Italian designer Valentino, who has devoted 45 years to fashion, was stepping down as head designer of the Valentino fashion house. In a statement, Valentino said he would complete his work in January, after showing his ready-to-wear collection in Paris in October and his couture collection there in January.

A wardrobe and costume designer is suing Toni Braxton, alleging she wrote him a bad check and owes him $15,000 for work on a Las Vegas show.

Building on the success of its popular power design seminars, Texas Instruments Incorporated today announced the schedule for its 2007 Portable Power Design Seminar series. Leading TI power management experts will conduct the one-day seminar in 23 cities worldwide, starting in September.

When native designer Valentino packed his bags for the catwalks of Paris 17 years ago, Rome's fall from the pinnacle of fashion glory appeared complete.

Paris designers looked to Hollywood on Wednesday with elaborate creations that will rival on the red carpet.

British designer John Galliano marked his 10th year at the creative helm of iconic fashion house Dior with an extravagant autumn/winter show in Versailles Palace, inspired by impressionist and modern painters.

U.S. fashion designer Liz Claiborne, who created career clothes for the surge of women entering the workforce in the 1970s, died Tuesday. She was 78.

A week after Italian designer Gianfranco Ferre died the fashion house that bears his name presented its summer show for men to a tearful audience that gave him a posthumous ovation.

An animated display of London's jigsaw-style 2012 Olympics logo was withdrawn from an official Web site Tuesday following concern it could trigger epileptic seizures.

A top American science and technology university is holding a competition for a design of Jerusalem that would promote peaceful co-existence between all groups, whether Jewish, Christian or Muslim.