Brazil's top catwalk shows to be held next month could be disrupted by a rogue fashion event featuring only black models unless a perceived racial bias towards whites is overturned, a black advocacy group warned.
Scarlett O'Hara had her fair share of trials and tribulations in "Gone with the Wind," but nothing matched the problem she had in Washington this week: her bodice slid off at a charity catwalk 'Sweet Charity', showcasing edible outfits.
London. Paris. Milan. New York. And maybe Singapore? The Asian nation is pitching itself as the newest destination for international and regional fashion designers to showcase their collections.
Australia's fashion week was thinner this year as the global economic crisis crimped designers and buyers' participation, but the catwalk remained an explosion of colours amid optimism that spending will pick up.
Australian Fashion Week ground to a halt, workers had to be evacuated and people were trapped in lifts on Tuesday 28 April after a power failure in central Sydney.
Designers defied the global economic crisis at this season's South African fashion week by showing off vibrant outfits with hints of tradition inspired by a golden era of African civilisation.
British supermodel Naomi Campbell walked down the ramp in Mumbai on Saturday to pay tribute to the victims of last November's Mumbai attacks.
Desperate times call for desperate measures – Moscow has cut down its fashion week presenting autumn-winter 2009/2010 collections. It will take place from March 29 to April 4 in the Hall of Congress in the World Trade Centre in the city centre.
Greece's largest low-price fashion retailer Sprider said on Thursday its 2008 net profit dropped 45 percent to €13.4 million as one-off gains booked in 2007 were not repeated last year. Sprider booked a pretax profit of 15.
The romance of the Russian steppes captured the imagination of Antonio Marras for his autumn-winter collection for Kenzo, the label par excellence for de-luxe nomads, shown on Wednesday March 11.
Fashion house Yves Saint Laurent will not be cutting prices or corners in the face the economic crisis, its head said after unveiling a conservative collection of black leather dresses and high-waistline flannel grey skirts.
Everything was fine and dandy at the Chanel ready-to-wear show for autumn-winter on Tuesday, where Karl Lagerfeld refused to let the global recession spoil his party.
Stella McCartney played on the contrast between men's and women's clothing with her collection for next winter on Monday, giving her romantic vision with an underlying hard edge.
In these cash-strapped times, Belgian designer Dries Van Noten wisely built his collection Sunday for Paris fashion week around a wardrobe staple: the classic winter coat.Women may think twice in a recession about frittering on fripperies.
Models in black fetish dresses showered banknotes over the catwalk at Jean-Paul Gaultier, while Christian Lacroix opted for baroque gold dresses and big fur collars as Paris fashion dared to be decadent.
