Fashion
Cutting edge to meet classic at London Fashion Week (Reuters)
Reuters - Fashionistas from around the world will descend on London for a week of catwalk shows and cutting edge clothes starting on Sunday when the best of the young talent brush with some classic names in British design. More »
Women make strong show at 'Project Runway' finale (AP)
AP - The women ruled the "Project Runway" finale Friday, leaving the reality competition's remaining male designers in the dust of jewel toned silks, vintage inspirations and dramatic showpieces. More »
At Vera Wang, an Artist's Spirit as Muse (Fashion Wire Daily)
Fashion Wire Daily - Vera Wang's runway backdrop featured two dramatic slabs of a faceted mirror sculpture in homage to the whimsical art of Niki de Sainte Phalle, the free-spirited woman whose life and work as a sculptor, painter and architect was the muse of Wang's Spring 2009 collection, which she showed in Bryant Park on Thursday, Sept. 11. More »
New NY fashions appeal to stay-at-home traveler (Reuters)
Reuters - 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. More »
Fashion week features few black runway models (Reuters)
Reuters - A dearth of black models strutting the catwalks is a persistent issue in the fashion world and while the numbers have improved, there are still too few, fashion observers say. More »
Calvin Klein, Hilfiger show at NY Fashion Week (AP)
AP - How does a seemingly unusual trend — to wit, harem pants — end up on almost every runway at New York Fashion Week? More »
From unusual to everywhere at NY Fashion Week (AP)
AP - How does a seemingly unusual trend — to wit, harem pants — end up on almost every runway at New York Fashion Week? More »
Marchesa: Ballooning Ball Gowns For Boldface Babes (Fashion Wire Daily)
Fashion Wire Daily - A flock of limousines floated outside the Chelsea Museum on Wednesday, Sept. 10, to see Marchesa's latest collection attesting to the pulling power of Georgina Chapman, whose main claim to fame has been creating red carpet looks for the sort of people who star in her husband's, movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's, films. More »
NY runways hint future's bright for designer shades (Reuters)
Reuters - If there's a winning look on New York's fashion runways this week, sunglasses may trump the spring clothes from top designers. More »