Top U.S. retailers, with the exception of discounters and warehouse clubs, are expected to post a drop in September sales this week as consumers balked at spending during an expanding financial markets crisis. Already hit hard by a U.S.
Old Navy has chosen Crispin Porter & Bogusky as its new advertising agency as the clothing retail chain tries to reposition itself after a failed stab at moving into trendier fashion.
Italian fashion house Aeffe said its label Moschino had signed a five-year renewable agreement with Altana SpA for the creation, development and worldwide distribution of children's clothes. Aeffe, whose shares were up 7 percent at 1.
Bhs Group, the department store chain owned by billionaire Philip Green, posted a 40 percent fall in full-year operating profit on Tuesday, and for the fourth year running Green decided not to take a dividend.
The new Hermes woman is a 21st century Western film heroine.
The Australian government may ask the fashion industry to use more normal-sized models as it battles to encourage a healthy body image among young people, a federal minister said Sunday.
Italian designer Alessandra Facchinetti said she was bitter to be leaving the Valentino fashion house after learning from media reports that the company was replacing her, Italian newspapers said on Sunday.
Members of the controlling family of French luxury goods group Hermes have no plans to sell shares and the house is confident it will weather the financial crisis, Chief Executive Patrick Thomas told Reuters.
Antonio Marras imagined Alice wandering through a magical garden after passing behind the looking glass in his collection for Kenzo for summer 2009 on Saturday.
French luxury group LVMH is expanding its presence in Russia by taking a 45 percent stake in perfume retailer Ile de Beaute with an option to become majority owner later, it said on Friday.
A centuries-old tradition of wearing a white horse-hair wig in court ended for many judges on Wednesday when a simpler new dress code came into force.
Retailer John Lewis JLP.UL reported on Friday an 8.3 percent drop in weekly sales at its department stores, saying the turmoil in financial markets and good weather conspired to keep customers away.
MILAN, Oct 3 (Reuters Life!) - Valentino Fashion Group will clarify in three or four days whether designer Alessandra Facchinetti will stay with the fashion house, its CEO said in an Italian newspaper on Friday, amid speculation she will be replaced.
Karl Lagerfeld recreated the facade of Chanel's headquarters at 31 rue Cambon as the backdrop for his summer show for the house in the Grand Palais gallery on Friday, October 3rd.
Sonia Rykiel on Wednesday, October 1st celebrated 40 years as France's fashion queen Wednesday with a star-studded bash outside Paris for more than 500 A-list guests.
