AFP - New York's Spring-Summer 2011 Fashion Week kicked off Wednesday in new digs at the prestigious Lincoln Center.

ARTINFO - With Fashion Week fast approaching, a grateful look to the golden age of couture, when clothing design approached the realm of art, seems to be merited. Thankfully, it is readily available at the Brisbane’s Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, which is hosting "Valentino, Retrospective: Past/Present/Future" until November 14. Developed by curator Pamela Golbin from the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, the show highlights 100 ensembles, celebrating the past half-century of garb by the Italian fashion house.

AP - A fashion show built around the landmark fountain of Lincoln Center brought celebrities, fashion designers and some ordinary New Yorkers to their feet Tuesday night.

AP - Clothing maker Philips-Van Heusen Corp. on Tuesday posted a fiscal second-quarter loss as hefty costs linked to restructuring and the acquisition of the Tommy Hilfiger brand offset a surge in revenue. But adjusted results and the company's full-year outlook topped Wall Street expectations, sending shares up in aftermarket trading.

Reuters - Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are probably the most glamorous Italian fashion designer partnership, but nothing can be sweeter for them than a chat with an old friend.

Reuters - (Mary Mitchell has written several books on the subject of etiquette, including "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Etiquette" and "Class Acts." She is also the founder of executive training consultancy The Mitchell Organization with the website http://www.themitchell.org. The opinions expressed are her own.)

Reuters - Award winning photographer Paolo Pellegrin has documented many of the world's danger zones from Lebanon to Kosovo and Rwanda to Haiti.

Reuters - 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.

AP - Lanvin will be the next high-fashion house to become a partner of fast-fashion retailer H&M.

AP - Once known around the world for its cheap garment exports, Taiwan is now seeking to leverage a new opening to the China market to make its mark on the Asian fashion stage.

Fashion Wire Daily - They danced, they sang and host Jimmy Fallon killed it at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards held Sunday, Aug. 29, at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles.

AP - A late-summer sunset with vibrant purple, red and blue gowns dominated the horizon at the 62nd Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. One-shoulder silhouettes, updos and bold jewelry also were big trends.

AFP - Geoffroy de La Bourdonnaye, former head of London's Liberty, is taking the helm as new CEO of high-end fashion house Chloe, part of the Swiss luxury empire Richemont, the company said Friday.

AFP - The Japanese unit of Italian fashion house Prada has launched a countersuit claiming defamation against a former employee who is suing the company for alleged sexual harassment and unfair dismissal.

AP - Few things get Meaghan Martin and Chloe Bridges going like a little back-to-school shopping. Nevermind, they say, that as 18-year-old TV stars, they won't be milling the halls of any school this fall.

Reuters - Madonna has been hit with a lawsuit over her new "Material Girl" fashion line for teenagers by a California clothing company that says it has been using the name since 1997.

AP - As cliches go, designer Prabal Gurung is the first to say he's living the American dream: Kid from Nepal is now dressing first lady Michelle Obama on a regular basis.

AP - Clothes are a key part of weddings — and, it turns out, the marriage of art and commerce.

AP - A union representing 2,200 stagehands is threatening to put on a show of its own when Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week opens at Lincoln Center next month.

AP - Stores and manufacturers always try to court kids during the all-important back-to-school season, but now that engagement means interactivity, not a flier with coupons or a catalog full of smiling children clutching notebooks.