Against a backdrop of a continued weakening of the economy, hemlines may tell the real trend story when New York Fashion Week takes center stage, beginning Thursday, at its new home in Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park.
It was economist George Taylor who conceived the "hemline index" in the 1920s: Skirts got longer as financial concerns heightened. We've already seen skirts and dresses from the recent collections of designers Rachel Roy, Alex Casertano, Bill Blass, Cynthia Rowley and Max Mara headed in that direction.

THIS is going to be sweet. Soon, very soon, those unappreciative little rotters who 15 years ago were expressing contempt for the television shows that were so important to their parents will be getting the same dissing from their own kids. That’s right, you 20-somethings; you’re about to be inducted into the Dinosaur Club.

Award-winning jackets, interesting mountain packs and wild colours coming next spring. 

The North Face sometimes takes flak for being a 'high street brand', but the reality is that the company produces a wide range of kit and some of it is genuinely excellent. We caught up with the latest spring 2011 products at Friedrichshafen a few weeks ago and were impressed, here are a few of the highlights.

Italian fashion design duo Dolce & Gabbana are celebrating the 25th anniversary of Naomi Campbell's career with a limited edition t-shirt collection and launch event. The collection comprises 14 different designs displaying iconic images of the supermodel taken by the world's most famous fashion photographers, including Patrick Demarchelier, Steven Klein, David LaChapelle, Mario Testino, Ellen von Unwerth, Bruce Weber, Steven Meisel, Herb Ritts and Peter Lindbergh. The collection of 14 shirts will go on sale exclusively at Dolce & Gabbana boutiques in New York on September 10th, followed by London, Milan Paris, Moscow, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai throughout the fall.

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