A few weeks before being announced as Jean Paul Gaultier’s new creative director, Duran Lantink was awarded the Woolmark Prize 2025. The whimsical and talented Dutch designer had applied his expertise and vision of disproportionately swollen volumes to a wool creation. Each year, this event organized by The Woolmark Company – the representative body of…
As much as Amazon may have wanted to dodge the spotlight in President Trump’s trade war, there was no avoiding it for America’s largest online retailer. First, the e-commerce company was entangled in the fleeting spat Tuesday with the White House over a faulty report that Amazon was going to show shoppers the costs of…
By Bloomberg Published April 22, 2025 A high-stakes legal dispute has cast new light on the fortunes behind French luxury brand Hermès. A legal complaint filed in Washington, D.C. accuses 82-year-old Nicolas Puech—an heir to the Hermès dynasty—of failing to transfer shares worth approximately €14 billion ($16 billion) under a private agreement. Hermès International boutique…
Ingrid Lindblad lines up her putt on no. 16 during the final round of the 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Swedish rookie Ingrid Lindblad produced two strings of four consecutive birdies on Friday, and she jumped into a tie for first place at the JM Eagle LA Championship…
UK retail mega-landlord Shaftesbury Capital responded to speculation about its intentions in London’s Covent Garden late Wednesday confirming that it was in talks on a link-up with a major investor, but that it might not happen. Then on Thursday it said the deal was done! The property giant, which also owns vast tracts of London’s…