Recreational Equipment Inc opened a new store in Texas last year that tested several retail design and green building concepts, winning Project of the Year in the inaugural Sustainability Awards; a North Face store in Boise, Idaho tied for second place.
Amid the gloom of the global downturn, Lebanese designer Georges Chakra turned to the roaring Twenties for inspiration for his couture show for next autumn-winter on Tuesday 7 July.
Madonna is staying faithful to Riccardo Tisci, designer for Givenchy, for her stage costumes. The Italian designer has designed her new wardrobe, which she will christen this week in London, for the singer’s worldwide “Sweet and Sticky Tour”.
The clouds may have been grey over Henley Royal Regatta, but the peacock colors of rowing blazers brought plenty of blinding brilliance to the banks of the River Thames on Friday 3 July.
Designer Christian Lacroix has had his back against the wall since the fashion house which bears his name went into administration early last month.
After ‘A Moment In… Focus’ for women, ‘A Moment In… Time’ for men has arrived. Japanese designer Asa Nishijima gets the ball rolling with outfits with a variety of influences; a touch of Antwerp, a bit from Japan and a lot drawn from nature.
Fashion company Polo Ralph Lauren Corp has agreed to design and create outfits for the American team in the Olympic and Paralympic games in 2010 and 2012, extending a deal it entered into for the Beijing games last year.
A U.S. federal jury returned a $1.67 billion verdict against Abbott Laboratories in a patent suit brought by Johnson & Johnson related to arthritis treatments.
Days before turning 87, French fashion legend Pierre Cardin is stripping off a large part of his China empire and said he was "going to sell everything I own."
The U.S. Supreme Court said it would decide whether the National Football League should be treated as a single entity under federal antitrust law in a dispute over an exclusive license to make caps and other headgear.
A few years back Timberland started putting labels on products showing the energy, materials and chemicals that went into their shoes and boots. With its Earthkeepers 2.0 boot the company is demonstrating a new way of designing boots.
Ahead of the Paris couture shows, top designers have joined a tricky exercise to glam up one of the world's most traditional pieces, the abaya -- the long black overgarment worn by millions of Arab women.
South Africa's key concerns over Xstrata Plc's merger proposal to Anglo American Plc are the impact on jobs and competition, its mining ministry said after talks with executives from the two groups.
For 2009, Carrefour, partner of the Tour de France, has entrusted Agatha Ruiz de la Prada with the design of its hosts’ outfits who will award the Carrefour Polka Dot Jersey which is given to the best climber.
Milan's menswear shows kicked off in style on Saturday 20 June with the first of the major Italian designer names duo Dolce & Gabbana looking for "extreme beauty" for next spring's fashion.