ShopBarbara.com Introduces Her New Self Named Chic and Affordable Clothing Line

With growing gas prices, a housing slump and value based spending most Americans believe the economy is in a recession.

Despite the declining market, women remain determined to follow the latest trends. In the tradition of Sarah Jessica Parker for Steve and Barry’s, Madonna for H&M and Isaac Mizrahi for Target, ShopBarbara.com is pleased to announce [...]

Myspace for fashion designers gaining momentum

Young designers competing to get noticed by fashion labels can now launch their careers online through the fashion world’s answer to MySpace.

Fashionspace was created by 23-year-old London fashion graduate Holly Bellm last October and is fast becoming to fashionistas what MySpace is to amateur musicians, with 20,000 members in 120 countries frequenting the site every [...]

China Heads to Europe to Recruit Fashion Talent

Last summer, Peter Ng traveled to Nottingham Trent University in England, home to one of Europe’s top design schools, to recruit a team of young fashion designers.

The candidates he met dreamed of designing for the fashion houses in Milan and Paris. Mr. Ng, director of yarn manufacturer Colour Couture, made a different pitch: a job [...]

Designers and Fashion Insiders Sound Off on Celebrity Designers

From posh Saks Fifth Avenue to budget-conscious Steve & Barry’s, shoppers can now find everything from yoga wear to lingerie designed by celebrities. And there’s more to come.

This month, Spice Girl Melanie Brown unveiled a clothing line inspired by leopard prints, while Heidi Montag of MTV’s “The Hills” launched a collection of junior apparel called [...]

Prisoner designs enter fashion world

A new company in Germany is trying to break into the fashion business selling stylish clothes designed and produced by prison inmates.

The company Haeftling, which in English means inmate, has just opened its first store in Berlin. “We want to have basic, durable, timeless, beautiful clothes,” said Stephan Bohle, one of the company founders.

Many of [...]

Russian Fashion Rules

Though the term “fashion” is associated with lots of money - and it is rather expensive to be fashionable - many designers have pointed out that Russians are very stylish. And not only rich people look smart and fashionable: many Russians choose good clothes, appropriate to their personal style. This promises a radiant future [...]