After a seven-year absence, the German designer Jil Sander made her comeback on the Milan catwalks Saturday to a rapturous reception with her menswear collection for spring-summer 2013.

It takes lots of water and chemicals to make a pair of jeans, and environmentally conscious clothing makers caught on years ago to the need to make more sustainable versions these popular pants.

Top sportswear designer Adidas Tuesday decided to cancel sales of sneakers topped with rubber ankle chains after criticism that they evoked memories of slavery.

The Royal Ascot races have brought in a strict new dress code including a ban on "fascinators", the tiny hats beloved of Prince William's wife Catherine and other celebrities, organisers said.

Tropical prints, vibrant colors and sheer fabrics: Sao Paulo fashion week is making a splash aiming to sound a note of optimism and hope amid the global economic gloom.

Renowned Australian children's entertainers The Wiggles announced the end of an era Thursday, with three of the quartet to retire from performing and a woman to don the turtleneck for the first time.

A Hong Kong company said it has agreed to buy the business and assets of troubled British luxury clothing maker Aquascutum for £15 million.

Swedish cheap-and-chic fashion giant H&M on Thursday apologised over a swimwear campaign featuring a deeply tanned model that sparked outrage among cancer groups.

The German sportswear giant Puma said on Wednesday that it had high hopes for this Olympic year despite posting disappointing profits for the first quarter due to sluggish spending in crisis-hit Europe.

A case involving a fine over a "wardrobe malfunction" which exposed pop superstar Janet Jackson's breast during the 2004 Super Bowl broadcast was appealed to the US Supreme Court Wednesday.

Fashion fans have one more reason to swap brick-and-mortar shops for online retailers: a company in tech-savvy Estonia has come up with a way to let you try on new clothes on your own computer.

Supermodel-turned-entrepreneur Elle Macpherson hit the French Riviera this week to promote her new reality TV show, "Fashion Star", at the MIPTV international trade fair.

Most of the Australian swimming team are not happy with the official swimsuit they are expected to compete in at this year's London Olympics, reports said Thursday.

With lots of black and lashings of leather, Valentino's autumn-winter look unveiled in Paris on Tuesday sailed into unusual waters for the Italian house, but stayed true to its subtly feminine esthetic.

German sportswear maker adidas said Wednesday strong demand for its brand pushed it to record earnings in 2011 and it hoped to beat those again this year on the back of the 2012 Olympics.

With lots of black and lashings of leather, Valentino's autumn-winter look unveiled in Paris on Tuesday sailed into unusual waters for the Italian house, but stayed true to its subtly feminine esthetic.

Chanel's superstar designer Karl Lagerfeld turned Paris' ornate Grand Palais into a crystal vault on Tuesday, sending out a look packed with trompe l'oeil tricks and glinting shades of violet and blue.

Italian designer Stefano Pilati earned a standing ovation on Monday night as he sent out his swansong collection for Yves Saint Laurent before a star-studded gathering at Paris Fashion Week.

PARIS (Reuters) - Stella McCartney sent models down the runway in sporty but sophisticated school girl outfits on Monday, as cutesy collars and flouncy skirts found an anchor in classic English tailoring and rich country tweeds.

From Marxist revolutionary to Africa's oldest leader to fashion icon. That's how a group of young Zimbabwean designers see Robert Mugabe, whose signature they have splashed across a new clothing line.