Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN network settled a lawsuit by clothing maker Quiksilver Inc. over the cable channel’s logo for the international X Games competition. Quiksilver, based in Huntington Beach, said ESPN had violated a trademark. The companies didn’t disclose the details of the settlement in papers filed jointly Monday in federal court in New York. [...]
My thought was jolted during the American Music Awards on Nov. 16 when one of the winners exclaimed, “Made in China!” I wonder, did he mean it to be a compliment to China, or an insult to America? While he achieved his success in America, his reward came from China. It would have been more [...]
On a rainy New York evening last week, Vera Wang opened her first fashion store with a party. Top-tier editors and boldface names trudged past Mercer Kitchen and the Prada Soho store. It was a fashion who’s who of well-wishers: Gap creative director Patrick Robinson, Harper’s Bazaar editor Glenda Bailey, InStyle’s Hal Rubenstein, Teri Agins [...]
The Ed Hardy range of cool and casual readymade clothing products is a combination of artistic finess, Cheap Ed Hardy clothing products and Discount Ed Hardy clothing accessories. Read below to know more. The one time famed tattoo artist, Don Ed Hardy, is today a clothes artist branding a whole new world of pop culture [...]
Hong Kong is renowned for its shopping, with glittering department stores such as Lane Crawford and Harvey Nichols, and flagship boutiques for brands ranging from Armani to Zegna. Recently, however, more multi-label boutiques have been cropping up, many founded by fashion-savvy women hoping to challenge the local retail scene with their love of fashion and [...]
Estonia’s third aid shipment to Georgia, which was sent at the end of November and is meant to help children who suffered in the August conflict, reached Tbilisi on Tuesday, 9 December. The shipment was received at the Estonian Embassy in Tbilisi. Estonian Ambassador Toomas Lukk expressed his satisfaction over the arrival of the shipment. [...]
Adam Nieman is a grassroots businessman who has an idea for building both peace and prosperity in the Middle East, while protecting the environment and defending workers’ rights… all through the power of a T-shirt. He has a long history of political activism. In 1969, when he was just 12 years old, he was arrested [...]
CLOTHING and homeware group Pacific Brands saw its shares fall to a record low yesterday, after the company flagged a cut to shareholder dividends. In an announcement to the Australian Securities Exchange, PacBrands said the continuing deterioration in economic and retail conditions had prompted it to “consider” its dividend policy. PacBrands paid out 73 per [...]
BrandName USA invites consumers to explore their international casual-wear offerings, which is dedicated to active and independent lifestyles. The product offerings consist of designs that display the names of major cities throughout the United States and the world. BrandName USA has stated that the emphasis is on “global community”. BrandName USA hopes that their namesake [...]
With retail sales this week posting the biggest monthly decline in 39 years and consumer confidence continuing to be low, this could well be the worst time in recent history to open a designer boutique. Vera Wang wasn’t dwelling on that at the opening party Thursday night of her new ready-to-wear boutique in New York [...]