He rarely puts a foot wrong on the rugby field, but All Black star Dan Carter's failed fashion shop business owes creditors more than $1.16m.

Swimwear from Karen Walker? Equestrian outfits from Alexandra Owen? Zoe Walker wonders who will design NZ's 2012 Olympic uniforms.

Surfwear retailer Billabong is buying Californian clothing brand RVCA for an undisclosed amount.

More than 80 per cent of New Zealanders believe we are increasingly adopting a more casual approach to our workplace attire.

Vivienne Westwood, Anne Valerie Hash and AF Vandevorst fielded their most commercial lines in Paris yesterday.

There are two schools of designers - those who view fashion as serious business, and those who see it as spectacle.

While constant rebirth is key to the success of a fashion house, heritage plays a huge part in keeping the prestige alive.

Witnessing the All Whites' draw in a bar filled with the most aggressive Italian supporters in Milan trumped any fashion show, writes Isaac Hindin Miller.

All Black Dan Carter's foray into fashion has almost run out of gas with two more of his clothing stores closing.

Vivienne Westwood is to open 20 boutiques in China, and fellow British fashion house Burberry has confirmed that it will add 66 stores to its 44 Chinese outlets by 2012.

Employers cannot force workers to buy from the company catalogue.

An inside job planned by a master criminal saw half a million dollars taken from a clothing company using stolen online banking passwords and forged passports.

The late designer's assistant Sarah Burton has been named creative director of the Alexander McQueen label.

Australian fashion designer Akira Isogawa has relished the opportunity and challenge of creating his own rugs.

After hunkering down during the recession, fashionistas believe they will be able to afford to show at this year's New Zealand Fashion Week.

Two clothing companies owned by high-flying Kiwis have run into financial strife - with their owners linked by underwear model Nicky Watson.