Even as some of the world's biggest brands return to Paris on Monday, few are planning physical shows, a blow for make-up artists, lighting specialists, caterers and hundreds of other businesses in fashion's eco-system.

Face masks may have been the standout accessory at Milan fashion week, but designers who defied the coronavirus pandemic to put on shows dispelled gloom with love letters to Italy and sunnier times.

Italian fashion group Valentino ditched the glitzy setting of central Paris for a foundry on the outskirts of Milan to present its latest collection, a rare live catwalk in the time of COVID-19 with a restricted group of mask-wearing guests.

Critical thinking has never been more important than it is today, a time when people rely heavily on the internet and social media for information.

The Balkan state, still working to rid its territory of landmines dating back to its 1990s war, has become an important training ground for canines deployed as far afield as Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Forty-five years after founding his fashion group, Giorgio Armani came up with a new way of showing his latest catwalk creations on Saturday - a prime-time TV show.

Fashion house Maquinn Couture presented its latest collection at Milan Fashion Week 2020 as the only representative from Indonesia.

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. A five-year-old giant African pouched rat called Magawa, however, has to be one of the world's most unlikely life-savers.

Prada is one of many presenting virtual fashion shows this season in Milan, as coronavirus cases continue to rise throughout Europe.   

A handful of social media stars and influencers have publicly flouted rules aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic and even encouraged others to do so.

The centerpiece of Vienna's famous winter ball season, the Opera Ball, will not take place because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Along with nine other brands from around the world, Pijakbumi was recognized for its original design and for championing sustainability.

New York's Times Square will bid farewell to 2020 without the usual huddled masses jamming the streets on New Year's Eve.

Getting a front-row seat to Milan's fashion week is harder than ever this year, with uninvited influencers and buyers nursing bruised egos as the shows start Wednesday under coronavirus restrictions.

At nearly 70, Chen Jifang is being held up as a shining example as China orders its vast population to get fit and lose the bulge.

Outdoor retailer Patagonia, known for championing environmental causes, has put it bluntly to voters in a label on a limited-edition pair of shorts.

Thanks to French accessories brand Longchamp, Pokémon GO will be taking up residence in the French capital next month. 

Kenzo this week unveiled a new men’s and womenswear collection in organic cotton with the big cat signature motif.

Indonesian fashion marketplace Tinkerlust has launched its collaboration with 14 local brands under the campaign Local Heroes.

Many people struggled with the coronavirus lockdown but for designers Victoria Beckham and Emilio de la Morena, showing at London Fashion Week on Monday, it was a source of inspiration.

ANA Holdings Inc. has launched a joint project with cosmetics manufacturer Pola Orbis Holdings Inc. to develop the world's first-ever space-friendly cosmetics line by 2023.

Young British designer Paria Farzaneh transported London Fashion Week to the English countryside on Sunday for a catwalk show inspired by the spirit of resistance.

Newly married couples can receive up to 600,000 yen (US$5,700) to cover their rent and other costs to start a new life from next April if they live in a municipality adopting Japan's newlywed support program, government sources said Sunday.

At the "Genghis Security Academy", which bills itself as China's only dedicated bodyguard school, students learn that the threats to the country's newly-rich in the tech age are more likely to emerge from a hacker than a gunman.

Inside a former London newspaper printing factory turned nightclub, a roaming urban fox has replaced throngs of dancers shut out by the coronavirus pandemic.

A French company is collecting fish skins and turning them into leather for use in watch straps and wallets.

Turkish designer Bora Aksu said the coronavirus pandemic inspired his latest collection, which looks back over one hundred years to the Spanish flu pandemic and the end of World War One.

French clothing brand Lacoste has ended its collaboration with rappers Moha La Squale and Romeo Elvis, the company said Friday after both men were accused of sexual assault.

Japan's tallest skyscraper around 390 meters high, which is scheduled to be built in front of Tokyo Station in fiscal 2027, will be named "Torch Tower," its developer Mitsubishi Estate Co. said Thursday.

With the clock counting down to the usual opening date of the annual Jakarta Fashion Week (JFW) fashion bonanza, designers and labels are taking to the virtual stage to get fashion festivities rolling during the pandemic.