Strands of raffia dry outside in the sun at the studio of Gabonese fashion designer Chouchou Lazare, who has made a name for himself using the natural fibres to craft his award-winning garments. Read More
Bernard Lewis has died at the age of 100. Well known within the fashion sector but less publicity-conscious than some of the better known fashion bosses, he nonetheless was a key player in fashion retail. Read More
Hong Kong’s retail sales in January rose 5.5% by value from a year earlier for a ninth month of gains, government data showed on Wednesday, as the momentum of economic recovery continued in the new year. Read More
Woolworths Holdings Ltd. said trading in its Australian apparel business slowed sharply at the end of the first half, while stepped-up investment in its South African food division weighed on margins. Read More
British Vogue has announced that The Vogue Vintage Sale presented by eBay will be back on 21 March in London, offering UK shoppers “the rare opportunity to raid rails curated by Vogue editors and friends of the brand”. Read More
On Jan. 6, 2021, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton declared to a raucous crowd of President Donald Trump’s supporters, many of whom were moments away from storming the U.S. Capitol: “We will not quit fighting.” Five years later, Paxton’s fighting spirit has him poised to unseat a 24-year incumbent. It’s been a steady journey. As…
Israel, after a long, devastating war in Gaza, has become so unpopular among many voters in the Democratic base that major candidates in top primaries are using even small connections to the country’s political leaders to hit their opponents. One Illinois Democratic operative involved in this year’s primaries has dredged up a 2019 trip that…
Rep. Chip Roy will advance to a runoff in the race to replace Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. He will face state Sen. Mayes Middleton, who led Roy by a double-digit margin with three-fifths of the vote counted. The competitive primary turned into a fealty test to President Donald Trump. Reitz and Middleton slammed Roy…
Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton advanced to a runoff in the Senate GOP primary, extending an already-bruising fight into late May that some Republicans worry could hurt their chances of holding onto the seat — and the Senate. Tuesday night’s result showed some surprising strength for Cornyn, who had trailed Paxton…
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) was ousted by a primary challenger who successfully cast the four-term incumbent as anti-Trump and capitalized on a redrawn district. State Rep. Steve Toth — who had the backing of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) — beat Crenshaw on Tuesday night, all but assuring his seat in Congress given the district’s safe-red…
