
Milan designers fall back on the classics
It's not a fussy season. Next year's winter look is classic without being retro, full of staples that distinguish themselves from years past through ...

Prada man is deliberately absent-minded
Don't think the Prada man is absent-minded just because one point of his shirt collar is tucked into the sweater, while the other is out. It's all ...

Solemn mood at Missoni winter show
The mood was solemn and the music mournful at the Missoni fashion show, which went on despite the uncertain fate of the family-run fashion house's CEO

Ferragamo winter silhouette: dark, edgy, urban
Ferragamo's winter silhouette is dark, edgy and urban. Collars up and layered for any eventuality, the Ferragamo man is on the move.

Versace challenges men to lacy lingerie
Versace's menswear collection for next winter is nothing if not eclectic. Macho rocker, nostalgic creative, pampered metrosexual, life-of-the-party: ...

Bottega Veneta enhances classics with details
Superlatives don't work with Tomas Maier, a designer of discretion, just like his collections for Bottega Veneta. And yet one is tempted is to gush ...

Milan Fashion Week starts on somber note
Milan Fashion Week started off on a somber note Saturday, as the design world maintained a vigil for the missing CEO of the family-run Missoni fashion ...

Zegna innovates the classics at Milan Fashion Week
Cyber-kinetic patterns give energy to classic looks by Ermenegildo Zegna. Zegna signals a push for innovation in the title of the collection presented ...

Burberry marries tradition and innovation
Tradition meets innovation in Burberry Prorsum's new winter looks for men. The "I Love Classics" collection — or made more technology-friendly, I ...

Dolce&Gabbana offer masculine romanticism
Dolce and Gabbana's menswear collection for next winter is pure masculinity, infused with southern romanticism. With motifs of winter roses, ...
Fashion world keeps pressure on Missoni search
The fashion world is urging authorities to keep searching for the missing CEO of Missoni as Milan Fashion Week gets under way. The Italian National ...

Jil Sander back with minimalist, not austere, look
Tall, almost Puritan collars gave gravitas to Jil Sander's first winter menswear collection since returning to the label she founded. The ample lapels ...
Spanish fashion designer Manuel Mota dies at 46
Manuel Mota, a Spanish dress designer specializing in bridal gowns for top models and high society, has died. He was 46. Mota had been the creative ...

Missoni scion on plane missing in Venezuela
Rescue crews used boats and aircraft on Saturday to search for a small plane that disappeared off Venezuela carrying the CEO of Italy's iconic Missoni ...

Saudi's top cleric warns against mixing of genders
Saudi Arabia's top cleric on Friday warned against the mixing of the genders, saying it poses a threat to female chastity and society, as the kingdom ...
Head of luxury bag-maker Louis Vuitton steps down
The head of famed luggage and handbag-maker Louis Vuitton is stepping down because of health reasons. Luxury goods purveyor LVMH, which owns the ...

10-year-old Romeo Beckham new face of Burberry
Burberry has decided to brand it like Beckham. The London-based fashion house says Romeo Beckham — aged 10 — is a new face of the clothing brand.

Possible Wintour appointment gets London talking
Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, John Quincy Adams ... and now Anna Wintour? A report suggesting that the influential editor-in-chief of Vogue is one ...

NY's Wang named designer at Paris' Balenciaga
Young downtown designer Alexander Wang is taking over the creative direction of storied Paris fashion label Balenciaga, likely bringing his cool-girl, ...
Cardin returns to native Veneto to receive award
Italian-born French designer Pierre Cardin is being honored by his native Veneto region for his artistic achievements and his ambitious plan to build ...

Valentino haute couture exhibition opens in London
If there's one name that represents red carpet glamour, it's probably Valentino. Over half a century, the legendary designer has created exquisite, ...