Brace yourselves, fashionistas. The Malaysia International Fashion Week 2010 is back to walk the walk. Arguably the biggest fashion event in Malaysia, M-IFW is an ongoing effort by the Malaysian International Fashion Alliance (Mifa) to support the professional development of local fashion designers and to promote the Malaysian fashion industry in the global arena.

M-IFW ’10, themed “Larger Than Life”, is the eight installment of the annual event. It will take place at the Pavilion Kuala Lumpur from Nov 2 – 6. Popular local designers such as Michael Ong, Bernard Chandran, Farah Khan and Eric Choong are among the 70 Malaysian designers who will showcase their designs at the event.

International brands including Emilio Pucci, Helmut Lang and Halston will also make an appearance at M-IFW’10, which will feature 18 fashion showcases altogether. But M-IFW’10 is not all about big-names and big-time designers. Up-and-coming new designers from Malaysia will get a chance to flaunt their creations too. “It’s a way of helping ‘low-lying’ brands,” says mifa’s chief executive officer Syeba Yip. Complete Fashion Article…

A stream of top notch designers including Manish Malhotra, Singh, Troy Costa, Hatem Alakeel, HSY, L’Oreal Paris, Mariam Al Mazro, Salma Khan, and Walid Atallah are returning to Dubai Fashion Week with a blast.

Designers showcasing for the first time at the event are Aartivijay Gupta, Babita M, Amato by Furne One, Barbara Bela, Beenas & B’jouel, ESTINNA by Tina G Bedi, Frilz by Ash, Kanzi, Lamborghini, Ora by Rimalya, Michael Cinco, Rajnish Malhotra, Shrekahnth Yeddula, Siddartha Tytler, and Z for Z. Also showcasing is previous emerging talent winners Homa Q & Najibah Pandor.

Now in its 6th edition, Dubai Fashion Week is going to be much bigger and much better as there are a few changes to the show.  There will be a total of 30 shows over five days. The show timing has been revised with shows starting and ending earlier in order to give more time and flexibility to designers and buyers.

Marc Robinson, DFW’s official Show Director and co-founder, said, “DFW SS11 will be bigger, more energetic and a fashion display like never before in the Middle East. Unique original designs, new trends and a fresh outlook on hair and make-up will bring visible enhancement to the shows. Complete Fashion Article…

Get ready for another fashion extravaganza to hit the city of Glasgow, Scotland on October 27, to celebrate 4 eventful action-packed, glamour-filled days. With over 40 catwalks, 3 venues, interesting seminars and conferences, the Glasgow Fashion Week is going to be ultra exciting and unique from the world’s more traditional fashion weeks.

Having twenty malls and a High Street Store, presenting the trendiest brands, the stylish host city does indeed promote and celebrate creativity and excellence in fashion. Art plays a similarly huge role in Scotland’s largest city. More than twenty museums and art galleries, including the world-famous Burrell Collection, await visitors with free admission.

The GFW was first held in 2005 to support the fashion industry in the United Kingdom, and present Scotland in particular as a center for fashion, style and innovative thinking. The event is the biggest event of Scotland. From exciting designers’ collections to fashion accessories to home interior to designers’ decorations, it has fashion confections for everyone. Complete Fashion Article…

From October 28 to 31, 2010, Lviv Fashion Week will be taking place in Lviv. Kenzo Takada will be the guest of honour of the sixth season. It is going to be the first visit of the Mr.Kenzo to Ukraine at the invitation of the Lviv Fashion Week organizers.

Autumn Lviv Fashion Week will take place at various locations which will be its distinctive feature. New Exhibition centre Shuvar-Expo will host the majority of the events. Other events will be held at the historical Lviv House of Scientists as well as Rafinad People Club.

Major couturiers along with young budding designers from Ukraine, Poland, Georgia and India will be displaying their new spring/summer 2011 collections for 4 days. The shows of Oksana Mukha, Zinaida Likhachova, Constantin Ponomaryov, Mykytuk&Yatsentyuk, MALVA-FLOREA, La Germaine, Viktoria Selezniova and others are on the agenda. One of the major Polish designers Joanna Klimas is going to present her collection for the first time in Ukraine in frames of cooperation between Lviv Fashion Week and its Polish partner Fashion Philosophy Fashion Week Poland. Complete Fashion Article…

Latest: Dubai Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2011.

Dubai Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2011 will take place from 24 to 28 October in the Asateer Marquee at Atlantis The Palm Hotel, Dubai. This year will see Manish Malhotra, Furne One and ‘Neon Edge”s Mona Fares at DFW S/S 2011. Now in its 8th season, DFW will welcome a total of 40 designers set to delight attendees with their creations.

Manish Malhotra, Furne One and ‘Neon Edge”s Mona Fares are set to light up Dubai Fashion Week (DFW) with their stunning Spring/Summer 2011 (SS11) collections between 24th and 28th October. In preparation, Capital Marketing, DFW owners and organisers, are pulling out all the stops to ensure DFW SS11 is better than ever, with a top-level line up of the regions hottest designers.

Debuting at this season’s DFW are the local talents of Abeer Al Suwaidi of “USH Boutique”, Sara Al Madani & Apple Wang of “Rouge Couture”, and Lamya Abedin of “Queen of Spades”. Designers returning to the catwalk include Aartivijay Gupta, Shrehkanth, Amber Feroz, and Homa Qamar to name a few. Complete Fashion Article…

The 23rd season of LG Fashion Week Beauty by L’Oreal Paris returns to Toronto on October 18 to 23rd celebrating action-packed, glamour-filled six days with spring 2011 collections.

Stream of Media, fashion Industry, buyers and consumers will come together at fashion house Heritage Court to view the season’s most glamorous and style loaded collections by David Dixon, Lucian Matis, Gaudet, Dimitri-Chris, BASCH by Brandon, Pat McDonagh, Jules Power, School of Fashion, Ryerson University, Pink Tartan, Zoran Dobric, Lundstorm Collection, Evan Biddell, Rudsak, and Preloved.

Running successfully for 12 years, LG Fashion Week Beauty by L’Oreal Paris is the premiere fashion event in Canada that commands international respects, drives the Canadian fashion economy and profile within the industry.

Los Angeles Fashion Weekend is coming back to Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood for its fourth season on October 15 to 17, 2010. The event will feature a combination of individual and group shows from both emerging and internationally established designers.

LA Fashion Weekend will kick off on Friday, October 15 with an opening performance by Christine Milian launching C. Milian Eyewear followed by White Trash Beautiful, a line designed for the femme fetale. This edgy and modern chic line is collaboration from Bon Jovi guitarist, Richie Sambora and designer-musician Nikki Lund. The following evening will also showcase fashion-forward looks by Los Angeles based designers JL Marks and Joy Rich.

In Addition to supporting designers, LA Fashion Weekend also benefits The Green Youth Movement. The official host of the Green Initiative Humanitarian Fashion Show will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 16. This show will be the only open-invitation event during LA Fashion Weekend. Tickets sales will be handled by Green Youth Movement and will benefit environmental awareness campaigns for kids and teens. Complete Fashion Article…

Fashion Philosophy Fashion Week in Poland in Poland project Poland that promotes beauty through fashion and exclusiveness. This event also attracts artists, merchants and the media. Fashion shows taking place at this time allow designers and brands to present their latest collections. For merchants, Fashion Week is an opportunity to get acquainted with new trends and to establish contact with the fashion houses. FWP FashionPhilosophy’s aim is to present the world of fashion in Poland, the promotion of design and construction of the network of business contacts between the participants of the event.

FashionPhilosophyFashion Week Poland is the biggest fashion event in Poland. It takes place periodically in Lodz. This autumn is the venue for the presentation of trends for spring-summer 2011. FashionPhilosophy Fashion Week confronts the Polish market from abroad. Informs and inspires designers, it communicates a whole industry, from clothing companies managers, technologists, through producers, stylists, media, fashion agents and traders. Promote cooperation mergers and transfers. Complete Fashion Article…

Phoenix Fashion Week benefits Susan G. Komen for the Cure Phoenix with the Fashionably Pink Celebrity Fashion Show. Each designer will design one outfit inspired by the color pink for the runway. The apparel will be worn by celebrities and breast cancer survivors, sponsors will silent-auction off unique pink items.

Phoenix Fashion Week is a 3-day event featuring fashion experts, fashion workshops, fashion gives back, and of course runway shows. Phoenix Fashion Week produced a “Fashion Forward” fashion show and party celebrating the sexiest movie premier of the season at the W Scottsdale. In continuing his dream of “Bridging Designers and Buyers”, Brian Hill along with the team of Phoenix Fashion Week partnered with W Scottsdale and Macy’s to produce the Sex and the City 2 Fashion Show, Wet deck party and also, Arizona’s first advance screening of the actual movie; and it was huge success.

Models ripped the runway with Macy’s fashions from chic and casual attire to sexy and alluring bathing suits. The fashion show was complimented with belly dancing and ended with four models which imitated the four friends and leading cast of Sex and the City, Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda. The team of Phoenix Fashion Week left no detail to chance. Complete Fashion Article…

Jean-Paul Gaultier, the dare devil designer who put men in skirts and women in cone bras, this time teamed with unusually fatty, Beth Ditto, who took to the runway like a fish to water last night for designer’s spring/summer 2011 ready to wear show as part of  Fashion Week in Paris.

Beth proved to be a natural as she strutted and shook her hips down the catwalk for Jean Paul Gaultier The American songstress from Arkansas who fronts the band the Gossip, even belted out a few  verses from “River Deep, Mountain High” for the show’s finale, all to wild applause.

The Gossip front woman kicked off the show with a thunderous a cappella performance and also ended it, strutting down the catwalk in a specially made tight floral creation. Beth, who took to the catwalk effortlessly, donned a textured pink floral corset with sheer accents with fishnet stockings and black platform high heeled mary janes. Another ensemble was a jacket that appeared to be made of wide cream colored ribbons.

While at first glance she might make an unusual model, Beth recently said, “If anyone understands what it’s like to be a woman who’s subjected to body politics, it’s a f****** model.” At the end of the show Jean-Paul Gaultier congratulated Beth. Although Ditto reportedly received thunderous applause, not everyone was impressed. Complete Fashion Article…