Can a disabled model make it in fashion?
Tall, slim and with flowing locks, Lara Masters modelled in her teens. But the work dried up as she developed a degenerative nerve condition.

Quotes of week
Sharapova's fashion statement, plus Motty & Lawro's words of wisdom

Mobile fashion idea wins accolade
A device that enables mobiles to help shoppers find the right clothes is deemed a prize winner.

Firm pips designer to top honour
A Moray company beats a north-based fashion designer to a prize at the Scottish Fashion Awards.

College honours fashion designer
A fashion designer who supported students is awarded an honorary degree by a Kent art college.

Rogan and Harrison trade verbals
Martin Rogan and Audley Harrison square up ahead of their fight in Birmingham on 19 July, but not in traditional fashion.

Wimbledon day three as it happened
Marat Safin shocks Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic squeezes through but Roger Federer wins easily on day three.

Fashion at SW19
Cardigans, man bags and rain macs, Wimbledon gets a makeover

Zara forces Dhaka factory closure
Fashion firm Zara forces a supplier to shut a factory after the BBC hears allegations of harsh treatment there.

Embroidered T-shirt. Price: £4. Cost: Misery
Primark is rightly being exposed over the use of child labour in the finishing of cheap clothes. But as evidence against retailers stacks up, shoppers are kidding themselves if they don't shoulder some of the blame.

Ascot day three as it happened
All the action from the third day of the Royal meeting as Yeats wins the Gold Cup.

Economy woes follow 1980s fashion
Are the challenges faced by the UK's economy worse than two decades ago?

Royal Ascot day one - as it happened
Pre-race favourite Henrythenavigator sets a course record as he wins the feature race on day one at Royal Ascot.

How to impress at Ascot
The fashion dos and don'ts for the Royal meeting

Royal Ascot 2008 - Fashion


Euro 2008 day six as it happened
Co-hosts Austria earn a dramatic 1-1 draw with Poland after Croatia stun favourites Germany at Euro 2008.

YSL's ashes scattered in Morocco
The ashes of fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent are scattered in the garden of his villa in the Moroccan city of Marrakech.

Stars urge MPs against 42 days
Actress Honor Blackman and fashion designer Vivienne Westwood join MPs to protest against extended terror detentions.

Portugal 2-0 Turkey
Portugal's Euro 2008 campaign opens in impressive fashion with victory over Turkey in Geneva.

Paris mourns legend Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent's funeral takes place in a church in central Paris with many celebrities attending.