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The splendid parade of boldly visionary ensembles that stalked the catwalk at Montreal’s 12th annual Festival of Fashion & Design was a choreographic homage to our fashion-obsessed world - and a resplendent testament to Montreal style.

Interactive technology has become a critical factor in how we conduct our lives. Bradley Quinn’s "Fashion Futures" takes an in-depth look at how advancing technologies and new materials "are reinventing clothing as we know it."

‎"Steed. John Steed." It was all about "The Avengers" at Simon Spurr A/W 2012 for New York Fashion Week A/W 2012. The British-born Spurr showed suits as elegant as the impeccably-dressed British secret agent, Mr. Steed - and Emma Peel was thrilled.

While most New Yorkers know about Barney’s Warehouse Sale, true-blooded fashionistas wait each year for Fashion for Action, Housing Works’ four-day sale with more than 150 brands of designer merchandise at charitable prices.

Wal-Mart will shutter its fashion office in Manhattan less than three years after arriving as the retailer shifts its focus back to basic items like socks and jeans, and away from trendier lines of clothing.

Housing Works Thrift Shops’ incredible Fashion for Action 2011 charity event and designer sale, chaired by Thom Browne, Rachel Roy and Patricia Clarkson, is your first stop for jaw-dropping deals on $1 million worth of brand-new merchandise.

New York City’s first men’s vintage clothing show and sale puts the man back in Manhattan. On November 4th and 5th, men (and women) will shop the collections from twenty of the nation’s top men’s vintage clothing dealers.

Interested in the business side of fashion? Fashion Draft NYC brings top college seniors to New York City-all food, travel, and lodging expenses paid-to interview for full-time, management-track positions at top companies in NYC.

Financially struggling Liz Claiborne Inc. said Wednesday that it is selling its namesake brand and several others to concentrate on its Juicy Couture, Lucky Brand and kate spade fashion plates, which appeal to well-heeled shoppers.

Midway through the current women’s wear fashion week for the Spring-Summer 2012, it is clear that designers are thinking ladylike, not sporty. There are few trousers in the collections, and when they show up they are slim and proper.