Fashion Wire Daily - If any designer in Paris can walk away feeling justifiably good about himself after the just finished menswear season it is Kris Van Assche, whose subtle collection for Dior Homme in Paris on Sunday, June 28, and edgy fare with his own label both bore one indelible trademark - his own.

AFP - A group of Chinese companies are in talks for a possible takeover of the brand name of French fashion giant Pierre Cardin, a company official has said.

Fashion Wire Daily - If anything summed up the muffled mood of the economy it was the muted hues of the latest classic, yet faintly bohemian, Hermes menswear collection shown Saturday, June 27, in the Couvent des Cordelilers, an ancient convent in central Paris.

Fashion Wire Daily - Part meditation on street style, part meeting of Africa and medieval Italy, split down the middle between razor sharp tailoring and urban attitude and boasting the odd cool absurdity, the latest collection from Givenchy confirms its designer, Riccardo Tisci, as one of the most important working in menswear today.