninth edition of Madrid Fashion Week starts which lasts until February 24th. The event that will take place at the IFEMA and as always promises an intense calendar. Up to 55 designers will show their collections ...

Designers at London Fashion Week, which starts Friday, have reacted to the credit crunch by toning down extravagant collections and opting for intimate showings rather than catwalk spectaculars. Names like Antoni & Alison, Duro Olowu and Maria Grachvogel – whose clients include Angelina Jolie, Scarlett Johansson and Victoria Beckham – have ...

Sticking to what you do well is the best way to make it through a recession, say two British designers who have steered their businesses through previous economic storms and survived. Betty Jackson, who launched her ...

Fashion consumers buffeted by recession's blows and chilled by bleak news may find welcome warmth and comfort in styles emerging for the fall season. From edgy newcomers to traditionalists, designers showing fall 2009 collections ...

Over the last years there has been a relative rush of books on eco and ethical fashion published across the globe. We think this is an excellent indicator of the public’s awareness of how, what, where ...