Limerick's mayor John Gilligan has a warning for the Poles who last month scored a foreign investment coup at his city's expense: beware, you may suffer the same fate in a few years.
Weary of Afghanistan's image as a country in chronic conflict with a history of repressing women, Arash Shenasa plans to launch a modelling contest to show "the hidden beauties" of his central Asian nation.
As art collectors flock to Paris next week for a giant sale of works amassed by Yves Saint Laurent and his partner, an auction of hundreds of the designer's vintage pieces a few days later may give them a reason to stay.
Fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB posted a smaller-than-expected 1 percent year-on-year fall in January sales at established stores. The mean forecast in a Reuters poll of 12 analysts had been for sales to fall 2.
Green-friendly fabrics may be expensive, but increasing consumer demand for the environmentally-correct now is forcing Asia's textile giants to go the extra mile to produce clean cloth.
After years indulging in haute couture in Paris, Lebanese designer Georges Chakra has debuted his ready-to-wear line in New York in stunning fashion.
Barbie turns 50 this year but the classic doll was still turning heads at New York's semi-annual Fashion week as models styled as Mattel Inc.'s fashion icon took to the catwalk in designer outfits.
Australian Isla Fisher was about to pack it in as an actress until her boyfriend, best known as Borat, said she should try comedy.
Discarding its usual champagne-drenched extravaganzas, New York's Fashion Week kicked off Friday under a cloud of economic austerity and uncertainty.
Retail Ventures Inc said on Friday that it had made an agreement with lenders to provide additional funds for its Filene's Basement chain, but warned the chain may require additional cash.
Italy's Economic Development ministry says in a statement : Appoints three special administrators for IT Holding's Ittierre unit. The administrators are Stanislao Chimenti, Roberto Spada and Andrea Ciccoli. "The objective ... is to preserve the day-to-day business of Ittierre".
Eyewear maker Safilo said on Thursday that its net profit fell 71.3 percent last year as demand for its high-end glasses and sunglasses slowed and high production costs in Italy also weighed.
Swedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz said on Wednesday the son of its main owner and chairman would take over as top executive of the company, replacing the group's retiring boss.
Italian luxury bag maker Furla has won clients from higher-end brands in a sign "affordable luxury" companies are weathering the global downturn better than most, its chairman said.
Michelle Obama graces the cover of next month's Vogue magazine, marking the second time a U.S. first lady has appeared on the front of one of the world's leading fashion magazines. Obama, 45, who has been hailed by both U.S.