Hugo Boss, the ailing German clothier, said earnings may rise in 2017 as its turnaround takes shape after profit plummeted on weak sales in China and the US last year.

The best of this week’s fashion on the red carpet.

Chris Donoghue co-presents Newstalk Breakfast from 7am to 10am. He is an ambassador for First Fortnight, a charity aimed at challenging mental health stigma, and will speak at Proclamation, a music and talk event on New Year’s Day in Christ Church Cathedral, as part of First Fortnight festival in association with NYF Dublin. NYF Dublin’s three-day citywide festival spans the new year period from today until January 1. See www.NYFDublin.com 

Designer brand Hugo Boss has been fined £1.2m in England over the death of a four-year-old boy who was killed when an 18-stone mirror crushed him in a shop changing room.

While few would argue Dublin has been hardest hit by the recession, retailers there have endured a period of stagnation similar to that of their regional counterparts — and it’s only now beginning to lift.

The manager of Cork Harbour Marina has insisted the surprise arrival of a high-profile racing vessel shows the local area could become an international yachting hot-bed if just €5m is invested into facilities.

On repeated occasions this season, Jose Mourinho has rather conspicuously reminded people this is not the same Chelsea side as 2004-2006; that the old truths no longer apply.

Comedian Russell Brand was caught up in a row at a celebrity party after he made a jibe about fashion firm Hugo Boss and its links to the Nazis.

Russell Brand hit out at the GQ Awards sponsors Hugo Boss claiming the company's founder was a "Nazi".

British Formula One star Lewis Hamilton was involved in an another high speed collision – but this time it was on the water in the JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race.

Hugo Boss has increased sales by 2% to €510m in the first quarter of 2008 from €500m in the same period in 2007.

Actress Katie Holmes and her infant daughter Suri were denied access to the opening party of Berlin Fashion Week in Germany on Thursday.

IRISH actor Jonathan Rhys-Meyers has landed lucrative contracts with two of the world’s leading clothes designers.

Rock legend Jon Bon Jovi has accused Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand of stealing his style.

PRADA, Holding and Hugo Boss are among European designer-clothing brands freezing prices of men’s 2004 spring/summer collections, trying to spur sales as the dollar slides and shoppers from New York to Tokyo cut spending.