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  • Edmunds: Which three-row EV is best? Edmunds compares the Kia EV9 and Rivian R1S

    March 13, 2024 - 4:45 AM

    Shoppers thinking about buying a three-row SUV have plenty of options. Unless they want an electric SUV, that is. Fortunately, there are two models that hold a lot of promise: the Kia EV9 and the Rivian R1S. The EV9 is Kia’s latest and largest electric SUV. Think of it as a Kia Telluride that’s electric. As for the R1S, it hails from Rivian, an electric vehicle startup, and boasts massive power and impressive off-road performance. Both can haul lots of passengers and swallow loads of cargo.

  • Vuitton draws stars as McCartney brings horses to Paris show

    March 06, 2023 - 7:58 PM

    PARIS (AP) — Paris' Musee d’Orsay was, for the duration of Louis Vuitton’s 15-minute show, a museum transformed: A buzzing circus of sparkle and camera flashes where the rich, powerful and famous mingled on the penultimate day of Paris Fashion Week. Designer Nicolas Ghesquiere put on a resplendent and passionate vintage-tinged ode to French style, prompting cheers from the audience that echoed around the lofty chambers.

  • Shoe polish stands begin to vanish, lose their shine

    March 02, 2023 - 1:59 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent winter weekday at Penn Station Shoe Repair and Shoe Shine, men hop onto shoeshine chairs and pull out newspapers and phones to read while shoeshiners get to work applying polish and elbow grease to loafers, boots and other leather shoes. When finished, these customers hand over $8 in cash at a counter where a sign reads “We’re not God, but we do save soles.”

  • Diesel, Fendi, No. 21 show some skin at Milan Fashion Week

    February 24, 2023 - 3:08 AM

    MILAN (AP) — Sexiness is in the air at Milan Fashion Week, where brands are encouraging people to show some skin next fall and winter.

  • Global luxury sales set to hit record this year, study says

    November 15, 2022 - 3:36 AM

    MILAN (AP) — Luxury spending is growing faster than ever, fueled by pent-up pandemic demand and shifting demographics as younger, more diverse consumers buy into tiny handbag and post-streetwear trends, according to a study released Tuesday.

  • Ahead of harsh winter, tourism roars back in Mediterranean

    October 29, 2022 - 12:23 AM

    CAPE SOUNION, Greece (AP) — When Stelios Zompanakis quit his job at Greece’s central bank to try his luck at boat racing, friends and family pleaded with him to reconsider.

  • Glitzy Valentino show sees Paris Fashion Week at fever pitch

    October 02, 2022 - 12:52 PM

    PARIS (AP) — Valentino’s Paris fashion show on Sunday saw snared lines of black cars dropping off battalions of celebrities who, amid the commotion, just couldn’t find the entrance.

  • Matty Bovan energizes Milan fashion, Armani offers elegance

    September 25, 2022 - 3:07 PM

    MILAN (AP) — Milan Fashion Week closed Sunday after five days of mostly womenswear previews that celebrated diversity and renewal, with more designers of color represented than ever and a host of new talent making their debuts at major fashion houses.

  • Stylish, green, available: Antique furniture is new again

    June 01, 2022 - 10:51 AM

    There’s always been a taste for antique furnishings. These days, a widely acquired taste.

  • Study: US shoppers outspend Chinese to restore luxury market

    November 11, 2021 - 6:20 AM

    MILAN (AP) — The personal luxury market of high-end accessories, leather goods and apparel has snapped back to pre-pandemic levels as U.S. shoppers outspent those in China in pursuit of the latest fashion trends, according to a study released Thursday by the Bain consultancy.
  • iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
    Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.  Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
  • Discharge coming from the Sandher Fruit Packer plant. Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
    A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

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