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Credits: Vingino Portside Attitude Set against the backdrop of the sea and inspired by the energy of the harbor, Portside Attitude introduces a refined, modern interpretation of nautical style for the new season. Designed for an effortless transition into early fall, this delivery blends classic maritime aesthetics with the distinct Vingino attitude. The collection highlights striped essentials and sail-inspired artworks, complemented by polo shirts and sweats with a sporty, yacht-club […]

In Pictures Harry Rosen, First Canadian Place store in Toronto Credits: Harry Rosen Canadian luxury menswear retailer Harry Rosen, a family-run business that celebrated 70 years in business in 2024, is investing 50 million Canadian dollars in retail across Canada, starting with a new, reimagined store in downtown Toronto. The new 10,380-square-foot, single-level boutique, located in First Canadian Place, Toronto, offers a new-concept design, described as a “bold investment in the […]

BioFluff campaign image Credits: BioFluff BioFluff, the innovative plant-based fur alternative company, has named Circ co-founder Luke Henning as interim chief executive officer to “accelerate market growth” for the bio-materials start-up. Henning, who has served as chairman of BioFluff's board for the past two years, will lead the company as it scales its commercial operations and accelerates market entry for its sustainable fur alternatives. He brings extensive experience in sustainable […]

Birkenstock's corporate headquarters Image: Birkenstock German footwear provider Birkenstock is set to take direct control of its distribution in Australia. On Wednesday, the publicly listed parent company, Birkenstock Holding Plc, announced it will acquire the distribution company Birkenstock Australia Pty. Ltd. through its subsidiary, Birkenstock International Asia GmbH. A corresponding binding agreement has already been signed. The transaction is expected to be completed before the end of […]

Black Friday Credits: FashionUnited Black Friday and its many global offshoots are no longer the shopping phenomena they once were. Participation remains high, but enthusiasm is fading. According to new YouGov data, 35 percent of British consumers say they are less interested in mega sales than they were a few years ago. The reasons are telling: 63 percent cite misleading discounts, and 43 percent say the novelty has simply worn off. For an industry that has long treated markdown season as an […]

Nasty Gal campaign imagery. Credits: Nasty Gal / Debenhams Group. Debenhams Group is accelerating its expansion in the US through the launch of Nasty Gal on the Amazon Fashion platform. With the collaboration, the US label will offer 172 items to local Amazon customers, with new stock to launch monthly. The launch intends to provide US customers with more direct access to Nasty Gal goods, further emphasised by its new availability through Amazon Prime delivery. In a statement, Debenhams […]

Fossil flagship in Louvre Passage, Paris Credits: Fossil Luxury watchmaker Fossil Group Inc. is reportedly considering an Initial Public Offering (IPO) for its Indian arm, Fossil India Pvt., aiming to capitalise on the country's booming market for new listings, according to a Bloomberg report. Following the news, the company's shares jumped 44 percent in Wednesday morning trading. Quoting people familiar with the matter, the report added that the U.S.-based company is in discussions with […]

Hestra store in Munich Credits: Hestra Swedish glove brand Hestra Gloves is opening its first stores in Germany and the United States. The German store is located at Sendlinger Straße 7 in Munich and is the family-owned company's first outside Scandinavia, Hestra announced on Thursday. But this is only the first step in its international expansion. Munich will be followed by Boulder, Colorado, the next store to join the network of locations that includes shops in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Oslo […]

Mango store at number 36 Paseo de Gracia in Barcelona, Spain. Credits: Mango. Late October 14, Mango alerted its customers via email that a significant portion of their personal data had been compromised in a cyberattack. The company, led by Toni Ruiz, sought to reassure customers that banking information was not among the compromised data. The Spanish fashion multinational explained in the aforementioned email, using careful phrasing, that the security breach did not occur within Mango's […]

Walmart partners with OpenAI. Credits: Walmart. US retail giant Walmart has announced a new partnership with OpenAI, through which it will soon make its products available to shop via AI-driven chatbot, ChatGPT. The move is already being hailed by Walmart executives as a next step in e-commerce, shifting from a static to dynamic experience. “For many years now, e-commerce shopping experiences have consisted of a search bar and a long list of item responses,” Doug McMillon, president and […]

PEFCR launch in Brussels, June 2025 Credits: Anna Roos van Wijngaarden On paper, an agreement has been reached on the first tool for scoring fashion products on sustainability. The regulation comes from Brussels and is called the Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR), hereafter referred to as 'PEF', for apparel and footwear. However, the method and the way it was developed are a source of considerable concern for many. The PEFCR is a method based on a life cycle […]

40 percent of Gen Z and 28 percent of millennials have already purchased second-hand products on Vinted Credits: FashionUnited, image generated with the help of artificial intelligence Secondhand fashion is no longer a niche but a conscious choice, increasingly integrated into the purchasing behaviour of younger generations. 40 percent of Gen Z and 28 percent of Millennials have already purchased second-hand products on Vinted, while 41 percent and 27 percent, respectively, have also sold […]

Princess Polly store at Westfield Century City in Los Angeles, California. Credits: via Business Wire, a.k.a. Brands A.k.a. Brands, the parent company of Princess Polly and Culture Kings, has refinanced its credit facility in a bid to strengthen its balance sheet and enable flexibility when pursuing strategic priorities. Through the amended and restated credit agreement, the group has secured an 85 million dollar term loan and around 35 million dollars in revolving credit capacity, replacing […]

How long does it take to sort through 60 tons of post-consumer textiles? We are talking careful, professional sorting - by type of articles, quality, fibres, composition, colours and more. For comparison - an adult giraffe weighs about a ton. Now picture 60 full-grown giraffes on one side of a giant scale and their weight in discarded textiles on the other. That is quite an enormous heap, isn’t it? To answer the question - one day! It actually takes about only one day for Bulgarian textile […]

AllSaints Cribbs Causeway store. Credits: AllSaints. AllSaints is continuing its retail expansion with the opening of three new stores in the UK. The sites will all serve in a pop-up capacity, with each being secured for a minimum of one-year. The first, which opened October 15, is located in The Mall at Cribbs Causeway just outside Bristol. The 1,719 square foot space, housing the brand’s full range, sits within the lower floor of the mall, where it already operates a concession inside […]

In-depth Tendam's logistics facility in Illescas, Toledo (Spain). Credits: Dematic. At the invitation of Tendam and technology company Dematic, FashionUnited toured the new logistics centre that the Spanish fashion multinational has now brought to full capacity in the Toledo town of Illescas, Spain. This is a particularly strategic location, bordering Madrid, where the company has just established the new hub for its online operations. The project for this new Tendam logistics centre in […]

Showroomprivé headquarters Credits: Showroomprivé Showroomprivé (SRP Group), a European leader in flash sales, has announced its intent to sell its 52.75 percent stake in The Bradery brand back to its founders, Timothée Linyer and Edouard Caraco. The cash transaction values The Bradery at 43.6 million euros, reflecting the immense success of the platform since SRP Group acquired its majority stake in May 2022 for only 10.2 million euros. Since joining the Showroomprivé ecosystem, The […]

Opinion Greta Lee. Credits: David Sims/Dior The fashion industry’s mood may be brightening, if only by a few degrees. LVMH, the world’s largest luxury group and the sector’s perennial bellwether, delivered a cautiously optimistic third-quarter report, suggesting that the long-anticipated recovery in global luxury spending may finally be taking shape. After several quarters of challenges, the group—whose portfolio spans Louis Vuitton and Dior to Celine and Loewe—reported that […]

Firefighters douse flames as smoke rises from burning chemical and garments factory in Dhaka (October 14, 2025) Credits: AFP At least 16 people were killed Tuesday when a fire tore through a chemical and garments factory in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, officials said. The blaze began in the factory's warehouse before spreading to a nearby multi-storey garments facility, said Tajul Islam Chowdhury, director at the Fire Service Department. All the bodies were recovered from the garments […]

Galeries Lafayette Haussmann. Image: Galeries Lafayette. The historic French department store chain Galeries Lafayette is set to open its first store in the Indian financial hub of Mumbai this November. It aims to attract the growing middle class and affluent consumers interested in luxury goods. The department store will open in a historic district of Mumbai, spanning 8,400 square metres across five floors. It will stock around 250 luxury and designer brands. Galeries Lafayette and its Indian […]

Zalando's AI feed Image: Zalando Berlin-based online retailer Zalando SE is expanding its AI-driven discovery feed to 16 additional markets. The e-commerce company also announced the introduction of new public customer profiles in all its active countries in a press release on Wednesday. The personalised feed presents users with clothing, brands and content that align with their preferences in real time. The new profile pages also allow users to follow brands, save content and share their own […]

Marks & Spencer in Spain's Nevada Shopping de Granada (España). Credits: Marks & Spencer. Department store Marks & Spencer has decided to extend the tenure of its current chairman Archie Norman as it moves into the next phase of its ongoing growth strategy. The move, which remains subject to shareholder approval at the company’s AGM, will extend Norman’s role for three years from September 2026. Norman, whose role will continue to be under annual review, started as the […]

In Pictures IFW Aoife McNamara Show. Credits: Christian Tierney / IFW. As the number of global fashion weeks continues to climb, more regions are seeking to claim space on the international calendar: not only as cultural showcases, but as strategic platforms for creative communities. This month, Ireland joined their ranks, launching its inaugural Ireland Fashion Week, a five-day event that set out to both celebrate local design and position Irish fashion for commercial success on the […]

Uniqlo announces the launch of a Uniqlo and Needles fleece line, the very first collaboration combining Uniqlo's high-quality manufacturing with the aesthetic and visionary spirit of Needles. Needles, a brand created by Keizo Shimizu, founder of the clothing store Nepenthes, is a favourite among fashion enthusiasts. This new collaborative collection features iconic Uniqlo fleece garments, enhanced with the refinement of Needles. Uniqlo x Needles Credits: Uniqlo Uniqlo x Needles […]

Kenneth Cole - executive chairman, founder, and chief creative officer; and Jed Berger - chief executive officer and president of Kenneth Cole Production Credits: Kenneth Cole Production Kenneth Cole Productions, the American fashion and lifestyle house founded in 1983, has unveiled a new era of leadership and a renewed strategic vision aimed at repositioning itself for its next “40 years of growth”. In a statement, Kenneth Cole Productions said it was promoting Jed Berger to chief […]

(L to R) Eden Tan, Harri, Joyce Bao, Masha Popova, Petra Fagerstrom and Renata Brenha. Credits: The Fashion Residency at Studio Smithfield. Six new designers are set to become the second cohort of The Fashion Residency at Studio Smithfield, due to begin January 2026. Spanning 18 months, the initiative, backed by the Mayor of London, Projekt and the Paul Smith Foundation, will provide the chosen participants with a free studio space, mentoring by industry leaders and business planning […]

Denim Deal book. Credits: Denim Deal, photo by Rosa van Enderen At the Kingpins denim trade fair, the Denim Deal, a global coalition aiming to scale up the use of post-consumer recycled cotton (POCR), is presenting its first three circular denim collections. Participating fashion companies aim to demonstrate that circular denim is already ready-to-wear, according to the press release. This refers to material innovations, as well as the use of digital product passports (DPPs) and the Product […]

Monica Vinader Edinburgh store. Credits: Monica Vinader. Jewellery brand Monica Vinader has appointed Sebastian Picardo as chief executive officer. The label announced the news on LinkedIn, where it confirmed the brand’s eponymous co-founder Monica Vinader will continue in an executive role as artistic director. Gaby Vinader, meanwhile, will transition into a non-executive director position. With Picardo, Monica Vinader is set to accelerate its global reach, scale innovation and “set new […]

Russell & Bromley launches with John Lewis. Credits: John Lewis. Department store John Lewis has introduced a new supplier platform that intends to accelerate the launch of new brands, as the retailer doubles down on a mission to expand its premium offering. Launched through a partnership with luxury footwear label Russell & Bromley, the new platform intends to make John Lewis more agile when responding to consumer demand, allowing the company to speed up the listing and sales of new […]

Arket X Evelina Kroon Credits: Arket Arket, the Swedish sister label under H&M Group, is taking a different approach to the festive season this year: a socially conscious collaboration with Stockholm-based artist Evelina Kroon. Together, they are launching a special blanket in support of the UN refugee agency: the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). For every blanket sold, Arket will donate the value of two thermal blankets directly to UNHCR, contributing to emergency […]

Durham high street, UK. Credits: Unsplash New figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) suggest a 2.3 percent year-on-year uptick in total retail sales for the month of September, as food sales drive performance. The figure came slightly ahead of September 2024, and was above the 12-month average growth rate of 2.1 percent. While food sales increased 4.3 percent, non-food sales rose at a more marginal rate of 0.7 percent, against a growth of 1.7 percent in the same month last year. […]

The Adidas Originals x Willy Chavarria collection for the spring/summer 2025 season Image: Adidas US fashion brand Willy Chavarria is set to advance its international growth with new investors. On Wednesday, the Dubai-based retail group Chalhoub Group announced the acquisition of a “strategic minority stake” in the clothing company, founded in 2015 by Willy Chavarria and David Ramirez. In addition to the Chalhoub Group, investment firms FAE Fashion Ventures and Webster Capital have also […]

Quiz store. Credits: Quiz. On the back of returning to growth in sales, Quiz has now outlined a retail expansion strategy that will see the opening of five to ten new locations across the UK. Set to roll out over the course of 12 months, the sites will each house a newly introduced store concept, already unveiled at the retailer’s location at Braehead Glasgow which opened in September. The concept is described by Quiz to be a “more sophisticated” shopping experience, seen in […]

Zalando Headquarters Credits: Zalando Zalando is set to accelerate its growth in the beauty segment and has brought in an expert from L'Oréal. Thomas Schwulera is taking on the role of vice president beauty at the Berlin-based online retailer, Zalando announced on Wednesday. He will be responsible for the entire strategy in this division, where the company recorded double-digit growth last year. Schwulera and his team will drive Zalando's beauty offering in Europe through improved curation, […]

Analysis Antoine Arnault, LVMH. Credits: THIBAUD MORITZ / AFP LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH), the global luxury leader, announced its sales figures this Tuesday, October 14. Sales totalled 58.1 billion euros for the first nine months of 2025. The third quarter (Q3) was marked by a significant turning point, with the group returning to an overall organic growth of +1 percent. This signals a stabilisation amidst a turbulent economic and geopolitical climate. This return to […]

Credit: Intersport Deutschland eG Intersport France is poised to become the future owner of the brand and central purchasing office of its Spanish counterpart. According to Modaes, the French subsidiary has submitted an offer of 300,000 euros. This includes the acquisition of assets, some suppliers, and the integration of a significant portion of the workforce. The deal is still pending final judicial approval. It would mark the end of the company's insolvency proceedings in Spain and ensure […]

Credits: Photo Credits: European flags in front of the Berlaymont building in Brussels, headquarters of the European Commission. European Union, file photo. Brussels, Belgium – The European Union announced on Tuesday that it had imposed fines totalling 157 million euros on luxury firms Gucci, Chloé and Loewe for breaching competition rules. The sanctions follow surprise raids conducted in April 2023 and an antitrust investigation by the European Commission in July 2024. The EU's executive […]

Louis Vuitton store in Barcelona. Credits: Louis Vuitton. The world's biggest luxury group LVMH reported Tuesday that its third-quarter revenue dropped four percent to 18.3 billion euros ($21 billion) due to currency movements. Revenue fell from a level of over 19 billion reached in the same period of 2024, the company said in a statement. The measure picked up however in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the previous three months, with a rise of one percent. From January to September this […]

In Pictures Luminous Blue, Energy Orange, Pop Pink, Meadowland Green & Clay: Jil Sander SS26, Saint Laurent SS26, Jenny Packham SS26, Saint Laurent FW25 & Elie Saab SS26 - Ready to Wear Credits: ©Launchmetrics/spotlight From eye-catching royal blue and bold orange to softer shades like lilac pink, light green-infused khaki, and earthy brown with a subtle pink hue — WGSN’s and Coloro’ s spring/summer 2027 colour palette is already making waves on the catwalks. The five […]

Merino sheep in a meadow in Baden Würtemberg in 2020 Credits: Four Paws | Bente Stachowske Two-thirds of international fashion brands provide insufficient transparency on how they handle live lamb cutting (LLC), also known as ‘mulesing’. This is a painful procedure where folds of skin are cut from around a lamb's hindquarters. The findings come from a new report by the animal welfare organisation Four Paws, which surveyed more than 100 brands across eleven countries. About the research […]

Credits: Vizoo In an interview with Renate Eder, CCO at Vizoo GmbH, Torben Böhm, Manager Technical Product Development & Digital Innovation at bonprix shares how 3D is not only a tool but an enabler to revamp outdated business processes and prepare the fashion business for the future. Key Takeaways bonprix reduced pattern development cycles from 9 months to just 6 weeks by implementing 3D technology & solutions. Consistent fit and fewer returns have been achieved across garment […]

Fashionphile store Credits: Fashionphile US-based luxury resale platform Fashionphile has acquired the intellectual property, customer database and social media channels of luxury British pre-loved marketplace Luxe Collective, which was forced to shut down earlier this year following a break-in at its warehouse, where it was reported that over 500,000 pounds in stock was stolen. In a statement, Fashionphile said the deal would allow the platform to enter the UK and European markets, as part of […]

PFW SS26 colour Trends: Sophisticated Palettes for Innovative Silhouettes Credits: PFW colour SS 26 ©Launchmetrics/spotlight Attendees at PFW SS26 are calling it “one for the history books.” The debut collections from several of the world’s leading designers captivated editors and buyers alike with innovative silhouettes and a bold, expressive approach to colour. In a definitive move away from monochromatic shades of black and white, PFW designers explored a wide range of […]

Illustrating image. Karl Lagerfeld's new Fall/Winter 2025 eyewear collection, featuring Paris Hilton. Credits: KARL LAGERFELD Redesigning the workflow “When I first began as a designer, the process was always the same,” Hun Kim, creative director at Karl Lagerfeld, explained during his talk at the online Alvanon 3D Tech Fest last week, where he shared how Karl Lagerfeld has welcomed AI into its design process. “We sketched ideas, chose fabrics, made technical drawings, and sent […]

Maria Grazia Chiuri. Credits: Fendi. Fendi has confirmed the appointment of Maria Grazia Chiuri as the new creative director of the Roman house, following the departure of Silvia Venturini. In her new role, the designer will head the artistic direction of the Italian firm, with responsibility for the collections and the global creative vision. Chiuri will report directly to Ramon Ros, president and chief executive officer of Fendi, under the LVMH group umbrella. “Maria Grazia Chiuri is one […]

A branch of the retailer Pepco Image: Pepco Group NV Following the insolvency filing of the discounter Pepco's German subsidiary in July, the restructuring plan for Pepco Germany GmbH was presented on Tuesday. The plan involves significant cuts to its store network. Pepco Germany to close 28 stores In recent weeks, the management has undertaken “an extensive analysis of the store network in Germany and the economic prospects of each individual store”, the company explained in a statement. […]

Credits: FashionUnited, image generated using artificial intelligence Eleven European textile companies have united in the new European Circular Textile Coalition to influence the policy agenda for circular textiles. In a manifesto, the members urge the EU to leverage post-consumer recycled (PCR) textiles as a catalyst for green jobs; textile industry innovation; and an improved competitive position. Reju, Resortecs, COLEO, Tissage de Charlieu, Synergies TLC, Nouvelles Fibres Textiles, […]

For illustrative purposes Credits: FashionUnited AI Husbands is a French fashion label that has made a name in luxury menswear by fusing vintage-inspired tailoring with contemporary flair. Founded in 2012 by Nicolas Gabard, a former lawyer-turned-designer, the brand quickly gained acclaim for its archetypically Parisian collections that mix classic suiting with references to music and film. Husbands’ key aesthetic can be described as “sexy, ’70s-inspired” tailoring, think […]

Credits: Tiffany & Co. Tiffany & Co. is proud to announce its partnership with Netflix in a collaboration between the storied luxury House and popular entertainment streaming services provider. Tiffany & Co. will feature its legendary jewelry in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, written and directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz. The film, which had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, is a cinematic […]

To celebrate its 12.5-year anniversary, MUD Jeans is launching a pair of jeans made from 55 percent Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) cotton, sourced from collected used jeans. In a press release, MUD Jeans describes this as a breakthrough, since the typical proportion of recycled material in the industry is between 20 and 40 percent. The innovation is being trialled on MUD Jeans’ bestsellers: the barrel-fit models The Brooke for women and The Ben for men, available in a dry indigo wash. Each pair […]

Credits: FashionUnited AI If you work in the apparel sector, you might have heard the term Digital ID or Digital Passport be used. You might have been interested in learning more, but when you pick up an article to review it gets complex quickly. While we do have some of these more complex articles, we thought it might be helpful to also write a primer to break it down, we hope this article helps. Why are we even talking about digital ID in the apparel industry? Today clothes do not contain […]

Sosandar Credits: Sosandar, Facebook Sosandar plc, the women's fashion brand, has reported a robust return to revenue growth for the six months ended September 30, 2025 (H1 FY26), with net revenue increasing by 15 percent to 18.7 million pounds. The company's own site notably contributed to this growth, showing a 28 percent increase in revenue over the prior year, driven by higher site traffic, improved conversion rates, and increased order volumes from new and existing customers. This […]

Image: About You Although the takeover by competitor Zalando SE is a done deal, the Hamburg-based e-commerce group About You Holding SE presented its latest business figures on Tuesday. In the second quarter of the current 2025/26 financial year, sales amounted to 492.3 million euros, an increase of 9.4 percent compared to the same period last year. According to the company, the increase was “driven by solid growth in the DACH and CEE regions”. A “relatively wide range of growth rates” […]

Milan Daniels Credits: courtesy of Otrium AI is rapidly conquering the fashion industry. While one company waits, another leads the way. Outlet platform Otrium uses artificial intelligence both behind the scenes in the warehouse and at the forefront with generative AI content. Co-founder Milan Daniels explains how this makes the company faster, smarter, and more customer-focused. He also discusses the opportunities he sees for the future. 1. How do you view AI? What does Otrium use artificial […]

Zara store at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada (US). Credits: Zara. Madrid – Just over two and a half years have passed since Inditex first mentioned its development strategies for Las Vegas. The Spanish fashion multinational has now announced the opening of a new Zara flagship store in the city popularly known as 'Sin City'. The establishment has already opened its doors in the iconic Caesars Palace hotel. The store is located in the hotel's retail area, 'The Forum […]

Circ operations Credits: Circ Circ, the only textile-to-textile recycler capable of taking polycotton blends and fully recovering both the polyester and the cellulose for reuse, is collaborating with the H&M Group. The move will see H&M incorporating Circ’s recycled fibres from polycotton textile waste into its product offerings for the first time. The first products will debut in autumn 2025, with a women's V-neck fleece sweatshirt made with Circ Polyester, where Circ has recycled […]

Credits: Touché Turkish fashion platform Touché Privé has secured five million dollars in Sharia-compliant growth funding from Amplify Growth Partnership, a joint venture between Ajeej Capital and Nuwa Capital, to fuel its expansion across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations. The brand, co-founded in 2014 by chief executive officer Enes Can Büyükköse and Miraç Bal, focuses on modest fashion for women aged twenty to forty-five and currently serves customers in over one hundred […]

Community Clothing x Seasalt collection campaign featuring Patrick Grant Credits: Seasalt Cornwall British clothing and lifestyle brand Seasalt Cornwall is launching a collection of menswear essentials with Community Clothing, founded by designer Patrick Grant, placing a spotlight on British manufacturing. The Community Clothing x Seasalt capsule collection, launching on October 15, features four garments, including a utility jacket, straight jeans, a jumper and walking socks, all made in the […]

Reebok showroom in London Credits: Authentic Brands Group Reebok International Limited and its subsidiary RILUK IPCO Limited, reported a strong financial performance for the year ended December 31, 2024. Group profit after taxation increased to 179.9 million dollars, up from 163.6 million dollars in 2023 and revenue increased to 302.4 million dollars. This profit surge was driven by the expansion of the global Reebok business, which benefited from improvements in licensee performance and the […]

Spotted on the catwalk: Purple at Moschino SS26, Lace and Satin at Ferragamo SS26 and checks at Burberry SS26 Credits: ©Launchmetrics/spotlight In Pictures Parisian AI fashion forecasting company Heuritech analyses millions of social media images to predict which styles, colours and fabrics will dominate the coming seasons. For spring/summer 2026, the agency identified ten notable trends. FashionUnited highlights a few of them with the help of catwalk looks. Purple as trend colour and Creamy […]

Source Fashion catwalk. Credits: Source Fashion. UK trade show Source Fashion has named Redress as its new headline catwalk partner. The Hong Kong-based NGO will take up the title for the event’s next edition in Olympia London, scheduled between January 13 to 15, 2026. For this season, Redress will bring two to three alumni from its Redress Design Award, a sustainable fashion competition for global emerging designers, to present on Source’s runway. The show will run three times a day and […]

The Vero Moda store in Bengaluru Image: Bestseller India Danish clothing retailer Bestseller A/S can look back on a successful financial year for its 50th anniversary. “This was a special year for us. We are celebrating a milestone that none of us could have imagined when the first shop was opened in 1975,” explained owner and CEO Anders Holch Povlsen in a statement on the announcement of the latest financial figures. “We are pleased to have delivered results despite the continued […]

Nude Project pop-up in the Miami Design District, from October 11 to 26, 2025. Credits: Nude Project. Madrid – Nude Project, the fashion brand founded in 2019 by young Spanish entrepreneurs Bruno Casanovas and Alex Benlloch, has reached a new milestone with the opening of its first physical retail space in America. The store, now open to the public in Miami, clearly signals the brand's ambition to expand across the region, beginning with the coveted and competitive US market. Designed as a […]

Interview Khloé Kardashian presents a travel-inspired Fabletics capsule Credits: Fabletics Fabletics is continuing to grow its wholesale business alongside its core digital clothing subscription service. The US athleisure provider is focusing on retailers such as Peek&Cloppenburg. Partnerships with gyms and reality TV star Khloé Kardashian are also boosting the brand's visibility. Mark Ralea, general manager of Fabletics Europe, and Thomas Fröhlke, vice president of wholesale […]

Exclusive Ehemaliges Fabletics-Pop-up in London Credits: Philip Panting / Fabletics Fabletics plans to open a minimum of 15 to 20 stores in Europe over the next two to three years. That is according to Mark Ralea, general manager for Fabletics Europe. The first opening will be a flagship store in Berlin, which is already in the planning stages. Other stores in Eastern Europe and Italy will follow, which will be opened with distribution partners. The company is currently reviewing further […]

Shein. Credits: Unsplash Ultra fast fashion retailer Shein’s meteoric growth in the US has suffered a sharp deceleration following the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the so-called de minimis tariff exemption on August 29. According to Bloomberg’s Second Measure transactional data, observed US sales for Shein fell by about 8 per cent year-on-year in September, its second-worst monthly performance in the past three years. The de minimis rule had allowed imported packages valued […]

Tod's SS26 Credits: Courtesy of Tod's "Made in Italy is one of our country's excellences, recognised worldwide," explained Diego Della Valle last Friday from Tod's headquarters in Milan. The executive's comments came after the city's Public Prosecutor's Office requested judicial administration for the Marche-based company, Tod's SpA, for allegedly negligently facilitating "severe labour exploitation" within its supply chain. Della Valle: 'Trivialities should not be reported so lightly, as if […]

Cotton Credits: Marta De Divitiis/FashionUnited The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) marked World Cotton Day with a comprehensive rebrand and the launch of a new traceability label, underscoring the organisation’s efforts to enhance transparency and accountability across the cotton supply chain. The move includes a redesigned logo, website, and the reinstatement of its original full name, fter operating simply as Better Cotton in recent years, alongside a new product label that identifies […]

Catimini and Jacadi campaign images Credits: KNCO website Design Eyewear Group, a Danish company that designs, develops and markets a range of eyewear brands worldwide, has acquired six eyewear brands from French company KNCO, as it looks to build an “even more diverse portfolio that reflects the needs of today’s eyewear customers”. In a statement, the Design Eyewear Group said the acquisition includes two proprietary adult brands, Francois Pinton and Karavan and two proprietary […]

Embroidery Credits: La Perla, via Facebook Italian luxury brand La Perla is settling into its new ownership structure following a lengthy sale proceedings coordinated between UK and Italian officials, utilising a landmark cross-border insolvency protocol. With this, the lingerie brand’s joint liquidators Andrew Watling and Duncan Beat, managing directors of advisory firm Quantuma, have now said overall the sale has preserved around 200 jobs in Italy, and has further enabled production to […]

Vince European flagship on Marylebone High Street, London Credits: Vince Vince Holding Corp., a global contemporary retailer, has announced its voluntary decision to transfer its U.S. stock exchange listing from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq). The company anticipates that its common stock will cease trading on the NYSE on or around October 20, 2025, and will begin trading on Nasdaq on or around October 21, 2025, continuing to use the ticker symbol […]

Boutique Lanvin Credits: Lanvin Lanvin Group, the global luxury fashion group, has announced that David Chan, its executive president and chief financial officer, will step down from his position, effective October 27, 2025, to pursue new professional opportunities. Since joining the Group at its inception, Chan has been instrumental in strengthening Lanvin Group’s strategic and financial foundation, guiding its transformation into a global luxury platform, and supporting its New York Stock […]

Credits: NBDC Marian Bock founded the label in 2022, NBDC grew from the simple idea of the “perfect sock” to a brand that unites design, attitude, and joy. Every product is made in family-run factories in Portugal – using organic cotton, premium materials, and fair production standards. The result: quality you can feel – and wear with a clear conscience. But it is more than great product design, that makes NBDC what it is. “Our socks are like a small smile in your day – sometimes […]

Wasteland Gikomba Fashion refers to the sustainable fashion movement that transforms discarded textiles and second-hand clothing from Nairobi's largest second-hand fabric and apparel market, Gikomba market into new styles. Credits: TONY KARUMBA / AFP. In a dusty alley in the heart of Kenya's largest open-air market, fashion models strut down a makeshift runway in bold, upcycled outfits made from waste collected at dumpsites and market cast-offs -- proof that even trash can dazzle. Every year, […]

Lueder Spring Summer 2026, Ready to Wear en London Fashion Week. Credits: ©Launchmetrics/spotlight. London Fashion Week (LFW) September 2025, presented by Principal Partner 1664 Blanc, highlighted the exceptional power, creativity, and influence of British fashion. Held throughout September, LFW featured an impressive 157 designer brands, 50 shows, 23 presentations and appointments, 76 events, and over 1,000 consumer events across four cities. The generosity and commitment of partners, […]

Focus Credits: Balenciaga SS26 main image ©Launchmetrics/spotlight As recently reported by FashionUnited, a major highlight of this season’s Paris Fashion Week was Pierpaolo Piccioli’s debut as the new creative director of Balenciaga. After the previous designer, Demna’s, inclusion of streetwear, Piccioli took a different direction, explicitly referencing Cristóbal Balenciaga’s original forms, (sack dresses, balloon shapes, cocoon silhouettes,) as starting points, to eliminate […]

The first Uniqlo store in 1984 Credits: Fast Retailing Tokyo-based Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., a global leader in the apparel retail sector and the parent company of the prominent Uniqlo brand, continues to assert its position as a major force in the global fashion industry. This analysis follows the announcement of the company's fiscal year 2025 results, which marked the fourth consecutive year of record profit, underlining a strong operational execution and successful international expansion […]

Donatella Versace Credits: Courtesy Latin American Fashion Awards Donatella Versace will preside as President of the Jury for the second edition of the Latin American Fashion Awards, set to take place from 6–9 November 2025. The appointment represents a notable endorsement of the region’s creative force by one of fashion’s most influential figures. Founded by Constanza Cavalli Etro and Silvia Argüello, the Awards, often referred to as “the Oscars of Latin Fashion", have swiftly become […]

Closed opened a store in Los Angeles three years ago, which was later closed. Credits: Closed The acquisition of Closed by the Böck entrepreneurial family and fashion manager Dieter Holzer can now proceed. Germany's Federal Cartel Office has approved the takeover of the insolvent Closed Group by capital-Home GmbH, the authority announced on Friday. Capital-Home GmbH also holds the majority of shares in the Marc O'Polo Group. “Although there are certainly overlaps in the product portfolios […]

The G-Star Raw headquarters in Amsterdam. Credits: G-Star Raw Denim label G-Star is expanding its online secondhand platform, Rewear, to Belgium, Germany and France. Through the platform, customers can buy and sell secondhand G-Star clothing. The service is part of the brand's Repair–Rewear–Recycle strategy, which aims to make clothing last longer or give it a second life. “Our designs are made to last, so we want to make it as easy as possible to extend their lifespan. This expansion […]

Credits: Fashion Pioneers Awards The Fashion Pioneers Awards 2025, in partnership with the City of Amsterdam and Fashion United, proudly announce the nominees for its inaugural edition. After an inspiring application phase featuring visionary entries from across Europe, the moment has arrived, the nominees are revealed, and public voting is now open. The winners will be celebrated at a dedicated award ceremony on 28 November 2025, held at Fashion for Good in Amsterdam. The Fashion Pioneers […]

The 'bell ringing' ceremony with which Puig celebrated its stock market debut from the Barcelona Stock Exchange, on May 3, 2024. Credits: BME. Madrid – Shares for the Spanish fashion and beauty group Puig hit a new all-time low during trading on Thursday, October 9, plummeting by 6.70 percent. This sharp decline was triggered by a major shift in stance from US investment bank JP Morgan, which reportedly cut its valuation of Puig's share price by 50 percent. The bank drastically lowered its […]

Credits: FashionUnited ai The UK retail sector recorded its second consecutive week in negative territory, with total like-for-like (LFL) sales declining by -3.67% against a strong base of +10.86% from the same period last year. This downturn was primarily driven by weak non-store sales across all retail segments. The fashion sector mirrored this overall trend, with total LFL sales falling by -6.58%, marking its second consecutive negative outcome and the lowest performance since the second […]

In Pictures Bill Nighy for John Smedley capsule collection campaign Credits: John Smedley by Charlie Gray British luxury knitwear brand John Smedley has unveiled an exclusive capsule collection designed in collaboration with actor Bill Nighy, who has been a wearer of the brand since he was 17 years old. In a statement, Nighy explains that he has turned to John Smedley knitwear “as a foundational part of his wardrobe,” for more than five decades, and his creative collaboration with […]

AllSaints’ new Meadowhall store. Credits: AllSaints Catherine Scorey Jobling, the chief operations officer at AllSaints, is set to exit the company after nearly seven years in the role. The news was confirmed in a statement to Drapers by AllSaints’ chief executive officer Peter Wood, who said appointing Scorey Jobling after taking up the helm in 2018 was his “first big decision”. “Over the past seven years she has helped us achieve so much, expanding our product proposition, evolving […]

Toms shoes Credits: Toms via Facebook Footwear brand Toms, known for its social impact, has appointed footwear industry veteran Jessica Alsing as its new chief executive officer. Alsing, who has been consulting with the company in recent months, brings deep expertise in footwear, digital marketing, and global brand building, along with a shared belief in Toms’ mission to use business as a force for good. Prior to joining Toms, Alsing spent nearly a decade at Crocs, where she was the vice […]

Skims x The North Face Credits: Vanessa Beecroft for Skims/The North Face Kim Kardashian’s Skims is doubling down on its expansion in the UK. On the back of launching its highly-anticipated collaboration with Nike, the shapewear and apparel brand is now set to explore the UK retail market more broadly through a new partnership with Flannels. The Frasers Group-owned multibrand retailer has announced the arrival of Skims both in select stores and on its e-commerce site, offering a variety of […]

Paraiso co-founder Natalija Dedic-Stojanovic. Credits: Paraiso. Exclusive Paraiso, an organiser behind the annual Miami Swim Week, is preparing to venture into a new region. The platform has announced the debut of an United Arab Emirates (UAE) edition of its event dubbed Paraiso Dubai, set to take place October 2026. In a bid to build a “commercial bridge” between Miami and Dubai, Paraiso is looking to leverage attributes shared by the two cities in the way of luxury and resort, and thus […]

Louise Boase (Australia), Rod Henderson (TAL president), Dr Christina Dean (Redress founder), Ngoc Ha Thu Le (Redress Alum), Redress Design Award x TAL Challenge 2024 Credits: Redress x TAL. Interview Navigating the fashion landscape seems to have never been more challenging - especially for smaller, emerging, and upcoming designers. Characterized by ongoing economic uncertainty, the increasing use of digital tools like AI, a changing retail experience, and never-ending shifts in consumer […]

Credits: Mr Marvis Amsterdam-based menswear brand MR MARVIS celebrates its first month on King’s Road in London. Open since September, the brand’s 20th store has already secured a spot among MR MARVIS’ top three best-performing retail locations. The recent London opening marks a significant milestone in the company’s international growth and paves the way for further expansion across London and the UK. Chelsea Calling Building on a clientele since 2017, including the UK’s most […]

The Benetton headquarters Credits: Courtesy of Benetton As announced in recent months, Benetton Group (BG) is aiming for a relaunch. This will be achieved through cost-cutting measures, reorganisation and optimisation. To this end, BG is establishing new corporate branches focused on specific business activities. According to the newspaper MF today, there are seven new companies, all based in Treviso, Italy. These include Retail Omnia Network and Property 347. The former will essentially […]

Victoria Beckham Spring Summer 2025, Ready to Wear Credits: ©Launchmetrics/spotlight Opinion When Victoria Beckham launched her fashion label in 2008, the reception was polite at best and sceptical at worst. The former Spice Girl turned designer was, at the time, still considered more tabloid muse than creative visionary, a woman defined by immaculate hair, towering heels, and her infamous refusal to smile. Few in the industry could have predicted that, nearly two decades later, she would be […]

Artizia Keystone store Credits: Artizia Aritzia, the design house offering Everyday Luxury, announced strong financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, driven by impressive growth in the United States. Net revenue surged 31.9 percent to 812.1 million Canadian dollars (58 million dollars), with comparable sales growing by 21.6 percent. The company’s performance was particularly strong in the U.S., where net revenue increased by 40.7 percent to 486.1 million Canadian […]

Credits: Burberry Drawing on more than 165 years of heritage, Burberry continues to evolve its outerwear. Grounded in innovation, skill and a spirit of adventure, the house showcases its iconic designs through a new campaign, immersive pop-ups and heritage-inspired windows, while introducing more styles to its expanding outerwear family. The campaign features four short films starring Academy Award-winning actor Olivia Colman, directed by John Madden, whose work includes ‘Shakespeare in […]

Jason Wu SS26 Credits: ©Launchmetrics/spotlight The Jason Wu Collection unveiled its highly anticipated Spring/Summer 2026 line with a captivating full fashion show during the recent New York Fashion Week. The event, a highlight of the season, masterfully showcased Wu's signature aesthetic – a delicate yet powerful fusion of sophisticated femininity and modern design. Each piece presented on the runway reinforced the brand's commitment to creating garments that are both exquisitely elegant […]

For illustrative purposes Credits: FashionUnited AI Bluemarble is a young Paris-based fashion label that has quickly become one of the most talked-about names in menswear. Founded in 2019 by Anthony Alvarez, the brand blends surf and skate influences with early 2000s nostalgia and multicultural flair into a bold, coherent aesthetic. This fresh mix of playful streetwear and elevated tailoring has earned Bluemarble a fast-growing following. Brand History and Evolution Anthony Alvarez launched […]

The Defshop website Image: Defshop Berlin-based clothing retailer Defshop GmbH is insolvent. This was announced in a statement published on Thursday by Brinkmann & Partner (B&P), a business law firm specialising in restructuring solutions. According to the statement, lawyer Jan Markus Plathner of B&P was appointed as the provisional insolvency administrator for Defshop by the Darmstadt District Court on October 7. The statement adds that he will be supported in the ongoing […]

Chris Chalmers, VP – customer data and loyalty Credits: ASDA Asda has announced the appointment of Chris Chalmers as vice president – customer data and loyalty, effective January 2026. Chalmers, who is currently the customer director for JD Sports, will be returning to Asda, where he previously served as digital marketing director from 2012 to 2017. In this "strategically critical role," he will oversee the development and execution of the Asda Rewards customer loyalty programme, as well […]

Levi's Credits: Levi Strauss & Co Levi Strauss & Co. announced financial results for the third quarter ended August 31, 2025, with net revenues of 1.5 billion dollars, representing a 7 percent increase on both a reported and organic basis versus the prior year. Beyond Yoga net revenues increased 2 percent on a reported and organic basis. The company’s performance was highlighted by significant growth in Asia, up 12 percent on a reported and organic basis and its direct-to-consumer […]

Handbags are a particularly popular second-hand purchase. Image: Vestiaire Collective According to a new study by the resale platform Vestiaire Collective and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), second-hand fashion and vintage luxury products are projected to reach a market volume of up to 360 billion dollars by 2030, compared to the current 210 to 220 billion dollars. This represents an annual growth of 10 percent, a rate three times higher than that of the new goods market. The second-hand […]