Next week another discount retailer is entering the mainstream fast fashion market. This time it's German giant Lidl, who aim to flood the UK and European masses - 600 stores will debut the new collection on the Bank Holiday Monday - with 15 pound jackets and 7 pound denim jeans. Lidl previously challenged the current supermarket leaders by offering cheaper food prices, so there is little doubt its fashion offer will rival labels such as George by Asda, Florence & Fred by Sainsbury's and Pr

French icon Charlotte Gainsbourg has taken on a new role: fashion designer. The actress, model and songwriter has teamed up with premium denim label Current/Elliott to launch a capsule collection. The new collaborative line is set to last for four seasons, beginning with fall. “For me, denim has always been a fabric that can take on the personality of the person who wears it,” explains Gainsbourg, who has used denim throughout out her debut collection. However, the collection is not limite

Lane Bryant, the American plus-size fashion chain, has named ready-to-wear designer Lela Rose as its next designer collaborator, to launch an exclusive limited-edition collection for summer 2015. The ‘Lela Rose Exclusively for Lane Bryant’ label will combine the American designer’s refined silhouettes with a modern whimsical twist using colour and handcrafted details, said the retailer. Rose’s range marks the third designer collaboration for Lane Bryant joining the successful Sophie Theallet

Vera Wang Launches Fall Clothing Ads–After a nontraditional bridal campaign, the fall-winter 2014 mainline advertisements from Vera Wang have been released. Josephine Le Tutour poses in the black and white images photographed by Patrick Demarchelier. The campaign has a rock and roll vibe to it, with Josephine rocking messy tresses and oversized outerwear from the fall season styled by Julia Von Boehm. On hair is Anthony Turner with makeup by Romy Solemani. Source: Fashion Gone

For the new autumn season, Selfridges has launched a creative project called ‘The Masters’, an exploration of the originators, pioneers and provocateurs that shape the fashion landscape. The masters are defined as champions of their craft and true fashion icons, and will showcase exclusive archival pieces to bespoke fashion films. These masters consist of: Azzedine Alaïa, The Master of Architecture, Dries Van Noten, The Master of the Eclectic, Jean Paul Gaultier, The Master of Expression,

In this new first-look article, our team of experts reveal two inspirational print and pattern trends for the Fall/Winter 2015-16 season. Bold yet wearable, these prints have been taken from Trendstop's F/W15-16 Women's Print Forecast and as neither have been seen in previous seasons, both prints are likely to continue as mainstream womenswear fashion trends for the year ahead. BLOCKED & CHOPPED A key trend from the Paris runways, garments catch the eye with mix 'n' match print panel

Move over M&S. Asda's George clothing brand has officially taken over Marks & Spencer as the UK's second largest clothing brand by volume. George held an 11.1 percent share of the market in the 24 weeks to July 6, compared with Marks & Spencer’s share of 10.9 percent, according to Kantar data seen by Retail Week. Primark is the UK's leading clothing brand Primark holds the number one spot in clothing by volume. Analysts suggested the change was not down to a seasonal blip, valu

Kate Spade’s Party Fall–New-York based clothing label Kate Spade has launched its fall-winter 2014 ad campaign starring Ming Xi. The images photographed by Cedric Buchet capture the models having an uncharacteristically (for fashion, at least) fun outing filled with karaoke and stuffed animals. With a focus on party dresses, pointed heels and sunglasses, the Kate Spade woman appears to have a smashing fall season. Source: Fashion Gone Rogue.

Madonna, The Queen of Pop will turn 56, and there's no time like a birthday to celebrate what someone's done for fashion trends the world over. There's the cone bra, sure, but also flouncy lace skirts, tied-up headbands, and armful of bangles. Before we got into the plaid miniskirts and wristlets of our later years, there were a whole lot of Madonna-inspired moments haunting many an elementary-school hallway. #1. Stacked bangles and neon.Circa first grade, I doubt I knew exactly who Madonna

Swedish fast-fashion retailer H&M is set to launch a sustainable babywear collection, crafted for the smallest infants. The collection, named 'Newborn Exclusive,' consists of clothing and accessories needed for the first few months of an infant's life, such as blankets, socks and diaper bags in the lights colors. Sizing for the line is set to range from 50 to 74 and 80 percent of the items available were produced using biological cotton. H&M aims to support Unicef with the new collect