Oscar-level costume drama gripped Milan as Gucci unveiled a decadently opulent winter line for women and Roberto Cavalli recreated the chateau at Versailles as a backdrop for his collection.
Salvatore Ferragamo's winter range for women showcased funky dresses and coats held together by staples while others went for profusions of frothy lace lining blouses, jackets and skirts.
Dolce and Gabbana transformed a Milan catwalk into a Caledonian ball with swishing plaid gowns Monday, as Giorgio Armani harked to the Asian steppes while adding a fandango twist.
For the first time in nine years, British designer Vivienne Westwood presented a show at London Fashion Week by paying homage to young women from the 1970s who shopped in the neighbourhood where she first made a name for herself.
The grandchildren of ground-breaking French fashion designer Paul Poiret on Thursday February 12th auction off dozens of items from the 1910s and 1920s that they once used to play with in the family attic.
Museums and collectors on Thursday February 12th snapped up dozens of designer items fashioned a century ago by ground-breaking French stylist Paul Poiret, the man credited with emancipating women from the corset.
Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry, Gaudi and Norman Foster, the masters of urban architecture, put their own indirect stamp on London Fashion Week Tuesday February 12th with their influence on the newest creations from Basso and Brooke for the 2008 fall-winter collection.
Fall-winter collections promise to be a flamboyant affair this year, with a designer as well known for his affinity to black as John Rocha, who opened the second day of London Fashion Week on Monday February 11th, having succumbed to luminous orange and bright pink.
London Fashion Week's display of autumn-winter collections for 2008 kicked off Sunday February 10th with a typically eclectic mix of influences and inspirations.
Three British models have been banned from taking part in Madrid fashion week because organisers said they were underweight, Spanish media reported Sunday February 10th.
With Milan fashion week looming, Italian fashion house Gianfranco Ferre said Friday February 8th it has "terminated its collaboration" with creative director Lars Nilsson -- just five months after he got the job.
American fashion designer Nanette Lepore on Wednesday presented her fall collection 2008 along with an appeal to save the garment industry which is faced with "extinction" due to rising development.
French designer Catherine Malandrino presented her collection at New York's Fashion Week using a palate of "artichoke" and "petrol" colors to finish her autumn-winter 2008 creations.
The annual strutting of New York Fashion Week kicked off Friday February 1st in the red, with a bevy of actresses and other celebrities wearing the color as part of the Red Dress Campaign, to alert women to the dangers of heart disease.
A Thai fabric designer has unveiled a new line of saffron-coloured robes infused with bug repellent to keep mosquitoes from biting Buddhist monks, a company announced Wednesday, January 30th.
