Printemps hosts Perelman Performing Arts Center announcement of DVF as next Icon of Culture
Having only been in lower Manhattan for under four months, Printemps New York is proving…
Ewan Venters moves from non-exec role at Paul Smith to executive chairman
Published September 17, 2025 Paul Smith Ltd has a new executive chairman with one of UK retail’s most experienced leaders taking up the role. On Wednesday the independent British fashion label named Ewan Venters to the newly-created role. He starts early next month. Ewan Venters, executive chairman of Paul Smith Venters has been a non-executive…
Fashion Trust Arabia unveils its 2025 finalists
Published September 18, 2025 The non-profit organisation Fashion Trust Arabia has unveiled the finalists for its 2025 awards. Eighteen emerging designers from the MENA region have been selected, alongside three from India, the guest country. The ceremony will take place in Doha on 22 November 2025. DR In the ready-to-wear category, the finalists are Shahd…
Wild chimpanzees may get mildly intoxicated from alcoholic fruit
Two male chimpanzees eating the plum-like fruit of the evergreen Parinari excelsa tree at Taï National Park in Ivory Coast Aleksey Maro/UC Berkeley Wild chimpanzees scoffing fermented fruit consume the equivalent of two glasses of wine per day, factoring in their body size compared with us. It has long been known that many primates, including…
Brioni expands in Mexico with new store in Monterrey
Published September 17, 2025 Brioni has expanded its retail presence in Mexico with the opening of a new boutique inside the Palacio de Hierro in Monterrey, one of the country’s leading luxury shopping destinations. Brioni expands in Mexico with new store in Monterrey. – Brioni Blending its Roman heritage with the modern spirit of the…
Oscar de la Renta creative directors Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia to depart
Published September 17, 2025 Oscar de la Renta is parting ways with its creative directors Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia, with the design duo stepping down to focus on their fashion label, Monse. Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim – Monse The pair’s final collection for the New York-based luxury womenswear brand will be for Fall 2026,…
Hermes defeats class action again over hard-to-get Birkin bags
By Reuters Published September 17, 2025 French luxury brand Hermes has convinced a U.S. judge to dismiss for a second time a lawsuit alleging it violates antitrust law by forcing buyers to spend thousands of dollars on its products before they can purchase one of the fashion company’s famed Birkin handbags. See fashion showHermes –…
Next Memory’s solid perfumes win international award
Published September 17, 2025 The Portuguese brand Next Memory’s solid perfumes, handcrafted in Lisbon, have been recognised in the Best Fragrance Packaging category at the Marie Claire US Fragrance Awards 2025. The Portuguese brand’s solid perfumes were recognised in the Best Fragrance Packaging category at the Marie Claire US Fragrance Awards 2025 – DR Conceived…
AI on Screen’s first short film Sweetwater premieres
It’s been an inspiring few months since we first unveiled the AI on Screen short film program with Range Media Partners. What began as a bold concept — commissioning filmmakers to explore the complex relationship between humanity and AI — has rapidly transformed into “lights, camera, action,” a star-studded premiere and in-depth discussions with filmmakers….
ModaLisboa Base: Fast Talks – FashionNetwork USA
Published September 17, 2025 Fast Talks at MUDE – Museum of Design and Fashion – and ModaLisboa na Avenida are initiatives that extend Lisbon Fashion Week onto the city’s principal boulevard, often likened to Paris’s Champs-Élysées, where fashion and luxury are prominently represented by leading national and international names. Together, these initiatives expand the BASE…
Build Agentic Workflows with OpenAI GPT OSS on Amazon SageMaker AI and Amazon Bedrock AgentCore
OpenAI has released two open-weight models, gpt-oss-120b (117 billion parameters) and gpt-oss-20b (21 billion parameters), both built with a Mixture of Experts (MoE) design and a 128K context window. These models are the leading open source models, according to Artificial Analysis benchmarks, and excel at reasoning and agentic workflows. With Amazon SageMaker AI, you can…
