For many women, a $1,000 dress is something they admire in the pages of a magazine. But a nascent Web site called Rent the Runway is hoping to make high-end fashions much more accessible and almost as easy as renting a movie from Netflix, says the New York Times.

The Versace fashion house on Wednesday announced it will cut 350 jobs worldwide as part of a reorganization aimed at returning the group to profitability in 2011.

Even after death celebrities make millions and fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, who surpassed singer Michael Jackson, was named the top earning dead celebrity.

Three Chicago fashion designers have been tapped to dress members of Chicago's Olympic delegation for outfits debuting at Friday's International Olympic Committee vote on the 2016 Summer Games. That delegation will include gold medalists as well as the Obamas and Oprah.

Designers at New York Fashion Week, faced with a grim national mood, looked for a solution far, far away and used vacation destinations as the inspiration for countless collections. If most people are left with "staycations" these days, at least they can take a visual journey.

As another new fashion season debuts, against the chilliest retail climate in years, many believe this is not merely a difficult moment for high-end retail but a defining one as well.

The growing demand for vintage apparel has produced a surge of collectors on the prowl for pieces that reflect the craftsmanship and one-of-a-kind flair of a bygone era— not to mention the potential for investment returns.

From World War I's trench coats to World War II's nipped waists to Vietnam's protest-driven fatigues, past wars have heralded strong periods of American style. But the recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have hardly made a ripple in fashion.

The nine designers nominated for emerging talent awards by the Council of Fashion Designers of America might be names to know. Michelle Obama already does: Two of those nominated — Jason Wu and Thakoon Panichgul — seem to be favorites of the first lady.

Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, some of its enduring murals — like one depicting East Germany's Erich Honecker engaged in a fraternal kiss with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev — are inspiring a different sort of art.

In Hollywood, hard times are summoning a distinctly local response: maintaining a fabulous facade on the cheap while paring expenses behind the scenes. The New York Times reports.