Prada Up

Italian fashion house Prada has reported a 26 per cent profit increase in the first quarter of 2010. Revenues of the family-owned business rose above expectations to €366 million, with a marked rise in sales in the Far East. Sales were up 62 per cent in Asia where Prada has focused on opening new stores - and also rose 33 per cent in the United States and 18 per cent across Europe.

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1. Prada, autumn/winter 2010-2011.

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Gaultier Exits Hermes

Jaen Paul Gaultier has announced that he is leaving luxury French fashion label Hermès. The house has named Christopher Lemaire - currently creative director of Lacoste - as his successor.

"Hermès is deeply grateful to Jean Paul Gaultier for his outstanding creative contribution during these seven years," the company told.

Gaultier will leave after the label's spring/summer 2011 collection is showcased in October and Lemaire will take the helm at women's ready-to-wear at the start of the autumn/winter 2011 collection.

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1. Jean Paul Gaultier at the end of the Hermès autumn/winter 2010-2011 show.

Photo: www.vogue.co.uk

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