Fashion & Beauty

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Right now, various stylists to the stars are frantically pulling together their clients' "look" for Sunday's Oscars. And as they do so, there are two people they should probably thank for their jobs: Joan and Melissa Rivers.

MILAN - Gabriele Colangelo's womenswear line for next winter drew inspiration from artist Laurent Segretier's "photographic digital distortions" — a concept that the designer translated with 3-D flair.

MILAN - The Etro collection for next winter was short and to the point.

MILAN - Designer Roberto Cavalli drew inspiration for his second line "Just Cavalli" collection, from a recent trip to Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, at the foot of the Himalayas.

MILAN - Both the masculine and feminine sides of the DSquared2 label were shouting over each other for attention.

MILAN - The Prada finale was a long luxurious mink coat with ample collar and cuff like the ones the Hollywood divas used to wear in the 1950's. Underneath the model wore a sheer see-through silk dress.

MILAN - Fendi is to fur what Ferrari is to cars. Yet given current concerns about animal rights, the brand has moved from the lavish fur coats that were all the rage in the 1980s to a more discreet way of interpreting fur as fashion.

MILAN - Blugirl has looks for women feeling both demure and daring at the same time — mixing traditional tartan, peek-a-boo lace and bold leopard prints.

MILAN - The German Bauhaus design school gave the world functional yet elegant design in both everyday objects like chairs and teapots to living and working spaces.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Shoes are having a 21st century moment as they've pushed from mere accessory to the centre of the fashion stage.