Prada sells Azzedine Alaïa to designer as it scales back
By Stacy Meichtry
The Wall Street Journal Europe
30 Jul 2007

Italian luxury-goods concern Prada Group NV said it sold its Azzedine Alaïa brand back to the label’s namesake designer, the latest step in Prada’s push to scale back operations and focus on its core brands. Under terms of the deal, the Italian group... read more...

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SA fashion bosses ban size-zero models
BIÉNNE HUISMAN
Sunday Times of Johannesburg
22 Jul 2007

TEEN model Kirsty McKenzie, who a year ago was booted off the catwalk for being too skinny, plans to brave the ramp again after gaining seven kilograms. McKenzie, 17, from Johannesburg now weighs in at a more acceptable 54kg and a top South African... read more...

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High price paid for cheap UK clothes

The Guardian
16 Jul 2007

Two toddlers sit on a rusting grille platform built on bamboo stilts at the entrance to one of Bangladesh’s fastestgrowing housing developments. Three feet below them lies a festering mound of rubbish, into which a gushing waste pipe from a nearby... read more...

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What fashion means to Europeans

The Wall Street Journal Europe
29 Jun 2007

No hard feelings? Percentage of Germans who say that Paris is Europe’s most stylish city: 37. Percentage of French who say that Berlin is Europe’s most stylish city: 2. Chunnel vision Percentage of French who say London is the most stylish city in... read more...

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Europe style guide: fashion do’s and don’ts, city by city

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Europe style guide: fashion do’s and don’ts, city by city
—Kristine Crane —Jabeen Bhatti —Mark Baker —Jason Sinclair
The Wall Street Journal Europe
29 Jun 2007

Milan As Italy’s most fashion-conscious city, Milan has a range of styles from high-end elegance to classic quality to downright trendy. Running counter to the city’s renown as a center for bigname fashion houses is the development of a “micro world”... read more...

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