Fashion Wire Daily - There was absolutely nobody from the world of work in Friday night's John Galliano Homme show, which is precisely one of the reasons it was so great.

Fashion Wire Daily - One sure could not fault Riccardo Tisci for failing to have a go in his debut collection for Givenchy, a take no prisoners collection of Gothic romanticism that was intriguing as it was commercially quirky.

AP - A trio of newcomers breathed new life into Paris menswear on Friday, with displays that ran the gamut from sober minimalism to Gothic excess.

AP - VATICAN CITY (AP) — The devil may wear Prada — but the pope does not. According to the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, the bright red loafers that Pope Benedict XVI wears are not designed by the Milanese fashion house, as has long been rumored.

Fashion Wire Daily - Making clothes that manage to look rather proper yet also seriously hip is a delicate balancing act, but one managed with aplomb and panache by Dries Van Noten on Thursday in Paris, the opening day of the spring 2009 men's shows.

Fashion Wire Daily - There's a fine line between understated and dull, a narrow gap twixt quiet elegance and predictable formulism, and one cleverly negotiated – happily on the right side - at Louis Vuitton on Thursday in Paris when it presented its latest men's collection.

AP - The devil may wear Prada — but the pope does not.

Reuters - Italian designers showed that next summer will be all about chilling out for men, with slim-look tops and loose trousers epitomizing a relaxed feel to collections.

Reuters - East will meet West next summer for Giorgio Armani male fans with Asian inspired long shirts, shantung trousers and fitted jackets, the Italian designer suggested in his menswear show, which won him loud applause.

Reuters - On a gloriously sunny afternoon at Wimbledon, Serena Williams strode onto court in a trenchcoat.

Fashion Wire Daily - Gucci took off on a rock and roll tour Monday in Milan with a men's collection where the models looked like Flower Power guitarists or arty bassists checking into a faintly louche hotel after their latest gig.

Fashion Wire Daily - With the Milan men's collection's practically bereft of any clothes one might remotely consider wearing to work, and most designers creating sabbatical chic, it was refreshing to witness the latest collection from Alessandro Dell'Acqua whose aesthetic message appeared to be, why not take the time off work to write poetry.

Reuters - Flowers and flamingos injected a dose of the tropical into Milan fashion week on Monday when Gucci designer Frida Giannini dressed her men colorfully for next summer.

Reuters - Smart-casual fashion house Tommy Hilfiger is focusing on expansion after turning around its U.S. business and currently has no plans for a stock market listing, its chief executive said.

Fashion Wire Daily - Few things are more painful than watching a major luxury label get things badly wrong, which was very much the dismaying case Sunday night in Milan when Prada decided to launch its latest men's cologne and made it tricky for most guests to actually smell the very product.