Feminist activists wearing fake beards staged a bizarre protest against L'Oreal in central Paris on Thursday 16 April, saying the company did not have enough women managers despite being a cosmetics producer.
Aeffe, owner of the brand, has announced that Alessandro Varisco has been nominated to the position of president at Moschino. The post had been empty for three months since the departure of Thierry Andretta on December 31.
Official kit supplier for Italy to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Freddy has been keeping busy lately, but it’s first love remains dance – classical dance in particular. The Italian group has signed a new collaborative deal with the Royal Ballet in London.
Italian jeweller Bulgari made a loss in the first quarter, Chief Executive Francesco Trapani said on Thursday 16 April, but forecast a "contained recovery" in the second part of the year.
You could call its operation “guerrilla store" a success. After having tested its potential to seduce the London clientele in a temporary boutique on Mount Street, Azzaro has marked its arrival proper at Browns, the well known store for numerous top-of-the-range brands in London.
Already well established in the United Arab Emirates, with its boutiques and soon hotels, Versace is now focusing on Saudi Arabia. The fashion house has inaugurated a flagship store in Jeddah, one of the key commercial cities in the country.
The Dubai investment vehicle that owns Barneys New York Inc threw the high-end retailer a lifeline on Tuesday 14 April that will allow it to pay for its shipments for the rest of the year.
H&M reported a bigger than expected 3% year-on-year fall in sales at established stories in March. The forecast had been for sales to fall 0.2% from a year earlier with predictions ranging from a fall of 3% and a rise of 2%.
In the sulphurous stench of a Ouagadougou tanning factory, leather technician Riyaz Kamal checks the thickness of a goat hide which may end up as a pair of Italian designer shoes.
Could Aeffe be the latest victim of collateral damages from the economic crisis? The Italian luxury group, owner of Alberta Ferretti and Moschino, could be forced to cut jobs owing to a harsh trading climate and the loss of two licences.
Italian brand Stefanel has used its Spring-Summer collection 2009 to launch its first line of jewellery. This expansion has been entrusted to Vicky Sarge, co-founder of the brand Erickson Beamon which has previously developed ranges for Givenchy, Dior and Chanel.
The Korean Cultural Centre UK in London has invited four artists to present their vision of Hangul: Korean writing. Amongst them is fashion designer Lie Sang-Bong, who has often used ancestral characters in his work.
The Italian label Hogan is organizing a number of charitable events for the benefit of Best Buddies International, an association founded in 1989 which helps people with mental disabilities to improve their quality of life by forming friendships and finding a job.
General Growth Properties Inc's loan on the Grand Canal Shoppes in Las Vegas has been transferred to a special servicer after it failed to get an extension for the loan, which matures next month.
Many economists expect the U.S. recession to end in the second half of this year, but companies catering to consumers showed on Wednesday that the prolonged downturn and rising unemployment are taking a toll on business in the near term.
