Kaviar Gauche at the Berlin Fashion Week Au..

A model presents a creation by Kaviar Gauche at the Berlin Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2012 in Berlin January 19, 2012.

Thierry Mugler at Paris Menswear Fashion We..

A model presents a creation by Thierry Mugler during Paris Menswear Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2012/2013 in Paris on January 18, 2012.

Rebekka Ruetz at Berlin Fashion Week Autumn..

A model presents a creation by Rebekka Ruetz at the Berlin Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2012 in Berlin January 18, 2012.

Cantao in Fashion Rio Winter 2012

A model presents a creation from Cantao collection during Fashion Rio Winter 2012 in Rio de Janeiro January 10, 2012.A model presents a creation from Cantao collection during Fashion Rio Winter 2012 in Rio de Janeiro January 10, 2..

Glory of Kebaya

A model presents an outfit created by Malaysian designer Fiza Zulkarnain from the "Glory of Kebaya" collection during Malaysia International Fashion Week in Kuala Lumpur November 21, 2011. The "kebaya" is a traditional Malaysian c..

Stay stylish at festivals

Although we're heading towards the end of festival season, there's still plenty of music events to look forward to and looking stylish while ploughing your way through a field of mud has never been easier.While we all know there i..

Cruise into autumn

Gucci coat $5,250, jumpsuit $1,995 and hat $450, Aurélie Bidermann necklace $1,396, Giuseppe Zanotti shoes $550.Chloé shealing coat $7,995, blazer $2,135 and pants $735, Emilio Pucci blouse $1,395, Louis Vuitton hat $865.Dior dr..

Trimming the bare necessities

Gan Tian pulls together some accessories that will let you make a splash in great style.CK Jeans - natural styleBrighten up your swimsuit with a CK Jeans scarf. The brilliant forest colors will bring you closer to nature.Fendi - g..

Paris mixes and matches for fall-winter 2010

PARIS: Lanvin's pitch-perfect menswear collection of romantic-yet-rugged suits and billowing trenches wrapped up Paris' fall-winter 2010-2011 displays on a high note on Sunday. The label remained true to its uniquely personal visi..

Style advisor Kate Moss

Kate Moss is an ''inspirational'' friend because she makes all her pals feel good about themselves and urges them to dress to impress.Kate Moss tells her friends what to wear.The supermodel's friend, Sadie Frost, says her pal is a..

Nicole Richie attends Golden Globe Awards

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Star Tracks in January

Emma Watson out with her new mystery man in Oxford on January 9, 2012.500)this.width=500" border="0" alt="" align="" src="/shop/uploadpic/201211016435354671.jpg"Sarah Jessica Parker Sighting - New York. U.S actress Sarah Jessica P..

Angelina Jolie doesn't lecture kids

500)this.width=500" border="0" alt="" align="" src="/shop/uploadpic/201211016493914576.jpg"Angelina Jolie doesn't like to "lecture" her children.The 'Salt' actress - who raises six kids, Maddox, 10, Pax, eight, Zahara, six, Shiloh..

Justin Timberlake gets engaged

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Jessica Simpson's super-salty cravings

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Most bankable actors

"Transformers" star Shia LaBeouf's films earn a profit of $81 for every dollar spent on his salary, according to a new ranking from Forbes.[Photo/Agencies]For the second straight year, "Transformers" star Shia LaBeouf topped a For..

Millionaires increased spending on luxuries..

As financial markets recovered last year, the world's millionaires again indulged in their passions for luxury cars, yachts, art and jewelry.While demand for many luxury items remains weaker than in 2007, spending on so-called "pa..

America's Best Jewelers share social media ..

From left: America's Best Jewelers panelists Patrick Slavenburg, Rex Solomon, moderator Whitney Sielaff, Daniel Gordon and Brian Reid Alter.Las Vegas--Kicking off the America's Best Jewelers program at Couture on Thursday morning,..

Obama tops Forbes list of world's most powe..

President Barack Obama speaks behind the helmet and weapon of one of the fallen soldiers during the III Corps and Fort Hood Memorial Ceremony November 10, 2009.[Agencies]SINGAPORE - U.S. President Barack Obama can add another acco..

Louvre plays home to Apple's first French s..

General view of the Louvre Museum in Paris, August 6, 2007.PARIS - Computer giant Apple Inc will open its first French store beneath the Louvre museum on Saturday just two weeks after Microsoft opened a theme cafe to promote its W..

Princess,day dreams

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Duchess of Cambridge wedding dolls launched..

The new Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge wedding dolls, made by Arklu and retailing as a pair for 100 pounds (165 US dollars) are seen during their launch at Hamley's toy shop in London August 18, 2011.Five year ..

Beards: rugged? Trendy? Or unreliable?

Alexander Marshall, the Director of Operations at Jon Ashe, who lives in Forest Hills, Queens.Four years ago, I grew the first full beard of my adult life on a whim. I was 41, and it was neither a fashion statement nor a midlife c..

Visiting New York’s exclusive rooftop gardens

A residential terrace on the 76th floor of Manhattan's Time Warner Center, in what could be New York's highest garden.A 700-square-foot (65 square meters) lawn is seen in Central Park West. Central Park itself can be seen just bey..

Royal wedding souvenirs hit the market

Royal wedding commemorative china showing Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton, are displayed in a shop window in central Sydney April 27, 2011.Shoppers stop to look at Royal Wedding commemorative china showing Britain's Pr..

Mobile social media audience grows 37%

Reston, Va.--The mobile social media audience in the United States has grown 37 percent in the last year, with 72 million Americans accessing social media sites or blogs on their mobile device in August 2011 alone, according to a ..

Giving your shop the 'designer look'

As business owners everywhere approach the fourth quarter and the onset of cold weather, retail managers and staff alike begin to get in gear for the holiday season. Not only is it important to have eye-catching, unique decoration..

Congressman intros Internet sales tax bill

Washington--The National Retail Federation (NRF) is applauding introduction of federal legislation that would make it easier for states to require that online retailers and other out-of-state merchants collect sales tax just like ..

Why jewelers shouldn't get into e-commerce

Leo Anglo (e-mail: vincents@vincentsjewelers.com) is the general manager of Vincent's Jewelers in Creve Coeur, Mo.Many leaders and experts in the retail jewelry industry contend that independent stores should be selling their merc..

Survey: Small businesses bullish on economy

Waltham, Mass.--Small business owners are feeling more positive these days, with 79 percent of those polled for a new survey describing their attitudes toward the U.S. economy over the next 12 months as falling within the range of..

Wool textile institute to develop high-end ..

A wool textile research institute has been founded in Longkou, Shandong province, China.At present, most of the top-quality wool is imported. Nearly 80 percent of the wool produced in China is of low quality, which is an obstacle ..

GIA grades 4-carat lab-grown diamond

Carlsbad, Calif.—The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) recently reported that its New York laboratory graded a 4.09-carat fancy vivid yellow-orange lab-grown diamond, the largest lab-grown diamond ever submitted to the GIA.Th..

Claire's launches 'green' silver jewelry line

New York--Fashion accessories chain Claire's Stores and NES Green, the environmental arm of sterling silver jewelry manufacturer NES Group, have announced a new collaboration that will bring recycled sterling silver jewelry to Cla..

Fashion show in La Paz

fashionshowinLaPaz - Fashionshow,LaPaz' /A model wearing a creation by Bolivian fashion designer Marion Macedo poses for a photograph in La Paz July 20, 2010. Macedo's designs are made out of paper and recycled materials.A model p..

Dakar Fashion Week

FashionWeek - Dakar,FashionWeek' /Model Liana N'Diaye wears a creation by Ivory Coast designer Anderson D during Dakar Fashion Week July 18, 2010.A model wears a creation by Martinique designer Paul Herve during Dakar Fashion Week..

Holiday sales growth of 4% beat forecasts

Washington--Retailers’ holiday sales this year increased 4 percent over 2010 to $471.5 billion, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).The NRF had previously forecasted holiday sales to increase 3.8 percent.“The right m..

Late shoppers boost December sales

New York--Late holiday shoppers, both in the week leading up to Christmas and on the day after, boosted retail sales this year, according to ShopperTrak and The NPD Group.Consumers spent approximately $44 billion the week ending D..

Consumers dialing back in absence of discou..

Port Washington, N.Y.--The number of consumers who bought something at a brick-and-mortar store fell slightly the week before last, as did the amount they spent, the NPD Group Inc.’s latest weekly holiday trends report shows.Accor..

Consumers looking for deals this holiday se..

Port Washington, N.Y.--Approximately seven out of 10 shopping visits to a brick-and-mortar store resulted in a purchase throughout the first three weeks of October, including Columbus Day, according to The NPD Group, Inc.’s Shoppi..

Jewelry, watch sales drive growth for LVMH

Paris--Revenues were up 15 percent for LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton through the first nine months of the year, with sales of watches and jewelry leading the way.Sales in the Watches & Jewelry category totaled $1.66 billio..

Positive reports follow Poland’s amber fair

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Runway talk: New York fashion week

ASIAN BIG BROTHERSThe feminine repertoire that is Peter Som's calling card was on full alert this season - and with a kick. "I really wanted to convey the strength and energy of downtown in the prints, the tweeds, all the things t..

McQueen exhibition to move to London

Creations by the late British designer Alexander McQueen are displayed during a preview at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, May 2, 2011.Alexander McQueen's 'Savage Beauty' exhibition looks set to move to London.The desi..

Couture 2011 reports strong first day

Las Vegas--Couture’s year-over-year 15 percent growth in exhibitors drove a surge in buyer attendance, making for an upbeat, enthusiastic first day at the high-end show, marked this year by a new floor design at the event's Wynn L..

Day 1 buyer attendance up 8% at JA New York

New York—With buyer attendance up 7.7 percent, the JA New York Winter Show at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center kicked off with a strong start on Sunday, continuing signs of growing industry momentum following the solid gains ..

U.S. sales momentum moderates for Tiffany

New York--Tiffany & Co. has reported a 7 percent increase over 2010 in total worldwide net sales for November and December, the result of double-digit sales growth in Asia-Pacific and Japan and smaller increases in the America..

Amazon lists top jewelry, watches of 2011

Seattle--Amazon.com Inc. released on Friday its annual “Best of” list for 2011, naming its best-selling and most-coveted products for the year across all categories, including watches and jewelry.According to the list, the best-se..

Asian buyers dominate at Rio Tinto tender

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De Beers opens synthetics office in Silicon..

Santa Clara, Calif.--Element Six, the synthetic diamond arm of the De Beers Group, has opened a new venture capital office in California’s Silicon Valley and is looking to make more technology investments in the region.Element Six..

Marc Jacobs is happy at Louis Vuitton

U.S. designer Marc Jacobs appears at the end of his Spring/Summer 2012 women's ready-to-wear fashion collection for French fashion house Louis Vuitton during Paris Fashion Week October 5, 2011.Marc Jacobs loves the freedom he has ..