LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigerian fashion designer Sefiya Diejomaoh likes to wear bright, bold clothes to match her personality. She believes a global pandemic should not get in the way of her sense of style. The mask she wears, which has become compulsory attire as ... More »
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – H&M (HMb.ST) reported a slightly smaller-than-expected rise in fourth-quarter sales reflecting a later Black Friday this year, the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer said on Monday. Net sales rose 9% to 61.7 billion crowns ($6.41 bil... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A wide range of U.S. companies told a hearing in Washington on Monday that they have few alternatives other than China for producing clothing, electronics and other consumer goods as the Trump administration prepares new tariffs on remai... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Struggling to make your fashion more personal? No sweat. A London fashion student can help you decorate your attire with crystal accessories formed from your bodily excretions. Royal College of Art graduate Alice Potts showcased her quirky d... More »
BOSTON (Reuters) – Activist investor Barington Capital Group LP has launched a fight for two board seats at machine industry company Xerium Technologies Inc., according to a regulatory filing made on Thursday. The New York-based hedge fund, which owns 5.05 per... More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – Activist investors in Japan may be struggling to get companies to embrace their proposals but are optimistic that management is warming to shareholder activism that will likely shape more of Corporate Japan’s decision making. Activist investm... More »
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A worker makes a regular check on machines in a textile factory in Diyarbakir March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Umit Bektas In Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast, deeply scarred by conflict between state forces and militants, a textile firm that supplies companies across... More »
A model presents a creation from the Fendi’s Autumn/Winter 2017 women collection. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo Italian fashion house Prada brought to the catwalk soft and strong designs in an attempt to define the role of women in society, in a powerful show en... More »
A model presents a creation from Moschino’s Autumn/Winter 2017 women’s collection during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini “Couture is an attitude, not a price point”, read the plain white t-shirt over sturdy lea... More »
By Liz MerminLONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Shoppers lured by a bargain-priced T-shirt but concerned about whether the item is free of slave l More »
The GM logo is seen in Warren, Michigan, U.S. on October 26, 2015. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Bioservo Technologies, a medical technology firm that makes a light-weight robotic “extra muscle” glove for people with weak grips is teaming up with carmaker Ge... More »
A model checks her phone as she is having her hair done before the Blumarine fashion show during Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2017 in Milan, Italy, September 24, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi Fabrics and textures took center stage in the catwalk shows of Bottega... More »
WASHINGTON Sensors that can detect tears in parachute nylons before they become deadly, troop uniforms studded with electronics that can sense chemical agents, and self-powered tents that can save fuel: the U.S. military is banking on a new public-private part... More »
