Prince Charles, Britain's heir-to-throne, has a woolly idea or two about how vintage clothes, recycling and the fashion industry can help protect the planet.

The Eco Design Initiative is pleased and proud to announce the finalists for the no kak! 2010 Competition.

Marie Claire magazine, South Africa's leading fashion and beauty women's magazine is set to announce the winners in the 2010 Marie Claire Prix d'Excellence de la Mode awards.

We all know that Facebook is a great way of keeping connected with your friends, sharing photos, organising events and spying on your exes. But what you may not be aware of is the exact way that you interact with your network could be used to nurture a network around your brand.

The 'Fashion for Business Programme' (F4B) was implemented by the CTFC as a pilot in late 2009, designed to empower and aid local fashion designers to become more competitive entrepreneurs.

Caxton Magazines has announced that Tanya Kovarsky has been appointed as editor of parenting title Living & Loving, with Cleo deputy editor Natalie Pool replacing Kovarsky as editor of Cleo.

Europe's largest clothing retailer, Spain's Inditex, is taking its flagship Zara brand online, but it can expect stiff competition from other giants of high-street fashion already well-established in cyberspace.

The pricey German fashion group Hugo Boss will use a strategy pioneered by lower-cost brands to get new collections out faster, chief executive Claus-Dietrich Lahrs said in an interview on Tuesday.

This year's design theme for the annual Makhulu Polane T-shirt competition is 'Propaganda' and opens for entries on Wednesday, 1 September 2010. The organiser, Big Blue, is looking for designs that depict this powerful theme with a strong South African flavour.