The notion of wardrobe androgyny was the fitting theme of Yves Saint-Laurent's men's collection, the house that kicked off the just-ended Paris men's shows where men's fashion won a feminine touch.
Pants are coming in all shapes and forms at the Paris men's fashion spring/summer 2009 shows this week, with some designers even throwing in dresses and kilts.
The four-day men's fashion shows in Paris opened on an unusual note Thursday June 14th with Yohji Yamamoto throwing a handful of well over 60-somethings on the catwalk.
Italian designers showed that next summer will be all about chilling out for men, with slim-look tops and loose trousers epitomizing a relaxed feel to collections.
East will meet West next summer for Giorgio Armani male fans with Asian inspired long shirts, shantung trousers and fitted jackets, the Italian designer suggested in his menswear show, which won him loud applause.
Flowers and flamingos injected a dose of the tropical into Milan fashion week on Monday when Gucci designer Frida Giannini dressed her men colorfully for next summer. Models walked out in blooming cotton shirts and thin ties with flamingo motifs.
Italian designer Roberto Cavalli offered men's tops and trousers decorated with prints of pictures he had taken of an African sunset and overlapping palm leaves at his spring/summer 2009 show on Sunday.
Italian designer team Dolce & Gabbana kicked off Milan's fashion week in relaxed style on Saturday, taking inspiration from oriental kimonos to kit out men in silk evening pajamas for next summer.
Brazil is looking forward to a white and shiny summer, judging from the creations sauntering down the catwalks from the Sao Paulo Fashion Week.
It has survived more than two centuries of war, devastating floods, and recessions: unlike other textile groups, Scottish company Johnstons has not been cowed by globalization.
It has survived more than two centuries of war, devastating floods, and recessions: unlike other textile groups, Scottish company Johnstons has not been cowed by globalization.
Latin America's most important fashion event, the Sao Paulo Fashion Week, opened Tuesday June 17th with much attention on shows due to feature supermodels Naomi Campbell, Giselle Bundchen and Raquel Zimmerman.
Supermodels Naomi Campbell and Gisele Bundchen are scheduled to headline Latin America's foremost fashion event, Sao Paulo Fashion Week, which sashays onto the runway this week.
By Bappa Majumdar NEW DELHI, June 12 (Reuters Life!) - A year ago, Vimla Atwal eked a living by cleaning outdoor pits used as toilets in a western Indian village. Next month, she will sashay down a New York catwalk with top Indian models.
By James Hibberd LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Dueling fashion divas have nothing on the ongoing tug-of-war drama between NBC Universal and the Weinstein Co. over the cable hit "Project Runway.