Creating a craving for that designer handbag or that trendy watch isn't enough to get customers to whip out their credit cards, but treating them well certainly can.
Police in Poland said they had broken up a gang of thieves stealing luxury goods including designer clothes, shoes and cosmetics in Italy, mainly in its fashion capital Milan.
Italian design house Giorgio Armani announced several management changes, naming a new deputy chairman and an executive in charge of financial management and investments.
On the 24th of September 2009 lingerie brand Triumph was presenting awards to the winners of its competition with English designer James Nolan taking the first prize for his architectural creation “Odile & Odette”.
India gold traders continued to stock-up to meet festival and wedding demand as prices stayed near their two-week low, dealers said.
Swedish fashion retailer H&M has signed up French designer Sonia Rykiel for its next two collections, the latest in a string of big-name partnerships aimed at helping the brand reach more upmarket shoppers.
It has been a busy back to school season for Children Worldwide Fashion (CWF). The group is expanding the multibrand store distribution of its upmarket, ready-to-wear children’s range ‘Atelier de Courcelles’.
After Christian Lacroix, and more recently Jean-Paul Gaulthier, it is Sir Paul Smith’s turn to design packaging for Evian bottles for the holiday period.
Design duo Clements Ribeiro, who have dressed Madonna and Nicole Kidman, believe fashion is experiencing a period of particular creativity and are beginning to look for investors for their label.
The world financial crisis is an opportunity, allowing more creative ideas to come about, Italian designer Donatella Versace said, adding consumers wanted to be stimulated at this time.
'Gandhi chic' - wearing hand-woven fabrics championed by India's independence leader - will be on fashion's cutting edge if the Communist government and leading designers in West Bengal get their way.
Fashion design house Nicole Farhi aims to manage costs by negotiating with European suppliers and hopes that strong internet trading will offset higher operating costs due to a weaker pound, its managing director said.
For bored commuters with already bulging pockets, a shirt design company has come up with the perfect solution to keep them entertained on the trip to work - a commuter tie with a hidden iPod storage pocket.
Pakistan's border with Afghanistan isn't the sort of place most people associate with creativity, but two sisters are making sure the region's talented women get the recognition they deserve.
Italian designer Roberto Cavalli has hired two top luxury and fashion sector managers to run the group dropping a plan for a private equity partner to support its growth plan.
