New York – In case you were wondering, before Oscar de la Renta turned to fashion, he was the proprietor of a hot Parisian nightclub, Le Sexy J’adore. At least, that was the tall tale that Simon Doonan, creative director of Barneys New York, told Thursday night, Oct. 22, as host of Fashion Group [...]
MOSCOW (Reuters Life!) – Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani, still frail after a bout of hepatitis, hinted on Tuesday of succession plans for his vast clothes empire after his retirement and joked about his appearance. “I’m already organizing staff who will continue my work,” 75-year-old “King Giorgio,” as he is known in Italy, told reporters in [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – Even after death celebrities make millions and fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, who surpassed singer Michael Jackson, was named the top earning dead celebrity. In its ninth annual list Forbes.com said the Frenchman, considered one of the greatest designers of the 20th century and who died in 2008, made $350 million. Composers [...]