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A Rolls Royce for India

Rolls Royce Motors is planning to release new models this year especially tailored to the Indian market.

Morgan Stanley’s $1bn Moscow shopping mall

With European stores looking empty, commercial real estate investors have turned to Russia where shoppers are still out in force.

India retail: luxury options

The west’s biggest luxury brands are taking another crack at setting up shop in India, encouraged by the burgeoning consumer demand

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The Oscars: Who decides who wears what?

The stylists behind this weekend’s Academy Awards

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Gucci backs women’s equality campaign

Chime for Change will funnel donations to charities

Feb 22, 2013

Hollywood’s hotshot power broker

Wall Group brokers lucrative partnerships between stars and brands

Rita Hayworth in �Gilda', dressed by Jean Louis

©Zuma From LIFE & ARTS Feb 22, 2013

Glamour from a ‘Gilda’ age

How Jean Louis inspired film costumiers

Katharina and clover white earrings (below left) and Charmeuse Blanch ring, all by Faberg�

From LIFE & ARTS Feb 22, 2013

Jewel personalities

Brands turn to stars with big social media followings to promote their wares

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Luxury’s new look: see how the market is fragmenting into several distinctive camps

Suits and the City

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What Women Want (highlights of the New York Fashion Week Fall 2013 collections)

Alexander McQueen�s contrasting monochrome check blazer and slim pants

©Catwalking.com From LIFE & ARTS Feb 22, 2013

Mix and match of the day

Men have started to question the traditional suit

Models wearing ensembles from the Autumn/Winter 2013 collections of Erdem, Preen by Thronton Bregazzi and Burberry Prorsum

©Catwalking From LIFE & ARTS Feb 22, 2013

London Fashion Week 2013

The trends emerging for autumn/winter 2013 from London Fashion Week

From INDUSTRIALS Feb 21, 2013

Shard builder to manage 1000m Jeddah tower

Mace awarded contract for Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia

©AFP From MARKETS Feb 21, 2013

Tumbling price has goldbugs nervous

More than $300 down from a $1,900-an-ounce record in 2011

Global Market Overview Markets volatile on Italy poll uncertainty
Fed minutes raise queries over easing

Power dressing: Robert Walton

David Archibald, president of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars North America

The president of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars says a watch is important for an auto executive

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Lunch with the FT from LIFE & ARTS Feb 23, 2013

Donald Trump

Hype seems hard-wired into the billionaire property developer who has also built one of the world’s most recognisable brands.

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Feb 21, 2013

Michael Kors eyes secondary public offer

Announcement comes just 14 months after IPO

From LIFE & ARTS Feb 21, 2013

Borsa Italiana reaches out to fashion

Chief aims to convince luxury groups to list on stock exchange

From LIFE & ARTS Feb 20, 2013

London Fashion Week hits PR jackpot

British designers have never had it so good

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Lex’s Nikki Tait and Oliver Ralph consider whether it’s time for PPR to give Puma the boot

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Jean-Paul Gaultier, Paris Couture, January 2013

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Actress Jennifer Lawrence arrives at the Dolby Theatre

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