By Carolyn Giardina AMSTERDAM (Hollywood Reporter) - DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg predicted on Sunday that all movies would be made in 3-D within "a reasonable period of time" and that 2-D films would be "a thing of the past.

Vietnam led a chorus of calls on the European Union on Monday not to extend anti-dumping duties on Chinese and Vietnamese shoes, saying the measures were protectionist and had already cost tens of thousands of jobs.

India's faction-ridden and highly competitive fashion industry is getting ready for four rival fashion weeks this season to showcase the country's talent, designers say.

London Fashion Week got under way Sunday with seasoned Irish designer Paul Costelloe presenting his spring-summer 2009 collection, but the event faces a battle for survival.

Fashion retailer and wholesaler French Connection on Friday posted a larger first-half loss citing a "significant downturn" in its core markets, sending its shares down more than 3 percent.

Italian shoe maker Geox , known for its "no-sweat" shoes, has entered a distribution partnership with China's Belle International , it said in a statement on Friday, September 12th.

The majority shareholder of IT Holding is in talks with China's Hembly International Holdings about it buying a stake in the parent of the Italian fashion holding company, two sources said on Friday.

The final six contestants on U.S. television's "Project Runway" showed their design collections on Friday, hoping to become the hit show's winner and someday join the professionals on the fashion show circuit.

French Connection Group chief operating officer Neil Williams said on Friday he expected the fashion retailer and wholesaler to make a full year profit despite posting wider first half losses.

Egypt's El Nasr Clothes and Textiles (Kabo) KABO.CA made a net loss of 10.54 million Egyptian pounds ($1.94 million) in the first half of 2008, the stock exchange said on Thursday, September 11th.

It's not trendy, it's "on trend," and if clothes are really good, they're "fierce" or "dope." Don't like the lingo of fashion? Whatever.

British fashion retailer Next Plc posted a 12 percent fall in first-half pretax profit on Wednesday but said its internal forecast for the full year remained in line with the market consensus.

High-tech took on a fashionable twist in New York when fashion designer Vivienne Tam sent models down the runway clutching slim, red Hewlett-Packard laptops instead of evening bags.

Fashion trends come and go, but "green" is here to stay, say designers and sponsors at New York's fashion shows this week.

With tens of thousands of style moguls in the world's fashion capital this month checking out and stocking up on the latest trends, counterfeiters and crime-busters are having a field day.