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Prada reports 'robust' sales-driven growth despite pandemic
3 hours ago - Business
Italian luxury label Prada on Tuesday reported "robust" growth last year, driven by strong sales despite the continuing disruption of the coronavirus pandemic.
Prada reports 'robust' sales-driven growth despite pandemic
3 hours ago - Business
Italian luxury label Prada on Tuesday reported "robust" growth last year, driven by strong sales despite the continuing disruption of the coronavirus pandemic.
Pierre Cardin kicks-off its comeback with return to Paris fashion week
5 hours ago - Fashion
Luxury label Pierre Cardin is set to return to Paris Fashion Week in a bid to breathe new life into the brand, its new boss told AFP, just over a year after the death of its legendary founder. The famed couturier died in December 2020 at the age of 98, having built a hugely profitable business empire by licensing his name around the world.
Paris fashion week to resume live shows despite Omicron surge
17 Jan 2022 - Fashion
The city may still be deep in the throes of the Omicron
Jeff Goldblum takes to catwalk for Prada in Milan
17 Jan 2022 - Fashion
Miuccia Prada looked to Hollywood for inspiration as the Italian luxury label unveiled its Autumn-Winter 2022-23 collection on Sunday using 10 actors including Hollywood A-lister Jeff Goldblum to model the classical chic menswear, all the while bending some rules.
Milan serving optimistic vibes with post-lockdown looks
17 Jan 2022 - Fashion
Fitted frock coats, bow ties and exuberant colours
Despite Covid concerns, Milan fashion week men's kicks-off
14 Jan 2022 - Fashion
Armani has cancelled but Fendi, Dolce & Gabbana and Prada have opted for live shows at Men's Fashion Week in Milan, which kicks off Friday amid a fresh wave of coronavirus.
Meta-works: Online universe becomes lab for real-life products
13 Jan 2022 - Fashion
New York - Online platforms that are precursors of the metaverse vision for the internet's future are already serving as workrooms to develop products destined
British trans modelling pioneer April Ashley died at age 86
29 Dec 2021 - People
April Ashley, a British model and actress who was a pioneering figure in the fight for trans rights, has died at 86, local media reported Wednesday.
On the rise Vietnamese designer that is catching Hollywood's eye
22 Dec 2021 - People
When billionaire singer Rihanna posed for an ad campaign by luxury shoemaker Manolo Blahnik, she also made a star out of the little-known Vietnamese designer who made the oversized white shirt she posed in.