Today's News

Kidswear manufacturer CWF has just announced 150 job cuts at its site in Herbiers (west central France) as part of a new restructuring programme.

The Anglo-Dutch food and cosmetics giant Unilever on Thursday reported essentially unchanged profit figures for 2011, owing to difficult markets and pressure from rising commodity prices.Unilever's net profit came in at 4.

French fashion bible Elle has denied charges of racism after unleashing a storm by suggesting that a black American elite, inspired by the Obama couple, was finally embracing "white" fashion.

Elizabeth Arden Inc forecast a weaker current quarter than analysts had anticipated as it feels pressure from volatile foreign exchange rates and spends on speeding up the rollout of its updated namesake brand.

LVMH, the world's biggest luxury group, posted a forecast-beating 22 percent rise in 2011 operating profit, helped by rapid growth in Asia and at its Louis Vuitton brand, and said the outlook for this year was "excellent".

The winner of the H&M Design Award 2012 was announced today as Stine Riis, a 28 year old graduate from the London College of Fashion. She was revealed as the global winner at a special catwalk show at Stockholm’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion...

Russia's little-loved police service will throw off its shapeless grey uniforms and get a new designer look, including baseball caps, the interior ministry said Wednesday.

The Benetton dynasty will buy out minority investors for 4.60 euros per share in a tender designed to delist the Italian clothing retail group which bears its name and reshape its strategy to restore profitability.

Finnish sporting goods group Amer Sports reported lower-than-expected fourth quarter operating profit and sales, but forecast sales growth in 2012 on strong apparel and footwear orders. October-December operating profit decreased 4...

British regulators banned a magazine advert for an anti-ageing moisturiser by L'Oreal on Wednesday after upholding a complaint that the image of the model, actress Rachel Weisz, was misleading.

What kind of tune will make someone want to buy a bar of soap, a painkiller or a condom? That was the question facing ad agencies who flocked to this week's Midem global music market in search of catchy sounds for their next big brand...

Hong Kong-listed Esprit Holdings Ltd is in the process of closing its stores in North America and may eventually close all its outlets there if the Europe-focus fashion group fails to find a partner to take care of the business.

Halfway through what might turn out to be the second mildest U.S. winter on record, major parts of the nation's economy are feeling the impact, for better or worse.

A World Trade Organisation committee meeting on Wednesday approved a European Union waiver on duties for 75 products from Pakistan, a scheme intended to boost textile exports to help Pakistan recover from massive floods in 2010.

Target Corp said on Wednesday that it had settled a dispute over naming and branding rights in Canada, smoothing the way for its first venture outside the United States.

Italy's No.2 eyewear maker Safilo said on Wednesday it would not renew a licence agreement with Balenciaga once the accord expires at the end of this year.

The Spanish group has decided to buy fashion retailer Massimo Dutti’s store networks in Portugal and Belgium: an investment of over 100 million euros.

After having just recently announced its arrival in the Asian market via Hong Kong, H&M's Swedish subsidiary revealed its plans to open stores in Italy, Finland and Kuwait.

Bert Hoyt, 56, was vice president International Trade in the Europe Middle East Africa region. He now takes over from Brent Scrimshaw who is retiring after 18 years at Nike. Bert Hoyt will report to Gary DeStefano, President of Global...

The American actress Kristen Stewart is the new muse chosen by Balenciaga for its latest perfume, to be launched this fall. She will walk in the footsteps of Charlotte Gainsbourg, who since 2010 has been the muse for Balenciaga Paris,...

The first edition of the recently merged Parisian tradeshow registered around 65,000 visitors during the four day event. International attendance remained low at 32%, however the organizers are aiming foreign markets for the next edition.

Attendance over one year is officially up 3.5%, mostly thanks to buyers from Scandinavia, Austria and Switzerland. Nonetheless, several exhibitors reported a lack of visitors coming from Southern Europe.

Trading in shares of Italian retailer Benetton will remain suspended pending the release of a statement on Wednesday, the Italian bourse said on Tuesday.

Andam has started the application process for its 23rd edition. The prize for the best design has gone up a level this year, with the addition of a 230,000 euro reward.

The former call girl kicked off her career as a fashion designer on Wednesday night at the first catwalk show of her new lingerie collection. Zahia presented the couture line, which drew a lot of attention before the launch of the...

Oscar-winning Japanese costume designer Eiko Ishioka has died of pancreatic cancer in Tokyo, local media said Friday. She was 73.

The eldest daughter of Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov, known as a jewellery and clothing designer as well as a diplomat, has launched a cosmetics line, a representative of a her brand said Friday.

Procter & Gamble Co cut its full-year profit forecast because of the strong dollar, and its quarterly profit plunged 49 percent as the world's largest household products maker wrote down the value of its appliance and salon professional...