LVMH Acquires Stake In Nicholas Kirkwood

The new outlets will be in various sites across the country from Potomac Mills in Woodbridge, Va., to Palm Beach Outlets in West Palm Beach, Fla.

The former president and ceo of Harry Winston Inc. will take up his post on Nov. 4.

The annual black-tie, which benefits youth in foster care, honored the man with the biggest heart of all, the charity’s founder Nicholas Scoppetta.

Paloma Faith attended the Max Mara show Thursday morning.

The breezy, unbelted coat is shaping up to be an important item of the spring 2014 fashion season — and Max Mara was there in spades.

Channeling a Sixties’ London-inspired theme, the designer sent out a plethora of A-shaped pieces.

The designer conjured a Forties-era seaside resort with his whimsical collection, updating vintage silhouettes with a recurring swimmers motif.

Karl Lagerfeld focused on textural play and precise lines. The effect, while graphic, was ultrasoft and appeared as sophisticated colorblocking.

Roberto Cavalli staked his claim on noisy prints and you’re-not-going-out-in-that silhouettes.

Juno Temple, Marisa Berenson and her daughter Starlite Randall sat front row at the spring show.

The designer demonstrated the lighter turn with a sophisticated group of whites, as well as punchy colors like deep blue and turquoise.

The designer has pulled the plug on his Allen B. collection for the beleaguered retailer after five years.

The brand’s founder and president Stuart Sklar hopes to create a trend: wet and dry styling bars on mainstream department store beauty floors.

Market sources pegged the strong results on tightened expenses and good inventory management.

“The Art of Bulgari: La Dolce Vita & Beyond, 1950-1990” has opened at the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park.

The department store has cleared 2,600 square feet of space in its flagship for an open-floor concept populated by branded fragrance boutiques.

Loiseau, whose creativity and expertise fell nothing short of visionary, is credited with creating the most complicated automatic watch in the industry.

the fashion group controlled by Fiat heir Lapo Elkann reported a double-digit jump in net profits and sales for the first six months of the year.

Women these days may be passing up a new lipstick in favor of buying a new phone, or dinner with the girls.

Miuccia Prada celebrated a new-age power woman who wears her audacity and feminine strength more as beacon than armor.

The male leads in the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin,” which opens Monday night, have markedly different styles.

The firm trimmed back expectations in the wake of stiffer currency headwinds, a “short-term distribution constraint” in Russia and softness in the golf market.

The label has aggressive plans to develop as a lifestyle brand, eyeing growth prospects in Asia.

The French luxury giant characterized the deal as a “long-term partnership” that affirmed its commitment to “nurture talent and creativity.”

The president said Thursday there could be enough bipartisan support in Congress to get approval for Trade Promotion Authority.

The performance of “Roberto Bolle and Friends,” which was sponsored by Acqua di Parma, falls within the year of Italian culture in America.

Five emerging talents showing in the City of Light.

The city is percolating this fall, with new art exhibitions and eateries galore. The shop scene is heating up, too.

The fashion brand start-up appears to be the first to provide three-dimensionally printed hardware to go with belt straps, as well as metal pulls for clutches.

The senior market editor is leaving to pursue a new venture she’s forming with another Vogue staffer, bookings editor Valerie Boster.

The retailer chose up-and-coming rockers ZZ Ward, Natalie Bergman of Wilde Belle and Noelle Scaggs of Fritz and The Tantrums as models.

Bryan Grey Yambao, aka Bryanboy, is the third blogger IMG has signed in the space of five months.

Donatella Versace is plotting a rotating cast of young talents to interpret the brand’s second line.

The Italian designer’s contract has come to an end, and he was only marginally involved in the design of the spring collection showing in Milan today.

The designer will show his collection in Paris this season with an event cosponsored by Swarovski to introduce the line to press and buyers.

She has parted ways with Erickson Beamon, the jewelry brand she founded with Karen and Erick Erickson in the Eighties.

According to a SEC filing, the executive is only required to devote 50 percent of his working time and efforts to the business and affairs of the company.

The most recent addition to the “Ultimate Prada Made to Order Collection” is furs, a lineup of 35 intricately crafted coats in mink, sable and long-haired goat.