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...Pre-tax profits for the first six months of the year dropped almost a fifth to £66.4mn at the Country Life and Marie Claire publisher....
...Toyine Sellers x Thierry Lemaire Textile artist Sellers (founder of French atelier Toyine) and French architect and designer Lemaire will unveil a collaboration at Maison&Objet of four furniture pieces...
...Thom Browne creates grosgrain-trimmed blazers with it, and twills are a constant at Comme des Garçons, Maison Margiela and Lemaire....
...Six women who have made a mark share their experiences with the FT’s Maxine Kelly (waitress, fruit & veg sorter) and Harriet Arnold (bedmaker, tomato picker)....
...When journalist Anne-Marie Schiro reviewed the arrival of Zara International on Manhattan’s Upper East Side in 1989 she used the phrase “fast fashion” to describe its approach....
...The Austrian-born management writer, though, “used language like a well-honed sword”, Anika Marie Kennaugh told a session where young finalists of the forum’s annual essay contest pitch new ideas....
...The further we travel in time, the more rushed and confusing it becomes: encounters with significant figures such as Marie Curie are skimpy and under-developed; characters are sketchily drawn....
...Anne-Marie Malley, UK human capital leader at consultancy Deloitte, points out that the gig model provides a way for businesses to engage skilled workers in competitive sectors....
...Their designer, Maxine Thompson, launched the label from London last year, and has just released a capsule collection with new designs in white, named for the 19th-century high-society French chef Marie-Antoine...
...Here’s what to add to your shopping list: two crisp cotton shirts, one in white, one in blue (try Christophe Lemaire, Marie Marot, Protagonist and Acne for contemporary cuts and subtle details); an unidentifiable...
...Marie-Laure de Noailles, patron of the arts, for her overwhelming love of culture and literature and sophisticated things....
...“I bring knowledge about end-of-life care from my previous role at Marie Curie, a robust financial background and a passion for philanthropy. This industry needs sustainable financial solutions.”...
...As a patron of Marie Curie, I ran a marathon last year, which helped fund a new hospice in Solihull. Best career advice to others? Study your craft and always work with people better than you....
...The ravishing, simplified late pastels of sumptuously attired young women – “Girl in a Summer Bonnet”, “Mademoiselle Suzette Lemaire”, “Eva Gonzalès” – come into their own....
...The US migration started with Rose Marie Bravo, whose turnround of Burberry has become the stuff of retail legend....
...Maxine Groucutt, head of visual identity at London department store Liberty, believes displays help create a strong store brand – and are about not being afraid to have a little fun: “We did a display of...
...– FT Alphaville US regulators discover sovereign risk – FT Alphaville Death to CDS, Maxine Waters edition – FT Alphaville...
...One week ago, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), introduced H.R. 3145, or the Credit Default Swap Prohibition Act of 2009....
...She was born Maxine Birley to the English society portraitist Sir Oswald Birley and Rhoda Pike, a celebrated Irish beauty....
...In spite of the makeover, Vincent Lemaire’s sets opt for lopsided boxes and skewed geometry, a particularly dated design choice....
...Bruno Lemaire was also promoted and given his own ministry in charge of agriculture and food....
...At weekends, he would often travel back to Brittany to spend time with his mother, who had recently retired from running Chez Marie-Jo, the local hairdresser. His father Charles died in 2006....
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