Tesco boss forgoes bonus after poor UK results
Tesco boss Philip Clarke has passed up an annual bonus of about 372,000 pounds ($588,000) after the retailer's poor performance in its main British market, heading off a potential outcry...
People
J.Lo topples Gaga to lead Forbes celebrity power list
Jennifer Lopez has topped the annual Forbes list of the 100 most powerful celebrities in the world, taking over from fellow pop singer Lady Gaga and beating out media mogul Oprah Winfrey.
Celebrity hair stylist Vidal Sassoon dies at 84
Vidal Sassoon, hair stylist and fashion world icon who created a natural look in the 1960s and built a multi-million dollar business on his name, has died of apparent natural causes at...
India's Galliano says it's all about the product
Indian designers are famous for their elaborate embroideries and rich textiles but have yet to come up with products to woo the world's fashion hotspots in the West, says Manish Arora,...
Model, French billionaire settle on child support
Former supermodel Linda Evangelista's 5-year-old son Augustin is unlikely to lack pocket money after his billionaire father made an out-of-court settlement for child support in New York...
Lady Gaga's new tour costumes unveiled
Four of the outfits Lady Gaga will wear for her upcoming concert in South Korea were unveiled Monday, including a leotard fashioned from guitars and a giant piano keyboard headpiece.
"Reluctant heiress" jewels sell for $21 million at auction
Jewels belonging to Huguette Clark, who was dubbed the "reluctant heiress" after choosing to spend her final years living in hospitals instead of her lavish homes, sold for $21 million at...
Wal-Mart CEO's compensation dipped last year
Wal-Mart Stores Inc Chief Executive Mike Duke earned $18.1 million last year, down from $18.7 million in the previous year, as sales growth at the world's largest retailer fell short of...
Raf Simons, new artistic director of Christian Dior
Over the past year, speculation was rife about the successor of John Galliano, ousted for racial abuse, as artistic director of Christian Dior. Now it's official, at 44 years old, the...
Fans of French star Delon stump up at watch auction
Chinese buyers showed their economic clout in Paris Thursday at an auction of watches owned by French film idol Alain Delon, with prices going through the roof.
Ex-CEO of retailer JJB charged with fraud
Christopher Ronnie, the former chief executive of British sportswear retailer JJB Sports , has been charged over an alleged 1 million pound ($1.6 million) fraud, the Serious Fraud Office...
Avon CEO's compensation fell 23 per cent in 2011
Avon Products Inc Chief Executive Andrea Jung earned 23 percent less compensation in 2011, failing to earn a bonus because of what the world's largest cosmetics seller called a...
Elle Macpherson's 'Fashion TV' woos global market
Supermodel-turned-entrepreneur Elle Macpherson hit the French Riviera this week to promote her new reality TV show, "Fashion Star", at the MIPTV international trade fair.
Cardin showcases 'Light Palace' project in China
Legendary French fashion designer Pierre Cardin is in Beijing this weekend to present his 240-metre-high edifice "Light Palace" planned near Venice and which he hopes to reproduce in China.
French perfumier Guerlain judged racist for 'negro' remark
A Paris court on Thursday found Jean-Paul Guerlain, the former "nose" behind the world-famous perfume brand, guilty of racial insults after televised remarks he made about "negroes" and...