Fashion Wire Daily - Recession? What recession? That felt very much the mood at Giorgio Armani's latest runway show Saturday, Feb. 27, in Milan, when Italy's most famous designer staged an Asian-tinted show, before the industry's top critics and editors and a team of his executives buoyed by their booming business in China.

AP - Jazz legend Herbie Hancock will be feted at a belated 70th birthday bash at Carnegie Hall that will highlight the revival of a major summer jazz festival in the Big Apple.

AP - These parsimonious days fashion trends often start with the accessories, usually the least expensive and therefore most sellable items in a collection.

AP - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is considering action against a producer of "The Hurt Locker" who sent multiple e-mails urging academy members to vote for his movie in the Oscar best-picture race and "not a $500 million film" — an obvious reference to close-competitor "Avatar."

AP - Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, Regina Spektor and many others contributed to a potent sonic cocktail that rocked Carnegie Hall at the 20th Annual Benefit Concert for Tibet House US, a non-profit organization charged with preserving Tibetan culture.