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Versace Cuts a Fourth of Its Work Force

Oct. 28, 2009
The Milan-based fashion house said it would cut 26 percent of its worldwide work force and consolidate its operations as it targeted a return to profitability in 2011.
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Cohen ejected during 'Bruno' filming

PARIS, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Actor-comedian Sacha Baron Cohen was ejected from a fashion show in Paris where he apparently was filming his new film, "Bruno," onlookers say.
Sacha Baron Cohen crashes fashion show

Sacha Baron Cohen crashes fashion show

MILAN, Italy, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Comedian and actor Sacha Baron Cohen took to the catwalk at a fashion show in Milan this week dressed as his flamboyant character, the Austrian model Bruno.

Survey: New York top fashion city

SAN DIEGO, July 24 (UPI) -- The fashion industry and the public are in a New York state of mind, as the Big Apple topped an annual survey of top fashion cities worldwide.

Plus-size group mad at Milan organizers

MILAN, Italy, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- The leader of an Italian fair for plus-size fashion producers cried foul after Milan's fashion week organizers did not find display space for its designs.

Milan wants healthier looking models

MILAN, Italy, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Spain barred overly thin models from a Madrid fashion show and now Italy's fashion chiefs will draw the line on ultra-thin models.

Fashion designer wants China on the map

SHANGHAI, June 17 (UPI) -- Chinese fashion designer Wang Wei, working out of Shanghai, is determined to break out of the cultural template of conformity.

Tokyo to promote Japanese fashion

TOKYO, May 31 (UPI) -- Japan's fashion industry will stage a "Japan fashion week" in Tokyo this autumn to promote Japanese brands to the world. The event, which is scheduled to run from the end of October to the beginning of November, will be promoted as "a Paris collection wit

Donatella Versace to auction art works

MILAN, Italy, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Italy's Donatella Versace will auction her collection of antique furniture, paintings, sculptures and jewelry, worth an estimated $9.24 million.

Christina stars at Milan Fashion Week

MILAN, Italy, June 30 (UPI) -- The spotlight was on Christina Aguilera as the pop diva took to the catwalk in a skin-tight dress for Milan Fashion Week.

Fashion newspaper goes online

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- There's good news for those who can't attend Fashion Week in New York, Paris or Milan this year: the fashion bible The Daily is going online.
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Marilyn Monroe Cupcake Portrait at Madame Tussauds in New York
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A one-of-a-kind 8 x 4 foot portrait of Marilyn Monroe made from 2,100 bite sized stuffed cupcakes stands in the lobby next to her wax figure on the eve of Marilyn Monroe's 86th birthday at Madame Tussauds in New York City on May 31, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo