From a humble start selling jeans out of a car boot the Aussie retailer has become a global operation. 20 Jan 2017
London Fashion Week shake up tradition with mixed catwalks.
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LONDON - Men and women are sashaying down catwalks together at London Fashion Week, in a shake-up of tradition backed by celebrated designers including Vivienne Westwood. 10 Jan 2017
PARIS: Fashion label Schiaparelli completed its remarkable resurrection on Tuesday when it was inducted into the elite ranks of Paris haute couture houses. 4 Jan 2017
SANTIAGO: Yellow underwear is flying off the shelves these days in the Chilean capital Santiago, where tradition holds that it brings prosperity and love if you wear it on New Year's Eve. 30 Dec 2016
The Competition Commission is poised to get tough on South Africa's school uniform monopolies, which force parents to cough up thousands of rands for new school kit even though similar items can usually be bought elsewhere at a fraction of the cost. 19 Dec 2016
Arlette Ricci, 75, was handed a one-year prison term and a million-euro fine in April 2015 for allegedly hiding 18.7 million euros ($19.8 million) from the taxman for more than two decades (AFP Photo/Loic Venance)
PARIS - The heiress to the fortune of French couturier Nina Ricci on Thursday launched an appeal to avoid jail time for tax fraud, in one of the toughest sentences of its kind in French fiscal history. 5 Dec 2016
Fashion veteran Clive Rundle, whose collection is pictured above, says access to funding and a lack of financial know-how are challenges for many designers.
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Fashion is big business and the African Development Bank wants economies on the continent to cash in on the billions to be made. 5 Dec 2016
MIAMI - Sometimes, there is such a thing as being too popular, Tommy Hilfiger says, explaining that after his label's crazy romp in the 1990s, he had to reinvent the brand. 22 Nov 2016
British fashion designer Stella McCartney at the presentation of her menswear launch and women’s Spring 2017 collection presentation in London on 10 November. — AFP/VNA Photo
LONDON - Fashion designer Stella McCartney unveiled her first menswear collection on Thursday at London's famous Abbey Road recording studio, where she promised men a more free and fun wardrobe. 14 Nov 2016
Clothing retailer The Foschini Group (TFG) has slammed portions of the National Credit Regulator's new affordability regulations, saying they have already severely affected its credit turnover. 11 Nov 2016
TFG (The Foschini Group) is bringing Singles' Day to South Africa for the first time today, 11 November 2016. The date, 11/11, is significant because the number '1' symbolises the single individual celebrating his or her independence with other singles. 11 Nov 2016
Apparel retailer The Foschini Group's (TFG's) interim headline earnings exceeded R1bn for the first time - a result that CEO Doug Murray said was achieved through diversification, international expansion, discipline and cost control. 10 Nov 2016
As part of its 2020 growth plan, Cape Union Mart Group has acquired the 25 shops and factory that constitute Keedo, a South African designer and manufacturer of children's clothing. Founded by Nelia Annandale in 1993, the chain will continue to operate independently under Annandale. 1 Nov 2016
The Edcon Group opened its first ever standalone Kelso store at the Tyger Valley Shopping Centre in Cape Town on the weekend... 31 Oct 2016
The Professional Beauty Awards, which recognises the beauty, spa, nails and aesthetics markets has awarded RUB salon with the Nail Salon of the Year award for 2016. There were over 250 entries for 2016. 24 Oct 2016
NEW YORK: US apparel group Gap Inc. will close its Banana Republic stores in Britain as it streamlines its brick-and-mortar presence outside North America in response to weak sales. 20 Oct 2016
LONDON - Luxury fashion giant Burberry, famed for its designer handbags and trenchcoats, said Tuesday that British sales have soared since the Brexit vote as tourists took advantage of the plunging pound. 19 Oct 2016
With its R2bn redevelopment, Menlyn Park Shopping Centre is adding a number of local and international menswear stores to its offering next month to further cater for the fashion-conscious man. 13 Oct 2016
Edcon, SA's largest clothing retailer that was saved by a bailout deal with creditors, plans to cut back on buying clothing from China and Bangladesh. 11 Oct 2016
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