MIA launches a fashion range (NME)
MIA, has launched a clothing line called Extended Merch based on album covers.

Plastic Wrapped: Shoppers Back Away From Credit (WWD)
“The consumer credit bubble that helped Americans fill their closets over a prolonged buying spree and propelled unprecedented store openings is finally deflating” reports WWD. 

The Bare Necessities: Marketing Luxury Goods in a Bad Economy  (WSJ)
Luxury companies are adopting different strategies in selling their goods amid a tough economy. 

Fashion photographs remain attractive (FT)
“Fashion remains the collecting phenomenon of the photographic market in the last two decades,” says the FT.

New Zealand turning possum pest into luxury business (AFP)
Possum fir blended with merino wool is a lucrative business opportunity in New Zealand.