French "tailles fines" giving way to XXL
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The French are becoming bigger and fatter   and French women in particular are increasingly giving up on   their renowned "taille fine," a survey that tracks weight   patterns in France shows.
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French retail giant Carrefour said Tuesday it was fined euro2 million (US$2.69 million) by a French regional court for false advertising, selling items below cost and collusion with suppliers at its hypermarket chain in France.
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Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily January 6,
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HervÃ© Gaymard, France&#39;s new finance minister, yesterday made his first move towards reducing the state&#39;s hefty budget deficit by selling almost half of the government&#39;s holding in Air France-KLM for a total of â¬682m ($906m).
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Fashion Wire Daily - A sure sign of a fashion design label dramatically taking off is when the hard core fans - the folks who crowd into the runway shows - suddenly start saying out loud how much they want to wear the label. Which is the state of affairs right now at Lanvin, where the men&#39;s collection has emerged as the one every insider and cognoscenti wants to wear.
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Shiny shiny? Review LaCie has been making a selling point out of designer external hard-drives for years, but as many of its rivals have adopted a similar strategy - those not slugging it out on price, that is - the French company been forced to up the ante with ever more outlandish products.â¦
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The difference between one suit and another is often as subtle as the placing of a button &#151; a fact highlighted at the Paris menswear shows on Saturday, where the focus was on precision cut and luxurious fabrics.
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Underwear that helps women slim or men feel cool and fresh -- purveyors of cosmeto-textiles were out in force at Paris's annual lingerie trade fair on Sunday.
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Age crackdown on fashion industry aims to end 'size zero' crisis.
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Collections from Chanel, ChloÃ©, HermÃ¨s and John Galliano displayed world-class finesse in a spree of excellence over the weekend.
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Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily December 28, 2004 -
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The designer outlet concept, long popular in the United States, has swept through Europe over the last several years.
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This clothier's numbers look a lot more fashionable than those of its competitors.
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A few trends are starting to appear in the opening days of Fashion Week: a linear silhouette, a surfeit of men's wear fabrics and a certain sexiness.
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Lesser-known French retailer turns in a strong first half. Investors, take notice.
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A T-SHIRT company has come up with a solution for Americans holidaying in Europe - a &quot;Go Canadian&quot; travel pack that helps them drape a Maple leaf over their United States identity.
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SAINT-OUEN, France Sept. 3, 2004 - For some French Muslims, two worlds collided as the ban on wearing Islamic head scarves in public schools took effect.