At the New York Fashion Week that begins on Thursday, many promising new designers are of Asian descent, an important demographic shift on Seventh Avenue.

Some cellphone apps not only offer tips on where to find stores and sales, but also act as a personal stylist.

Fashion designers have been somewhat slow to embrace the more commercial elements of modern technology, like selling their clothes online or on mobile devices, perhaps hesitant about sullying their brands. Social media, however, they seem to have caught on to right away.

Wearing only six items of clothing for 31 days can prompt both frustration and liberation.

The newest look in rolled pants legs for young men is a lightly pinched cuff that falls an inch or two above the ankle.