Fashion News

NEW YORK - A new Victoria's Secret "angel" is getting her wings after an online vote. Full Story »

MILAN (Reuters Life!) - Photo blogger Tommy Ton used to wait outside exclusive venues for fashionistas to arrive and leave catwalk shows, but at the latest Dolce & Gabbana womenswear run this season, he proudly sat in the front row. Full Story »

PARIS (AFP) - A French court on Tuesday approved drastic cutbacks for the fashion house Christian Lacroix, which will lose nearly all its staff and shut its main clothes designing activities. Full Story »

Los Angeles - The Oscar buzz was "Up in the Air" on Monday night, Nov. 30, as George Clooney led the high-flying audience at the premiere of his latest film. Already being carried on a cloud of hot buzz in Hollywood, "Up in the Air" is Jason Reitman's latest film, following his much-applauded "Juno," and he was one excited guy as the crowd jammed the Mann Village theater in Westwood. Full Story »

PARIS (AFP) - French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy said Tuesday she had witnessed first-hand the toll that AIDS took on the fashion industry in the 1980s and spoke about her brother's death from the disease. Full Story »

NEW YORK - It's a choice most of us don't have to make: lingerie or loyalty? Full Story »

PARIS (AFP) - French fashion legend Pierre Cardin was briefly hospitalised Sunday after being taken ill in a Paris airport departure lounge, his office said. Full Story »

PARIS (AFP) - The outlook for beleaguered French couture house Christian Lacroix looked bleak at the weekend after potential buyers let a deadline pass to deposit cheques ahead of Tuesday's bankruptcy court hearing. Full Story »

GREENWICH, Connecticut - Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger's luxury estate in Connecticut has sold for $20 million, about $8 million below its original asking price. Full Story »

First lady Michelle Obama chose to wear a gleaming silver-sequined, cream-colored gown Tuesday night to the first state dinner held by her husband's administration. She was tending to her hostess duties in a strapless silhouette with the beads forming an abstract floral pattern that was custom-made by Naeem Khan. Full Story »

Los Angeles - Bondage may be the new look for the holidays if the outfits onstage at the American Music Awards held Sunday, Nov. 22, at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles were any indicator. Full Story »

New York - The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show came back to New York City in its 14th year and took audience members on a wild journey through various themes from futuristic to classical romantic on Thursday, Nov. 19. Full Story »

MILAN (Reuters Life!) - Hollywood wild child Lindsay Lohan is staying on as artistic adviser at fashion house Emanuel Ungaro despite her debut collection being panned by critics, President and Chief Executive Mounir Moufarrige said on Tuesday. Full Story »

PARIS (Reuters) - A second auction of art and furniture once owned by fashion guru Yves Saint Laurent has raised 8.9 million euros ($13.22 million), up to three times the estimated amount, auctioneers Christie's said on Friday. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road. Full Story »

SEOUL, South Korea - A top South Korean model who was a fixture at fashion week in Paris and London was found dead at her apartment in Paris, an official said Friday. Full Story »

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Confronted with an ever-growing pile of old newspapers, Taiwanese fashion designer Colin Lin came up with the idea of using them to make shoes and tote bags for her environmentally friendly footwear company. Full Story »

MOSCOW (Reuters Life!) - Russia's top health official has proposed that the country's fashion designers create trendy face masks to combat swine flu, his spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Full Story »