The new cruise collection for the spring-summer season 2009 from Sergio Rossi, as always, stands out by its elegance and includes many high-heel models. Full story

Famous French lingerie designer Chantal Thomass and Nivea have sealed a deal to develop collaborated makeup line called Nivea & Chantal Thomass. Full story

The collaboration between Vivienne Westwood and Brazil shoe brand Melissa has extended into new surprising collection of plastic shoes! All Melissa products are made from one of today's most recognizable materials – plastic. Melissa shoes have chewing gum smell, they are breathable, eco-friendly and, yes, 99% recyclable. Full story

While some designers create million dollars worth diamond encrusted bras and dresses, the others choose less luxurious and expensive materials and solutions. Like an Israeli painter and designer Yoav Kotik who showcased his collection of jewelry made from bottle caps. Full story

Jennifer Lopez was in Tokyo recently where she promoted Scritta Bags, a new handbag collection by renowned Japanese designer Samantha Thavasa. Full story

Maybe Emmanuelle Esther's approach to creating jewelry and accessories – knitting – is not new, but it definitely earns attention. Full story

Yes, that’s right! Faisol Abdullah, a genius Malaysian fashion designer, is making the most luxurious and costly dress of all time by bejeweling it with seven hundred and fifty one diamonds acquired from Mouawad, a jeweler from the Middle East. This 30 million dollars dress has beaten the previous record of a 20 million dollars diamond dress by Chris Aire. It is also tied with a 30 million dollars diamond bikini as the most costly clothing item in history. Full story

If Russian doll handbag by Christian Louboutin raised your brow, these bags are going to blow your mind off. Kathleen Dustin, who is Master of Arts, designs and makes very weird handbags. Full story

Latest fashion weeks revealed that one of the hottest trends of this year's spring and summer (as well as of fall and winter) would be asymmetry. Full story

Kate Moss has wrought much magic during her nine-season spell of working alongside Topshop, their ingredients being alluring dresses and tight jeans leather- and suede-adorned for a smack of good old rocky feeling. Full story

Being an actress, a photo model (last year she starred in the Tod's ads) and a fitness guru (she plans to start a chain of gyms with her trainer Tracey Anderson) is not enough for Gwyneth Paltrow. Full story

With summer just around the corner, it's time to think about your sunny day wardrobe. Less clothes on to bask in sunshine! And, of course, we have to look stunning, luring admirable glances from men and making even sophisticated fashion-conscious ladies turn their heads in envy. Your weapon for making the effect could be a novelty called Bra Barrettes. Full story

In 2008, Jean-Paul Gaultier teamed up with a company producing premium spring water brand Evian. The alliance was so successful that Evian and Gaultier have joined again to offer us new exiting product. Full story

Madonna thought that being the face of Louis Vuitton’s ad campaign was good, but being a designer herself would be much better. The idea for that came from Christian Audigier, creative director for recognizable Ed Hardy brand. What’s more, with H&M line experience under her Belt, Madonna is hardly a green horn in fashion business now. Full story

Designer Ingrid Goldbloom Bloch has found a pretty original way to use Coca-Cola aluminum cans – she created chic underwear out of them. Uncomfortable, unhygienic, absolutely not warm, but eco-friendly and so nice! Full story

You wouldn’t believe it but Christian Lacroix came up with something modest and minimalistic for his new collection shown, in tune with hard times. His 2009 fall collection at Paris Fashion Week revolved around the image of charming Parisienne discreetly dressed in black and navy. Sounds like goodbye to flamboyant Provence colors. Full story

In talks with journalists the Creative Director at Givenchy, Riccardo Tisci, defined his fall collection showed at Paris Fashion Week as the mix of Elsa Schiaparelli's surreal revival, beastly passion, the 40-s and the 30-s. The designer was seeking to deliver diversity of visions to choose from. Full story

Though pink and green were flashing on the catwalk, classic black and white dominated Karl Lagerfeld’s fall collection for Chanel. The Chanel show was called Beau Brummell, in honor of the Regency dandy who invented man’s suit as we know it. Full story

This season Nicolas Ghesquiere sacrificed his favorite futuristic theme to affectionate femininity. The designer revised all former Balenciaga collections and created the clothing line of drape skirts, sari, printed scarves and footwear that seemed to encompass all motives of the show. Full story

Critics are trying to classify all fashion designers as pessimists and optimists. But Albert Elbaz is definitely a realist. He says he always sincerely tries to understand what women need to get out of fashion – dresses, pants suits, blouses, coats. We don’t go to parties and high profile dinners every day. Full story