MILAN, ITALY: Italian fashion house Elena Miro's models, voluptuous, sensual, but most of all "real", slinked down the catwalk to kick off Milan Fashion Week yesterday, 24 February 2010. 25 Feb 2010
NEW YORK, USA: Emerging from the exclusive Marc Jacobs show in New York, Robert Duffy, CEO of the Marc Jacobs line, proclaims to his Twitter audience: "Marc did look good didn't he? I'll tell him." 19 Feb 2010
The new jersey to be used by Bafana Bafana during the 2010 World Cup will have a star symbol on top of the South African Football Association emblem. 17 Feb 2010
PARIS, FRANCE: The coveted Andam fashion prize for emerging talent on Monday, 15 February 2010, announced a more than 25% increase in its endowment, to €220,000 (US$307,0000). 16 Feb 2010
LONDON, UK: Britain's press today, Friday 12 February 2010, remembered designer Alexander McQueen as "one of fashion's brightest lights", but lamented the star's dark side so often on show in his outlandish creations had won out. 12 Feb 2010
This year is big for Anisa Mapungwe, the creator of the clothing label Loin Cloth & Ashes, but then, she's had a big year every year for the past three years. 11 Feb 2010
The Diamond Face Couture fashion house has come apart at the seams as Uyanda Mbuli and Gert-Johan Coetzee have called it quits on their partnership. 9 Feb 2010
A fresh storm over the king protea emblem not appearing on the front of the national soccer team jersey is approaching, after it emerged Wednesday, 3 February 2010, that the South African Football Association (Safa) and the technical sponsors Adidas intend to launch the green Bafana Bafana away strip next month — without the national symbol. 5 Feb 2010
Fashion and chocolate can go hand in hand, as designers Azeeza Choonara and Lauren Gravett showed when they created a dress from Lindt chocolate wrappers this month. 2 Feb 2010
PARIS, FRANCE: As light as meringues and mouth-watering as sorbets, Karl Lagerfeld's haute couture lines for next summer on Tuesday, 26 January 2010, looked inspired by the patisserie counter, even if the designer no longer allows himself such sweet indulgences since his draconian diet. 28 Jan 2010
Factory closures and retrenchments are continuing in SA's clothing and textile sector but consumer demand remains solid and the rate of collapses seems to be slowing. 27 Jan 2010
Have you ever saved up for a designer handbag costing more than R10 000, only to have it go out of fashion? 27 Jan 2010
David Tlale has arrived. At Circa Gallery in Rosebank on Friday night, 22 January 2010, he showed why he is the king of his castle. 26 Jan 2010
Ian Renner, a New York designer of unisex and men's clothing, will be putting on a fashion show this Friday, 29 January 2010, at the American International School in Constantia, Cape Town. 26 Jan 2010
A new list of 10 clothing and textile product categories eligible for duty credit certificates would be gazetted shortly, the Department of Trade and Industry's chief director for African multilateral economic relations, Xolelwa Mlumbi-Peter, confirmed on Thursday, 21 January 2010. 25 Jan 2010
Kicking off fashion week, designer label Karen Millen announced that they will be scouting South Africa for an especially talented individual to join their studio in the United Kingdom. 22 Jan 2010
The Mobile Boutique (TMB), a new spin on the popular pop-up store concept, has arrived in Cape Town to give a much-needed boost to SA's faltering fashion industry. 14 Jan 2010
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: Top designers including Diane von Furstenberg and John Rocha will hold a catwalk at the European headquarters of the United Nations on 21 January 2010 to appeal against the loss of biodiversity. 12 Jan 2010
A possible bailout of East London textile manufacturer Castellano-Beltrame, which is facing liquidation, will be discussed at a meeting today, Friday 8 January 2010. 8 Jan 2010
The year 2009 was one that most of us couldn't wait to end. Economic woes, terror attacks, bizarre weather, celebrities behaving badly and plain boring local fashion shows were the order of the day. 7 Jan 2010
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