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Galerie Dior and the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation unveil plans for a rare double exhibition
Published
September 8, 2025
Talk about a very rare tag team in fashion. This fall, La Galerie Dior and the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation are joining forces to present an exceptional double exhibition in Paris, highlighting the figure of Azzedine Alaïa, collector and admirer of Christian Dior.
As has become increasingly apparent since his passing in 2017, Alaïa had built, during his eventful life, a significant heritage collection of the very greatest couturiers — among which Dior occupies a special place, with some 600 pieces now carefully preserved by the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation.
More than a hundred of these will be unveiled for the first time at La Galerie Dior, emphasizing the designer’s admiration for Christian Dior and for his successors, from Yves Saint Laurent to John Galliano.
In parallel, the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation is presenting a unique exhibition of works by these two “masters of couture” at its Paris venue in the edgy Marais district of Paris.
Alaïa, who was actually hired by Dior for just a few days in 1956, had retained memories of the demanding workshops on Avenue Montaigne, at whose intersection La Galerie Dior is located.
Around thirty Christian Dior designs collected by Azzedine Alaïa will be displayed alongside a similar number of his own creations.
“Demonstrating how the influence of the inventor of the New Look was expressed in the work of the French couturier of Tunisian origin,” said Dior in a release with the Alaïa Foundation.
Curated by the highly respected fashion curator Olivier Saillard, in collaboration with Gaël Mamine, this dual exhibition offers a new interpretation of the history of the House of Dior through the eyes of a discerning collector, while also revealing a series of captivating correspondences between Christian Dior and Azzedine Alaïa.
Two monumentally talented designers from very different provincial milieus and social backgrounds, who marched to glory in la mode parisienne — even if, ironically, there was a link in their fathers’ professions: Azzedine’s was a wheat farmer, and Christian’s a wealthy fertilizer manufacturer.
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Reuters
Published
October 28, 2025
Amazon is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs beginning Tuesday, as the company works to pare expenses and compensate for overhiring during the peak demand of the pandemic, according to three people familiar with the matter.
The figure represents a small percentage of Amazon’s 1.55 million total employees, but nearly 10% of the company’s roughly 350,000 corporate employees. This would represent the largest job cut at Amazon since around 27,000 jobs were eliminated starting in late 2022.
An Amazon spokesperson declined to comment.
Amazon has been trimming smaller numbers of jobs over the past two years across multiple divisions, including devices, communications, podcasting and others.
The cuts beginning this week may impact a variety of divisions within Amazon, including human resources, known as People Experience and Technology, devices and services and operations, among others, the people said.
Managers of impacted teams were asked to undergo training on Monday for how to communicate with staff following notifications that will start going out via email tomorrow morning, the people said.
Amazon shares were up 1.5% to $227.53. The company plans to report third quarter earnings on Thursday.
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Published
October 27, 2025
Resale marketplace Poshmark has appointed Heather Friedland as its first chief product officer.
In this newly created role, Friedland will oversee Poshmark’s product strategy, roadmap, and execution, with a mandate to drive the platform’s next phase of innovation and growth.
“In selecting Heather as our chief product officer, we sought a leader who combines deep product expertise with a customer-first mindset and a sharp understanding of marketplace dynamics,” said Namsun Kim, chief executive officer of Poshmark.
“We’re entering an exciting new chapter as AI redefines how people shop, sell, and connect. With Heather’s leadership, we’ll accelerate innovation across our platform, expand the value we deliver to our shoppers and sellers, and position Poshmark at the forefront of fashion resale and the next generation of AI-powered commerce.”
Friedland most recently served as chief product officer at Ancestry, and previously held the same title at Glassdoor, where she led product innovation and organizational transformation through key growth periods.
Earlier in her career, at eBay, she advanced from leading product management for search and buying experiences to serving as vice president of product, driving initiatives that expanded eBay’s global reach. Friedland began her career at Jump.com, later acquired by Microsoft, where she contributed to the development of MSN, Windows Live Q&A, and Bing Search.
“I’m thrilled to join Poshmark at such a pivotal moment and as a longtime Posher,” added Friedland.
“I’m excited to partner with the team to bring bold, innovative solutions to the Poshmark community and scale the impact we deliver. As AI reshapes the future of shopping—making experiences more intuitive, personalized, and human—I see enormous opportunity for Poshmark to lead the way in redefining how people discover, connect, and find joy in shopping together.”
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Both the leaders are scheduled to meet on October 30 on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, to sign off on the deal terms.
China and the US have agreed on a gamut of contentious issues as part of a trade deal ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping later this week.
Talks on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur had eliminated the threat of Trump’s 100-per cent tariffs on Chinese imports beginning November 1, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
Trump too was optimistic about a deal.
Trump arrived in Kuala Lumpur yesterday for a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), his first stop in a five-day Asia tour that is scheduled to end on Thursday with a meeting with Xi.
Talks on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit had eliminated the threat of Trump’s 100-per cent tariffs on Chinese imports beginning November 1, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
“I would expect that the threat of the 100-per cent has gone away, as has the threat of the immediate imposition of the Chinese initiating a worldwide export control regime,” Bessent told a US TV channel.
“I think we’re going to have a deal with China,” Trump said after the weekend talks.
Bessent also said he expects China to delay implementation of its rare earth minerals and magnets licensing regime by a year while the policy is reconsidered.
“I think we have a very successful framework for the leaders to discuss on Thursday,” Bessent was quoted as saying by global newswires after he and US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer met Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and top trade negotiator Li Chenggang for their fifth round of in-person discussions since May.
Both sides reached a ‘preliminary consensus’ and will next go through their respective internal approval processes, Li said.
“The US position has been tough, whereas China has been firm in defending its own interests and rights,” Li said. “We have experienced very intense consultations and engaged in constructive exchanges in exploring solutions and arrangements to address these concerns,” he added.
Both sides agreed to pause some punitive actions and found “a path forward where we can have more access to rare earths from China, we can try to balance out our trade deficit with sales from the United States,” Greer told a US TV network.
Bessent said he anticipates a tariff truce with China will be extended beyond its November 10 expiry, and China will revive substantial purchases of US soybeans after buying none in September.
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