Top Fashion Stories of the Week: July 14

This week, the fashion industry’s top headlines brought designers to a variety of locales, including Wall Street, courtrooms, auction houses, football fields and runways. At the top of the list, Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS is reportedly engaged in a pre-IPO fundraising round from “mutual funds and family offices” that will value the only-four-year-old company at $4 […]

UPDATE 1-Brazil offers tax advantages via e-commerce compliance program

(Adds quote from finance minister Haddad in paragraph 3) BRASILIA, June 30 (Reuters) – Brazil’s Finance Ministry announced on Friday an exemption from federal taxes on e-commerce purchases up to $50 for companies participating in a new compliance program by the tax revenue service. The country has been trying to close a loophole that some […]

Female fashion designer alleges Sam Brinton wore his clothing that disappeared from the airport in 2018

A female Tanzanian fashion designer based in Houston alleged Wednesday that clothing worn by former Department of Energy (DOE) official Sam Brinton had contained her luggage that she reported missing in Washington, DC, in 2018. Asya Khamsin, who has designed and hand made her own clothing line for years, said she recently saw a report […]