Reuters - Madonna has chosen French Haute Couture house Givenchy to design clothing for her new "Sticky and Sweet" world tour which starts in Britain this month, the fashion firm said on Tuesday.

AP - Steve Hale has discovered a reason to splurge on clothing again: the slim silhouette in suits to shirts that's replacing the baggier fits of past years. But his wife, Cathy, has slashed her monthly apparel spending, saying she's "bored" by what's out there.

Fashion Wire Daily - "I'm curious how many men are actually packing out here on the runway," joked Lydia Hearst, the host of Freshpair.com's 6th Annual National Underwear Day runway show and party on Tuesday, Aug. 5, in New York.

Reuters - Joe Corre was born to rail against the establishment and now has the store to power the movement.

Fashion Wire Daily - Few trade shows can boast a lingerie runway show as part of their program of events - except, of course, Lingerie Americas, the semi-annual gathering of the intimate apparel industry in the U.S.

Fashion Wire Daily - Scarlett and Penelope and Javier, Oh My! Living Large at the "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" Premiere By Jenny Peters August 5, 2008 – Los Angeles, CA

Reuters - The fashion world has finally cottoned on that sportswear is big business with designers competing to make their mark on the Olympics and win a place in the huge Chinese market.

Fashion Wire Daily - "It's so funny, they are piping in the smell of pot to the party," someone commented as the huge crowd at the "Pineapple Express" premiere was herded away from the Mann Village Theater in Westwood and into a transformed parking lot on Thursday night.

Fashion Wire Daily - Betsey Johnson's Soho store in New York pulsed with pretty young things in pretty party frocks Thursday, July 31, for a very special birthday party. As guests tried to stave off sweat with glasses of chilled pink champagne, Betsey Johnson and her business partner and CEO Chantal Bacon celebrated the 30th anniversary of their business surrounded by their friends, family and fans.

Fashion Wire Daily - Diane von Furstenberg is a busy woman these days, between designing her collections and her role as the president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). But she's managing to balance everything just fine, as evidenced by her unanimous re-election to a second two-year term as president of the CFDA Wednesday, July 30, as well as her induction that same day into the Fashion Walk of Fame by the Fashion Center Business Improvement District on New York's Seventh Avenue.

Fashion Wire Daily - What one imagines when thinking of an eco-political "green" t-shirt is generally neither visually appealing nor stylistically stimulating- the perennial clip-art squeezed globe with a recycle symbol around it comes to mind. Yet the means by which an eco-friendly message impacts the world is usually largely due to innovative design. Spreading the "green" message should not mean giving up on style.

Fashion Wire Daily - Kenneth Cole had the right idea with their Holiday 2008 collection, which they presented in New York on Wednesday, July 23. Here's the prescription: Keep the regular fall wardrobe of cozy shawl knits, simple smocked jersey tops and little black dresses and when holiday party season rolls around, just add a jolt of jewel toned color in the form of a smart round toe patent leather pump or flat, or a chic envelope clutch bag.

Fashion Wire Daily - It has been ten years since FBI agents Mulder and Scully chased after the strange and unexplained in a big-screen flick, but fans of "The X-Files" are still ready to believe.