Interparfums ends Rochas’s fashion business
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 17, 2025 Rochas draws the curtain on its…
Paris Fashion Week Saturday: Alaïa, Maison Margiela, Hermès, and Vivienne Westwood
Published October 5, 2025 Amid downpours and traffic snarls, Paris Fashion Week enjoyed a quartet of hyper distinctive shows on Saturday from an epic Alaïa, disquieting Maison Margiela, uber equestrian Hermès, and boudoir-driven Vivienne Westwood. Alaïa: Epic staging, energetic collection Now that’s what we call smart synergy. Creative director Pieter Mulier took his latest show…
Harrods sales flat despite challenging condition, but profits hit by Fayed compensation
Published October 5, 2025 Last week 2024 Selfridges’ results showed how the luxury slowdown and lack of VAT-free shopping for tourists remain a problem for high-end retailers. And on Sunday Harrods did the same, releasing its numbers ahead of its filing at Companies House. Harrods Harrods Group (Holding) Limited saw gross transaction value (GTV) excluding…
Hidden for 70 million years, a tiny fossil fish is rewriting freshwater evolution
The fossil of a tiny fish found in southwestern Alberta provides new insight into the origin and evolution of otophysans, the supergroup of fish that includes catfish, carp and tetras, which today account for two-thirds of all freshwater species. The specimen, studied by researchers at Western University, the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology and international…
Scientists discover hidden protein that switches off hunger
Researchers at Leipzig University and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered a key mechanism for appetite and weight control. It helps the brain to regulate feelings of hunger. In a study, scientists from Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1423 – Structural Dynamics of GPCR Activation and Signaling – found how a protein called MRAP2 (melanocortin 2…
Hidden cellular “power switch” could transform Parkinson’s treatment
A key switch for cellular energy balance has been discovered in cells: it could potentially become the target of new therapies for diseases ranging from Parkinson’s to rare disorders caused by defects in the cell’s powerhouses, the mitochondria. The switch is called phosphatase B55 (PP2A-B55alpha) and regulates the balance of mitochondria. Experts from Università Cattolica,…
This new semaglutide dose helped nearly half of patients lose 20% body weight
A higher weekly dose of semaglutide (7.2 mg) can significantly improve weight loss and related health outcomes in adults living with obesity, including those with type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to the results of two large-scale, international phase 3 clinical trials. The findings, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal, suggest that a higher…
Think light drinking protects your brain? Think again
Drinking any amount of alcohol likely increases the risk of dementia, suggests the largest combined observational and genetic study to date, published online in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine. Even light drinking — generally thought to be protective, based on observational studies — is unlikely to lower the risk, which rises in tandem with the quantity…
From gentle giants to ghostly hunters, sharks face an unseen peril
The habitat of thirty species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, also called ghost sharks, overlap with areas where proposed deep-sea mining may occur, according to new research published in Current Biology and led by University of Hawai’i at Mānoa oceanographers. Nearly two-thirds of these species are already threatened with extinction due to human impacts, so…
Jordan Brand to open first US ‘World of Flight’ flagship in Philadelphia
Published October 4, 2025 Jordan Brand is bringing its flagship retail concept to the United States, with the opening of its first U.S. ‘World of Flight’ location in Philadelphia on October 10. Jordan Brand to open first U.S. World of Flight flagship in Philadelphia. – Jordan Brand Located at 1617 Walnut Street, World of Flight…
Pharrell Williams named 2025 André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award winner
Published October 4, 2025 Pharrell Williams will be honored with the 2025 André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award by the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). Pharrell Williams named 2025 André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award winner. – Pharrell Williams The award recognizes Williams’ groundbreaking contributions to fashion and his influence across music, film,…
