Topic: Fashion

Shares of high-end fashion group Ports Design, which resumed trading after being suspended for nearly two months, is down more than 35 percent lower on Tuesday after its chairman resigned for failing to disclose financial transactions.

For those who love to shop, the search for that must-have item can be as fun as owning the actual product.  And some cities offer shoppers a bounty of options. Here are the top 10 international shopping destinations.

Bridal gowns can cost anywhere from several hundred dollars to tens of thousands of dollars. Here are 10 dresses for the budget-conscious bride.

Clothing manufacturers such as Woolrich are designing shirts and pants for the fashion-aware gun owner, reports the New York Times.

The stereotype about professional athletes’ wives is that they’re gold-digging arm candy, with few accomplishments. What follows is a list of the wives of athletes who’ve made names for themselves as columnists, models, designers and more.

Popular brands don’t always stay popular, but some that fall out of favor return to the marketplace in better positions than they held before being written off. See the brands that defied conventional wisdom and came back after everyone counted them out.

Some athlete fashion brands are not well known, others are legendary. Here's a collection, including a line of undies modeled by its namesake in a giant ad on the side of a Manhattan building.

Some of the country’s top luxury brands have been the victims of an elaborate global counterfeiting and smuggling scheme, the Department of Justice said Friday.

Kate Upton, just 19, has arrived on the modeling scene as a largely self-created internet phenomenon, and was announced as the latest cover girl for Sports Illustrated's annual swimsuit issue, the New York Times reports.

CNBC takes you behind the scenes at the Lincoln Center runway at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Show for Fall 2012.

Love-struck consumers are forecast to spend 8.5 percent more on Valentine’s Day this year, bringing the average spending to $126.03 per person, according to the National Retail Federation.

World No.2 fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz said a gloomy economic outlook would keep demand subdued this year and discounting to shift unsold stock, which led to a surprise drop in fourth-quarter profit, had continued into January.

China at one time may have been better known for fashion knockoffs than catwalk creations, but Chinese haute-couture is now finding its feet on the international stage — even as it grows ever more popular with customers at home.

It pays to be young. but if you want to convey reliability, wisdom or gravitas, people over age 50 have the edge. They’ve been around the block a few times and have hard-earned knowledge that no education can compete with. Click ahead to see the new careers for workers over 50.

An auction of actress Elizabeth Taylor's world-renowned jewels took in $116 million, more than double the record for a single collection and setting new marks for pearls, colorless diamonds and Indian jewels.