The duchess wanted to show off her “sense of relaxed fun” instead of a formal or glamorous side She has featured on millions of front pages around the world but the Duchess of Cambridge is now a true cover girl – after posing for her first ever fashion shoot. Kate, 34, agreed to sit for … Read More →
Hailed as one of the world’s most influential designers of hats, Philip Treacy flew into Dublin to help out an old college friend raise money for Saint Joseph’s, Shankill, a centre dedicated to dementia care. Fashion designer Deborah Veale studied with Philip at NCAD in the mid-1980s and her dad, Ken, is living with dementia. … Read More →
These are the stories making headlines in fashion this Monday. Eva Chen gives her best advice for brands trying to master Instagram Since becoming the head of fashion partnerships at Instagram in July, Eva Chen has helped dozens of brands find their footing on the photo sharing platform — even those late adapters to the social media … Read More →
Target Corp. held its annual designer sale Sunday, but this year’s collaboration with Finland’s Marimekko failed to spark the excitement of previous collections when frenzied shoppers cleaned out stores and crashed Target’s website. More than 200 discounted Marimekko items, from $20 bikini tops to $65 hammocks, went on sale early Sunday morning, and most of … Read More →
With little more than a month to go to the 37th World Diamond Congress, the biennial meeting of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA), the WFDB is putting the final touches to the programme and has announced the speakers list for the meeting. The overarching theme of … Read More →
New Delhi: Online shopping is the top reason for Indians to access internet followed by social networking, said a joint survey by American Express and Nielsen on Tuesday aimed at gaining consumer insights on online buying habits. Titled ‘Understanding Online Consumers’, the survey undertaken in six cities – Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad … Read More →
The first training centre for “highly-skilled jewellery professionals” started operating recently in Nansha District, Guangzhou, China. The training centre, located in Guangzhou Nanhua Technical School for Industry and Trade, will work closely with other institutions from France, the US and Hong Kong to provide internationally recognised training programmes, according to a report by Takungpao.com.hk. The … Read More →