Fashion Industry

Why Eco-Fashion Matters

Jasmin Malik Chua | Posted 11.06.2009 | Green


Jasmin Malik Chua

Fashion isn't something that exists in dresses only, as the late great Coco Chanel once said. It has to do with ideas, the way we live, and how we relate to the world around us.

The Empress Has New Clothes: How Diane von Furstenberg Conquered the World (Well, Just About)

Chloe Malle | Posted 11.14.2009 | Style


Chloe Malle

Taking on the role of New York fashion's mother hen, Diane von Furstenberg was pivotal in the planning of this year's fashion week.

Robin Givhan: Why Fashion's Night Out Won't Work

Washington Post | Robin Givhan | Posted 11.09.2009 | Style


The fashion industry is in crisis -- both financial and existential. Over the summer, designers and retailers gathered in New York for a come-to-Jesus...

The Party's Over

Dana Thomas | Posted 09.07.2009 | Style


Dana Thomas

Greed has killed the fashion industry. After nearly two decades of getting fleeced, the middle market consumer has wised up and stopped buying.

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Michael DeJong | Posted 05.13.2009 | Green


Michael DeJong

In an industry-wide turn-around, many high-end labels are trying to change their luxury goods businesses by "double air kissing" new environmental and labor standards.

The "Bottom Line" Driving All the Character from NYC's Garment District

Nanette Lepore | Posted 04.05.2009 | Style


Nanette Lepore

How ironic that given the current political focus on jobs, my biggest fear is that I will no longer be able to manufacture in America. The problem is real and local politicians seem indifferent.

10 Must-Have Trends (Made You Look!)

Meredith Barnett | Posted 07.28.2008 | Style


Meredith Barnett

If you've been around fashion (or just around) long enough, you'll start to notice that the same trends get recycled over and over again.

Yves Saint Laurent: A Tribute in Pictures

Huffington Post | Posted 06.12.2008 | Living


Yves Saint Laurent, iconic clothing designer and inspiration to women and men everywhere, passed away late Sunday night at the age of 71. To honor ...

Fashion Icon Yves Saint Laurent Dies At 71

AP | ELAINE GANLEY | Posted 06.09.2008 | Entertainment


PARIS (AP) _ Legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent, who reworked the rules of fashion by putting women into elegant pantsuits that came to define how ...

Fattening Up Fashion Models

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.02.2008 | Living


Russ Wellen

Is legislation the answer to ending anorexia in the fashion world? Europe has begun to recoil from an industry that sees "hunger to succeed" as literal.

Bravo Announces Premiere Date, New Cast For "Project Runway"

E! Online | Sarah Hall | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


The time has come to work it out on another season of Project Runway. The fourth season of the fashion-forward series premieres on Bravo Nov. 14, the...

London Runway Models Need Doctor's OK To Walk Amid Report That 40 Percent Have Eating Disorder

The Guardian (U.K.) | Jess Cartner-Morley | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Catwalk models at London fashion week will have to show a doctor's certificate proving they are physically and psychologically well enough to work, un...