Paris' three-day-long Fall/Winter 2011-12 haute couture extravaganza wrapped up Wednesday with a mini revolution that challenged the established order of this elitist world by allowing the uninitiated masses into a show.

Christian Dior, taking its time finding a successor to John Galliano, firmly distanced itself from the disgraced British designer Monday with an eclectic collection at the Paris haute couture shows.

Fashion designer Pia Interlandi's interest in death as a transformation began in her work with dissolvable fibers, which look sturdy but melt away as the body sweats.

It's just a simple black dress, but it serves as a key component of nearly every woman's wardrobe because it's not only suitable for just about any occasion, it also can be sexy.

John Galliano faces charges in a French court on Wednesday that he launched racist tirades at a Paris bar, which the fallen superstar designer will blame on drug and alcohol addiction.

There's an inherent message in Burberry Prorsum's menswear collection for next spring and summer. Slow down.

From his old teddy bear decked out in a paper bosom to Madonna's corsets and a parrot feather bolero, French couturier Jean Paul Gaultier reveals an enchanting universe at a new exhibition at Montreal's Fine Arts Museum.

Brazil Monday kicked off its Sao Paulo Fashion Week — the most important catwalk parades in South America — amid concerns voiced by some designers that garment quality was lagging behind their world-class ambitions.

Seconds after Kate Middleton emerged from her car outside Westminster Abbey in a ball gown with lace sleeves, designers around the U.S., glued to their TV sets, were sketching her look, setting in motion a mad rush for mass-produced versions that are expected to be in stores as early as late June.

The fashion label Balmain has promoted from within, naming Olivier Rousteing as its new supervising designer for the men's and women's ready-to-wear collections.