Posts by Kim Browne
Salomon, Puma, Vans and More Athletic Brands Continue to Bring Energy to Paris Men’s Fashion Week
For athletic players, Paris Men’s Fashion Week has become an essential destination to showcase their newest collections to international buyers. Puma, Asics, Vans, Brooks, Saucony and Salomon are all making a splash in the city this week as fashion and sport continue to converge — and the Winter Olympics and World Cup take center stage.…
Read MorePolice Search for Suspect After Shocking Shooting of Democratic Judge
Authorities are searching for a suspect in the shooting of Judge Stephen Meyer and his wife Kimberly, who were targeted in their Indiana home on Sunday. Judge Meyer was wounded in the arm, and his wife in her hip. Both are in stable condition. Lafayette police to reports of a shot fired at 2:17 p.m.…
Read MoreSpanish Outdoor Furniture Firm Kettal Takes Majority Stake in Italy’s Driade
MILAN — Nemo Group, which acquired Driade in October 2024, has sold a majority stake in the Italian furniture house to Spain’s Kettal Group. Nemo Group will remain a minority shareholder, ensuring the continuity of Italian craftsmanship and serving as a bridge to Driade’s history, values, and cultural roots, the firm said Tuesday. The company’s…
Read MoreWall Street slides as US-Greenland standoff knocks sentiment
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened sharply lower on Tuesday (Jan 20), as investors were spooked by renewed tariff threats from President Donald Trump against Europe over control of Greenland. At 09.30 am ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 653.07 points, or 1.32 per cent, to 48,706.26. The S&P 500 lost 94.67 points,…
Read MoreTrump Issues Awful MLK Day Statement After Uproar Over His Silence
“Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car.… My 6-month-old can’t even breathe. This was flipped over,” Shawn told Fox9, referring to his child’s car seat. “My car filled with tear gas, I’m trying to pull my kids from the car.” As bystanders rushed the children…
Read MoreMoschino Pre-Fall 2026, Men’s Fall 2026: Friends and Family
A 1988 collection that saw the late designer Franco Moschino celebrating his “complici,” or accomplices, inspired Adrian Appiolaza to recreate the exercise and exalt the group of friends and collaborators that surround him. The vivacious crew featured in the brand’s latest look book photographed by Francesc Planes, modeling Appiolaza’s designs for the women’s pre-fall 2026…
Read MoreSIA prices S$500 million 10-year notes at 2.7% fixed rate
[SINGAPORE] Flag carrier Singapore Airlines ( SIA ) has priced S$500 million in 10-year notes at a fixed rate of 2.7 per cent per annum, with proceeds to be used for aircraft purchases and other corporate purposes. The bonds, which are expected to be issued on Jan 30, will be offered in denominations of S$250,000,…
Read MoreSony to cede control of Bravia TVs to China’s TCL Electronics
TCL will produce televisions carrying the Sony and Bravia names, but using its own display technology [TOKYO] Sony Group is spinning off control of its home entertainment business, including its flagship Bravia television brand, to Chinese rival TCL Electronics. It is the latest Japanese company to cut its exposure in the low-margin segment. The PlayStation…
Read MoreKering Appoints Chief Commercial Officer
Luca de Meo is bolstering Kering‘s executive ranks ahead of revealing his strategic plan for the ailing French luxury group this spring. WWD has learned that Daniele Zito, previously president of Gucci Japan, has been appointed Kering’s chief commercial officer, a newly created position, with immediate effect. Contacted on Tuesday, Kering confirmed Zito’s arrival and…
Read MoreTranscript: Angry Trump’s Threats Go Haywire as Damning ICE Video Hits
Sargent: Just to close this out, I think the way I would put that is that they think the supercharging of all these violent tensions and malignancies among Americans, among ethnic group against ethnic group, American against American, creates the conditions for their type of politics to take hold. I don’t know whether Trump really…
Read MoreWales Bonner Men’s Fall 2026: Between the Lines
It’s a year of years for Grace Wales Bonner, who in a few months’ time will take over as creative director of menswear at Hermès, a role held by Véronique Nichanian, fashion’s longest-serving creative director. In the meantime, Wales Bonner has been working on her signature collection, which she launched in 2014 and which she…
Read MoreSingapore chip manufacturing sector set to boom as global DRAM shortage continues
Benefits could ‘cascade across the entire value chain’, as demand outstrips supply of the computer memory hardware [SINGAPORE] Singapore’s manufacturing sector stands to benefit from the sustained global shortage of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips. The scarcity is expected to last for at least another year. DRAM, the most common type of RAM, is used…
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