Turning Praise to Profits: Lanvin Grows Via More Stores, Products

Art often mirrors real life, but in the universe of Van Cleef & Arpels, art imitates jewelry. On Friday, the revival of George Balanchine’s ballet “Jewels” premiered at London’s Royal Opera House.

Does sipping a cup of hot chocolate increase the likelihood of buying a 20,000 euro ring dripping with diamonds?

Karen Millen is planning an extended stay on U.S. shores. The upmarket British retailer, which already has six freestanding U.S. stores, will open an American flagship in New York’s SoHo next month…

It’s a week before Thanksgiving and Indian designer Suneet Varma, holding court at sculptor Michael Aram’s Greenwich Village apartment in Manhattan, is dishing about Goldie Hawn.

Mama-la-mode.com, a London-based online retailer that launched this month, wants to dispel the idea that pregnancy means nine months of shapeless smocks.

Panjiva wants to make the sometimes grueling process of finding an overseas supplier as easy as picking a restaurant.

The U.S. retained the top ranking as the world’s most competitive economy in 2007, partly because of innovative companies and its efficient markets, according to a World Economic Forum study.

Yet another major specialty retailer wants a generous slice of the lucrative fragrance business.

With a 97-foot-long catwalk filled with mannequins bisecting the center of the store, MNG by Mango asserted its style in the fast-fashion company’s first Manhattan unit, a 7,500-square-foot flagship that opened Wednesday in SoHo.

Who needs Prince Charming these days? Not, it would seem, the 23 budding international beauties making their debut at the annual Crillon Ball here last Saturday.

There’s a moment in Jennifer Venditti’s documentary, “Billy the Kid,” when the film’s 15-year-old star, all dangling adolescent arms and legs, paces the pavement outside his school.

Meiko Sheppard is hoping to leave her days of waiting tables behind her. Since emerging on the music scene here in June with her self-released debut album, the folk-pop singer has been making waves on the Web, and there’s a possible record deal in the…

Capitalizing on a string of hit collections by its designer, Alber Elbaz, Lanvin is embarking on its next growth phase, headlined by a retail rollout and…

Gap has corralled a host of designers to create a collection of limited edition items from T-shirts to satin shoes for its (Product) Red line.

Virtual bargain hunters flocked to the Web Monday to capitalize on a barrage of one-day discounts and free-shipping offers from online retailers across the price spectrum.

Julien Macdonald has a new backer, British private investor Jamey Hargreaves. The new company will be called Julien Macdonald Ltd., and the designer will assume the role of creative director; Hargreaves will become chairman.

Valentino has had a retail presence in Southeast Asia for some 30 years, but the opening of a flagship here marks a change in the company’s strategy in the region.

Could Tom Ford have finally found the material for his film directorial debut?

Fashion has a foothold deep in the heart of Brooklyn here.

When the Eurostar switched its terminus here from Waterloo to St. Pancras International earlier this month, Mayfair inched a little closer to Avenue Montaigne.

The world’s largest A|X Armani Exchange store has arrived here, and it’s as loud, buzzy and jam-packed as its big, local competitors.

Unburdened by the credit crunch or slow housing market in the U.S., Canadian consumer confidence is at a more than three-year peak, which bodes well for holiday shopping, a new survey said.

Louis Gioia, a former fashion illustrator at Fairchild Publications, died Nov. 18 at his son’s home in Garden City, N.Y. He was 86.

Talk about a hands-on guest editor: Karl Lagerfeld even photographed himself for the cover of the December issue of French art magazine Connaissance des Arts…