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Samantha Conti

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Priya Nair Returns to India as CEO, Managing Director of Hindustan Unilever Limited

Unilever said Nair's successor as head of the beauty and well-being division will be revealed in due course.

Christie’s Fine Jewelry, Luxury Goods Sales Spike in First Half of 2025

Sales in the luxury cluster, which includes vintage cars and fine jewelry, rose 29 percent to $468 million…

Phoebe Philo Is Ready to Open Her First Store on Carlos Place in London’s Mayfair

The designer is in expansion mode, and is set to open her first store across the street from The Row, and a…

Richemont’s Jewelry Sales Soar in Q1 Due to Demand in Europe, Americas and the Middle East

Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Richemont's other jewelers notched double-digit gains for the third…

Competitive Sport and Business Are a Winning Pair, Say Women Investors in London

Iris Ventures and Mumble Forum hosted a panel in London examining the many parallels between business and…

Petra Ecclestone Is Heading to Las Vegas, but Not for the Formula 1 Grand Prix

Ecclestone, a daughter of F1 billionaire Bernie Ecclestone, is taking her new beauty and lifestyle brand…

Zandra Rhodes Hits the Beach With Oceanus Swimwear Collaboration

Rhodes has adapted her trippy seashell and flower prints for a collection of luxury embellished swimsuits and…

MCoBeauty Is Bringing Its Dupes to Europe, Rolling Out Across the U.K. at Superdrug

The Australian brand that creates imitations of bestselling skin care and cosmetics has already landed on…

Meet Oli Walsh, the Man Behind the Latest, Award-winning Gap Ads

Walsh, a British transplant in Los Angeles, is the founder of Invisible Dynamics, a multitasking agency that…

Mulberry Secures 20 Million Pounds in Funding as New Strategy Takes Root

"We know it's going to take time — at least a year of fighting before we see the final result of our hard…

EXCLUSIVE: Stella McCartney, Cameron Diaz and Katherine Power Say ‘Cheers’ With New Avaline French Rosé

McCartney has designed the label for Avaline's new summer wine, and said the collaboration was born from her…

Cos Heads to India, Plots Return to New York Fashion Week

The Indian store will be in New Delhi, and will open later this year with the fall 2025 womenswear and…

Painter Nancy Cadogan Breathes Life Into Fallen Trees in Show at London’s Garden Museum

Cadogan has painted portraits of felled pear, oak and yew beauties in a thought-provoking, and sometimes…

Last Yarn Is Saving Miles of Fabrics From Landfill

The digital platform where fashion companies can buy and sell surplus stock is expanding rapidly, with a new…

Bonhams to Auction ‘Downton Abbey’ Costumes, Props Ahead of Final Film Release

The sale will run on bonhams.com from Aug. 18 until Sept. 16 alongside an exhibition at the auction house's…