Cucinelli shares fall for second day after short-seller report
By Reuters Published September 26, 2025 Shares in Brunello Cucinelli fell as much as 9%…
Kenneth Cole names new CEO and leadership team
Published October 20, 2025 Kenneth Cole Productions has appointed Jed Berger as chief executive officer and president, marking the start of a new leadership era for the American fashion brand. Jed Berger, chief executive officer and president of Kenneth Cole Productions. – Kenneth Cole Productions The announcement comes alongside a broader leadership transition, with founder…
Bosideng names Kim Jones creative director for Areal luxury project
Published October 20, 2025 Kim Jones is starting afresh with Bosideng. The British designer, formerly at Dior and Fendi, has been appointed creative director of Areal, the Chinese down outerwear giant’s new luxury project. Kim Jones – LVMH Jones will make his debut in the new role in the Autumn/Winter 2025/26 season with a 15-…
As its New York store opens, Gymshark links with Dick’s Sporting Goods in US
Published October 20, 2025 Britain’s Gymshark performance-wear specialist has been focusing heavily on the US recently and Monday brought a new development in that area with news that Dick’s Sporting Goods is its first-ever US wholesale partner. Gymshark Launching on 24 October, the company’s collections will be available at 12 Dick’s House of Sport locations….
Reformation + Camille Rowe: a French-American collection to celebrate the label’s first Paris store
Published October 20, 2025 Paris it gal Camille Rowe has linked up with Los Angeles based fashion label Reformation to create a capsule collection, debuting in time to celebrate the opening of the brand’s first store in the French capital. Camille Rowe for Reformation – Reformation Reformation will open its first French boutique in early…
Moncler opens its new Milan headquarters
By Ansa Published October 20, 2025 Moncler has opened Casa Moncler, its new headquarters, in a Milan district which is currently undergoing urban regeneration. Covering a total of 77,000 square metres, including a six-storey, 32-metre-high building, a showroom, and a green space, it brings together all of the brand’s Milan-based employees, who were previously spread…
L’Oreal adds discounted Creed to its stable of luxury brands
By Bloomberg Published October 20, 2025 L’Oreal SA’s €4 billion ($4.7 billion) purchase of Kering SA’s beauty business marks the largest in a string of recent deals by the French cosmetics group, as it builds out its range of luxury brands. Inside Creed’s London flagship store – Dr The acquisition showed the owner of Maybelline…
Bangladesh: Dhaka airport fire set to deal a heavy blow to the textile industry
Published October 20, 2025 The cost of the damage caused by Saturday’s fire at the main airport in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, could exceed $1 billion, according to an initial estimate on Sunday from the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). AFP “The entire imports area has been reduced to ashes,” said Faisal Samade, a director…
Japan allows over-the-counter emergency contraception pill
Japan has for the first time approved over-the-counter sales of an emergency contraceptive pill, its manufacturer says, allowing women in the country to take the medication without prescription. ASKA Pharmaceutical said wider access to the pill would “empower Japanese women in the area of reproductive health”. A date for it to go on sale has…
Tiny AI-powered eye implant helps the blind see again
People who had lost their sight have regained the ability to read after receiving an innovative electronic eye implant paired with augmented-reality glasses, according to a clinical trial involving researchers from UCL (University College London) and Moorfields Eye Hospital. Published in The New England Journal of Medicine, the European trial reported that 84% of participants…
Scientists create LED light that kills cancer cells without harming healthy ones
Scientists have developed a promising cancer therapy that uses LED light and ultra-thin flakes of tin to eliminate cancer cells while protecting healthy tissue. Unlike traditional chemotherapy and other invasive treatments, this new method avoids the painful side effects patients often endure. The breakthrough comes from a partnership between The University of Texas at Austin…
