By Bloomberg Published October 1, 2025 Brunello Cucinelli SpA confirmed its target for full-year growth as sales jumped by 11% in the first nine months on continued demand for the company’s luxury cashmere products. Brunello Cucinelli The Italian fashion group rejected claims by a short seller that had led to the steepest drop on record…
By Bloomberg Published October 1, 2025 Just hours after the Trump administration pushed an international “gang suppression force” through the United Nations to stabilize Haiti, US lawmakers gutted the country’s last stable industry. Bloomberg A two-decade-old law that allows Haitian textiles to enter the US tax free expired Tuesday as the government in Washington shut…
Published October 1, 2025 Kith announced on Wednesday the opening of a new flagship store in Chicago, as the U.S. luxury streetwear brand continues to expand its domestic retail footprint. Inside in the new Kith Chicago store – Courtesy Located off the Magnificent Mile, the new Kith Chicago spans two floors and retails the New York…
Published October 2, 2025 On the third day of the women’s ready-to-wear fashion shows in Paris, trends are beginning to crystallise. The collections for spring-summer 2026 are both joyful and energetic, with a strong emphasis on neutral, practical daywear, while eveningwear oscillates between refinement and full-throttle glamour — as Marie Adam-Leenaerdt, Casablanca, Acne Studios and…
Published October 2, 2025 All about Latin America on Wednesday evening at Paris Fashion Week, with an authoritative show by the house of Tom Ford and a collection of great charm and commercial sass by Gabriela Hearst. Tom Ford: Haute hauteur chic from Haider The appointment of Haider Ackermann at Tom Ford is beginning to…
Women live longer than men on average in every country Peter Cavanagh/Alamy We now have a better idea of why women live longer than men, on average, thanks to the most comprehensive analysis yet of the differences in lifespan between male and female mammals and birds. The average global life expectancy is about 74 years…
Published October 1, 2025 A few days after staging a pop-up in the heart of Paris’s Marais district and, above all, unveiling a deal with the French brand Pimkie that sparked controversy across the clothing sector, Shein has announced a major push into the French market. The Asian platform has chosen France to open its…
Victoria GillScience correspondent Watch: Jane Goodall tells BBC how she became interested in animals She was a serene force of nature. And she never waivered in her mission to help the animals to which she dedicated her life. When I interviewed Dame Jane Goodall last year, she exuded calm, even as she pressed home to…
Published October 1, 2025 The reaction was swift. On October 1, in the late afternoon, Shein and Société des Grands Magasins announced an agreement to establish permanent bricks-and-mortar retail spaces on the sixth floor of BHV Marais in November, followed by five Galeries Lafayette stores in Angers, Dijon, Grenoble, Limoges and Reims. A striking announcement:…
By Reuters Published October 1, 2025 Ingka Group, the biggest global IKEA retailer, has acquired a Manhattan property where it plans to open a new store as part of the furniture group’s expansion in the United States, it said on Wednesday. Reuters The 53,000 square feet property in New York City’s SoHo district will house…
