Italian luxury group Prada is set to make a decision this week about a potential takeover of smaller rival Versace, a source close to the matter said on Sunday, as the negotiations enter a final phase. A deal to buy Versace, owned by New York-based Capri Holdings, would unite two of the biggest names in Italian fashion. Italy’s Corriere … Read more
John D. Idol is a man who loves a gold logo — but it appears the fashion exec has lost his Midas touch, according to multiple sources. The multi-millionaire CEO of Capri Holdings made his fortune at America’s biggest brands, from Donna Karan to Michael Kors, before buying Italian design house Versace for $2.1 billion … Read more
American women are no longer “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.” After years of exaggerated Brazilian butt lifts, ballooning breast implants and over-done facial filler, the pendulum is swinging back to center, according to plastic surgeons who are predicting a “year of great deflation” in 2025. In what has now been dubbed the “De-Kardashian-ification of America” … Read more
New moon, fresh start, fertile fields. Apropos of this week’s new moon in Taurus, a sailor friend of mine revealed that Taurus is her favorite constellation because she can always find it in any sky she finds herself under. The sentiment is dirt rich in metaphor as Taurus is a sign rightfully associated with stability … Read more