Fashion People stand with Hermes shopping bags as they wait at a traffic light in Tsim Sha Tsui, a bustling shopping hotspot, in Hong Kong, China December 5, 2023. (Reuters)

Hermes 2Q Sales Rise 13% on Continued Appetite for High-End Luxury

Birkin-bag maker Hermes reported a 13% rise in second-quarter sales on Thursday, demonstrating the continued appetite from wealthy shoppers for its luxury…

Fashion  This combination of images released by Stella Jean shows fashion to be worn by Haitian Olympic athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. (Stella Jean via AP)

The Olympics Are Coming to the Capital of Fashion. Expect Uniforms Befitting a Paris Runway

Sure, they call it the City of Light. But Paris is also the City of Fashion, one of most influential fashion capitals of the world for decades, no, centuries …

Fashion A view of a Shein pop-up store at a mall in Singapore April 4, 2024. (Reuters)

Shein to Open Pop-up Store in South Africa to Woo More Shoppers

Fast-fashion giant Shein, known for its $5 tops and $10 dresses, will open a pop-up store in Johannesburg, South Africa in August as the online retailer aims…

Fashion The logo of luxury brand Gucci is seen in Tokyo on June 22, 2021. (AFP)

Kering Posts 11% Drop in Q2 Sales, Sees Weak Second Half

Kering reported a bigger-than-expected drop in second-quarter sales and forecast a weak second half, as the French luxury group struggles to revive its key…

Fashion A man walks past a shop of fashion house Dior in Paris, France, April 15, 2024. REUTERS/Manon Cruz/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

LVMH Shares Drop after Missing Second-quarter Estimates

Shares in LVMH (LVMH.PA) fell as much as 6.5% in early Wednesday trade and were on track for their biggest one-day drop since October 2023 after second…

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Fashion This photograph taken on January 25, 2024 shows the logo of World's top luxury group LVMH during presentation of its 2023 annual results in Paris, on January 25, 2024. (AFP)

LVMH Sales Grow 1% in Second Quarter, Missing Estimates

LVMH, the world's biggest luxury company, posted a 1% rise in organic sales in the second quarter on Tuesday, missing analyst estimates, and likely adding to…

Fashion The logo of Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana is seen at a branch office at Bahnhofstrasse shopping street in Zurich, Switzerland September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

Dolce&Gabbana CEO Ready to Open Capital to New Investors

Dolce&Gabbana is ready to consider opening up its capital to new investors either through a listing or other routes, the Italian fashion house's CEO said. "We…

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Fashion FILE - Olympic athlete in BMX racing, Kamren Larsen, models the Team USA Paris Olympics opening ceremony uniform at Ralph Lauren headquarters on Monday, June 17, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Olympics Are Coming to the Capital of Fashion. Expect Uniforms Befitting a Paris Runway

Sure, they call it the City of Light. But Paris is also the City of Fashion, one of most influential fashion capitals of the world for decades, no, centuries …

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Fashion Gracie Wiener poses with some of her tote bags in Washington Square Park in New York, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

80-year-old LL Bean Staple Finds New Audience as Trendy Bag

L.L. Bean created it 80 years ago to haul heavy blocks of ice. Now it's a must-have summer fashion accessory, The Associated Press reported. The simple,…

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Fashion Logos of Dior brand are seen outside a Dior store in Paris, France, March 3, 2017. (Reuters)

Dior Says Collaborating with Authorities after Italian Antitrust Probe

Dior is collaborating with Italian authorities and strengthening its checks on its suppliers, the company said on Wednesday, after the Italian competition…

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Fashion FILE PHOTO: People stand in front of a Christian Dior store in Piazza Di Spagna (Spanish Square) in Rome, Italy December 19, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

Italy Antitrust Probes Armani, Dior over Alleged Exploitation of Workers

Italy's competition authority said on Wednesday it had begun an investigation into luxury fashion groups Armani and Dior over the alleged exploitation of…

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Fashion FILE PHOTO: Mens clothing are on display at the Boss store in London, Britain, May 30, 2024. REUTERS/Chris J. Ratcliffe/File Photo

Hugo Boss Cuts Full Year Sales Guidance over Weaker Demand in China, UK

German fashion house Hugo Boss on Monday cut its sales guidance for the year to a range of between 4.20 billion euros ($4.58 billion) to 4.35 billion euros…

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Fashion A person walks past a Burberry store undergoing refurbishment on New Bond Street in London, Britain, March 11, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Burberry Axes CEO and Dividend, Warns on Profit

British luxury group Burberry named former Michael Kors boss Joshua Schulman as its new chief executive on Monday, axing Jonathan Akeroyd after two years as it…

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Fashion An Estee Lauder cosmetics counter is seen in Los Angeles, California, US, August 19, 2019. (Reuters)

Estee Lauder's Longtime CFO Travis to Depart Next Year

Estee Lauder said on Thursday that Tracey Travis would be stepping down and retiring from her 12-year role as the MAC lipstick maker's finance chief, effective…

Fashion Examples of traditional Romanian blouses at a show in Vaideeni. Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP

Romania Faces Down Vuitton for 'Stealing' its Beloved Blouse

Villagers in Vaideeni at the foot of Romania's Carpathian mountains are fuming at French luxury brand Louis Vuitton for "stealing" the design of their…

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Fashion A worker feeds discarded textiles to a shredding machine at the Wenzhou Tiancheng Textile Company in eastern China's Zhejiang province on March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China's Landfills Brim with Textile Waste as Fast Fashion Reigns

At a factory in Zhejiang province on China’s eastern coast, two mounds of discarded cotton clothing and bed linens, loosely separated into dark and light…

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Fashion Zarny draws on his roots for his designs, which have been worn by politicians and royalty. Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP

'Fashion Power': Zarny, the Myanmar Refugee Turned Tokyo Designer

Having fled Myanmar for Japan with his parents as a child, Shibuya Zarny began his fashion career as a model in Tokyo and went on to make clothes for royalty. …

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'Saudi 100 Brands' Mark Presence at Paris Fashion Week

'Saudi 100 Brands' initiative has hosted an exclusive fashion show at Palais de Tokyo in Paris to showcase the Spring/Summer 2025 collections of eleven…

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Fashion This photo taken on June 11, 2024 shows employees walking through the lobby of the fast fashion e-commerce company Shein outside its office in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong province. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP)

Shein Reportedly Keeps Option to List in Hong Kong as Backup

Online fast-fashion group Shein is keeping alive a fallback option to list in Hong Kong despite filing for a London listing, the Financial Times reported on…

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Fashion The Nike swoosh logo is seen outside the store on 5th Ave in New York, New York, US, March 19, 2019. (Reuters)

Nike Sinks as Gloomy Sales Forecast Fans Growth Concerns

Nike shares slumped 15% premarket on Friday as a forecast for a surprise drop in annual sales amplified investor concerns about the pace of the sportswear…

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Fashion Peter Copping steps out to applause from the audience after the modeling of the Oscar de la Renta Fall 2016 collection during Fashion Week, Feb. 16, 2016, in New York. (AP)

Lanvin Names Design Veteran Peter Copping as New Artistic Director

Lanvin, the world’s oldest continuously running couture house, named veteran designer Peter Copping on Thursday as its new artistic director. Founded in 1889…

Fashion A view shows an H&M warehouse at Magna Park in Milton Keynes, Britain, September 26, 2021. (Reuters)

H&M Sinks on Doubts about Margin Target and June Sale Drop

H&M cast doubt over its full-year profit margin target on Thursday after missing quarterly earnings forecasts and predicting a fall in June sales, sending…

Fashion Saudi Fashion Commission to Host Virtual Meeting on Entrepreneurship, SMEs

Saudi Fashion Commission to Host Virtual Meeting on Entrepreneurship, SMEs

Saudi Arabia’s Fashion Commission will host a virtual meeting focused on entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on Thursday. The…

Fashion  A model presents a creation by Elie Saab during the Haute-Couture Fall/Winter 2024 show as part of the Paris Fashion Week, at le Musee des Arts Decoratifs (Museum of Decorative Arts), in Paris, on June 26, 2024. (AFP)

Elie Saab Runway Captivates with Moody Midnight Shadows at Paris Couture Week

Elie Saab again transported his VIP guests at Paris' Musee des Arts Decoratifs into a realm of magic and splendor, a world of bridal queens and midnight…