Designers at New York Fashion Week are betting on accessories such as belts, boots, jewelry and even a pearl-studded scrunchy to tempt shoppers during the recession.
Keep it short and sweet. Hemlines are headed up, way up, in fashions for spring and summer 2010 that appeared on catwalks this week in New York where top designers gathered for a semi-annual array of shows.
The adage of choosing quality over quantity may never be so true as when a recession-weary consumer looks at the latest fashions.
British designers who abandoned their homeland for the bright lights of New York, Milan and Paris are returning in droves this season in what promises to be the most exciting London Fashion Week for years.
Tinseltown evening gowns are shimmering and flowing on New York fashion runways this week as many designers shed the stiff, formal styles of seasons past.
Diane von Furstenberg plays the exotic vagabond, while Derek Lam offers luxury romper suits: New York Fashion Week's pret-a-porter collections this year are adventurous, but not always exactly ready to wear.
Skin-hugging mini-dresses and mousselines in all colours of the rainbow kicked off New York's spring-summer Fashion Week as designers went for optimism to shrug off the economic crisis.
Lacoste presented a collection in white and blue -- only to eventually opt for yellow, while Alexander Wang couldn't decide between sexy culottes and leather shorts: the mood at New York's Fashion Week for spring-summer 2010 was nothing if not tentative.
Corset swimsuits and vintage halter styles will give women a firm foundation next spring and summer, judging from the swimwear designs on New York's fashion runways.
India is set to host its inaugural men's fashion week, which observers say is a long overdue nod to a growing and lucrative market often overshadowed by women's clothes.
New York's Fashion Week kicks off on Thursday 10 September with a very simple message for style-conscious consumers - spend, spend, spend.
Expect glamorous belts to be drawn tight when New York's Fashion Week kicks off this Thursday 10 September, with designers and consumers still hurting from the recession.
Prostitutes became models for a night in Rio as they paraded the latest collection of their Daspu brand, founded four years ago to fight discrimination against their profession in Brazil.
Leopard-print in acid pink and orange show African fashion with a twist, flinging curio-like interpretation off the ramp as local designers seek to show their diverse talent and find global appeal.
From the 26th to the 29th of August the biggest city in Turkey, Istanbul, will be moving to the rhythm of fashion. It is here that the first edition of Istanbul Fashion Days (IFD) will be held. On the menu, catwalks, a professional trade show and competition to support youth design.
