German fashion retailer Hugo Boss said Tuesday March 18th that the head of its supervisory board would leave, with the news coming just a few weeks after the departure of its managing board president.
Louis Vuitton has won a lawsuit against a Chinese hotel who leased space to a shop selling counterfeit products using the French luxury producer's logo, state media reported Tuesday March 18th.
Tension is growing at Hugo Boss against its new owner, the British investment fund Permira, with some accusing it of pillaging the German fashion retailer that has lost a top director and is set to lose another.
Swatch Group, the world's biggest watchmaker, reported 2007 net income Friday March 14th of 1.015 billion Swiss francs (644.2 million euros, 1.0 billion dollars), up 22.3 percent from the previous year.
The chairman of German fashion house Hugo Boss is about to resign amid a row with the company's owner, British private equity group Permira, the German weekly Wirtshaftswoche reported.
The estate of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, the legendary German soprano who died in 2006, went under the hammer here this week, raising much more than expected for two children's charities, the Vienna-based auction house Dorotheum said Friday March 14th.
Gold prices topped 1,000 dollars for the first time and oil futures rocketed to a record high 111 dollars this week as the dollar plunged to all-time lows against the euro.
Luxury brand Chanel's choice of a Hong Kong carpark roof to launch a global-trotting art exhibition raised some eyebrows, but the location reflected Asia's growing importance to the fashion world.
Growing international interest in India because of its booming economy has infused a new confidence among local designers showcasing the country's crafts at the ongoing fashion week.
As Western fashion brands look to Asia to provide cheap skilled labour, two Hong Kong-based designers are bucking the trend.
Myanmar has launched a new gems auction hoping to sell off more than 100 million euros (153 million dollars) worth of precious stones, despite calls for a boycott, organisers said Tuesday March 11th.
Few in France would recognize Christian Audigier, but the designer has become the country's hottest export after his creations made him the darling of Hollywood's biggest stars.
French fashion house Chloe said Monday March 10th it had appointed Britain's Hannah MacGibbon as its new chief designer, taking over from Sweden's Paulo Melim Andersson.
For decades, China's massive workforce of factory hands and construction workers had little choice but to work long hours in often poor conditions for pitifully low salaries.
If it succeeds in its lofty aims, the first shop in Palermo showcasing goods from businesses who refuse to pay Mafia extortion fees will eventually be forced out of business.
