Peru gold miner Minera IRL Ltd said it has signed a deal to acquire control of the La Falda porphyry in the Maricunga gold belt of northern Chile, where it plans to begin drilling by the close of 2009.
A serial mugger was jailed for life for a long string of robberies including that of fashion designer Nicole Farhi outside her London home.
Tom Ford International, the luxury line from the former creative head of Gucci, is seeking funding to expand into women's apparel, according to a report from Thomson Reuters' private equity website peHUB.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency filed a complaint against VF Corp, owner of the North Face brand, claiming that more than 70 styles of shoes advertised as bacteria-killing by the company had not been registered with the agency.
Bright colours and bold, graphic prints dominated the collections at London Fashion Week this season, while the influence of the 1980s also pervaded with metallics and jumpsuits all the rage.
Burberry returned to London Fashion Week in typically glamorous style, showing a classic collection in front of an A-list crowd to close what organisers say was one of the best seasons ever.
The head of watchmaker Lange & Soehne, part of Swiss-based luxury goods group Richemont, has stepped down due to differences of opinion over strategy, the German watch brand said.
The New York businessman, owner of multiple fashionable hotels in Los Angeles, New York and Miami, André Balazs is featuring in Brioni’s campaign this winter. He wears the “power suit” from the Italian tailors in a series of images from Nathaniel Goldberg.
The world financial crisis is an opportunity, allowing more creative ideas to come about, Italian designer Donatella Versace said, adding consumers wanted to be stimulated at this time.
India's gold demand abated after picking up for two continuous sessions, as prices recovered from their one-week low.
An adviser to the European Union's top court backed Google in a row with luxury goods maker LVMH over Internet advertising, saying the Web search firm had not infringed trade mark rights.
Demand for Swiss watches fell 22 percent in August, when the pace of decline eased for the second month in a row, but appetite for timepieces remained weak in the key Hong Kong and U.S. markets, the Swiss watch federation said.
French luxury group Hermes expects to close the year with single-digit growth, Chief Executive Patrick Thomas was quoted saying in an Italian newspaper.
Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel didn't just make beautiful clothes, she also advanced women's rights, says actress Audrey Tautou, who portrays the pioneering French fashion designer in a new film about her early life.
Gucci has launched the Gucci Icon-Temporary, an ephemeral boutique dedicated to the world of trainers and has teamed up with Mark Ronson for a limited edition collection of trainers.
