Supermodels launch anti-racism protest
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Black supermodels claim race discrimination in the fashion industry is at its worst since the 1960s.
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Some women's advocacy groups are complaining about a magazine spread in which eight female ministers in the Spanish government &#151; which has vowed to fight sexual discrimination &#151; pose like fashion models in designer clothes.
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The world's first ban on overly thin models at a top-level fashion show in Madrid has caused outrage among modeling agencies and raised the prospect of restrictions at other venues.
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The fashionable city of Milan has become the staging area for a new breed of online social protests.
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LOS ANGELES - Politicians and celebrities are planning a major protest today in support of the trauma unit at King-Drew Medical Center in South Los Angeles.
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British sportswear firm Lonsdale has launched an anti-racism campaign in a bid to quash its popularity with neo-Nazi skinheads in Germany.
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More than 10,000 demonstrators rallied in Jena, La., to protest the treatment of six black teenagers.
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Fur is back and prominently displayed  by top designers this week on New York's fashion runways, with  nary a peep of protest.
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The debate about size zero models hangs over London Fashion Week as the winter shows got under way with a German-themed catwalk parade by Danish designer Noir.
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Celebrity Big Brother runner-up Jermaine Jackson launches an anti-bullying campaign in West Sussex.
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Organisers of London Fashion Week are under pressure to follow Spain's example by banning excessively skinny models from the catwalk.
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They are demonstrating against US movie blockbusters and the amount of money flying around Hollywood. Dozens of protestors lined the red carpet for the premiere of Tom Hanks&#39; movie The Terminal on Wednesday.
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As spring collections are paraded on the catwalks at New York's Fashion Week, ethnic diversity is noticeably lacking among the models and some fashion industry insiders say discrimination is prevalent.
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Hundreds of civil rights campaigners staged on Sunday a protest outside a prison in London against foreign nationals being held under anti-terror laws which allows foreign suspects to be jailed indefinitely without trial.
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Banning ultra-thin models from the runways might be the next fashion trend, but it's one that the fashion industry in London is in no hurry to follow.
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Fashion editor Sasha Wilkins says the media outrage over size zero models is a storm in a teacup.
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A campaign urging people to be more aware of human trafficking is being formally launched.