Month: October 2016
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Hugo Boss CEO says wants to abandon luxury segment: Handelsblatt
German fashion house Hugo Boss is planning to abandon the luxury market and go back to is roots of selling premium men's clothing, its chief executive told Handelsblatt. “The effort to make in-roads in the luxury market didn't prove to be particularly helpful for our business,” Mark Langer was quoted as saying on Tuesday in…
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Alexander McQueen to be played by rising UK actor Jack O’Connell
One of the UK's hottest new young actors, Jack O'Connell has been tapped to play Alexander McQueen in an upcoming biopic. The recipient of BAFTA's Rising Star Award in 2015, O'Connell's credits include “'71”, “Starred Up”, “The Iron Lady”, “Belle” and “Lady in the Van”. The biopic about the legendary fashion designer will be directed…
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Jack O’Connell: 5 Things to Know About the Actor Playing Alexander McQueen
The English thespian has been tapped to play the late fashion designer in the Andrew Haigh-helmed biopic.
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Fashion brands ignore ‘endemic’ abuse of Syrian refugees in Turkey: watchdog
By Timothy Large LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Big fashion brands are failing to protect Syrian refugees from “endemic” abuse in Turkish clothing factories supplying European retailers, a monitoring group said on Tuesday. Child labor, pitiful pay and dangerous conditions are among the risks facing undocumented Syrian refugees working in Turkey’s garment industry, according to…
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Victoria’s Secret takes ‘Angels’ show to home of lingerie
US lingerie giant Victoria's Secret said Monday it will hold its next “Angels” show in Paris, the city that invented the concept. It will be the first time the much-hyped annual lingerie show, which often features big name singers such as Rihanna, Taylor Swift or Justin Timberlake as well as the brand's stable of underwear…
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Designer duo go at French fashion label Carven
French fashion label Carven parted company Monday with the duo of young designers who took over at the helm just 18 months ago. Alexis Martial and Adrien Caillaudaud left “by mutual agreement”, the Paris house said in a brief statement only weeks after their latest spring-summer show. Carven — one of French fashion's success stories…
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Raf Simons has a new American dream
The Belgian designer announced plans last week to show his Fall/Winter 2017 men's collection at New York Fashion Week: Men's next February, making it the brand's debut on the city's catwalks. “Raf is one of the most influential designers on the international fashion stage,” said Steven Kolb, President and CEO of the Council of Fashion…