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ReutersBritish fashion retailer Boohoo partners with India's Myntra
The UK-based group and its Dorothy Perkins and Nasty Gal brands will offer categories including dresses, tops, bottoms and footwear on the Indian site. The three brands will be housed under a dedicated online brand store on Myntra to enable shoppers to easily browse across the catalogs, the group added in a statement. "Boohoo, DP and Nasty Gal are poised to be well received by discerning fashion conscious consumers in the region," Myntra's Chief Business Officer Sharon Pais said.
ReutersIndia's Reliance launches first in-house premium fashion store
BENGALURU (Reuters) -Reliance Industries Ltd's retail unit launched its first in-house premium fashion and lifestyle store on Thursday, as the billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led company continues to grab a bigger slice of India's luxury market. The new store chain called Azorte, the first of which was launched in Bengaluru, will compete with the likes of Mango and Industria de Diseno Textil SA (Inditex)-owned Zara, and cater to millenials and Gen Z. "The mid-premium fashion segment is one of the fastest growing consumer segments as millennials and the Gen Z are increasingly demanding the latest of international and contemporary Indian fashion," said Akhilesh Prasad, chief executive officer of the fashion and lifestyle arm of Reliance Retail.
ReutersIndia's Reliance signs franchise deal with fashion house Balenciaga
India's bigger retailer Reliance said on Thursday that had signed a long-term franchise deal with French fashion house Balenciaga, the latest in a flurry of deals the conglomerate has signed with high-end brands. Reliance Brands Ltd (RBL), a unit of the conglomerate that also runs India's biggest retail chain, said in a statement it would be Balenciaga's sole partner in India.
ReutersValentino to open first monobrand stores in India after Reliance deal
Italian fashion house Valentino will open its first mono-brand stores in India after signing a distribution agreement with the country's biggest retailer Reliance, the companies said in a joint statement on Thursday. Though small for a country of its size, India's luxury market is set to be one of the fastest growing in the industry. The group - founded in Rome in 1960 and now controlled by Qatari investment vehicle Mayhoola - already sold its high-end products in India, but only through multi-brand stores.
ReutersMusk says he wants to boost Twitter use from 'niche' to most Americans
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Monday he wants to expand the reach of Twitter beyond the current "niche" until most Americans use the social media platform. Musk has signed a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion, raising questions among employees and the public about his strategy for running the social media network. He told reporters gathered on the red carpet at the annual Met Gala in New York that an important measure of success would be whether Twitter could expand its audience significantly.
ReutersFrom rags to riches: Indian designer finds sustainable way to high fashion
An Indian designer is using discarded pieces of cloth to piece together fashionwear for men and women as a sustainable alternative to high-end garments. New Delhi-based Kriti Tula's fashion label Doodlage collects fabric waste from factories discarded for minor defects and pieces them together to create flowing dresses and sarees, selling them for about $100 a piece. Tula said the label, which includes a men's line featuring patchwork shirts with denim strips, emerged out of her concern for global warming and the fashion industry's impact on the environment.
ReutersIndian barber siblings turn heads into canvasses by giving unusual haircuts
In a small salon in a nondescript town in northern India, a haircut is not just a trim or a crew cut but an opportunity to get some art embossed on the back of your head. Brothers Rajwinder Singh Sidhu and Gurwinder Singh Sidhu in Dabwali town in India's Punjab state are now famous in their small part of the world for giving haircuts shaped in images of the customer's choice. From the Taj Mahal, complete with its many turrets and towers, to a lifelike portrait of pop star Michael Jackson, the brothers use a range of trimmers, scissors and pencils, among other tools, to get every minute detail of hairdos correct.
ETX Daily UpVal Thorens captures title of world's best ski resort -- again
France's Val Thorens has cemented its reputation as an industry leader after taking the title of world's best ski resort for the fifth year in a row at the World Ski Awards over the weekend.
ETX Daily UpCeline joins the Paris menswear calendar
The Celine fashion house will show a menswear collection at the forthcoming Paris men's fashion week, Women's Wear Daily (WWD) reports Monday, November 19. The French fashion house is reported to be in talks with the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode to fix an exact date for the show, which will be held during the next Paris men's fashion week, January 15-20, 2019.
ETX Daily UpBest red carpet looks from the Governors Awards
The movie world's finest were out in force in Hollywood, Sunday, November 18, for the prestigious Governors Awards. At the chic and glamorous affair, the ceremony's fashion choices shone with transparency, glitter and satin-finish fabrics, along with a scattering of voluminous fairytale ball gowns. Here's a look at some of the best red carpet looks from the Governors Awards ceremony.
ETX Daily UpDisney reveals new details on Star Wars-themed rides and Mickey Mouse festivities in 2019
Disney announced new details on the highly anticipated Star Wars-themed experiences coming to parks in 2019, including the names of some of their attractions: Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.
ETX Daily UpAll Saints launches unisex perfume trio
All Saints has become the latest fashion brand to set its sights on the fragrance industry. The UK label has launched a trio of scents with the help of the beauty brand Revlon, as reported by WWD. The launch follows an announcement from Revlon this February, confirming the partnership.
ETX Daily UpLouis Vuitton to show Cruise 2020 collection in New York
After showing its 2019 collection in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, in the South of France, Louis Vuitton will jet off to New York to stage its Cruise 2020 fashion show. The fashion house's creative director of women's collections, Nicolas Ghesquière, announced the news on social media. The world tour of Cruise collections looks set to continue in 2019.
ETX Daily UpBut is it art? Pranksters plant missing 'Picasso' in Romania
A writer who thought she had found a painting by Pablo Picasso stolen in an infamous art heist six years ago said Sunday she was the victim of a "publicity stunt", Dutch media reported. Picasso's "Harlequin Head" was one of seven celebrated paintings snatched from the Kunsthal museum in Rotterdam in 2012 during a daring robbery local media dubbed "the theft of the century". The artworks by Picasso, Monet, Gauguin, Matisse and Lucian Freud have not been seen since.
ETX Daily Up'Picasso' stolen in Rotterdam possibly found in Romania
One of seven paintings stolen six years ago from a museum in The Netherlands as part of a spectacular art heist may have been found in Romania, the public prosector in Bucharest said Sunday. Seven masterpieces by Picasso, Monet, Gauguin, and Lucian Freud were stolen from the Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam in 2012 in a raid that lasted only three minutes. Public prosecutor Augustin Lazar confirmed to AFP that Romanian authorities were in possession of a painting that "might be" one of those stolen from the Kunsthal Museum, adding it needs to be further examined.
ETX Daily UpGiant Damien Hirst uterus sculptures catch eye at Qatar hospital
Fourteen giant bronze sculptures by British artist Damien Hirst graphically charting the moment of conception to birth greet patients arriving at an $8-billion hospital in Gulf state Qatar. The monumental work is the centrepiece of an impressive modern art collection at the Sidra Medicine Hospital, officially opened this week in Doha, that would be the envy of many galleries around the world. "We believe it reflects very much the mission of Sidra, taking care of the healthcare of woman and babies," said Layla Ibrahim Bacha, art specialist with the government-supported Qatar Foundation, which owns most of the artwork.
ETX Daily UpLost in translation: Papua New Guinea wins the language Olympics
If you are travelling to Papua New Guinea, you don't need to pack a phrasebook, you need to bring an entire library. With 841 living tongues and a colourful creole lingua franca, this Pacific nation is the undisputed world champion of linguistic diversity. From Pii in the mist-cloaked highlands to Toaripi on the shores of the gleaming Coral Sea, Papua New Guinea is a linguist's paradise with one in 10 of the world's languages found here.
ETX Daily UpRecord-breaking Alps postcard sends message against climate change
A massive collage of 125,000 drawings and messages from children around the world about climate change was rolled out on a shrinking Swiss glacier Friday, smashing the world record for giant postcards. The mosaic of postcards, measuring 2,500 square metres (26,910 square feet), was laid out in the snow on the Aletsch glacier in the Swiss Alps, at an altitude of 3,400 metres (11,200 feet). The event aims to "boost a global youth climate movement ahead of the next global climate conference (COP24) in Poland", next month, said the WAVE foundation, which organised the event in cooperation with Swiss authorities.
ETX Daily UpGreek silk road town finds itself back in fashion
Inside the machine-crammed Mouhtarides factory near the Greek-Turkish border, Ioanna Pistola deftly spins a silk thread in a loom, ignoring the deafening noise around her. The dormant, isolated town of Soufli has been a key centre for Greek silk production since the 19th century. This was also the first area in Europe to rear silkworms after they were smuggled by Byzantine monks out of India in the 6th century AD.
ETX Daily UpHonda revives Passport name with rugged and patriotic SUV for the US
Honda has announced an addition to the light-truck lineup: an all-American made 2019 Honda SUV that will make its worldwide debut in LA. At the LA Auto Show in a couple weeks, the 2019 Honda Passport will make its official debut after a 10-month old rumor, reviving the long-retired Passport name -- out of service since 2002. Instead, Honda discussed its drive to continue solidifying its already wide-ranging span of SUVs and light trucks.
ETX Daily UpNew coffee table book features "the world's sexiest" hotel bedrooms around the world
Boutique hotel site Mr and Mrs Smith have released a new book for design aficionados and globetrotters that curates what they're calling "the world's sexiest bedrooms" from hotels and luxury properties around the world.
ETX Daily UpTop hotel chains in China apologise after dirty cleaning expose
The Ritz-Cartlon and other five-star hotels in China apologised after a video exposing unhygienic cleaning practises went viral online this week in the latest health and safety scandal to rock the country. Despite their luxury standards and high price tags, cleaning staff were shown wiping down in-room cups with the same towels and sponges used to clean showers and toilets. Since the video was posted to Twitter-like Weibo on Wednesday, it has racked up more than 30 million views.
ETX Daily UpWorld's most popular car gets a new face: meet the new Toyota Corolla
The 12th generation of the Toyota Corolla was unveiled Friday, featuring a sportier exterior, enhanced performance, and new connected technology. After following in the steps of the 2019 Corolla Hatchback, the new 2020 sedan uses the underpinnings of the Toyota New Global Architecture making the long-surviving vehicle even more sturdy and aggressive. Introducing the all new re-imagined and reconfigured 2020 Toyota #Corolla.
ETX Daily UpFashion legend Kenzo lifts veil on colourful legacy
Kenzo Takada, the Japanese designer who retired at the height of his colourful career nearly 20 years ago, wants to show the world how he came up with the pathbreaking designs that helped catapult a wave of Japanese creators onto the Paris stage. The result is a new book tracing his trajectory since arriving in France as a young man with dreams of bringing his designs to life in the fashion world's beating heart. "Kenzo Takada," released Wednesday, delves into his French adventure with more than 40 years of sketches, photos and memories, up to his final runway show at Paris's Zenith concert hall.
ETX Daily UpJenna Dewan launches debut activewear collection with Danskin
Actress and dancer Jenna Dewan has teamed up with the lifestyle brand Danskin on her debut activewear capsule collection. Dubbed ‘Jenna Dewan x Danskin,' the series spans activewear, dancewear and intimates based on Dewan's love of dance, fitness and fashion. "My capsule for Danskin is so meaningful to me because I grew up wearing the brand," said the star of "The Resident" in a statement.