French fashion flags its economic importance

By Astrid Wendlandt PARIS (Reuters) – France’s fashion and fashion-related businesses such as jewels, eyewear, watches and high-end cosmetics generate more sales than its aerospace and automobile industries, according to a study commissioned by the French Fashion Institute, IFM. It said annual sales generated by fashion-related businesses based in France totaled 150 billion euros ($170 billion), compared with 102 billion for aerospace and 39 billion euros for cars. The study, by independent economists and statisticians from France’s national statistics institute Insee, also used official customs data.

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Aussie metal guru quits 007 tailor after six months

The Italian fashion house Brioni has parted company with its controversial creative director Justin O'Shea only six months after the Australian was brought in to shake-up “James Bond's tailor”. The tattooed, shaven-headed heavy metal fan, who had never designed clothes, was seen by many as an uneasy fit with a brand famous for its bespoke suits. The Milan-based house had dressed every James Bond from Pierce Brosnan in “Goldeneye” in 1995 to Daniel Craig in “Casino Royale”.

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