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‘Wolf in cashmere’ Bernard Arnault calls off the hunt for shares in rivals

What could bring a chief executive to compare an attempted takeover to rape?

Hermès’s then-chief executive, Patrick Thomas, did just that back in 2010 when it emerged rival French luxury group LVMH had secretly built a stake in the handbag and silk scarf maker.

Mr Thomas was so angry he declared: “If you want to seduce a beautiful woman, you don’t start by raping her from behind.”

The man…

'They are close friends and care for each other': Shanina Shaik and on/off boyfriend Tyson Beckford hold hands on the red carpet at Boardwalk Empire premiere

They are yet to confirm whether they are on or off.

But Shanina Shaik and Tyson Beckford certainly looked cosy as they attended the premiere of the fifth and final season of Boardwalk Empire in New York City on Wednesday night.

The handsome couple walked the red carpet hand-in-hand and appeared happier than…

'There is a huge hole in everybody's life and we can't believe that she is not here': Family of missing 14-year-old make emotional appeal for her to get in touch

The family of a teenager who went missing from her home four days ago have made an emotional appeal for her to get in touch with them.

Alice Gross, 14, was last seen by her mother at 1pm on Thursday when she left her home in Hanwell, Ealing, west London.

Alice, a pupil at Brentside High School, told her mother,…

The Government’s preferred candidate to take over as the BBC’s first female chairman is to face a grilling from MPs.

City executive Rona Fairhead will appear before a Commons select committee next week before a final decision is reached over the BBC Trust role.

The former head of the Financial Times group has been approved by the Prime Minister to succeed Lord Patten. If confirmed in the post, she will be paid £110,000 a year for a three-day working week.

But Tory MP…

Rita who?Calvin Harris cosies up to lingerie-clad model in new Instagram snap as he puts messy split with Ora behind him

He recently went through a messy break-up with Rita Ora but Calvin Harris is more than ready to move on.

The 30-year-old superstar DJ cosied up to a sexy lingerie-clad brunette in a new picture he posted to his Instagram, proving that these days Rita is the last day on his mind.

The gorgeous woman is model Aarika Wolf and she is wearing nothing but…

'I just can't say no to food': Britain's former fattest teen who weighed 34st piles weight back on following £9k gastric op... and now she wants another one

At 19, Bethany Walton tipped the scales at an unhealthy 34st but managed to lose 13st following a NHS-funded gastric sleeve operation in 2006.

But after 'stretching' her stomach after being unable to regain control of portion sizes, she piled a third of the weight back on and currently weighs 26st.

Now the jobless…

Having just jumped out of a plane for charity, she must have been feeling wild and free.

So AnnaLynne McCord hit Venice Beach, California on Wednesday wearing floaty hippie attire and preserving energy by riding a bright orange vintage bicycle.

The 27-year-old 90210 actress sported a beaming smile as she headed through the seaside suburb to have lunch with a friend.

She wore a loose-fitting long-sleeved grey dress for the outing, which was long at the back but fell…

Bigamist wedding photographer who married woman he met online after abandoning his wife in Canada avoids jail after court hears he is regular churchgoer

A wedding photographer who admitted being a bigamist has walked free from court after magistrates heard he is a regular churchgoer.

Simon Lack, 44, married Canadian wife Tanya in 2002 before tying the knot with British bride Annette Hill six years later.

Last month he pleaded guilty to bigamy at Northampton Magistrates'…

Indelible as her film career was, Lauren Bacall, who died Tuesday at age 89, also left a lasting impression on the fashion industry. On Wednesday, a bevy of designers sized up her influence through the years on their work and on American style in general.

"Lauren Bacall was a true American beauty. She was beautiful, bold, talented, funny, adventurous and loyal," Diane von Furstenberg said Wednesday. "For me she represented the best of American style! I was lucky to know her and call…

The sixth edition of BMW India Bridal Fashion Week 2014 in association with AZVA at DLF Emporio, New Delhi on day 3 saw a glamorous collection by the power couple/designers, Falguni and Shane Peacock.

A Peacock bride is a traditional bride with an edge. The designers' bridal collection was a wild take on vintage with beautiful biker jackets, quirky motifs and cascading capes in antique tone on tone embroidery.

The colours ranged from off white, beige, pink, gold to deep maroons…

While chatting with a colleague about weekend plans the other day, she explained to me how much she was dreading a theme party in her calendar for Saturday night. I couldn’t have been more sympathetic: Theme parties are my idea of hell. As a person who has a track record of not observing dress codes (I once wore a backpack to a wedding reception, and have been known to wear basketball jerseys to white-tablecloth dinners), I’m every hostess’s nightmare. The very thought of having to shop for…

AWARD-winning singer Madonna may be 55, but she still looks stunning with her toned physique and flawless skin. While most of us may not have the same means to achieve her kind of results, we do what we can to put our best face forward.

It all boils down to how much importance one places on looks, and how much effort and money you want to invest in this area. Of course, every individual has different needs, and one has to take into account various factors such as age, budget, work…

Rani Mukerji was in a pant suit for the promo launch of 'Mardaani'. And now for the song launch of the movie too, Rani Mukerji was in a pant suit that did not 'suit' her at all. Looked like Ms Chopra has made pants and jackets her preferred style these days. It could have something to do with the fact that Rani Mukerji plays a very masculine role in 'Mardaani'. So she is living up to the character of the movie by adapting her dressing style accordingly.

Rani Mukerji was in pant suit…

DKNY has released its annual summer line, but there is something different this year. Instead of the regular clad and revealing summer appropriate clothing, DKNY has debuted there first ever “Ramadan Line.” The line, which was designed by Yada Golsharifi, fashion editor of Styles Magazine, and Tamara Al Gabbani,a fashion designer in Dubai, is specifically targeted for Muslim women.

The line, which is just in time for Ramadan, features clothing that is explicitly tailored for modestly…

Fashion designer Annah Stretton is one of five international designers selected to showcase her collection at this year’s London Fashion Weeks opening event – Splendours of the Commonwealth 2014.

“What a wonderful opportunity to showcase the frocks that we love to create - considering so much of the business that we do daily is based around wedding's and occasion, this is the perfect forum and platform the get our Avant Garde juices flowing” says Stretton.

The event will take…

Olivia Wilde steps out in her favourite tan jacket for the third time this week to grab a healthy juice on the way to a film set

Olivia Wilde knows a good look when she sees it.

And the 30-year-old was once again spotted decked out in the tan jacket she's already donned twice in the last week.

The talented actress showed off her natural beauty with no makeup on her flawless skin as she picked up a healthy juice drink in New York on Friday.

Olivia teamed her khaki…

A former ballerina who fell down stairs and broke her leg died after waiting almost two-and-a-half hours for an ambulance, an inquest heard.

Doreen Mannion, 85, who had performed with the Sadler’s Wells dance company, was left in agony after the fall at her home last year.

But she was not deemed a ‘priority’ by 999 call handlers and was left on a cold floor for two hours and 23 minutes before paramedics eventually arrived.

The widow was treated for her fracture but…

Gwyneth Paltrow better watch her back - there's a new celebrity lifestyle website on the block.

Blake Lively launched her foray into the online world of cool on Monday promising to be a younger more hip - and slightly less expensive - version of the fellow actress's long running site Goop.

The 26-year-old's part blog - part store also ended up with a slightly gloopy name, specifically the jelly-inspired title Preserve.

The Gossip Girl star has previously avoided calling…

We've seen many sides of Gwyneth Paltrow: From the '90s hipster to the girly Oscar winner to the GOOP-y homemaker and mother-of-two, Gwynnie has gone through countless style transformations. But one thing that's remained constant over the years is her signature long, straight, blonde hair (minus that short, yet memorable stint with a pixie back in the Brad Pitt years). Her look is easy and classic and works just as well on the red carpet as it might shopping at the (organic) grocery…

Kate Bosworth Is Now Encouraging Us to Steal Her Clothes

Remember the days when actors were content to be just actors? Then Gwyneth Paltrow gave us GOOP and changed everything, making the tech-age "lifestyle" brand a thing—which has swiftly become the Hollywood side project du jour. Following in the footsteps of Gwynnie, Jessica Alba, and Reese Witherspoon, the two latest starlets garnering buzz for their new gigs are Blake Lively and Kate Bosworth.

We first learned about Mrs.…