Photography by Terry Rice/Getty Images Step aside Mila Kunis, because the girl on fire is taking over at Miss Dior. The Hunger Games actress Jennifer Lawrence has just been announced by Dior as the new face of its Miss Dior handbag, which is her first major designer endorsement. The campaign is set to debut March of next year, almost a year to the date of Raf Simons taking over as creative director at the design house. Jennifer Lawrence joins a legion of other Hollywood faces that have

High Point, N.C. - Protect-A-Bed and Therapedic International have opened a combined showroom here in the IHFC building, M-607. The 5,000 square foot space features Protect-A-Bed and Therapedic product line-ups in separate product displays with interactive features. Previously, Protect-A-Bed exhibited in a much smaller location in the Plaza Suites building. "Our new space is nearly three times the size of the previous location and big enough to showcase our popular merchandising display

PVH Corp is updating its previous earnings per share guidance for its full year and third quarter 2012. 2012 Guidance: Non-GAAP earnings per share for the full year 2012 is now estimated to be in a range of $6.32 to $6.37, as compared to the previous non-GAAP guidance of $6.25 to $6.32. Non-GAAP earnings per share for the third quarter of 2012 is now estimated to be in a range of $2.28 to $2.30, as compared to the previous non-GAAP guidance of $2.20 to $2.25. The Company’s upd

Fearing losing out to competition the Bangladeshi textile industry, Ludhiana’s hosiery manufacturers have submitted a memorandum to the prime minister demanding level playing field for the industry in India. Narender Miglani, general secretary of Ludhiana-based Knitwear Club Limited,says the government’s move to grant duty-free access to 48 garment products from Bangladesh in 2011 has baffled the hosiery textile industries. According to Miglani, the duty-free imports from Bangladesh is affecti

For the first time Jonathan Saunders, Mark Fast and Richard Nicoll have collaborated with The Woolmark Company to showcase unique and incredibly light Cool Wool fabrics in their Spring Summer 2013 collections. Each designer used Cool Wool in their own unique way, perfectly demonstrating the trans-seasonal nature of Merino wool. Wool’s natural ability to breathe and regulate temperature, combined with new manufacturing and finishing techniques, make it possible to produce this extremely fine,

Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical Corp said on Thursday it was unclear when its No.2 naphtha cracker in Kashima would resume operations following the unit's closure this week after a power outage, but traders say it could be as much as two weeks. The news of Monday's closure confirmed earlier comments by traders. The cracker has annual capacity of 489,000 tonnes of ethylene when no maintenance is planned. Traders have said the market expects the cracker to resume operations in about two weeks. "

The Wills Lifestyle Grand Finale by Ritu Kumar concluded the Spring Summer 2013 season of India’s premiere fashion & trade event Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW), held in New Delhi at Pragati Maidan today. ITC’s premium lifestyle brand, Wills Lifestyle marked its collaboration with the queen of Indian haute couture with this remarkable show. Inspired by the popular Art-Deco movement, the dual collection was a juxtaposition of the old and the new. A befitting theme for the Wills

Streetwear online marketplace Spurbe unveils its new camouflage-inspired line of products in its online store. Camo is making a comeback in modern fashion and men’s Streetwear online marketplace Spurbe is seizing the initiative to capitalize on this trend by unveiling its new camouflage-inspired line of products in its online store. Spurbe founder Eric Cha says, "This resurgence in camouflage-inspired clothing is a reflection of the current trends in pop culture. And when you really get down

La Vie en Rose Inc. announces its entrance into three new markets this fall: Azerbaijan, Oman and Qatar. On September 30th, 2012, the company unveiled their new concept boutique to Azerbaijani women at Central Mall Plaza 28 in Baku. Canada's leading lingerie retailer will also open new concept boutiques on November 15th in Doha, Qatar at Ezdan Mall Qatar, and on December 21st in Muscat, Oman at Grand Mall Muscat. "We are thrilled to open in three new and exciting markets back to back and to f