Fashion
Shoes make news as models rise and fall in Milan (AP)
AP - Shoes are contemporary jewelry, designer Donatella Versace once said, and in recent years they have become an integral part of a designer's fashion statement. More »
Gucci: Management, Mode and Monarchs (Fashion Wire Daily)
Fashion Wire Daily - The management, rather than the mode, was the main item on the agenda at the Gucci Spring 2009 runway show Wednesday, Sept. 24, where departing CEO Mark Lee greeted each guest at the door, in a bittersweet fashion farewell. More »
Jewels return to runway at Milan Fashion Week (AP)
AP - Baubles and bangles have returned to the Milan runway after several seasons locked tightly in the jewelry box. Even at Jil Sander, the most minimalist of labels, diamond studded earrings sparkled from the models' pierced ears. More »
Crunch could be a plus for Russian luxury: Simachev (Reuters)
Reuters - As Russia is hit hard by the financial crisis, now is the time to spend lavishly, says Muscovite fashion designer Denis Simachev. More »
Bottega Veneta: Not Your Average Glamour (Fashion Wire Daily)
Fashion Wire Daily - Not that many women wear all-leather looks, which is a slight pity given that the rather stellar opening outfits in the fine and sophisticated Bottega Veneta spring 2009 show staged Tuesday in Milan were almost 100 percent animal skin. More »
Correction: Milan Fashion Week-Day 2 story (AP)
AP - In a Sept. 23 story about the second day of shows at Milan Fashion week, The Associated Press misspelled the name of a Bottega Veneta designer. He is Tomas Maier, not Thomas Meier. More »
Prada: Femme Fatales Rule (Fashion Wire Daily)
Fashion Wire Daily - Leave it to Miuccia Prada to create the most original collection of the current international season, with a thoroughly memorable metallic moment, where the models may have stumbled badly on the rambling catwalk, but the fashion aesthetic soared. More »
Prada abandons summer fashion's easy road (AP)
AP - Miuccia Prada is often a step ahead of the pack, so it was no wonder that her latest collection had little to do with what has been going on the Milan runway: easy dressing in light and airy styles. More »
Calvin Klein says hard work, talent still count in fashion world (AFP)
AFP - Four decades after launching his label, celebrity fashion designer Calvin Klein offers an upbeat take on his industry as both solidly grounded and still open to hardworking new talent. More »
Burberry: Romantically Rural (Fashion Wire Daily)
Fashion Wire Daily - There's a moment when sad is beautiful and melancholy has a certain brilliant charm, which was the case Monday in Milan when witnessing the romantically rural collection by Burberry for Spring 2009. More »