UK fines modelling agencies 1.5 million pounds for price-fixing

Britain has fined five modelling agencies and their trade association a total of 1.5 million pounds for colluding and in some cases fixing prices for jobs such as fashion magazine shoots and advertising campaigns. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regulator said the agencies: FM Models, Models 1, Premier, Storm and Viva often talked with trade body the Association of Model Agents (AMA) about price negotiations with their clients “The parties regularly and systematically exchanged information and discussed prices in the context of negotiations with particular customers,” the CMA said in a statement on Friday.

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UK fines modelling agencies 1.5 million pounds for price-fixing

Pitti Immagine Uomo unveils special guests for upcoming show

Fashion designer Paul Smith is set to launch his new PS by Paul Smith collection at the upcoming menswear event Pitti Immagine Uomo 91. The UK designer, whose aesthetic blends British heritage and pop inspiration, will unveil his new contemporary line in the context of his role as Special Guest at the trade show, which takes place in Florence in January. Belgian designer Tim Coppens has been selected as Menswear Guest Designer and is set to use the opportunity as the European premiere of his Fall/Winter 2017 menswear collection.

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Pitti Immagine Uomo unveils special guests for upcoming show