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The three-year court battle between Gucci and Guess has come to an end, for now, with Judge Shira Scheindlin ruling in favor of Gucci. The PPR-held Italian luxury brand, however, only received a small fraction of the $221 million it had originally claimed.
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Two lucky so-and-so’s from the graduating class of the Parsons School of Design will get the internship of a lifetime thanks to a partnership with luxury conglomerate PPR and the website, The Fancy.
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On Monday, the pugnacious parenting pair of model mother Linda Evangelista and billionaire baby daddy François-Henri Pinault drew a white flag in what was a short but still brutal court case over their son Augustin, by settling out of court for an undisclosed sum.
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While Linda Evangelista is one of the most beautiful women in the world, this court case is about to get real ugly. The Supermodel — note the capital “S” kids — is set to have her day in court when she testifies over son Augustin’s child support.
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Too often we judge people by the color of their gowns, and not the content of their character. Aside from acting, or modeling or baby-birding their children, stars today have a cadre of causes near and dear to their famous hearts. As our month of eco awareness rolls along the river, we highlight some fabulous women who are doing their part — and then some — to preserve nature. These ten ladies prove you can help the environment and still look damn good doing it.
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The Council of Fashion Designers of America has joined forces with the National Resources Defense Council on Clean by Design, a program seeking to significantly reduce the fashion industry’s environmental impact.
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The annual 1.618 event, founded in 2010, was held in Paris this weekend where the focus was on “Sustainable Luxury.” With the luxury industry under mounting pressure to provide transparency and accountability, 1.618 brought together some 40 firms, foundations and innovators to discuss cleaning up luxury’s act. However, the three largest industry players — LVMH, PPR and Richemont — were largely absent. Since they control the majority of the luxury industry, will luxury ever truly green its ways?
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Forbes Magazine, that wealth of celebrity-earnings knowledge, has published its 25th annual list of the world’s billionaires — all 1,226 of them. Their combined net worth is $4.26 trillion, or to put things in perspective: about a third of the U.S. national debt; or if they decided to break off and form their own country, Billionaire Island, the world’s fourth largest GDP. Besides Spanx founder Sara Blakely‘s debut, the fashion industry made a decent showing on the list with Miuccia Prada returning after a six-year absence.
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“As one of the most important French fashion houses, Yves Saint Laurent today possesses formidable potential, which I am confident will be successfully harnessed and revealed through the vision of Hedi Slimane.” — François-Henri Pinault, chairman and chief executive officer of PPR, Yves Saint Laurent’s parent company.
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It takes a lot to insult the French — and god knows people have been trying for ages. However, as soon as Salma Hayek receives a Legion of Honor Chevalier it’s all “quel scandale!“
