NONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) — President Donald Trump has invited Southeast Asian leaders to a “special summit” in the United States early next year after skipping their ongoing annual summit in Thailand. Robert O’Brien, the national security adviser Trump sent in his stead, included the invitation in a letter from Trump that he read at a…
In October Gap barred thousands of clothes in transit to their shops amid fears children in India as young as 10 were making them. An article in The Observer said children were beaten and made to hand-sew clothes in 16-hour days, often for no wages. According to the BBC, the company has since pledged to…
Click:chip resistor Kate Moss is kicked from her fashionable thrown and pushed in the second place by model of the moment Agness Deyn, who has topped Tatler’s Best Dressed List. For the past two years, 34 year old super model Kate Moss was considered the best dress and title’s winner. Every year, high-end publication Tatler…
Twenty-six-year-old supermodel Erin Wasson turned clothing designer. The edgy Maybelline beauty is to design her namesake beach-inspired women’s apparel line, Erin Wasson for Rvca, is scheduled for sale in stores starting in the spring of 2009. Wasson’s collection has already been snapped up by super-hip Manhattan boutique Opening Ceremony. Wasson, who ran numerous campaigns, for…
Click:Crushing & Grinding Equipment Benetton and Sears Mexico have signed an agreement to expand United Colours of Benetton in Mexico. The Group will significantly extend its presence in Mexico with a total of 250 points of sale in both Sears Mexico department stores and new stores by 2010. Under the agreement, points of sale offering…
Global sports company has announced the completion of its previously disclosed sale of the company’s Bauer Hockey subsidiary to an investor group led by Kohlberg & Company and Canadian businessman W. Graeme Roustan for $200 million in cash. The company also announced that Bauer CEO Mark Duggan, a long-time Nike executive, will remain with Nike…
If ever you wanted your house to have the inspiration of Chanel, you may be in luck. The French fashion house’s creative director, Karl Lagerfeld, is to design the interiors of luxury residences in Dubai. Lagerfeld signed a deal with Dubai Infinity Holdings, or DIH, who are responsible for the residences on fashion island, or…
Miucci Prada gave a short comment before the show. “It’s primitive,” she said, “going back to what counts.” The outfits were almost like they were falling of the models and some of the clothes were taped to keep it together.
About 20 years ago, designer Url Pickens traded the backstreets of Chicago for stylish Paris. Now he is teaming up with UK’s denim label Lee Cooper. Pickens is a former employee of artisan fashion designer Jean Charles de Castelbajac, who also collaborated with the British jeans brand. Pickens’ first collection is a mix of bohemian…
Stella McCartney has designed an exclusive one-off collection for luxury e-tailer net-a-porter.com. Set to launch online from May, the collection will feature Stella’s signature pieces, shoes and accessories. Net-a-porter founder Natalie Massenet told WWD there is still a customer out there happy to shop and to spend, “but we have to be smart about what…