Swedish budget fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz said on Wednesday 17 June luxury shoe maker Jimmy Choo would become the latest in its string of high-profile guest designers.

Who says fashion is only for the catwalk? A Chinese designer is creating trendy tracksuits and elegant evening gowns for dogs, turning her passion for canines and couture into a booming business.

Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani will unveil his new signature women's fragrance Idole d'Armani next month.

On the 15th of June, the upper crust of the world of New York fashion got together for the CFDA Awards (the Oscars of fashion) for the best American designers in 2009.

Disappearing from podiums in 2002, Jean Colonna is returning with a new project and virtual showcase on the internet. The concept of the clothes will play with the notions of rarity and a hand-made luxury spirit.

Golfers that consider their style to be as important as their swing will soon be able to decorate their living space with the same trends as seen on the green. Phillips-Van Heusen (PVH) has signed a licensing agreement with WestPoint Home for a line of Izod products for the home.

A Brazilian model described as Madonna's "toyboy" and a bevy of black beauties are to attract intense media attention to the Sao Paulo Fashion Week -- Latin America's biggest style showcase -- which opens Wednesday 17 June.

For the first time at Baccarat, Stefano Poletti has devoted his time to a surprising game: reinventing the shine and gloss in precious jewels. Necklaces, pendants, earrings… His creations gorge themselves on light, holding it for a moment before it’s released and ricochets off into infinity.

Burani Designer Holding NV said it delayed the release of its full-year results as two of its subsidiaries did not provide their financial statements in a timely fashion.

Traditional prints vamped up with stiletto heels and shoulder pads define the inaugural pan-African fashion week where designers from 20 countries are eyeing growth despite the global slowdown.

Japan's Yohji Yamamoto is cancelling the house's June catwalk show at Paris men's fashion week due to the crisis.

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority said on Wednesday 10 June it was aiming to build a fashion and design district and change legislation to persuade foreign artists to take up residence in a new arts neighborhood.

Daniel Rodan, Berlin's leather fashion designer to the stars, unveiled a new collection of Berlin Wall art-themed clothing on Tuesday 9 June as part of the 20th anniversary celebrations of the fall of the Cold War barrier.

The days when throngs of young U.S. women wore pants with the word "Juicy" plastered across the backside are numbered. Juicy Couture, owned by Liz Claiborne Inc (LIZ.

"Happy chic" designer Jonathan Adler has a clear view of how the 2009 holiday season will look in his stores -- a "crack den of adorableness".