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A staff member of the new Gucci flagship store in Shanghai chats with customers next to a bag on display on its opening day June 6, 2009. REUTERS/Nir Elias HONG KONG, Sept 24 …

In this footage of 1963, it examines the use of spectacles or glasses throughout history. It share earlier designs in the British Optical Association museum from the 14th century to the 18th …

Chanel loses EU court battle over Huawei logo Fashion label Chanel has lost an EU court battle with Chinese technology firm Huawei over its famous logo. Judges ruled in favour of Huawei, which had …

Many of India’s artisanal pens are hand painted New York-based novelist Amitav Ghosh recently ordered a fountain pen from an artisanal maker in India. “The last time I looked at his online list, it …

The artisans of Chanel’s Métiers d’art have been celebrating slow fashion for generations. All photos courtesy of Chanel. It’s only 9 a.m., but there’s a young Frenchman with shaggy hair and tight plaid pants …

The Ronson lighter company started as The Art Metal Works in 1897 and was incorporated on July 20, 1898, by Max Hecht, Louis Vincent Aronson and Leopold Herzig, in Newark, New Jersey. …

When the pandemic shuttered brick-and-mortar stores, consumers found more options and better deals on resale marketplaces [File: Getty Images] The jump in second-hand luxury sales could be attributed to consumers leaning towards sustainability …

Pierre Cardin stands in his studio surrounded by models. Credit: Pierre Vauthey/Sygma/Getty Images Legendary French fashion designer Pierre Cardin has died at the age of 98, France’s Fine Arts Academy announced on Tuesday in a …

Exhibition on now until Sunday, 12 September 2021. From rucksacks to despatch boxes, Birkin bags to Louis Vuitton luggage, Bags: Inside Out explores the style, function, design and craftsmanship of the ultimate accessory. The …

These aren’t the Nikes you’re looking for. On Thursday, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency announced it worked with the Los Angeles police department to seize a cache of counterfeit goods …

London – Once seen as a niche part of the fashion industry, being eco-conscious has rapidly become one of the hottest ‘topics’ of our time. From luxury fashion houses to fast-fashion retailers, …

There has never before been a time where alternatives to fast fashion have been so prevalent in debates about climate change and sustainability. Terrifying facts such as 87% of textiles going to …

Nothing, not even coronavirus, can stop the inexorable rise in vinyl sales – with many music fans now preferring to spin a record rather than pop on a compact disc. With purchases expected …

A luxury Italian accessories brand is launching the most expensive handbag in the world, priced at £5.3million. Bologna-based Boarini Milanesi will produce three of the opulent Parva Mea bags, which require 1,000 hours …

When the Museo Torlonia closed in 1976—a century after it first opened—the aristocratic Torlonia family’s incredible collection of ancient Greek and Roman art was put in storage in one of the family’s …

The truth about Dolce & Gabbana Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana founded the Dolce & Gabbana label and presented their first women’s collection in 1985. Their first boutique opened in Tokyo in 1989, …

‘When people see second-hand clothes, they think poverty’: China has millions of tons of discarded clothing no one wants.China’s love for fast fashion sees 26 million tonnes of clothes and footwear thrown …

TyLynn Nguyen at the fall 2019 shows in Paris.Photographed by Phil Oh When influencers started appearing in street style photos and getting front row seats at Fashion Week in the early 2010s, the talk was …

A woman wears a red quilted Gucci bag in Paris | Source: Getty Images This week, Gucci launched a partnership with The RealReal, betting that the rewards of engaging with the second-hand market …

Japanese designer Kenzo Takada, also known as Kenzo, poses for the media in front of his works at an art gallery in Buenos Aires, April 7, 2009. PARIS (Reuters) – Japanese fashion designer …

Alfred Dunhil of London Limited, 1A St James’s, London Alfred Dunhill opened a tobacconist’s shop in St James’s in 1907, offering tailored tobacco blends. More shops followed in New York and Paris in …

The Vogue editor was the latest guest on Naomi Campbell’s YouTube show No Filter. Last night, another instalment of Naomi Campbell’s YouTube series No Filter landed on our screens. First launching earlier this month, …

Web Graphic Few people in the United States are ever exposed to fountain pens, but they stand as a tool that is especially useful for students. Of course, in the day of technological convenience, …

Some Amazon third-party sellers sell second-hand products as new on the site—some even claim to sell products they found while digging through garbage dumpsters. The Wall Street Journal set out to test …