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Hair Today, Green Tomorrow: UK Stylists Join Eco-drive
Hairdressers across Britain are being urged to do their bit for the environment by recycling snipped-off hair to help clean up oil spills, make compost or generate energy.
Fashion Boss Cucinelli Offers Vaccine Holdouts 6 Months Paid Leave
Italian luxury boss Brunello Cucinelli is offering six months of paid leave to a handful of employees who have refused to vaccinate in order to protect workers who have taken their shots, Reuters reported. As the Rome government debated whether to make the jabs mandatory in some workplaces, Cucin
Let the Fashion Policing Begin on Opening Day of Tokyo Games
Let the fashion policing begin. The Olympics in Tokyo open Friday, when the world’s athletes will march behind their flag-bearers.
Russia's Yandex Pulls Out of Deal to Buy Online Fashion Retailer KupiVIP
Russian tech giant Yandex (YNDX.O) said on Friday it was pulling out of a deal to buy online fashion retailer KupiVIP. According to Reuters, Yandex is considering alternative outlets in the fashion sector. Yandex said in May it had agreed to buy the online retailer on undisclosed terms to enha
Levi Strauss Forecasts Upbeat Full Year as Apparel Demand Bounces Back
Levi Strauss & Co on Thursday forecast a strong full-year profit after handily beating quarterly earnings estimates as demand for its jeans, tops, and jackets rebound quicker than expected across its markets. Shares in Levi climbed 3% in extended trading as it also increased its third-quarter div
Balenciaga makes striking comeback in couture show
Balenciaga presented embroidered evening gowns and luxurious oversized casual looks for its first haute couture collection in more than 50 years in Paris on Wednesday, in one of the most anticipated fashion shows of the week. Creative director Demna Gvasalia dressed models in yellow and pink bath
Top Fashion Brands Found Failing on Gender Equality in New Index
Adidas and Gap Inc are among the best performing fashion brands at tackling gender inequality, according to a new index which found that most retailers are failing to support women in their boardrooms and factories. The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA)’s Gender Benchmark showed that nearly two-t