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The family members of Hermes has announced the establishment of a holding company H51 having 50.2 percent controlling power over the French luxury group. This new move by the company is aimed to prevent any kind of hostile takeover by fashion giant LVMH.

Luxury lingerie brand, Victoria's Secret has responded to recent child labor allegations linking them to illegal use of child labor in the Burkina Faso fields.

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Kardashian has paid $64,900 to own three Lorranise Schwatz bangle bracelets of the late actress at the Christie’s auction in New York.

The 1976 contract that established Apple as a corporate company sold at auction on Tuesday for $1.59 million (£1.03m), some ten times high than its estimate.

The British Fashion Council has announced the names of the next NEWGEN scholarship recipients, regarded as London's emerging fashion design talents.

German fashion designer and creative director of Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld launched an India-themed luxury show during the Metiers D'Art Show for Chanel fashion house in Paris on Tuesday. Since 2003, the show has been paying homage to Chanel workshops with high-end couture collections.

A pair of special evening shoes designed for the late Princess Soraya of Iran in 1962 was sold at a recent Paris auction to renowned French shoemaker Roger Vivier.

Vintage couture gowns and designer accessories are the highlights of an auction to be held at Christie's in South Kensington, on Dec. 1.

The Italian fashion council, the Camera Nationale dell Moda Italiana, has finally agreed to revert to the originally scheduled programming for the 2012 Milan Fashion Week, after heated discussions and debates.

As Christmas closes in, we decided to take on the role of one of Santa's elves by helping you with your shopping.

The 42nd Tokyo Motor Show unveiled some beautiful cars with plenty of innovations.

With an estimated value of £20,000, the Amy Winehouse chiffon dress with a red belt was designed by Thai-based Disaya Sorakraikitikul.

Designs for a new multi-million dollar apartment complex in Florida will allow residents to drive their cars all the way to their front doors, even on the 57th floor.

The 3-Series has always been BMW's best-selling model, and the new model has grown up in every sense of the word, with toned-down styling and a size approaching that of the out-going 5-Series.

Volkswagen's new Beetle R Concept made its American debut this week at the LA Automobile Show, featuring completely redesigned front and rear bumpers and a larger, chunkier design than the previous Beetle.

Jaguar is very close to committing on whether to launch the fabulous C-X16 sportscar - shown at the LA Automobile Show this week - as a convertible or hardtop, according to Autocar.

Porsche has unveiled a more powerful, uprated GTS version of its four-door Panamera, with a 4.8-litre V8 producing 430bhp and 'Sound Symposer' exhaust amplifier.

Ford launched the new Mustang GT500 today at the Los Angeles Motorshow and, to cut to the chase, it's got 650bhp, over 600lb/ft of torque and can crack 200mph.

Jaguar has launched its fastest and most powerful convertible the company was ever built, with a supercharged 5.0-litre V8 producing 542bhp and topping 180mph.

It seems all is well with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) as their profit books are full with record sales in markets around the globe. The announcement of JLR on Thursday to create 1000 new jobs in Solihull amidst the current economic turmoil is seen as a reflection of resurgent automobile market.

Qualcomm has announced its first Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) trial for London, in line with the government’s efforts to make the capital a zero emission city. The US mobile technology giant is collaborating with the UK government along with the Mayor of London’s office and Transport for London to (TfL) to deliver the trial.

The fastest and most power convertible Jaguar has ever created will make its world debut at the Los Angeles International Automobile Show later this month.

Nissan Motor Corp Ltd, Japan’s second largest automotive company by volume, is planning to start 400 free charging stations across Europe by February 2012. As part of its plans to set up a European-wide Quick Charge (QC) network across prominent locations in Europe, the company is giving away the charging stations free of cost to the operators.

The iconic British automobile brand, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), has launched its new sports utility vehicle 'Evoque' in India with a starting price of £56,983 (4.5 million rupees). Currently four variants of Evoque will be available in India.

Mini has revealed the first official pictures of the upcoming Roadster, a two-seater convertible based on the new Coupe.

Standing 114.5 metres tall, the ArcleorMittal Orbit sculpture is the tallest in the UK.

Electric car company Tesla is "trying to change the industry" after it has revealed plans to launch an all-new two-seater Roadster model in 2014.

Rolls-Royce has opened a new showroom in Paris at a grand opening attended by customers, VIP guests, celebrities and the media. The new launch was made by Torsten Müller-Ötvös, CEO, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.