Giles Deacon, one of Britain's most talked-about fashion designers, stunned audiences at London Fashion Week on Tuesday with a collection that took as its inspiration the 1980s computer game Pac-Man.
It's not usually seen conferring cachet in international fashion, but for up-and-coming Hong Kong designer Dorian Ho the "Made in China" label is an asset that he hopes will establish him as a global name.
Fashion designer Paul Smith brought a taste of the Orient to London Fashion Week on Monday as wet-haired models draped in white silks and dressed in turbans conjured a post-hammam look on the catwalk.
British fashion retailer Jaeger followed the success of its first show in February with an airy display of colour and a hint of vintage in its Spring/Summer 2009 collection at London Fashion Week on Monday.
India hosts its first ever haute couture week from Tuesday, showcasing 11 leading designers in a celebration of the country's rich heritage in bespoke fashion.
Welsh fashion designer and celebrity favourite Julien Macdonald stunned audiences at London Fashion Week on Monday evening with a safari-inspired collection combining 1940s Hollywood glamour and 1970s disco chic.
Fashion favourite Luella Bartley dazzled audiences with jarring, psychedelic colours, while London's Jaeger presented a collection that mixed fitted with floaty pieces on Monday at London Fashion Week.
By Amie Ferris-Rotman and Catherine de Pury MOSCOW (Reuters Life!) - Fashion designer and ex-model Daria Zhukova opened a new art gallery in an avant garde Moscow bus shelter on Tuesday, attended by her Russian billionaire boyfriend Roman Abramovich.
Representatives from New York, London, Milan and Paris reached a deal Tuesday that will secure London Fashion Week's place at the heart of the style calendar, the British Fashion Council said.
India's faction-ridden and highly competitive fashion industry is getting ready for four rival fashion weeks this season to showcase the country's talent, designers say.
London Fashion Week got under way Sunday with seasoned Irish designer Paul Costelloe presenting his spring-summer 2009 collection, but the event faces a battle for survival.
If there's a winning look on New York's fashion runways this week, sunglasses may trump the spring clothes from top designers.
Imaginative styles evoking journeys to far-off lands dominated New York fashion shows this week, with experts saying the spring lines reflect consumers' economic woes and desire to escape uncertainty.
The final six contestants on U.S. television's "Project Runway" showed their design collections on Friday, hoping to become the hit show's winner and someday join the professionals on the fashion show circuit.
One-piece romper suits that combine shorts with a shirt are mostly worn by infants, but that may be about to change.
