Getty Images Eight countries have been added to a UK Foreign Office list warning of the risks of methanol poisoning from counterfeit or tainted alcoholic drinks. Ecuador, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Russia and Uganda are included in the updated travel guidance following incidents involving Britons in those countries. The advice previously covered Thailand, Laos…
Published October 21, 2025 “It is not impossible to build a €100 million company if you have an innovative product idea that aligns with people’s tastes. But if you want to build a €1 billion company, the product alone is no longer enough,” said Carlyle Italy chairman and one of the architects of Moncler‘s success Marco De Benedetti, speaking…
Published October 21, 2025 French haute couture will take pride of place in Barcelona next spring. Following in the footsteps of designers such as Elie Saab, Viktor & Rolf, Giambattista Valli, and Vivienne Westwood, Stéphane Rolland will headline the next edition of Barcelona Bridal Night, the flagship event of Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week. The designer…
Published October 21, 2025 This season, fashion brands and iconic footwear labels are joining forces to launch new collaborations for autumn/ winter 2025. These creations celebrate craftsmanship, innovation, and the meeting of creative worlds. Here is a round-up of six collaborations defining the season. Carel x Alphonse Maitrepierre Souris MP “En plein cœur” collection –…
Yesterday, Chinese security services published a story alleging a multi-year attack against the systems operating the Chinese standard time (CST), sometimes called Beijing Standard Time. China uses only one time zone across the country, and has not used daylight saving time since 1991. Most operating systems use UTC internally and display local time zones for…
By AFP Published October 21, 2025 The Interparfums group was affected by exchange-rate fluctuations in the third quarter and saw sales decline despite growth in Jimmy Choo fragrances and strong sales momentum in France and the Americas. The group highlights growth in its Jimmy Choo fragrance business – Interparfums Sales totalled €253.5 million for the…
Published October 21, 2025 Grace Wales Bonner has been a rising star for some time and now she’s really hit the big time with news on Tuesday that she’s the new creative director of menswear at French luxury house Hermès. Grace Wales Bonner It will be a while before we see her full impact on…
By Bloomberg Published October 21, 2025 Swiss watch exports fell in September, hurt by the Trump administration’s 39% tariff on imports from Switzerland to the US, the industry’s largest market. A luxury watch by Audemars Piguet – Bloomberg Watch exports fell 3.1% from a year earlier to 2 billion Swiss francs ($2.5 billion), the Federation…
Over 10 designers showed their first collections for their new houses during the Spring-Summer 2026 women’s wear shows in Milan and Paris. The message was clear: fashion is entering a new phase. Source link
Chatbots today are everything machines. If it can be put into words—relationship advice, work documents, code—AI will produce it, however imperfectly. But the one thing that almost no chatbot will ever do is stop talking to you. That might seem reasonable. Why should a tech company build a feature that reduces the time people spend…
