As the U.S. economy continues to decline, retailers still expect consumers to embrace current fashions and shop like it is going out of style. Long gone are the days when "fashionable" requires an expensive price tag or a made in Italy label. Today’s retail market is emitting everything from designer collaborations to fresh takes on basics. Stores offer product mixes that may combine anything from original styles to runway inspired ....

Fans of Swinging 60’s and 70’s London fashions rejoice! Yet another influential clothing line is readying for a re-launch in the near future. Marc Worth, the founder of WGSN is set to launch the new Ossie Clark label at London Fashion Week in February. The talents of the late and great Mr. Clark will be represented by Aysh Alom Gur, who previously worked with Donna Karan, Chloe and Roberto Cavalli. ....

Everything happens in cycles, right? It all starts with one big thing – whether it be the invention of the first car or the iPhone. That BIG THING by definition is something so out-of-this-world that changes the way we do things – changes jobs (by making them obsolete or creating new ones), changes the way people socialize, the pace at which we do things, consumerism, etc....

Art and fashion has always had a strange love-hate relationship. For some artists, fashion meant commerce and that was far beyond their aesthetic principles. And some fashion designers were somehow reluctant to work together with artists because of their unwillingness to make any kind of compromise. Nevertheless, artists have aligned themselves with luxury brands since the...

A few days ago, I went to a panel discussion at the Fashion Institute of Technology. The panel discussion was about eco fashion and how consumers are becoming more aware of the apparel industry’s impact on the environment as media coverage on global warming increases. Among the panelists were Julie Gilhart, Senior Vice President ....

Why such a successful natural cosmetic brand from Greece didn’t find immediate success all over the world, and their new challenge: New York. Korres is a very young natural cosmetic company that started in Athens, Greece in 1996 with a goal to utilize its extensive scientific and natural Greek resources for the creation of beneficial and safe products. That would include mineral free, propylene glycol free and ethical ...