Hat-maker Borsalino opens museum in Italy
Giuseppe Borsalino was born in 1834, and at the age of 12 he left his family and his native village, Pecetto di Valenza, on Piedmont’s Monferrato hills…
Google’s YouTube to pay $170 million penalty for collecting data on kids
YouTube had been accused of tracking viewers of children’s channels using cookies without parental consent and using those cookies to target million of dollars in advertisements to…
Hong Kong pledges $1.3 billion in economic relief amid unrest
Hong Kong sank into recession for the first time in a decade in the third quarter as the sometimes violent protests forced businesses to shut and scared…
Bacteria makes blue jeans green
To satisfy the world’s seemingly insatiable demand for blue denim, more than 45,000 tonnes of indigo dye are produced every year, with much of the waste making…
Hugo Boss faces wrath of Chinese netizens and celebs
Among the celebrities who ended their pacts with Hugo Boss was actor-singer Li Yifeng, who said in a statement through his agent on the Twitter-like microblog Weibo…
J&J loses bid to have $4.7 billion talc verdict set aside, vows to appeal
According to court records, Judge Rex Burlison in St. Louis on Wednesday denied the company’s request, but a detailed opinion of the ruling was not immediately available.The…
Klarna faces UK probe over unsolicited emails
The Information Commissioner’s Office said it will make enquiries after receiving numerous complaints from angry consumers.The data protection watchdog told the BBC: “Businesses should only contact individuals…
Innovation and niche products set to drive growth in Brazilian cosmetics industry
According to the cosmetics trade show MakeUp in Sao Paulo, there are two main factors involved; product innovation and the growing popularity of niche goods. An improvement…
Lectra’s new Fashion on Demand tool underscores personalisation shift
It said the end-to-end offer, which is the result of four years of R&D by a team of 100 experts four years of R&D, will automate the…
‘Made in Russia’ fashion struggles to fill gap
Dozens of brands like Adidas, H&M and Zara have shut up shop in Russia since the conflict in Ukraine began last year, while Western sanctions have cut…