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Cate arm in Armani with Giorgio

HIS minders blamed his deafening silence on the language barrier, but the reigning king of international fashion, Giorgio Armani, would only smile and wave graciously at his adoring fans on his first trip to Sydney yesterday.

You've got male ... and he's got white shoes

Blue slacks and white shoes ...fashion king Giorgio Armani's not alone.

Moss clings to best dressed list

Kate Moss wearing clothes from her collection for Topshop. Kate Moss has had a triple slap in the face from Harper's Bazaar fashion magazine.

Dress like a panda and bear all

Bandi Panda Fashion collection. PHOTOS Chinese artist Zhao Bandi presents his Bandi-Panda fashion show at China Fashion Week.

Kidman top of Australian fashionistas

Nicole Kidman has pipped Cate Blanchett to poll position in the latest fashion stakes.

Rain fails to put a damper on Melbourne Cup Carnival

3.11.07 Victoria Derby day at Flemington racecourse.  exclusion zone EQUINE influenza was the furthest thing from the minds of the sell-out crowd which turned out at Flemington Racecourse yesterday for the first day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Fashion designers on green carpet

GREEN is the new black in the glamorous world of fashion as a growing number of fashion designers source fabrics made from organic cotton and measure their greenhouse emissions.

Reap what you sew: Ho pay-code snub prompts boycott call

Australian designer Lisa Ho left, is embraced by a model after her show at the Town Hall to begin Australian Fashion Week in Sydney, Monday, May 3, 2004.  Designers from Australia and abroad are showcasing their spring-summer collections over the  week.     Mark Baker) CONSUMERS are being urged to boycott fashion designer Lisa Ho over her failure to sign up to a code of practice aimed at protecting textile workers from poor pay and sweatshop conditions.

Spotted at the Birdcage

Private Sydney Keeping you up to date on the who's who at Derby Day in Flemington.

Turn on your heels and run

They are the very height of fashion - with their 15-centimetre heels - but whether it is possible to actually walk in the latest towering shoe creation is another matter.

I love the high life, but Posh can keep these

I LIVE in heels so I thought a day in these shoes would be a walk in the park, even if they are five centimetres taller than my highest pair.

Sizzling colour, cool looks dazzle Paris

Collette Dinnigan Some of Australia's top designers have helped wrap up Paris Fashion Week with stunning collections in bold colours and playful prints. Collette Dinnigan and Akira Isogawa were among the Australians to show their spring-summer collections.

Akira wins Australian Fashion Laureate award.

Internationally acclaimed Sydney designer Akira Isogawa has been honoured with the inaugural Australian Fashion Laureate announced tonight.

McQueen strikes a blow for late editor

British designer Alexander McQueen has dedicated his Paris Fashion Week show to his mentor, the eccentric British fashion editor Isabella Blow, who took her life in May.

Fashion show could become a no-show

It has a new city and a new name but the Australian Fashion Week's autumn-winter showcase is hanging by a thread.

Vivid visions of loveliness

Lacroix collection Christian Lacroix's West African head wraps sealed the Paris mood at the 2008 spring-summer pret-a-porter collections.

Gisele trades thongs for heels

Gisele Bundchen Supermodel Gisele Bundchen has swapped thongs for heels at her Australian shoe launch.

Supermodel Gisele trades thongs for heels

Brazilian glamazon to give classic Aussie footwear a fashion boost.

Sequins amid the silks for the Cup look

Fashion Sydney fashionistas headed south for racewear and in Paris the '20s roared again, write Janice Breen Burns and Susan Owens.

Flu makes bargains a sure bet

hats Milliners and designer fashion boutiques are reporting a 50 per cent drop in business as shoppers who would now be searching for race day outfits are staying away after equine influenza brought racing in NSW to a halt.

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From the judge's mouth

Patty's blog of the Melbourne Cup 2006 fashion stakes.

PHOTO GALLERIES

Cup day glam

Blues brothers ... looking for light relief waiting for the train to the big race.

Who's wearing what for the big race.

Dress like a panda and bear all

Chinese conceptual artist Zhao Bandi presents his Bandi-Panda fashion show at China Fashion Week in Beijing. Zhao uses the medium of fashion to present 33 Chinese social classes and social issues.

This designer's got a lot of balls

Models present creations by Tran Duy Ngu. See which designers are adding eastern spice to the annual fashion contest Vietnam Grand Selection 2007 in Hanoi.

Milan Fashion Week

A model wears a creation by Adorisadora as part of the New Upcoming Designers Spring/Summer 2008 women fashion collection in Milan.

Supermodel Naomi Campbell turned up for a sparkling start to Milan's spring and summer 2008 womenswear shows.

J-Lo's fashion launch is just sweet

Jennifer Lopez at her fashion show  in New York. Jennifer Lopez launches her Justsweet fashion collection in New York.

Tatts fashion for you

Victoria Beckham shows off one of her tattoos at the Marc Jacobs show in New York. The words, in Hebrew from Song of Solomon, say: "I am my love's and my love is mine, who browses among the lilies." Look who turned out for the Marc Jacobs fashion show in New York, tatts and all.

New York Fashion Week

The Rosa Cha spring/summer collection during Fashion Week in New York. Highlights from the 2007 New York Fashion Week.

Valentino party

Uma Thurman and model Elle McPherson arrive for Valentino's party at the Temple of Venus in Rome.

Valentino snubs the autumn/winter haute couture season in Paris to hold his own event at Rome's Temple of Venus.

Glamour girls strut their stuff

Miss Japan has won the Miss Universe pageant in Mexico City.

Dior's Cruise Collection

Model Alec Wek walks the runway at the Dior 2008 Cruise Collection fashion show on May 14, 2007 in New York City. Designer John Galliano does it again, with another fabulous, over-the-top collection.

Getting set to strut their stuff

Tim out behind the scenes at the Alex McCall show. Take a peek behind the scenes at Australia Fashion Week.

camilla and marc

Fashion week's opening show is is a pretty, short ode to the major influences of the northern hemisphere's spring/summer season.