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Retailers experiment with virtual reality

Oct 20, 2015
Immersive technology can give shoppers a new way to experience products.

Tree bark transforms into fashion in Uganda

Sep 9, 2015
Designers are pushing the boundaries of uses for 'bark cloth.'

Nike prepares for life after Phil Knight

Jul 3, 2015
The Nike founder will step down, passing on a company at the top of its global game.

Donna Karan leaves behind a fashion legacy

Jul 1, 2015
The designer is stepping down from her self-titled fashion line.
Donna Karan's feminine, sensuous designs were "a revelation for many professional women," says fashion journalist Kate Betts.
Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

Sweater snafus unravel J.Crew's quarterly earnings

Jun 5, 2015
Sales were off more than 5 percent from last year at the fashion retailer.

And the award goes to ... Instagram!

Jun 1, 2015
Fashion brands find advertising gold in the social network.

A fashionable workout

May 22, 2015
The Wall Street Journal's Elizabeth Holmes says we've reached peak yoga pants.

For public good, not for profit.

My Paris Dream: A fashion journalist on style and slang

May 12, 2015
A fashion journalist on what she learned in Paris.

Knock it off! A step-by-step guide to make a bag

Apr 21, 2015
Saddleback Leather addresses copycats in a step-by-step YouTube video

From "promposal" to dress, everything must be unique

Apr 17, 2015
Stores track who's wearing what so that there are no repeats come prom night.