Month: September 2020

PARIS (Reuters) – Christian Dior kicked off Paris Fashion Week in earnest on Tuesday with a socially-distanced runway show as models paraded around an art installation recalling Gothic-style stained-glass windows to a live choir performance.Fashion brands are hesitantly returning to the catwalk after holding off for many months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Paris’ fashion…

LONDON (Reuters) – Boohoo reported a 51% increase in first half profit and raised its full year guidance on Wednesday, with publicity over failings in its supply chain showing no impact on the British online fashion retailer’s sales.Last week, Boohoo accepted all the recommendations of an independent review which found several failings in its supply…

PARIS (Reuters) – Gone are the queues of spectators and gone is the sun as the French Open kicked off in underwhelming fashion on Sunday with persistent drizzle and a chill wind sweeping the almost-empty Roland Garros grounds.Play started at 1100 local time (0900 GMT) on court Philippe Chatrier under the new retractable roof for…

(Reuters) – Dish Network Corp said on Tuesday it has hired a new leader for its Boost Mobile prepaid wireless phone brand, which will seek to fashion itself as the next innovator in the U.S. wireless industry.FILE PHOTO: The storefront of a Boost mobile phone store is seen in the Brooklyn borough of New York,…

MILAN (Reuters) – Forty-five years after founding his fashion group, Giorgio Armani came up with a new way of showing his latest catwalk creations on Saturday – a prime-time TV show.The show was one of the highlights of Milan’s fashion week, which has hosted a mix of live and virtual catwalks for its first edition…

(Reuters) – An independent review for fashion retailer Boohoo BOOH.L found many failings in its English supply chain after allegations about working conditions and low pay, the company said on Friday, setting out steps it was taking to tackle the issues.FILE PHOTO: A shopper walks pass advertising billboards for Boohoo and for ‘Pretty Little Things’,…

A woman holds a banner which reads “We are all fashion victims” as she walks on the catwalk during the Spring/Summer 2021 ready-to-wear collection show by designer Maria Grazia Chiuri for fashion house Dior during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit TessierPARIS (Reuters) – A woman holding a banner reading “We…

MILAN (Reuters) – Miuccia Prada went back to her trademark minimalist style for her first collection with Belgian designer Raf Simons, who joined the Italian fashion group as co-creative director in February.The pair’s Spring/Summer 2021 women’s show was streamed live on Thursday for Milan’s fashion week, where most collections are being presented digitally and without…

MILAN (Reuters) – Miuccia Prada went back to her trademark minimalist style for her first collection with Belgian designer Raf Simons, who joined the Italian fashion group as co-creative director in February.The pair’s Spring/Summer 2021 women’s show was streamed live on Thursday for Milan’s fashion week, where most collections are being presented digitally and without…

(Reuters) – An independent review for fashion retailer Boohoo BOOH.L found many failings in its English supply chain after allegations about working conditions and low pay, the company said on Friday, setting out steps it was taking to tackle the issues.FILE PHOTO: A shopper walks pass advertising billboards for Boohoo and for ‘Pretty Little Things’,…