This might be old news to you, but when I recently read about the new Missoni hotel chain opening up next year, I immediately got dialling to my nearest travel agent. You see, I have long been a fan of this legendary fashion house and I really couldn’t wait to experience a holiday where I can literally become immersed in their fabrics and colourful patterns.

Banana Republic, opened its first store in the UK yesterday in Regent Street, London, amidst allegations of promoting unfair working conditions. According to the charity War on Want, workers in its Indian factory are forced to work 70 hours a week for 15p an hour, often receiving only half payments for overtime. Even worse, the Guardian claims that workers are verbally...

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Rumours that Louis Vuitton have been doing the rounds of a while now and finally they were proven to be true. The collection is called Blason and is actually a joint effort between Pharrell and Louis Vuitton’s creative consultant, Camille Miceli. It’s much anticipated unveiling occurred during couture week and pictures from the line have been floating around the...

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The Scarlett Hearts Rbk collection… [wwd]

Face of L’oreal, Scarlett Johansson has signed a multimillion dollar deal to be the face of her new range with sports clothing company Reebok. Bit of an odd partnership as Johansson is known more for being glam rather than athletic, but no doubt it will be successful one. The retro range will be called Scarlett Hearts Rbk and is scheduled to be on sale in Spring 2007…. According...

Beyonce and Tina Knowles are cashing in on the apparent success of the House of Deréon and venturing into kiddies wear. According to Victor Azrak owner of the Check Group who will be manufacturing the line, the collection will be for girls who like Beyonce’s look but don’t want spend money for it. Prices will range from $13.50 to 53.50 for tops, bottoms and dress...

Kate Moss shot to fame in 1992 in the black and white Calvin Klein adverts featuring Mark Wahlberg and now over 10 years on, she’ll be returning to star in the new autumn ad campaign for Calvin Klein in a deal worth £500,000. This time it’ll be alongside Keira Knightleys ex, Jamie Dornan. According to the CK creative director Fabien Baron, “Kate and the Calvin...

CEO of American Apparel, Dov Charney headlines an episode of 20/20 about exciting entrepreneurs and their companies. Watch the video here