With their clothes and purses abandoned in piles, shoppers at the Vivienne Tam sample sale scurried around a garment district showroom in tights and bras. Women jostled for a quick look in the mirror ...

Fashion is a competitive field where changing trends can make or break fashion designers and clothing retailers. Many fashion outlets, such as department stores, smaller retail stores and clothing ...

Now that starlets dress like stylists and Tokyo’s hottest trends take about 10 days to turn up at Urban Outfitters, what is truly innovative in fashion? Sample (Phaidon, $39.95) provides some answers.