Fashion supremo Karen Millen described her surprise and joy at receiving an OBE from the Prince of Wales.
The designer whose stores have brought style and elegance to high streets across the country said it was “amazing” to be presented with the honour at a Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony.
Millen, who has sold her stake in the [...]

Not nearly enough has been said about the massive subcultural phenomenon that has grown out of the photographic narcissism of girls.
Put it this way: the most fought-over toy in our house is my digital camera, which is put to heavy use practically every evening and weekend, taking hundreds of shots of my 15-year-old daughter and [...]

A woman goes shopping with a green bag in Beijing. The “environmentally-friendly” shopping bags are popping up everywhere in Beijing - from small shops to luxurious shopping malls.
“I’m not green, but I could be,” reads one. Others have similar messages printed on them, “My Bag”, “Use Me and Re-use Me”.
Since the Chinese government issued its [...]

She’s the woman behind New Zealand’s most iconic fashion label, but Elisabeth Findlay doesn’t let the hype go to her head.
With her red lipstick, jet black hair and trademark black outfit, she looks every bit the fashionista who, along with husband Neville, created Zambesi.
After 29 years designing clothes for Kiwi men and women, the Parnell [...]

Simple, functional and reasonably priced Scandinavian design is absolutely adored by the Chinese these days.
Anne Charlotte Lembye, a young entrepreneur from Denmark, sensed the business potential of the market and opened CPH, a store selling Danish-designed ladies wear and accessories on Taikang Road in Shanghai two weeks ago.
Featuring a clean, all-white edgy outline, the two-story [...]

For years, investors wanted nothing to do with Wal-Mart Stores [WMT-N] [WMT-N]. The discounter’s best days seemed to be behind it. Growth was slowing. Competitors such as Target, with its more upscale offerings, were stealing customers.
Well, don’t look now but Wal-Mart’s stock is on fire.
With consumers battling rising energy and food costs, plunging home values [...]

The sharp black suits, upswept chignons and click-clack of high heels could have been the opening steps of an Yves Saint Laurent fashion show. But instead of glossy red lips, there were red-rimmed eyes as the Parisian worlds of fashion, art and politics turned out to say farewell to the towering creative figure of 20th-century [...]

When we first caught glimpses of Carrie wearing a white minidress with a fabric hibiscus flower the size of a pizza, we knew the Sex and the City movie would be bigger than the series in every way, fashion included.
Amid rumors about the movie’s plot - wedding! funeral! baby! - fans began buzzing about the [...]

The Oasis sponsored London Fashion in Film Festival 2008, which is running till the end of May, comprises a series of films sharing the running theme of how fashion, costume and styling are used in film to add an air of chic decadence. The films will be screened at five major London arts venues, the [...]

The assignment for Virginia Commonwealth University fashion students: design an abaya, an enveloping cloak worn by Muslim women, that is stylish yet acceptable in Arab countries.
The results: elaborately beaded designs, a flamenco-influenced abaya, a punk rock abaya — and perhaps a better understanding of cultural norms in the Persian Gulf nation of Qatar, where the [...]