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• H&M Is Still Expanding: CFO  

  

  Jyrki Tervonen, CFO of H&M, tells CNBC the company continues expanding in 2013.

• UPDATE 2-Expansion costs hit H&M earnings

  *Pretax profit 6.6 bln SEK vs consensus 6.8 bln. STOCKHOLM, Jan 30- Hennes& Mauritz, the world's No.2 fashion retailer, posted an unexpected drop in quarterly earnings, hit by competition in tough European markets and the cost of its expansion drive to take on bigger rival Inditex.

• Lagerfeld backs French gay marriage with Chanel catwalk finale

  PARIS, Jan 22- Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld sent two models dressed as brides alongside his tiny godson down the catwalk on Tuesday in a public show of support for French government plans to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption.

• Spring, electricity in the air in couture day 1

  As it snowed outside, it was a spring garden party for Christian Dior on Monday, the first day of Paris's spring-summer 2013 season. Sigourney Weaver, Jessica Alba, Rosamund Pike as well as French first lady Valerie Trierweiler were able to dry off on the front row to explore Raf Simons' creative flower-themed landscape of gowns.

• Michelle Obama wears Wu to the balls again

  WASHINGTON-- Michelle Obama made it a fashion tradition Monday night, wearing a custom-made Jason Wu gown to the inauguration balls. The ruby-colored dress was a follow-up to the white gown Wu made for her four years ago when she was new to Washington, the pomp and circumstance, and the fashion press. It's crazy, "said Wu, reached at his Manhattan studio."

• Christian Dior highlights U.S. luxury rebound

  PARIS, Jan 21- The U.S. market for high-end luxury goods rebounded in 2012 as consumer sentiment improved, the head of Christian Dior, one of France's biggest fashion brands, said on Monday.

• UPDATE 1-Irish cellphone entrepreneur banks on a smarter Haiti

  Six years later O'Brien's company Digicel is the largest private investor in Haiti and has 4.8 million users, about half the population. O'Brien's ambitious plans for Digicel are part of his bullish vision for Haiti which stands in sharp contrast to the usually gloomy forecasts for a nation crippled by perpetual political turmoil and natural disasters.

• FEATURE-Irish cellphone entrepreneur banks on a smarter Haiti

  Six years later O'Brien's company Digicel is the largest private investor in Haiti and has 4.8 million users, about half the population. O'Brien's ambitious plans for Digicel are part of his bullish vision for Haiti which stands in sharp contrast to the usually gloomy forecasts for a nation crippled by perpetual political turmoil and natural disasters.

• UPDATE 2-Fifth & Pacific boosted by kate spade, shares jump

  Jan 14- Strong sales of kate spade handbags and shoes gave a boost to fashion apparel and accessories maker and retailer Fifth& Pacific Cos Inc during the fourth quarter, offsetting continued weakness at its once-popular Juicy Couture brand.

• UPDATE 1-Italian menswear shows open in gloom over Missoni and economy

  MILAN, Jan 12- Concerns over the fate of fashion executive Vittorio Missoni and prospects for the economy weighed on the opening of Milan's menswear shows, where designers used all shades of grey for their austere 2013 autumn/winter collections.

• Italian menswear shows open in gloom over economy and Missoni

  MILAN, Jan 12- Milan's menswear fashion week started on Saturday amid concerns over the economy and also the fate of Vittorio Missoni, one of Italy's best-known clothes executives, whose plane disappeared off Venezuela a week ago.

• Fake Braces Trend Takes Asia by Storm

  

  In America, teenagers think that braces are awkward, dorky and annoying. But in Asia, braces are cool. They're so cool in fact, that teens in Thailand, Indonesia and China are even wearing fake braces to make a fashion statement.

• Beyond High Heels: Luxury Executives Offer $9 Milk

  

  The same executives who hope you add $595 Manolo Blahniks to your holiday shopping list also want a spot in your grocery cart.

• UPDATE 2-Germany's Benckiser group to buy Caribou Coffee

  Dec 17- The Benckiser group agreed to buy Caribou Coffee Co Inc for about $340 million in a deal that would boost the German investment company's position as the No. 2 U.S. purveyor of premium coffee, but still well behind Starbucks Corp..

• Redefining the Business of Beauty 

  

  Discussing the business model, and experience for subscribers of Birchbox, with its co-founders Hayley Barna and Katia Beauchamp.

• Foreign Firms Seek Retail Therapy in Australia

  

  The Americans are coming. And the Japanese and Europeans. Australia is being invaded by a swathe of foreign retailers, piling pressure on a local industry already battered by weak consumer spending and ruthless internet competition.

• Engaging Business in the Environment  

  

  Roger Moenks, photographer and founder of I Am Eco Warrior, talks to CNBC about how to engage a business and the young generation with the environment.

• Personal Services for the One Percent

  

  In the past, the wealthy employed a butler, cook, driver and more. Now, there are personal services that were never even dreamed of. Here are some for the contemporary one percent.

• INSIGHT-Making France work again

  ECUEILLE, France, Dec 9- Shirt manufacturer Marc Roudeillac was delighted when 48 of the 49 staff in his factory in central France voted to adapt their strict 35- hour week contracts to meet the up-and-down demand of the fashion trade.

• FEATURE-Once unique, Lululemon faces rivals on all sides

  *Gap Inc's Athleta targets 50 U.S. stores by end of 2013. TORONTO, Dec 7- When Lululemon Athletica Inc opened its first U.S. shop in 2003, its form-fitting yoga pants, free classes and Pacific Northwest vibe were a revelation to its new American customers. Montreal- based Lolë, Gap Inc's Athleta and others are expanding aggressively in the United States.