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Bottega Veneta’s Camp Boot Camp (Fashion Wire Daily)
Fashion Wire Daily – Posh militarism and a longing for the early days of rock and roll were two key themes in the latest collection from Bottega Veneta, Italy’s fastest growing luxury fashion brand and a good bell weather of fashion’s future.
Fashion house Cavalli to boost accessories, expand (Reuters)
Reuters – Fashion house Roberto Cavalli is looking to boost its accessories segment and expand in South America and Asia Pacific this year, its chief executive said, adding there were signs of improvement in the luxury market.
Into Battle with Burberry (Fashion Wire Daily)
Fashion Wire Daily – If the Milan men’s season delivered any message on its opening day it’s that guys should get ready to toughen out this economic recession, ideally in clothes from Burberry Prorsum.
High Tech Emporio Armani Hits The Street (Fashion Wire Daily)
Fashion Wire Daily – If we are to believe the view of Italy’s most famous designer, Giorgio Armani, then men are going to refresh their wardrobe this fall with high-tech sportswear.
Armani says will never sell empire: report (Reuters)
Reuters – Giorgio Armani will never sell his fashion empire and has no plans to hand over any of his workload, the 75-year old designer was quoted as saying on Saturday as his autumn/winter fashion shows kicked off.
Food, Sex, and Same-Sex Kisses at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards in Hollywood (Fashion Wire Daily)
Fashion Wire Daily – Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep sharing a kiss in front of hundreds of Hollywood’s biggest stars? You see the strangest and most wonderful things at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, and the 15th Annual show held at the Hollywood Palladium on Friday, Jan. 15, once again proved that the Broadcast Film [...]
IMF urges care as Europe worries recovery may slow (Reuters)
Reuters – France raised its economic growth forecast for 2010 on Monday but the central banks of Germany and Italy offered more sobering readouts on the probable strength of the recovery from recession in Europe.
Greek debt trouble weighs on finance ministers (AP)
AP – Worries over Greece’s swelling debt will dominate two days of talks between European Union finance ministers that started Monday, as the euro fell to a ten-day low against the dollar.
Obama State of Union set for Jan 27, budget Feb 1 (Reuters)
Reuters – President Barack Obama will deliver his first State of the Union address on January 27 and his budget plan on February 1, setting the tone for a second year in office marked by a long list of economic and foreign policy challenges.
Uncertain future for US climate law after Copenhagen (AFP)
AFP – The future of a US climate law is hanging in the balance in Congress as lawmakers gear up for crucial midterm elections amid a persistent economic slump, experts say.
