Over the last few years Athens has become increasingly trendy and fashionable in terms of shopping. Not to miss: Kolonaki, a sort of Avenue Montaigne in the centre of the Greek capital, is becoming the area of the chic shops. The Sotris boutique, 41 Voukourestiou street, is making its name by presenting the last collections of the big fashion houses. Bettina, has the beautiful task of designers of Greek origin like John Varvatos, as for Enni di Monaco, this place takes and supports fashion designers like Zac Posen, Antonio Berardi, Hussein Chalayan…
It was the fashion event of the year. After more than 6 months of preparation, the illustrious Italian house of Fendi presented its Spring/Summer 2008 show on the Great Wall of China, fifty kilometres from Peking. Karl Largerfeld, artistic director of the label, orchestrated this show where 80 models paced along 120 metres of staging in front of 500 hand-picked guests.
The brand Eric Bompard (cashmere specialist) has celebrated, with several celebrities, a completely new boutique situated on the most beautiful avenue in the world, the Champs Elysées… A space of 600m² on 3 levels conceived by architect Christophe Delcourt, displays all the collections of the label from Men’s to Children’s and from Women’s to Home, as well as the range of coats, jackets and car coats presented under the label “Street Number 2”.
The Archdiocese of New York is handing out coloring and comic books that warn children about sex predators, the first such effort by a Roman Catholic diocese in the United States. (Dec 5)
A pair of Czech baby girls who were mistakenly switched at birth are at home with their biological parents in time to celebrate their first birthdays. (Dec 4)
In Berlin, hundreds of students have enrolled in a workshop to learn how to play Santa Claus, so they can earn money during the holidays. For decades, German residents have paid to have Santa make home visits. (Dec. 1)
Authorities in California are investigating a tiger attack at a preserve that left one handler hospitalized. (Dec. 5)
Tattoo artists from around the world gathered in Lima on Saturday for the second edition of "Inka Tattoo Expo". (Nov 24)
A retail industry tracking group reports that sales over the past two days rose more than 7 percent compared to the same time last year. ShopperTrak tallies up a total of more than 16 billion dollars for Friday and Saturday. (Nov 25)
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