Daily News: A Global Roundup

This year’s CFDA Award winners and honorees include Marc Jacobs, Rag and Bone, and Jason Wu. (Style.com)

“To say that Ms. Sander knows her own mind is to state the absolutely obvious. This sensitive yet strong woman, trained as a textile expert, created a fashion house, overcame the flop of a Paris show in 1975 and listed her company on the Frankfurt stock exchange at the end of the 1980s, when her purist vision was a counterculture to the prevailing glitz.” (New York Times)

“Darker-skinned women have become more prominent in Brazilian society, challenging the notions of Brazilian beauty and success that Ms. [Gisele] Bündchen  has come to represent here and abroad.” (New York Times)

“Italy’s Versace luxury group said Monday its losses widened to 49.6 million euros (60 million dollars) in 2009 from 1.8 million euros in the previous year in the face of shrinking sales due to the economic crisis and a restructuring plan.” (AFP)

“According to the latest report on global retail industry released by the CB Richard Ellis, China has three cities-Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai-on the list of the world’s top 10 retail cities.” (Global Times)