Tokion Magazine announces the Fourth Annual Creativity Now Conference, to be held at Cooper Union’s historic Great Hall on October 14th and 15th, 2006. This unique symposium will bring together top figures in art, design, fashion, photography, film, new media, publishing and marketing. In the same room for the first time, the people shaping today’s popular...

During this summer’s busy event calendar, Pure stood strong as London’s leading trade fashion show this August with buyers from department stores attending and placing orders for spring/summer 2007 as well as top ups for autumn/winter 2006. Independents visiting Pure included Subcouture, Pastiche, Psyche, Sunday Best, Mark Phillips, Graham and Greene, Shu Shu as...

Fashion Career Expo is the Nation’s premiere producer of professional job fairs for the Fashion Industry. For over 10 years, our company has consistently produced the nation’s most successful hiring events. With over 300 shows produced, our team has helped thousands of companies recruit the best talent in the industry and has provided hundreds of thousands of...

Dont we just love to copy those celebs…and doesnt online store ASOS just know it. Reporting a 61% increase in profits, ASOS (as seen on screen) proves there is a market for selling fashion online. [mad.co.uk]

Rather than purchase different coloured scarves to match your outfits, you can now wait with baited breath for the Chameleon Scarf. Developed at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan, the scarf has been dubbed the Chameleon Shawl and automatically changes colour to co-ordinate with your chosen outfit. Sounds crazy, but it�s been created, and had its first demonstration at...

:: Gemma Ward guest edits the December issue of Vogue Australia. :: Christian Dior launches a watch line called Christal. :: NEC Corp develops a computer system to help shoppers buy the right items by comparing garments in the shoppers existing wardrobe with clothing in the store. :: Tyra Banks goes undercover as an obese woman, only to be heartbroken by the experience. ::...

Polo Ralph Lauren has lost a legal battle in which it tried to stop both the US polo association and a rival clothing company from using a logo which resembled Ralph Laurens own trademark polo horseman. David Cummings, president of USPA Properties, said: “Since 1984, the US Polo Association has been trying to co-exist with Polo Ralph Lauren, but it appears they...

Online Fashion portal WGSN (the world’s leading online research, trend analysis and news service for the fashion and style industries) has been bought by Emap for a crazy �140m. Launched in 1998 by Julian and Marc Worth WGSN has always been unique in its ability to provide fast info on materials, brands, shapes textiles etc to designers, retailers and manufacturers....