Fashion world applauds de la Renta _ and Clinton
NEW YORK (AP) — The big winners at the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards on Monday night were Proenza Schouler for womenswear, Thom Browne for menswear and Phillip Lim for accessories, but the crowd seemed to have the most love [...]
Feathers, bottle tops mark Malawi Fashion Week
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Models on the runway in Malawi sported dresses with bottle-tops and wearing hats made of chicken feathers, as the southern African country hosted its first-ever Fashion Week.
More than a dozen designers took part in [...]
Dolce and Gabbana face verdict on alleged tax evasion
It’s being reported that rapper Kanye West and his reality star girlfriend Kim Kardashian have named their brand-new baby, born this weekend, Kaidence Donda West. Donda was Kanye’s late mother’s name, so that makes sense, but, [...]
Dolce and Gabbana Sentenced to 20 Months in Italian Prison
It’s being reported that rapper Kanye West and his reality star girlfriend Kim Kardashian have named their brand-new baby, born this weekend, Kaidence Donda West. Donda was Kanye’s late mother’s name, so that makes sense, but, [...]
Dolce and Gabbana Sentenced to 20 Months in Italian Prison
It’s being reported that rapper Kanye West and his reality star girlfriend Kim Kardashian have named their brand-new baby, born this weekend, Kaidence Donda West. Donda was Kanye’s late mother’s name, so that makes sense, but, [...]
Elizabeth Taylor’s first wedding dress up for sale
LONDON (AP) — The gown Elizabeth Taylor wore at the first of her eight weddings is for sale. You’ll need at least 30,000 pounds ($47,000) to buy it and a tiny waist to wear it.
Christie’s auction house is offering the seed pearl-encrusted [...]
Dolce and Gabbana convicted of tax evasion
MILAN (AP) — A Milan court on Wednesday convicted the designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of tax evasion.
They were found guilty of failing to declare 200 million euros ($268 million) through a Luxembourg company to authorities and [...]
Dolce and Gabbana convicted of tax evasion
MILAN (AP) — A Milan court on Wednesday convicted the designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of tax evasion.
They were found guilty of failing to declare 200 million euros ($268 million) through a Luxembourg company to authorities and [...]
P&G to make Alexander McQueen fragrances
NEW YORK (AP) — Procter Gamble, the world’s largest consumer products maker, has added another luxury brand to its perfume business with a licensing deal with the Alexander McQueen label.
Terms were undisclosed [...]
Italian designers Dolce and Gabbana convicted of tax evasion
By Manuela D’Alessandro
MILAN (Reuters) – Fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were handed a 20-month suspended prison sentence and a heavy fine on Wednesday for hiding hundreds of millions of euros from the Italian [...]
P&G to make Alexander McQueen fragrances
NEW YORK (AP) — Procter Gamble, the world’s largest consumer products maker, has added another luxury brand to its perfume business with a licensing deal with the Alexander McQueen label.
Terms were undisclosed [...]
Heidi Klum puts fashion aside as TV’s ‘Talent’ judge
By Eric Kelsey
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – German supermodel Heidi Klum, who has strutted from the runway to entrepreneur and reality TV host, will now try her hand as a judge on NBC’s television competition show “America’s [...]
Heidi Klum puts fashion aside as TV’s ‘Talent’ judge
By Eric Kelsey
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – German supermodel Heidi Klum, who has strutted from the runway to entrepreneur and reality TV host, will now try her hand as a judge on NBC’s television competition show “America’s [...]
China’s ‘first lady’ Peng avoids California limelight
By John Ruwitch
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) – China‘s photogenic “first lady” Peng Liyuan played steel drums in Trinidad, strolled hand-in-hand with a coffee farmer’s daughter in Costa Rica and snapped [...]
China’s ‘first lady’ Peng avoids California limelight
By John Ruwitch
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) – China‘s photogenic “first lady” Peng Liyuan played steel drums in Trinidad, strolled hand-in-hand with a coffee farmer’s daughter in Costa Rica and snapped [...]
Mulberry confirms Creative Director Hill to leave
By Christian Lowe and Jana Mlcochova PRAGUE (Reuters) – It was a moment of high drama: the Czech prime minister stood up in parliament to try to salvage a political career torpedoed by the arrest of an aide, and Foreign Minister Karel [...]
Hugo Boss signs up Michelle Obama dress designer Jason Wu
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Hugo Boss has signed up designer Jason Wu, a favorite of American First Lady Michelle Obama, as the German fashion house seeks to sell more women’s dresses and suits in the United States and China.
Hugo Boss, [...]
Hugo Boss signs up Michelle Obama dress designer Jason Wu
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Hugo Boss has signed up designer Jason Wu, a favorite of American First Lady Michelle Obama, as the German fashion house seeks to sell more women’s dresses and suits in the United States and China.
Hugo Boss, [...]
Hugo Boss signs up Michelle Obama dress designer Jason Wu
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Hugo Boss has signed up designer Jason Wu, a favorite of American First Lady Michelle Obama, as the German fashion house seeks to sell more women’s dresses and suits in the United States and China.
Hugo Boss, [...]
Sun shines on ASOS as Inditex and H&M feel the chill
By Sarah Morris and Anna Ringstrom
MADRID/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Cold weather in recession-weary Europe left spring collections on the racks of the world’s biggest clothing retailers, Inditex and HM, while small British rival ASOS [...]
Jersey Shore’s Wildwood bans saggy pants on the boardwalk
By Victoria Cavaliere
WILDWOOD, New Jersey (Reuters) – The bottom line on the boardwalk in Wildwood, New Jersey: Pull up your pants.
The Jersey Shore city voted on Wednesday to ban saggy pants on its two-mile stretch of boardwalk. Offenders [...]
Jersey Shore’s Wildwood bans saggy pants on the boardwalk
By Victoria Cavaliere
WILDWOOD, New Jersey (Reuters) – The bottom line on the boardwalk in Wildwood, New Jersey: Pull up your pants.
The Jersey Shore city voted on Wednesday to ban saggy pants on its two-mile stretch of boardwalk. Offenders [...]
Mulberry defends price rises as pins hopes on Asia push
By Neil Maidment
LONDON (Reuters) – British luxury fashion group Mulberry defended its plans to move further upmarket, saying it was crucial to expansion plans in Asia, where local shoppers and outbound tourists are still spending heavily [...]
Mulberry defends price rises as pins hopes on Asia push
By Neil Maidment
LONDON (Reuters) – British luxury fashion group Mulberry defended its plans to move further upmarket, saying it was crucial to expansion plans in Asia, where local shoppers and outbound tourists are still spending heavily [...]
Meet the artisans: LVMH fires new shot in luxury marketing war
By Astrid Wendlandt
PARIS (Reuters) – LVMH will throw open the doors of its Louis Vuitton workshops and Hennessy cognac cellars at the weekend in the latest salvo of an advertising war among luxury groups to show off the craftsmanship [...]
Royal baby to give almost $400 million bump to British economy
By Belinda Goldsmith
LONDON (Reuters) – From Union Jack booties to “Born to Rule” sleepwear, the British royal family has joined retailers in offering baby products to mark the arrival of the royal heir.
Analysts estimate [...]
Royal baby to give almost $400 million bump to British economy
By Belinda Goldsmith
LONDON (Reuters) – From Union Jack booties to “Born to Rule” sleepwear, the British royal family has joined retailers in offering baby products to mark the arrival of the royal heir.
Analysts estimate [...]
Royal baby to give almost £240 million bump to British economy
By Belinda Goldsmith
LONDON (Reuters) – From Union Jack booties to “Born to Rule” sleepwear, the British royal family has joined retailers in offering baby products to mark the arrival of the royal heir.
Analysts estimate [...]
Healthy Hollywood: Wellness Wednesday
Why can she never win?? Poor Jennifer Aniston, lonely lady of Los Angeles, scorned bride and future crone. All she wants to do is marry Justin Theroux as planned, but of course then her ex, Brad Pitt, had to go and make plans to marry Angelina [...]
Pope condemns Bangladesh working conditions as "slave labor"
By Philip Pullella
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the conditions of workers who died in the Bangladesh factory collapse as “slave labor,” saying unjust salaries and the unbridled [...]


