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Crew Stadium books easy sellout for U.S.-Mexico World Cup qualifier

Crew Stadium will host its eighth men's World Cup qualifier soccer match next month, when the U.S. plays Mexico.

Crew Stadium will have a full house for the U.S.-Mexico men?s World Cup qualifier match Sept. 10, and U.S. Soccer could have sold a lot more tickets above the stadium?s 24,000-seat capacity.

The soccer federation declared the match a general sellout Friday, saying it received more than twice as many ticket requests than could be accommodated.

A limited number of VIP packages with premium seats remain, U.S. Soccer said. For information, about them call 312-528-1255 or send an e-mail to supporters@ussoccer.org.

This will be the eighth time Crew Stadium has hosted a World Cup men?s qualifier. As I?ve reported, the stadium has been a lucky charm for the U.S. team, which has five wins and two draws in its seven World Cup matches there.

U.S. Soccer also disclosed its headquarters for the World Cup qualifier will be at Easton Town Center, starting Sept. 6. In addition, the federation will host a rally for the team and fans the night before the match at the Bluestone, an entertainment venue off East Broad Street in downtown Columbus.

Jeff Bell covers public policy, utilities, energy and the business of sports for Business First.

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US stocks slip after disappointing jobs report

In this Wednesday, July 31, 2013, photo, dpecialists Joseph Dreyer, left, and Donald Civitanova work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stocks were mostly higher as investors awaited key U.S. data later Friday Aug. 2, 2013 that they hoped would add further evidence of a strengthening recovery in the world's biggest economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

In this Wednesday, July 31, 2013, photo, dpecialists Joseph Dreyer, left, and Donald Civitanova work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stocks were mostly higher as investors awaited key U.S. data later Friday Aug. 2, 2013 that they hoped would add further evidence of a strengthening recovery in the world's biggest economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

NEW YORK (AP) ? A tepid jobs report pushed the stock market slightly lower on Friday.

Indexes edged down after the U.S. added fewer jobs than forecast in July, curbing optimism that the economy is poised to pick up strength in the second half of the year.

The government reported that 162,000 jobs were created last month, pushing the unemployment rate down to a 4?-year low of 7.4 percent. The number of jobs added was the lowest since March and well below the 183,000 economists polled by FactSet were expecting.

Brad Sorensen, Charles Schwab's director of market and sector research, said the jobs report was "moderately disappointing."

"That tepid growth we've seen, (the economy) not being able to reach escape velocity, continues to be the story," Sorenson said.

Investors have been watching economic reports closely and trying to anticipate when the Federal Reserve will start easing back on its economic stimulus.

The central bank is buying $85 billion of bonds a month to keep long-term interest rates low and encourage borrowing. That stimulus has boosted the stock market to record levels. The Standard & Poor's index closed above 1,700 for the first time Thursday.

The sell-off was muted though, and stock indexes gradually recovered some of their losses by early afternoon. While the jobs report was disappointing, it likely ensured that the Fed would take its time cutting its stimulus, said Doug Lockwood of Hefty Wealth Partners.

"As long as there's this concept that the Fed may still need to be involved and stimulate, that's good for both the bond and the stock market," said Lockwood. "You're seeing the trampoline effect; the market drops and then comes back up."

The S&P 500 was down one point, or 0.1 percent, to 1,705 as of 1:04 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The index had fallen as much as six points at the start of trading after the jobs report was published.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 23 points, or 0.1 percent, to 15,605.

Energy stocks fell more than the rest of the market after Chevron became the latest big energy company to disappoint investors with lower earnings. Chevron's profit fell 26 percent to $5.4 billion due to lower oil prices and maintenance work at refineries. The stock fell $2.86, or 2.3 percent, to $123.50, the most of the 30 stocks in the Dow.

Chevron's disappointing earnings followed a pattern set by other oil companies including Exxon Mobil, Shell and BP this week.

Profit and production at the world's largest oil companies are slumping as the cost of extracting the fuel from remote locations and tightly packed rock is high and rising. It takes years and billions of dollars to get big new production projects up and running.

Among other companies reporting earnings, LinkedIn surged $23.65, or 11 percent, to $236.60 after the professional networking company's results topped analysts' estimates. LinkedIn had its biggest quarterly membership gain since going public in May 2011.

In other trading, the Nasdaq composite rose two points, or 0.1 percent, to 3,678.

The technology-heavy index got a boost from PC maker Dell, which gained 68 cents, or 5.2 percent, to $13.64 after a special committee of the company's board agreed to an increased offer from founder Michael Dell. The deal would add a special dividend for shareholders.

Government bonds rose after the tepid jobs report. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which falls when the note's price increases, fell to 2.62 percent from 2.71 percent Thursday. Bonds were regaining some lost ground after a sell-off Thursday prompted by a collection of reports suggesting the economy is improving.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note is 1 percentage point higher than it was May 3, when it hit a low for the year of 1.63 percent.

Volatility is likely to increase in the bond market in coming months as the Federal Reserve begins to wind down its stimulus program, said Ron Florance, managing director of investment strategy for Wells Fargo Private Bank.

Investors "are used to having stability in their bonds and volatility in their stocks," Florance said. "In the next 18 months it could be exactly the opposite, with stability in the stock market and volatility in the bond market."

In commodities trading, the price of oil fell $1.08, or 1 percent, to $106.84 a barrel. Gold rose $1.50, or 0.1 percent, to $1,312.70 an ounce.

The dollar fell against the euro and the Japanese yen.

Among other stocks making big moves:

? Viacom surged $4.28, or 5.8 percent, to $78.64 after the media company said its income rose 20 percent in the latest quarter, boosted by affiliate fee revenue its cable TV channels and higher advertising revenue. Viacom also increased its stock buyback program to $20 billion from $10 billion.

? American International Group, the insurer that was bailed out by the government during the financial crisis, rose $1.30, or 2.8 percent, to $48.37 after the company said late Thursday that its profit grew 17 percent in the second quarter. AIG also announced its first dividend since 2008, when it nearly collapsed, and said its board approved a $1 billion stock buyback plan.

? Weight Watchers International plunged $8.53, or 18 percent, to $38.49 after the company reported late Thursday that its second-quarter net income fell 16 percent as the company booked costs related to the early extinguishment of debt. The company also named a new CEO and said recruitment trends are weak.

Associated Press

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culturalism stuff, American sexpats in Thailand, Korea U in the news ...

- The Korean-American kid who got left in a holding cell for five days by the US DEA will be getting $4.1 million.

- More fun with culturalism (HT to Wangkon):

In light of two recent, deadly train crashes in Spain and Switzerland, reporters and pundits around the world are all asking the obvious question: why do Europeans wreck so many trains? What is it about their culture that causes these terrible accidents? Is it something deeply ingrained in their European psyche, like monarchism or imperialism, maybe tracing back to the Crusades or the Roman Empire, that produces negligent train conductors?

Actually wait, no, nobody is asking that. But plenty of media outlets were asking the same idiotic questions about Korean culture after the Asiana Airlines crash in San Francisco on July 6. Most cited the opinion of non-Korean pop intellectual Malcolm Gladwell. In a chapter in his 2008 book Outliers called ?The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes,? he posits that the historically poor safety record of a different carrier, Korean Air Lines, is the product of a uniquely Korean ?cockpit culture? in which Confucian values of deference to authority creates communication barriers between pilots, first officers and engineers. According to Gladwell, Koreans are too preoccupied with decorum and respecting social hierarchies to speak directly to one another, even in life-or-death situations like landing a plane, and deadly crashes are the result.

- So, Chris is Thailand (formerly Chris in South Korea) talks with an American ?sexpat? in Thailand. Entertaining and horrific at the same time.

- Samsung might have been caught being naughty again, this time by boosting the international benchmarks of the Galaxy S4.

- Seriously, this shit again at Korea University?

The police said Wednesday that it had questioned a student of Korea University, over charges of having sexually assaulted or secretly photographed body parts under the skirts of 19 peer students for two years.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said that the 25-year-old student, whose identity was withheld, sexually attacked three female students and video-recorded them beginning 2011.

He also videotaped under the skirts of 16 other female students in lecture theaters or bars, a wrongdoing that was uncovered after a CD-ROM disc featuring such footage was somehow reported to the university?s Gender Equality Center.

The Korea Times notes, ?Ironically, the 25-year-old student reportedly has a good reputation among his colleague students. He usually suggested drinking alcohol to female students and might have given them drinks containing drugs.? You?ll recall, of course, that this is the same school where some med students got one of their female classmates drunk and then videotaped themselves raping her. Which would have been bad enough even without the school dragging their feet and the mom of one of the rapists spreading rumors about her personal life.

- This nonsense between the cities of Seoul and Jinju has got to stop. Doesn?t the mayor of Jinju have better things to do with his time? I love Jinju?s lantern festival, but what are they going to do, bitch every time another city floats lanterns on one of its waterways? Oh, and note to Seoul: you guys really got to do something about the crowds. The only way I was able to see last year?s lantern festival was from above.

- For what it?s worth, the Korea Football Association is saying Korean fans were provoked by Japanese fans flying the rising sun flag:

The KFA said it was ?extremely disappointing that even senior members of the Japanese government denounced South Korea.?

?They should stop criticising only what South Korea did while ignoring the fact that the Japanese supporters raised a large rising sun flag in the centre of South Korea?s capital.?

The KFA had initially persuaded the Red Devils to remove the banner before the game, but when Japanese fans raised the rising sun flag Korean supporters responded by bringing back their sign, which stretched across several sections of the upper deck behind one of the goals.

Personally, I think it?s poor form for Koreans to respond to the ?rising sun? flag with political slogans and posters of historical figures that Japanese fans may not be able to read or recognize.

Instead, go with a big banner image of a mushroom cloud. Much more effective.

Source: http://www.rjkoehler.com/2013/08/01/more-culturalism-stuff-american-sexpats-in-thailand-korea-u-in-the-news-again-and-more-crap-i-read-today/

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An H&amp;M spokeswoman, which has yet to open a store in Africa, said South Africa is one of many markets it finds interesting but declined to comment further. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/h-m-signs-lease-store-south-africa-report-081034757.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 04:10:34 -0400Reutersh-m-signs-lease-store-south-africa-report-081034757<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/h-m-signs-lease-store-south-africa-report-081034757.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YANJVROeBUmcyhOdfE4ZDQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T081034Z_1_AJOE96L0MPO00_RTROPTP_2_OZABS-HM-SOUTHAFRICA-20130722.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="(Blank Headline Received)" align="left" title="(Blank Headline Received)" border="0" /></a>STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The world&#039;s second-biggest fashion retailer, Hennes &amp; Mauritz, has signed its first lease to open a store in South Africa, according to a press report. South African weekly Sunday Times said in an article re-run on daily Business Day&#039;s website that the Swedish retailer has signed a lease for a store in a mall that is due to open in 2015 in Johannesburg. An H&amp;M spokeswoman, which has yet to open a store in Africa, said South Africa is one of many markets it finds interesting but declined to comment further. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Dolce & Gabbana shut shops to protest public criticism<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dolce-gabbana-shut-shops-protest-public-criticism-155132190.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4.I13D_QKM0Y5rJHHIiM1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T155154Z_2_CBRE96I182000_RTROPTP_2_DOLCE-GABBANA-CLOSURES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A girl takes a picture of the windows of a Dolce&amp;Gabbana closed store, displaying a newspaper article as a protest in downtown Milan" align="left" title="A girl takes a picture of the windows of a Dolce&amp;Gabbana closed store, displaying a newspaper article as a protest in downtown Milan" border="0" /></a>By Isla Binnie MILAN (Reuters) - Italian fashion designers Dolce &amp; Gabbana closed their Milan stores for three days on Friday in protest at being &quot;pilloried&quot; over their convictions for tax evasion in June, which they say they will appeal. The words &quot;Closed for Indignation&quot; were emblazoned in the windows of the designers&#039; shop in an upmarket street in Milan, the city where the pair showed their first collection in 1985. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were given 20-month jail terms for evading taxes on royalties of about a billion euros ($1. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/dolce-gabbana-shut-shops-protest-public-criticism-155132190.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 11:51:54 -0400Reutersdolce-gabbana-shut-shops-protest-public-criticism-155132190<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dolce-gabbana-shut-shops-protest-public-criticism-155132190.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4.I13D_QKM0Y5rJHHIiM1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T155154Z_2_CBRE96I182000_RTROPTP_2_DOLCE-GABBANA-CLOSURES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A girl takes a picture of the windows of a Dolce&amp;Gabbana closed store, displaying a newspaper article as a protest in downtown Milan" align="left" title="A girl takes a picture of the windows of a Dolce&amp;Gabbana closed store, displaying a newspaper article as a protest in downtown Milan" border="0" /></a>By Isla Binnie MILAN (Reuters) - Italian fashion designers Dolce &amp; Gabbana closed their Milan stores for three days on Friday in protest at being &quot;pilloried&quot; over their convictions for tax evasion in June, which they say they will appeal. The words &quot;Closed for Indignation&quot; were emblazoned in the windows of the designers&#039; shop in an upmarket street in Milan, the city where the pair showed their first collection in 1985. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were given 20-month jail terms for evading taxes on royalties of about a billion euros ($1. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Former Versace mansion in Miami Beach to go on the auction block<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-versace-mansion-miami-beach-auction-block-203508023.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YGQQEHPX.YIzu1QXig.UbA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T203508Z_1_CBRE96G1L7200_RTROPTP_2_USA-FLORIDA-VERSACE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An unidentified couple look through the gates to Casa Casuarina on Ocean Drive in the south beach district of Miami Beach in this file photo" align="left" title="An unidentified couple look through the gates to Casa Casuarina on Ocean Drive in the south beach district of Miami Beach in this file photo" border="0" /></a>MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Beach mansion once owned by Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace and the site of his 1997 fatal shooting will be sold at an auction in September with bids starting at $25 million. The 23,000-square-foot mansion, now known as Casa Casuarina, will go on the block at a bankruptcy auction on September 17, according to Lamar Fisher, president of the Fisher Auction Company. The auction will be held at the mansion. Located on Ocean Drive, the property has been up for sale for more than a year with an initial asking price of $125 million. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/former-versace-mansion-miami-beach-auction-block-203508023.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 16:35:08 -0400Reutersformer-versace-mansion-miami-beach-auction-block-203508023<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-versace-mansion-miami-beach-auction-block-203508023.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YGQQEHPX.YIzu1QXig.UbA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T203508Z_1_CBRE96G1L7200_RTROPTP_2_USA-FLORIDA-VERSACE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An unidentified couple look through the gates to Casa Casuarina on Ocean Drive in the south beach district of Miami Beach in this file photo" align="left" title="An unidentified couple look through the gates to Casa Casuarina on Ocean Drive in the south beach district of Miami Beach in this file photo" border="0" /></a>MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Beach mansion once owned by Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace and the site of his 1997 fatal shooting will be sold at an auction in September with bids starting at $25 million. The 23,000-square-foot mansion, now known as Casa Casuarina, will go on the block at a bankruptcy auction on September 17, according to Lamar Fisher, president of the Fisher Auction Company. The auction will be held at the mansion. Located on Ocean Drive, the property has been up for sale for more than a year with an initial asking price of $125 million. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Michael Kors sues Costco for false advertising<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/michael-kors-sues-costco-false-advertising-154914048.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kGZwtbfMFpu61VsNrLaK4g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T154914Z_1_CBRE96B17YA00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-COSTCO-MICHAELKORS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A sign is pictured outside a Costco Wholesale store in Los Angeles" align="left" title="A sign is pictured outside a Costco Wholesale store in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Bernard Vaughan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Upscale fashion accessories maker Michael Kors Holdings Ltd sued Costco Wholesale Corp on Friday, accusing the largest U.S. warehouse club retailer of running a &quot;bait-and-switch&quot; false advertising scheme. According to a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, Costco has never been an authorized retailer of Michael Kors handbags, yet it has recently run advertisements nationwide falsely suggesting that the handbags are available &quot;starting at $99. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/michael-kors-sues-costco-false-advertising-154914048.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 11:49:14 -0400Reutersmichael-kors-sues-costco-false-advertising-154914048<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/michael-kors-sues-costco-false-advertising-154914048.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kGZwtbfMFpu61VsNrLaK4g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T154914Z_1_CBRE96B17YA00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-COSTCO-MICHAELKORS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A sign is pictured outside a Costco Wholesale store in Los Angeles" align="left" title="A sign is pictured outside a Costco Wholesale store in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Bernard Vaughan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Upscale fashion accessories maker Michael Kors Holdings Ltd sued Costco Wholesale Corp on Friday, accusing the largest U.S. warehouse club retailer of running a &quot;bait-and-switch&quot; false advertising scheme. According to a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, Costco has never been an authorized retailer of Michael Kors handbags, yet it has recently run advertisements nationwide falsely suggesting that the handbags are available &quot;starting at $99. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Tennis-Djokovic told to tone down his pimpled shoesBy Belinda Goldsmith LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic has slipped up with his footwear at Wimbledon, being told to get rid of the pimples on the side of his shoes days before he faces Briton Andy Murray in the final on Sunday. Djokovic was the second of the top four male players to fall foul of footwear rules at Wimbledon after seven-times champion Roger Federer was told to change his orange-soled shoes. ...http://news.yahoo.com/tennis-djokovic-told-tone-down-pimpled-shoes-150854168.htmlSat, 06 Jul 2013 11:08:54 -0400Reuterstennis-djokovic-told-tone-down-pimpled-shoes-150854168Feline frenzy meets Fellini on Gaultier's Paris catwalk<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/feline-frenzy-meets-fellini-gaultiers-paris-fashion-show-165158614.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5yFut9DCGDVXC7ZFvV4YMA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-03T193810Z_2_CBRE9621AUQ00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-FASHION-FRANCE-GAULTIER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Models present creations by French designer Jean Paul Gaultier as part of his Haute Couture Fall Winter 2013/2014 fashion show in Paris" align="left" title="Models present creations by French designer Jean Paul Gaultier as part of his Haute Couture Fall Winter 2013/2014 fashion show in Paris" border="0" /></a>By Alexandria Sage PARIS (Reuters) - Jean Paul Gaultier sent glittering panthers and clowns down the runway on Wednesday as the French designer tapped into feline glamour and Fellini-esque nostalgia for his Autumn/Winter 2013-2014 haute couture collection. On the last full day of shows at the prestigious Paris fashion week, he put on a highly theatrical display of outfits sewn from leather, feathers and velvet, and named &quot;Catwoman,&quot; &quot;Pink Panther&quot; and &quot;Cruella de Ville&quot;. Even the models&#039; upswept hair was made to resemble the spotted fur of a jungle cat. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/feline-frenzy-meets-fellini-gaultiers-paris-fashion-show-165158614.htmlWed, 03 Jul 2013 15:38:10 -0400Reutersfeline-frenzy-meets-fellini-gaultiers-paris-fashion-show-165158614<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/feline-frenzy-meets-fellini-gaultiers-paris-fashion-show-165158614.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5yFut9DCGDVXC7ZFvV4YMA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-03T193810Z_2_CBRE9621AUQ00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-FASHION-FRANCE-GAULTIER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Models present creations by French designer Jean Paul Gaultier as part of his Haute Couture Fall Winter 2013/2014 fashion show in Paris" align="left" title="Models present creations by French designer Jean Paul Gaultier as part of his Haute Couture Fall Winter 2013/2014 fashion show in Paris" border="0" /></a>By Alexandria Sage PARIS (Reuters) - Jean Paul Gaultier sent glittering panthers and clowns down the runway on Wednesday as the French designer tapped into feline glamour and Fellini-esque nostalgia for his Autumn/Winter 2013-2014 haute couture collection. On the last full day of shows at the prestigious Paris fashion week, he put on a highly theatrical display of outfits sewn from leather, feathers and velvet, and named &quot;Catwoman,&quot; &quot;Pink Panther&quot; and &quot;Cruella de Ville&quot;. Even the models&#039; upswept hair was made to resemble the spotted fur of a jungle cat. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Dolce&Gabbana closes Milan stores in protestFashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have closed their Milan stores for three days "in indignation" over remarks by a city official relating to their tax evasion conviction. The ...http://news.yahoo.com/dolce-gabbana-closes-milan-stores-163806659.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 12:39:49 -0400Associated Pressdolce-gabbana-closes-milan-stores-163806659Book Talk: Danielle Steel heads inside the fashion worldBy Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - The fashion world is the setting for the latest book by bestselling novelist Danielle Steel, a prolific author who continues to produce several books a year. "First Sight", which appeared in mid-July, is the story of Timmie O'Neill who has created a ready-to-wear fashion empire after a difficult childhood and a past she wants to forget. ...http://news.yahoo.com/book-talk-danielle-steel-heads-inside-fashion-world-000858879.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 20:08:58 -0400Reutersbook-talk-danielle-steel-heads-inside-fashion-world-000858879Apple's (AAPL) New VP Was CEO of Fashion House Yves Saint LaurentIs Apple's New Hire From Yves Saint Laurent a Reflection of Things to Come?http://news.yahoo.com/apples-aapl-vp-ceo-fashion-172151994.htmlWed, 03 Jul 2013 19:20:46 -0400ABC Newsapples-aapl-vp-ceo-fashion-172151994Apple hires former Yves Saint Laurent CEO for 'special projects'<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apple-hires-former-yves-saint-laurent-ceo-special-204528520.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MvSsE8tA3R3PJGioVf5qkw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-03T204528Z_2_CBRE9611U0800_RTROPTP_2_APPLE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook addresses the crowd during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2013 in San Francisco" align="left" title="Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook addresses the crowd during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2013 in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>By Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc has hired the former chief executive of French luxury group Yves Saint Laurent for &quot;special projects&quot; reporting to Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook. &quot;We&#039;re thrilled to welcome Paul Deneve to Apple,&quot; spokeswoman Kristin Huguet said. &quot;He&#039;ll be working on special projects as a vice president reporting directly to Tim Cook.&quot; Deneve, who joined Yves Saint Laurent in 2011 after holding senior positions at fashion brands Courreges, Nina Ricci and Lanvin, held several sales and marketing jobs at Apple in Europe between 1990 and 1997. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/apple-hires-former-yves-saint-laurent-ceo-special-204528520.htmlWed, 03 Jul 2013 16:45:28 -0400Reutersapple-hires-former-yves-saint-laurent-ceo-special-204528520<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apple-hires-former-yves-saint-laurent-ceo-special-204528520.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MvSsE8tA3R3PJGioVf5qkw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-03T204528Z_2_CBRE9611U0800_RTROPTP_2_APPLE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook addresses the crowd during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2013 in San Francisco" align="left" title="Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook addresses the crowd during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2013 in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>By Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc has hired the former chief executive of French luxury group Yves Saint Laurent for &quot;special projects&quot; reporting to Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook. &quot;We&#039;re thrilled to welcome Paul Deneve to Apple,&quot; spokeswoman Kristin Huguet said. &quot;He&#039;ll be working on special projects as a vice president reporting directly to Tim Cook.&quot; Deneve, who joined Yves Saint Laurent in 2011 after holding senior positions at fashion brands Courreges, Nina Ricci and Lanvin, held several sales and marketing jobs at Apple in Europe between 1990 and 1997. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Why is Apple hiring fashion giant Yves Saint Laurent's CEO?<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/why-apple-hiring-fashion-giant-yves-saint-laurents-062200072.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UcDsfVjlcH9YL8OYcO9AnQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theweek/an-apple-1-computer-built-in-1976-if-this-isnt-high-fashion-what-is.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Apple-1 computer, built in 1976. If this isn&#039;t high-fashion, what is?" align="left" title="An Apple-1 computer, built in 1976. If this isn&#039;t high-fashion, what is?" border="0" /></a>For some &quot;special projects,&quot; says Cupertino. Um, okay....</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/why-apple-hiring-fashion-giant-yves-saint-laurents-062200072.htmlWed, 03 Jul 2013 02:22:00 -0400The Weekwhy-apple-hiring-fashion-giant-yves-saint-laurents-062200072<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/why-apple-hiring-fashion-giant-yves-saint-laurents-062200072.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UcDsfVjlcH9YL8OYcO9AnQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theweek/an-apple-1-computer-built-in-1976-if-this-isnt-high-fashion-what-is.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Apple-1 computer, built in 1976. If this isn&#039;t high-fashion, what is?" align="left" title="An Apple-1 computer, built in 1976. If this isn&#039;t high-fashion, what is?" border="0" /></a>For some &quot;special projects,&quot; says Cupertino. Um, okay....</p><br clear="all"/>Rihanna & Jennifer Lawrence Hang Out At Paris Fashion Week<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rihanna-jennifer-lawrence-hang-paris-fashion-week-173147180.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kxNsY2EAYdnEx6MBhmi_Yg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ca/News/AccessHollywood/190692.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Rihanna and Jennifer, Rihanna with Karl Lagerfeld, Jennifer Lawrence -- Getty ImagesRihanna/Instagram" align="left" title="Rihanna and Jennifer, Rihanna with Karl Lagerfeld, Jennifer Lawrence -- Getty ImagesRihanna/Instagram" border="0" /></a>Rihanna appears to have made a new pal in &quot;Hunger Games&quot; star Jennifer Lawrence.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rihanna-jennifer-lawrence-hang-paris-fashion-week-173147180.htmlTue, 02 Jul 2013 13:31:47 -0400Access Hollywoodrihanna-jennifer-lawrence-hang-paris-fashion-week-173147180<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rihanna-jennifer-lawrence-hang-paris-fashion-week-173147180.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kxNsY2EAYdnEx6MBhmi_Yg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ca/News/AccessHollywood/190692.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Rihanna and Jennifer, Rihanna with Karl Lagerfeld, Jennifer Lawrence -- Getty ImagesRihanna/Instagram" align="left" title="Rihanna and Jennifer, Rihanna with Karl Lagerfeld, Jennifer Lawrence -- Getty ImagesRihanna/Instagram" border="0" /></a>Rihanna appears to have made a new pal in &quot;Hunger Games&quot; star Jennifer Lawrence.</p><br clear="all"/>All the world's a Chanel stage at Paris fashion week<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/world-stage-chanel-paris-fashion-week-134629319.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tnn3TSPLriz47V1Vf.ovtQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-02T134629Z_1_CBRE961129L00_RTROPTP_2_FASHION-FRANCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="German designer Karl Lagerfeld appears with models at the end of his Haute Couture Fall Winter 2013/2014 fashion show for French fashion house Chanel in Paris" align="left" title="German designer Karl Lagerfeld appears with models at the end of his Haute Couture Fall Winter 2013/2014 fashion show for French fashion house Chanel in Paris" border="0" /></a>By Alexandria Sage PARIS (Reuters) - The faded beauty of a crumbling theater, whose curtain opened to reveal an ultra-modern skyline, was the backdrop to Chanel&#039;s haute couture show on Tuesday which designer Karl Lagerfeld described as a mix of &quot;tradition with the future.&quot; Models walking across the stage and into the audience seated in old wooden theatre chairs showed off a glittery collection that played with proportions. Marked by doubled short skirts and wide low-slung belts, Lagerfeld also added long columned dresses in grays, silvers and blacks and a high dose of gunmetal blue. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/world-stage-chanel-paris-fashion-week-134629319.htmlTue, 02 Jul 2013 11:41:56 -0400Reutersworld-stage-chanel-paris-fashion-week-134629319<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/world-stage-chanel-paris-fashion-week-134629319.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tnn3TSPLriz47V1Vf.ovtQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-02T134629Z_1_CBRE961129L00_RTROPTP_2_FASHION-FRANCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="German designer Karl Lagerfeld appears with models at the end of his Haute Couture Fall Winter 2013/2014 fashion show for French fashion house Chanel in Paris" align="left" title="German designer Karl Lagerfeld appears with models at the end of his Haute Couture Fall Winter 2013/2014 fashion show for French fashion house Chanel in Paris" border="0" /></a>By Alexandria Sage PARIS (Reuters) - The faded beauty of a crumbling theater, whose curtain opened to reveal an ultra-modern skyline, was the backdrop to Chanel&#039;s haute couture show on Tuesday which designer Karl Lagerfeld described as a mix of &quot;tradition with the future.&quot; Models walking across the stage and into the audience seated in old wooden theatre chairs showed off a glittery collection that played with proportions. Marked by doubled short skirts and wide low-slung belts, Lagerfeld also added long columned dresses in grays, silvers and blacks and a high dose of gunmetal blue. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Dior show at Paris fashion week is round-the-globe tour<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dior-show-paris-fashion-week-round-globe-tour-165559177.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/m1.zvkfS.EsjtI9ksQamDg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-01T165559Z_1_CBRE9601B1E00_RTROPTP_2_FASHION-FRANCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A model presents a creation by Belgian designer Raf Simons as part of his Haute Couture Fall Winter 2013/2014 fashion collection for French fashion house Christian Dior in Paris" align="left" title="A model presents a creation by Belgian designer Raf Simons as part of his Haute Couture Fall Winter 2013/2014 fashion collection for French fashion house Christian Dior in Paris" border="0" /></a>By Alexandria Sage PARIS (Reuters) - Celebrated French fashion house Christian Dior sprung for a luxury jet-set tour of the globe at Paris fashion week on Monday, presenting a cross-continental look at haute couture with a collection inspired by the four corners of the world. Women from Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa were the inspiration for Dior&#039;s artistic director, Raf Simons, in his Autumn/Winter 2013-2014 Haute Couture show, a collection of over 50 looks that unfolded like a smorgasbord of luxe. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/dior-show-paris-fashion-week-round-globe-tour-165559177.htmlMon, 01 Jul 2013 12:55:59 -0400Reutersdior-show-paris-fashion-week-round-globe-tour-165559177<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dior-show-paris-fashion-week-round-globe-tour-165559177.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/m1.zvkfS.EsjtI9ksQamDg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-01T165559Z_1_CBRE9601B1E00_RTROPTP_2_FASHION-FRANCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A model presents a creation by Belgian designer Raf Simons as part of his Haute Couture Fall Winter 2013/2014 fashion collection for French fashion house Christian Dior in Paris" align="left" title="A model presents a creation by Belgian designer Raf Simons as part of his Haute Couture Fall Winter 2013/2014 fashion collection for French fashion house Christian Dior in Paris" border="0" /></a>By Alexandria Sage PARIS (Reuters) - Celebrated French fashion house Christian Dior sprung for a luxury jet-set tour of the globe at Paris fashion week on Monday, presenting a cross-continental look at haute couture with a collection inspired by the four corners of the world. Women from Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa were the inspiration for Dior&#039;s artistic director, Raf Simons, in his Autumn/Winter 2013-2014 Haute Couture show, a collection of over 50 looks that unfolded like a smorgasbord of luxe. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Liz Taylor's first wedding dress sells for $188K<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/liz-taylors-first-wedding-dress-145244100.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XDD_QRjchLQaHpNnb0AEhQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/fb7a2124604ede15350f6a70670015b2_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Liz Taylor&#039;s first wedding dress sells for $188K" align="left" title="Liz Taylor&#039;s first wedding dress sells for $188K" border="0" /></a>The gown that an 18-year-old Elizabeth Taylor wore for her first wedding to hotel heir Conrad &quot;Nicky&quot; Hilton Jr. has fetched 121,875 pounds ($187,931) at a London auction. Christie&#039;s director ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/liz-taylors-first-wedding-dress-145244100.htmlWed, 26 Jun 2013 10:52:44 -0400Associated Pressliz-taylors-first-wedding-dress-145244100<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/liz-taylors-first-wedding-dress-145244100.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XDD_QRjchLQaHpNnb0AEhQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/fb7a2124604ede15350f6a70670015b2_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Liz Taylor&#039;s first wedding dress sells for $188K" align="left" title="Liz Taylor&#039;s first wedding dress sells for $188K" border="0" /></a>The gown that an 18-year-old Elizabeth Taylor wore for her first wedding to hotel heir Conrad &quot;Nicky&quot; Hilton Jr. has fetched 121,875 pounds ($187,931) at a London auction. Christie&#039;s director ...</p><br clear="all"/>Menu of hamburger prints and denim ends Milan men's fashion weekBy Isla Binnie MILAN (Reuters) - Top designers presented hamburger prints, colored jeans and soft interpretations of formal suits to conclude Milan men's fashion week on Tuesday, recognizing a new generation of men who dare to be bold and casual. Knitwear replaced shirts under soft jackets at Giorgio Armani, while Ermanno Scervino dressed models in Swarovski gem-encrusted denim, creating the "upper casual" style which is growing on the back of demand from Asian consumers. ...http://news.yahoo.com/menu-hamburger-prints-denim-ends-milan-mens-fashion-193654097.htmlTue, 25 Jun 2013 15:36:54 -0400Reutersmenu-hamburger-prints-denim-ends-milan-mens-fashion-193654097Dakar fashion week takes stand against skin bleachingBy Elise Knutsen DAKAR (Reuters) - Backstage at Dakar Fashion Week a group of young women squeeze into impossibly high heels while others sit still as make-up artists paint their eyelids a shining emerald color. All legs and cheekbones, the models are subject to the same pressures as their counterparts walking runways in London, Paris, and New York. And perhaps more. Like many women from the streets of Senegal, some fashion models in West Africa have bleached their skin, seeking to achieve a "caf? au lait" color regarded by some as the aesthetic ideal. ...http://news.yahoo.com/dakar-fashion-week-takes-stand-against-skin-bleaching-172812343.htmlMon, 24 Jun 2013 13:28:12 -0400Reutersdakar-fashion-week-takes-stand-against-skin-bleaching-172812343Dakar Fashion Week targets city's working class<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dakar-fashion-week-targets-citys-working-class-145325716.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bF18o74MPsBn.kceNTdJFQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e66365d903589515350f6a706700dfb8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Thursday, June 20, 2013 photo, models wear designs by Adama Paris, during the opening show of Dakar Fashion Week at Barramundi, in Dakar, Senegal. After a Friday show held in a dusty marketplace in the working class suburb of Guediawaye, the runway finale of Dakar Fashion Week was held at a luxury hotel and showcased the work of 14 designers from West Africa, Europe, South America, and the Caribbean. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)" align="left" title="In this Thursday, June 20, 2013 photo, models wear designs by Adama Paris, during the opening show of Dakar Fashion Week at Barramundi, in Dakar, Senegal. After a Friday show held in a dusty marketplace in the working class suburb of Guediawaye, the runway finale of Dakar Fashion Week was held at a luxury hotel and showcased the work of 14 designers from West Africa, Europe, South America, and the Caribbean. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)" border="0" /></a>DAKAR, Senegal (AP) ? Law student Aminata Kande stepped out in a $25 blue wax print dress to watch lanky models storm a makeshift runway wearing pieces that cost ten times that amount.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/dakar-fashion-week-targets-citys-working-class-145325716.htmlSun, 23 Jun 2013 10:12:07 -0400Associated Pressdakar-fashion-week-targets-citys-working-class-145325716<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dakar-fashion-week-targets-citys-working-class-145325716.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bF18o74MPsBn.kceNTdJFQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e66365d903589515350f6a706700dfb8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Thursday, June 20, 2013 photo, models wear designs by Adama Paris, during the opening show of Dakar Fashion Week at Barramundi, in Dakar, Senegal. After a Friday show held in a dusty marketplace in the working class suburb of Guediawaye, the runway finale of Dakar Fashion Week was held at a luxury hotel and showcased the work of 14 designers from West Africa, Europe, South America, and the Caribbean. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)" align="left" title="In this Thursday, June 20, 2013 photo, models wear designs by Adama Paris, during the opening show of Dakar Fashion Week at Barramundi, in Dakar, Senegal. After a Friday show held in a dusty marketplace in the working class suburb of Guediawaye, the runway finale of Dakar Fashion Week was held at a luxury hotel and showcased the work of 14 designers from West Africa, Europe, South America, and the Caribbean. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)" border="0" /></a>DAKAR, Senegal (AP) ? Law student Aminata Kande stepped out in a $25 blue wax print dress to watch lanky models storm a makeshift runway wearing pieces that cost ten times that amount.</p><br clear="all"/>Dolce&Gabbana turn to muse Sicily<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dolce-gabbana-turn-muse-sicily-172008692.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UcEJyYlDJlkuIF6nPGEvOw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c232cdabe4677d14350f6a706700a5ff.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Models wear creations of the Dolce &amp; Gabbana men&#039;s Spring-Summer 2014 collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Saturday, June 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)" align="left" title="Models wear creations of the Dolce &amp; Gabbana men&#039;s Spring-Summer 2014 collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Saturday, June 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)" border="0" /></a>MILAN (AP) ? Dolce&amp;Gabbana have turned again to muse Sicily for inspiration for next summer&#039;s menswear collections.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/dolce-gabbana-turn-muse-sicily-172008692.htmlSat, 22 Jun 2013 13:20:08 -0400Associated Pressdolce-gabbana-turn-muse-sicily-172008692<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dolce-gabbana-turn-muse-sicily-172008692.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UcEJyYlDJlkuIF6nPGEvOw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c232cdabe4677d14350f6a706700a5ff.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Models wear creations of the Dolce &amp; Gabbana men&#039;s Spring-Summer 2014 collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Saturday, June 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)" align="left" title="Models wear creations of the Dolce &amp; Gabbana men&#039;s Spring-Summer 2014 collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Saturday, June 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)" border="0" /></a>MILAN (AP) ? Dolce&amp;Gabbana have turned again to muse Sicily for inspiration for next summer&#039;s menswear collections.</p><br clear="all"/>Milan moves to reinvent fashion week<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/milan-moves-reinvent-fashion-week-203525610.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KmQXhauvX7_8ovLRxBAOBw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/48ad6929c7056c14350f6a7067005121.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken on June 13 2013, Prada fashion group CEO Patrizio Bertelli attends a conference on fashion in Milan. Concern that Milan is losing prestige to London, Paris and New York is cracking the well-appointed composure of Milan&#039;s fashion world. The Italian National Fashion Chamber has been moved to action, announcing a reorganization this spring and making Prada&#039;s outspoken CEO Patrizio Bertelli the No. 2, with the goal of revitalizing Milan fashion. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)" align="left" title="In this photo taken on June 13 2013, Prada fashion group CEO Patrizio Bertelli attends a conference on fashion in Milan. Concern that Milan is losing prestige to London, Paris and New York is cracking the well-appointed composure of Milan&#039;s fashion world. The Italian National Fashion Chamber has been moved to action, announcing a reorganization this spring and making Prada&#039;s outspoken CEO Patrizio Bertelli the No. 2, with the goal of revitalizing Milan fashion. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)" border="0" /></a>MILAN (AP) ? Burberry has packed up for London, abandoning Milan after a decade of menswear fealty. Giorgio Armani has scolded Italian designers who regularly show in other fashion capitals. And Donatella Versace even called for a fashion summit in a bid for unity.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/milan-moves-reinvent-fashion-week-203525610.htmlFri, 21 Jun 2013 16:37:27 -0400Associated Pressmilan-moves-reinvent-fashion-week-203525610<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/milan-moves-reinvent-fashion-week-203525610.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KmQXhauvX7_8ovLRxBAOBw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/48ad6929c7056c14350f6a7067005121.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken on June 13 2013, Prada fashion group CEO Patrizio Bertelli attends a conference on fashion in Milan. Concern that Milan is losing prestige to London, Paris and New York is cracking the well-appointed composure of Milan&#039;s fashion world. The Italian National Fashion Chamber has been moved to action, announcing a reorganization this spring and making Prada&#039;s outspoken CEO Patrizio Bertelli the No. 2, with the goal of revitalizing Milan fashion. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)" align="left" title="In this photo taken on June 13 2013, Prada fashion group CEO Patrizio Bertelli attends a conference on fashion in Milan. Concern that Milan is losing prestige to London, Paris and New York is cracking the well-appointed composure of Milan&#039;s fashion world. The Italian National Fashion Chamber has been moved to action, announcing a reorganization this spring and making Prada&#039;s outspoken CEO Patrizio Bertelli the No. 2, with the goal of revitalizing Milan fashion. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)" border="0" /></a>MILAN (AP) ? Burberry has packed up for London, abandoning Milan after a decade of menswear fealty. Giorgio Armani has scolded Italian designers who regularly show in other fashion capitals. And Donatella Versace even called for a fashion summit in a bid for unity.</p><br clear="all"/>Fashion designer Jean-Louis Scherrer diesPARIS (AP) ? French designer Jean-Louis Scherrer, who dressed such fashion plates as Jackie Kennedy at the height of his career, has died. He was 78.http://news.yahoo.com/fashion-designer-jean-louis-scherrer-dies-183049313.htmlThu, 20 Jun 2013 14:30:49 -0400Associated Pressfashion-designer-jean-louis-scherrer-dies-183049313Italian designers Dolce and Gabbana convicted of tax evasion<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/italian-designers-dolce-gabbana-convicted-tax-evasion-132216119.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/36lP9B0EwKyuqg9QbsDzXQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-20T132216Z_2_CBRE95I1O5100_RTROPTP_2_ITALY-FASHION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Italian designers Dolce &amp; Gabbana acknowledge audience at the end of their Spring/Summer 2013 collection at Milan Fashion Week" align="left" title="Italian designers Dolce &amp; Gabbana acknowledge audience at the end of their Spring/Summer 2013 collection at Milan Fashion Week" border="0" /></a>By Manuela D&#039;Alessandro MILAN (Reuters) - Fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were handed a 20-month suspended prison sentence and a heavy fine on Wednesday for hiding hundreds of millions of euros from the Italian tax authorities. The design duo, who are nearly as famous as the stars they dress, were not present in court in Milan and will lodge an appeal against their conviction on charges that they have always denied. &quot;We will read the reasons for the verdict, and we will appeal,&quot; Massimo Dinoia, one of the pair&#039;s defense lawyers, said after the hearing. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/italian-designers-dolce-gabbana-convicted-tax-evasion-132216119.htmlThu, 20 Jun 2013 09:22:16 -0400Reutersitalian-designers-dolce-gabbana-convicted-tax-evasion-132216119<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/italian-designers-dolce-gabbana-convicted-tax-evasion-132216119.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/36lP9B0EwKyuqg9QbsDzXQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-20T132216Z_2_CBRE95I1O5100_RTROPTP_2_ITALY-FASHION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Italian designers Dolce &amp; Gabbana acknowledge audience at the end of their Spring/Summer 2013 collection at Milan Fashion Week" align="left" title="Italian designers Dolce &amp; Gabbana acknowledge audience at the end of their Spring/Summer 2013 collection at Milan Fashion Week" border="0" /></a>By Manuela D&#039;Alessandro MILAN (Reuters) - Fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were handed a 20-month suspended prison sentence and a heavy fine on Wednesday for hiding hundreds of millions of euros from the Italian tax authorities. The design duo, who are nearly as famous as the stars they dress, were not present in court in Milan and will lodge an appeal against their convicti

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