Fashion house Hardy Amies is to abandon its heritage as the provider of pink silk gowns to the monarch and focus on a different clientele.

Lady Gaga is as much about fashion and image as she is about music, writes Zoe Walker.

No one does luxurious, practical outerwear better than the British label Burberry Prorsum, writes Carola Long.

When Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel created the little black dress in the Twenties, she could hardly have foreseen the sexy leather and lace versions which graced London Fashion Week yesterday.

Stylish, wearable clothes which do not demand a model's body or a film star's lifestyle: that was what several designers delivered at London Fashion Week yesterday.

Cavalier says it is seeing a gradual improvement in sales after the global economic slowdown.

An Auckland fashion boutique has been blasted for its billboard ad campaign.

Designer labels including Kate Sylvester, Karen Walker and Huffer are being hocked off on Trade Me at heavily reduced prices.

A free trade deal with the highly protected Indian economy could mean big things for New Zealand agriculture exporters.

The woes of three well-known chains show the pain isn't over yet, writes Maria Slade.

Fashion blogger Isaac Hindin-Miller files from Paris Fashion Week.

The recession is being credited with the return of the necktie, with one retailer reporting sales up by 25 per cent.