Thanks to their sleek design, superior cameras and express connection to those all important social networking sites and fashion blogs - the BlackBerry has become an indispensable tool for the novice or seasoned fashionista.

Despite the novelty of sending pictures of your new lust-have never losing its appeal, serious bloggers and industry insiders are now utilising the latest BlackBerry technology to stay on trend. From revealing what editors think of this season's collection, installing apps that track down designer handbags, to shooting your own creations - fashions focus may be what's on the outside, but they like their phones smart on the inside it seems.

Most of us take for granted that our mobiles now come with video recordings and powerful cameras as standard. The new BlackBerry Torch advances these standard accessories meaning its 5 mega pixel camera will capture a crystal clear photo of your latest vintage treasure, picking out minute detail and realistic tones that can be loaded straight onto your blog or Twitter page. The busy stylist can also be inspired by watching the latest collections using the phone's video player.

The introduction of phone apps is nothing new, and fashion apps are largely available on most smartphones. In keeping with their tradition of initiating rather than following trends, BlackBerry has run the inspirational London Fashion Week app for the past three seasons. The app feeds information to all the journalists on show times, details of individual show content plus any delays or changes. Thankfully it's not reserved for the industry professionals - anyone can use the app to have an insider's view at what's going on with regular news updates and highlights throughout the shows.

BlackBerry fashion apps have become essential tools of the trade for the industry big wigs and dedicated followers. If your day feels incomplete without the latest words of wisdom from Tavi, then Fashion News Service offers up to the minute news from 360fashion.net, alternatively Trendtracker previews the latest runway looks, fashion news, trend ideas and coverage of the shows.

For the past two seasons BlackBerry has also worked with House of Holland on an app that lets you buy catwalk creations as they come off the runway, months ahead of the retail launch.

Get yourself logged into Twitter via your Curve and start following the fashion pack. Many fashion editors were novice Tweeters until just two seasons ago. Now they're not just tweeting but posting pictures live from the catwalks. Make sure you follow Karl, Carineand Anna from your phone to discover their favourites from Paris or Milan, and make the bus journey to work slightly more glamorous.

Not content with reading what others have to say about the latest must-have? Make your mark with a blog. WordPress - a tasty piece of software that enables you to create and design your own blog - has developed an app that allows you to update from your handset. Just sat through a fabulous fashion show and want the world to know about it? Take pictures with your phone, add some blurb and upload the lot via the app in a flash.

Whichever way you stay connected to the fast paced world of fashion, it seems that BlackBerry have all the latest features for the glitterati.