Life's choices are not usually black and white, but Gareth Pugh's vision for next summer was literally that on the first day of the ready-to-wear shows here on Saturday.
In most ways it is a Tokyo fashion show much like any other, except for one minor detail -- the models proudly strutting their stuff are wearing white diapers over their black stockings.
A self-portrait by British supermodel Kate Moss, drawn with lipstick and marked with her lip prints, was picked up by a private buyer Saturday for 33,600 pounds (42,400 euros, 61,800 dollars), after failing to sell at auction.
Clothing retailers, facing sharp cost increases, are planning a gamble that could backfire by raising prices next year in what could be one of the worst consumer downturns in 30 years.
Italian clothing retailer Benetton said on Friday Chief Financial Officer Emilio Foa would leave the company just under two years after he took the post.
Sweden's fashion giant H and M has been given a green light to set up shop on the Champs-Elysees, despite an outcry over global chain stores taking over the famed avenue, city officials said Friday.
A half-billion-dollar art collection amassed over 50 years by late French fashion king Yves Saint Laurent and his companion Pierre Berge was unveiled Friday ahead of a historic auction next February.
The emerging markets miracle will not be enough to prevent 2008 from being the year the Swiss watchmaking industry will suffer its first significant slowdown in half a decade. And 2009 is not looking any better.
Marks & Spencer will open its first store in mainland China on Oct. 2, the same day as a keenly-awaited trading update, in the latest move by an international retailer into the world's most populous country.
An Egyptian designer will be showing for the first time in the Paris ready-to-wear collections for next summer, which kick off at the weekend.
Dolce & Gabbana have come up with a simple solution for a seamless transition between night and day for the busy urbanite: the city pyjama.
Menswear chain Moss Bros said it continued to feel the impact of slowing consumer spending and that it expects the remainder of the year to be challenging after first half losses widened.
Surrounded by display cases crammed with colourful baubles, Olwen Forest admits "It's a passion".
Nike Inc's quarterly earnings beat Wall Street estimates as the world's largest athletic footwear and apparel company reported robust U.S. sales and orders growth, sending its shares up 5 percent.
Laura Ashley Holdings Plc , the British fashion and homewares retailer, said it was taking a cautious view on prospects for the second half after posting a 13 percent increase in first-half profit.
