The Local Switzerland

Swiss specs manufacturer 'inundated' with requests after Oprah royals interview

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 22:15:42 +0100

Swiss spectacles manufacturer Gotti said Thursday they had been inundated with demand for the oversized glasses worn by Oprah Winfrey for her TV interview with Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan.

Why now is a good time to shop for clothes in Switzerland

Fri, 17 Jul 2020 18:23:28 +0200

As the sale season on summer clothes has begun, Swiss retailers are offering significant price reductions on their unsold products. You may get lucky and get some great deals.

Fashion house Carven parts ways with Swiss designer Ruffieux

Mon, 05 Nov 2018 20:00:49 +0100

The French fashion label Carven, which is being acquired by a Chinese group after falling on hard times, said Monday that its Swiss designer Serge Ruffieux is leaving after less than two years as artistic director.

World's hippest fashion brand honours regional Swiss trains with 735-franc hoodie

Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:43:07 +0200

Zurich-based fashion collective Vetements has just launched a hoodie with lettering modelled on eastern Switzerland's THURBO trains.

Swiss hairdresser insures hands for 750,000 francs

Tue, 01 Mar 2016 15:02:38 +0100

Speaking to The Local on Tuesday, 28-year-old Roberto Cianciarulo said that he was the first hairdresser in Switzerland to have his hands insured, in case an accident should affect his ability to style hair.

Geneva model walks two ways on Paris catwalks

Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:22:55 +0200

In a quiet Paris street, model Tamy Glauser, with a shaven head since chopping off her "pretty" long locks six years ago, offers an impromptu demonstration of two very different catwalk techniques.

Hermès buys stake in Swiss luxury watchmaker

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:42:00 +0200

The watch subsidiary of French luxury group Hermès says it has bought control of a Swiss watchmaking firm, Joseph Erard Holding, boosting its strategy in making high-end timepieces.

Models don choc frocks for tasty Zurich fashion show

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:01:00 +0200

For the opening soirée of the first Salon du Chocolat in Zurich, renowned chocolatiers and pastry chefs applied their skills to fabric in a new twist on haute couture, writes Meritxell Mir.

Swiss and French men top European smelly sock league

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:58:00 +0200

When it comes to socks, one is more likely to find a French or Swiss man wearing a smelly pair than a German or a Brit.