NEW YORK, N.Y. - Here are some resources for those who are interested in buying clothes that are "ethically produced:" —Fair Trade U.S.A. (fairtradeusa.org): The non-profit was founded in 1998 to audit products to make sure workers overseas are paid fair wages and work in safe conditions, and it's hoping to appeal to shoppers who care about where their clothing is made. In 2010, it expanded the list of products that it certifies beyond coffee, sugar and spices to include clothing. Check out its website to find fashions and partners such as PrAna, a yoga-inspired clothing line.

He threw a 70th birthday party in 2008 and a 79th four years later, so fashion followers might be forgiven a little scepticism following Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld's latest pronouncement on the subject of his age. Always a dapper figure in sharply tailored suits, high collared shirts and trademark ponytail and dark glasses, the legendary German couturier says he is in fact 77.

MILAN (Reuters) - Italian luxury house Gucci is banking on reviving centuries-old porcelain maker Richard Ginori to play catch-up with rivals in the global luxury houseware market. Ginori, which went bust in January, will be re-equipped by Gucci which has offered to pay 13 million euros ($17 million) for the company, founded nearly 280 years ago, with the aim of reinvigorating the name and boosting it on overseas markets.

German sportswear giant Puma on Thursday named Bjoern Gulden, a former professional footballer and top manager at rival Adidas, as its new chief executive. "The administrative board of Puma today appointed Bjoern Gulden, 47, as the sports and lifestyle company's new CEO, effective July 1. He succeeds Franz Koch who left the company at the end of March," the company said in a statement.