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Gore-Tex exhibited for the first time at the trade fair, with a stand and a bar. Credits: Regina Henkel / FashionUnited With three exhibition halls for the first time and more than 590 exhibitors, Performance Days in Munich reached a new scale on October 13 and 14, 2026, continuing its success story. As always, the focus was on innovative material concepts and, this time, particularly on bio-based fibres.

A look inside the new Alo flagship store in Berlin Image: Alo US sportswear brand Alo has opened its first store in Germany in Berlin-Mitte. The yogawear specialist chose the popular shopping district of Hackescher Markt for its location. At Münzstraße 21-23, Alo now offers womenswear and menswear, footwear and accessories across an area of approximately 557 square metres.

Michael Absmaier becomes the new head of Atomic Image: Amer Sports Ski brand Atomic, part of the sporting goods group Amer Sports Inc., is facing a leadership change. On Monday, the company announced that Michael Absmaier will take over as president of the label on January 1, 2027. He succeeds Wolfgang Mayrhofer, who will retire at the end of the year after more than four decades at Atomic. Absmaier himself has been with Amer Sports for over 20 years. He currently serves as chief financial […]

Credits: FashionUnited ai The FashionUnited Index of Most Valuable Fashion Brands ranks the largest fashion brands in the world by brand value. In 2026 Hermès takes first place for the first time, with a brand value of 45 billion dollars, ahead of Louis Vuitton and Chanel. Together, the ten most valuable brands are worth 222.3 billion dollars, almost half of the 451 billion dollars that the full top 100 is worth.

Credits: MM6 Maison Margiela Paris-based fashion label MM6 Maison Margiela and French outdoor brand Salomon are releasing a new collection as part of their footwear collaboration, which started in 2022. The collection arrives in two drops, the first on October 22 and the second on November 17. According to the brands, the new chapter revisits earlier prototypes from the four-year partnership and adds two new designs. The link between the two labels was strengthened earlier this year, when MM6 […]

Credits: SCAD The SCAD Fash Museum of Fashion + Film in Atlanta opened an exhibition titled C.Z. Guest: Portrait of an American Style Icon on Oct. 15, 2026, marking the debut public presentation of over 40 ensembles and accessories from the late tastemaker's personal wardrobe, according to a press release shared by the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). The featured garments, donated to the SCAD Museum of Art Permanent Collection by Guest's daughter, Cornelia Guest, alongside select […]

Pierre Talamon, president of the FNH Credits: FNH Interview

United Colors of Benetton Oxford Street flagship store. Credits: Benetton. Italian retailer United Colors of Benetton has reportedly closed its flagship store on London’s Oxford Street after eight years, according to a report by The Sun. Benetton has not publicly confirmed the Oxford Street closure or disclosed how many employees may be affected. Posts on social media showed a 70 percent closing down sale.

Chanel bag, handbag, luxury, accessoires, Credits: Chanel Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2027 ©Launchmetrics/spotlight With China's economy still struggling to recover from the pandemic, even global fashion icons are beginning to feel the pinch as consumers turn instead to the second-hand market or buy upstart new homegrown brands.

Quince campaign imagery. Credits: Quince. US-based retailer Quince has launched in the UK, marking its first expansion beyond North America. The company's regional website offers womenswear, menswear, children’s clothing and homeware, with free delivery and a 365-day returns policy. The initial selection will be tailored to British shoppers, with categories expected to expand.

Boss flagship store in Düsseldorf Image: Hugo Boss British retail group Frasers Group plc has come one small step closer to a majority stake in the Metzingen-based fashion company Hugo Boss AG.

Credits: FashionUnited Amsterdam-based digital fashion platform The Fabricant and London College of Fashion, a constituent college of University of the Arts London, have launched Image-to-Pattern, an 18-month research and development project supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology Cultural and Creative sectors and industries, according to a press release shared by the organizations. The initiative addresses the structural gap between digital fashion design and physical […]

"Frutteria Golden” takeover at Selfridges’ corner shop in London Credits: Golden Goose Selfridges has partnered with media platform Dazed to launch an open call for emerging creatives, offering six successful applicants the opportunity to showcase their work in the luxury department store’s Oxford Street windows in London. The initiative is open to people aged 18 to 35 working across creative disciplines, including fashion design, photography, styling, make-up, graphic design, set […]

Ponda Otter Gilet merch. Credits: Ponda. British biomaterials company Ponda has launched Wear the Wetland, a customisable clothing collection designed to connect corporate merchandise with wetland restoration, with Imperial College London among the first organisations to adopt its materials.

Credits: Fast Retailing Company; Theory Textile Exchange has named Theory, the fashion label owned by Fast Retailing, among the winners of its 2026 Climate and Nature Impact Awards, recognising a project that reduced methane emissions from sheep used in wool production. Theory won the Collaboration for Global Impact Award alongside Congi Farm in Australia, environmental technology company Sea Forest and Italian wool mill Botto Giuseppe. Their project tested SeaFeed, a feed supplement designed […]

Mulberry, Battersea Power Station Credits: Mulberry. UK luxury brand Mulberry Group plc (Mulberry) announced an 18.1 percent increase in sales at actual currency rates for the 26 weeks ended September 26, 2026. The group attributed the performance to product momentum, brand elevation, and full-price sales growth aligned with its 'Back to the Mulberry Spirit' strategy.

Yui Chen, winner of the fashion grand prix at the Hyères festival 2026, with Hugo Lucchino Credits: F. Julienne The 41st edition of the International Festival of Fashion, Photography and Accessories in Hyères has awarded the grand prix to Yui Chen, the first Chinese designer to receive this award. The jury favoured an experimental artistic approach, combining formal innovation with positive emotion. A Chinese designer and graduate of Parsons Paris, Yui Chen presented a unisex collection […]

Matalan mobile app Credits: Matalan UK fashion and homeware retailer Matalan has reported strong early performance from its new native mobile application, marking progress in its plans to accelerate digital expansion and create a connected experience for customers online and in store.

Calvin Woolley, CEO, Cyclothe Credits: Cyclothe Swedish circular technology company Cyclothe has entered its next phase of commercial growth with the appointment of Calvin Woolley as co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO). Woolley will lead the transition of Cyclothe from technology validation to the international deployment and commercial scale-up of its Circular Resource Infrastructure. Woolley brings over 25 years of international textile industry leadership, including 15 years […]

Shein parcels. Credits: Photo by FREDERIC PETRY / HANS LUCAS / HANS LUCAS VIA AFP Marseille - A French company, part of the Japanese cosmetics group Shiseido, demanded over 2.6 million euros from e-commerce giant Shein in court on Tuesday. The claim is for marketing beauty products without being an authorised reseller.

Shein's logistics centre in Poland. Credits: Shein. Madrid – Shein continues to scale and deepen its operations as a global marketplace. This time, it is introducing its new cooperative logistics service in Europe, starting from Spain. The company presents this solution as a new tool for sellers on its platform. It promises to help them grow within and expand into new European markets.

Credits: IWD From asset search to planograms, AI is making its way into Visual Merchandising. IWD, the Visual Merchandising software provider, is building it into its platform to automate, recommend and improve in-store performance. McKinsey estimates that merchants could reclaim up to 40% of their time by handing part of their manual, repetitive tasks over to AI agents. It is a broad projection, but it raises a pertinent question for Visual Merchandising: what happens when AI is involved at […]

True Religion store Credits: True Religion US denim and lifestyle brand True Religion is exploring strategic options, including a full sale or the sale of a minority stake, according to a Reuters report. The potential transaction could value the company at close to 1 billion dollars, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Interview Kai Schreiber, Apple Martin and Ella Bleu Travolta Credits: ©Launchmetrics/spotlight Apple Martin, daughter of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin, made her runway debut at Chloé’s spring 2027 show in Paris on October 1. By the next day, social media had already labelled her a “nepo baby” — a term used to describe someone who appears to benefit professionally from their famous parents. She wasn’t the only member of fashion’s nepo baby multiverse to walk the runways […]

In Pictures SS27 Double Denim Trend Main Image Credits: ©Launchmetrics/spotlight The rise of double denim and head-to-toe denim looks was a defining feature of the SS27 ready-to-wear runways, as highlighted by several industry sources. Across the global SS27 fashion circuit, denim accounted for an average of 7 percent of all runway looks, according to T-Fashion, driven largely by coordinated sets and tailored denim separates. Affectionately known as the ‘Canadian tuxedo’, the […]

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal with Nike executives Credits: Piyush Goyal via X Washington County - Nike (NKE) is expanding its presence in India with plans for a new global campus in Bengaluru as the sportswear giant looks to revive growth under CEO Elliott Hill and tap into one of the world's fastest-growing consumer markets. The campus, expected to open within the next few years, will house corporate roles spanning Nike, Jordan Brand and Converse. Hill described the project as a long-term […]

Designer Stella McCartney backstage at her eponymous brand's SS27 show. Credits: ©Launchmetrics/spotlight Every season, once Paris Fashion Week concludes, communications agency Karla Otto and influencer marketing platform Lefty announce the marketing impact figures. This time, however, the data is staggering. The Paris womenswear spring/summer 2027 season generated over 795.6 million dollars in earned media value (EMV), marking a 59 percent increase compared to the previous year. This is […]

Credits: Bershka Spanish fashion retailer Bershka, part of Inditex, has opened a pop-up store in Shoreditch, east London, to launch its Bershka Series collection for fall/winter 2026. The pop-up on Bethnal Green Road, just off Brick Lane, is open from October 16 to November 1. Visitors can shop the party-season collection at the pop-up before it is released more widely online and in Bershka's flagship stores. Fitting room as music experience The store design takes its cues from nightclubs, […]

EME Studios pop-up store at 180 Kalverstraat in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Credits: EME Studios. Madrid – Spanish fashion brand EME Studios is advancing its international growth strategy with the opening of its first physical retail space in the Netherlands. The brand entered the market this Friday, October 16, with the launch of a pop-up store in Amsterdam.

Credits: International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) Poor data integration, skills shortages and gaps in governance, rather than the technology itself, are the main obstacles to adopting artificial intelligence in the textile and apparel industry. That is the central finding of a white paper published by the Zurich-based International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) and the Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University in Germany. The paper, titled 'AI in the […]

Credits: Denham Amsterdam-based denim brand Denham has presented its fall/winter 2026 collection, titled 'The Thread Between Worlds'. The collection connects the brand's European denim roots with Japanese craftsmanship, playing on contrasts between heritage and innovation, restraint and expression, and East and West. The accompanying campaign centres on different generations and features Mark van der Loo and his family. According to Denham, contrast runs through the collection, with precise […]

Luca De Meo au siège de Kering, à Paris (septembre 2025). Credits: Photo de THOMAS SAMSON / AFP Paris - Kering chief executive Luca de Meo is accelerating his shake-up of the struggling fashion conglomerate with the ousting of Alexander McQueen's chief designer, just days after a purge at Saint Laurent. Paris-based Kering announced Thursday that McQueen creative director Sean McGirr was leaving his job at the loss-making British label three years after his appointment. The 38-year-old […]

Credits: Armedangels German fashion brand Armedangels has been featured on American magazine TIME's Best Inventions 2026 list for its 100 percent Tencel Lyocell windbreaker in the outerwear category. According to the brand, it is the first windbreaker with a ripstop outer fabric woven entirely from this wood fibre, without a membrane, synthetic fibres or PFAS. Each year, TIME selects 300 inventions based on criteria such as originality; effectiveness; ambition and impact. For this year's list, […]

The Louis Vuitton Travel Book Collection "Tempo Point" Credits: Louis Vuitton Louis Vuitton is venturing into new territory. The French fashion house is releasing a new volume in its Travel Book series, this time leading to a place that does not exist on any map. The focus is on Tempo Point, a fictional metropolis from the universe of the virtual pop group K/DA. Its members are also playable characters in the video game League of Legends: Ahri, Evelynn, Kai’Sa and Akali. For the new book, […]

Inside the IFA-Fira Alacant exhibition centre during an edition of Futurmoda. Credits: Futurmoda. Spanish suppliers to the footwear and leather goods industry showcased their collections for autumn/winter 2027/2028 in Elche. The 56th edition of Futurmoda brought together nearly 3,800 people over its two days of activity. The trade show was held on October 14 and 15 at the IFA-Fira Alacant venue. A total of 171 companies exhibited at this edition, including ten participating for the first time. […]

Credits: FashionUnited ai UK fashion posted a strong week, driven for a second week running by its online channel, as a broad high street surge in non-store sales lifted the category well clear of its prior-year comparison. Fashion total like-for-like (LFL) sales rose +4.84% against a positive +2.49% base a year earlier, according to the latest BDO High Street Sales Tracker.

Credits: Karl Lagerfeld x G.H. Bass Paris-based fashion house Karl Lagerfeld has partnered with American footwear brand G.H. Bass on a footwear capsule for fall/winter 2026. The collaboration centres on the penny loafer and coincides with two milestones for G.H. Bass: the brand's 150th anniversary and the 90th anniversary of its Weejuns penny loafer. Founded in Maine in 1876, G.H. Bass introduced the Weejuns in 1936, a style the company describes as the first penny loafer. For the capsule, […]

FatFace store Credits: FatFace UK lifestyle clothing brand FatFace has announced the opening of a new store in Shaftesbury, marking the first time the company has established a presence in the historic town.

Image from the Ruzane show at Yerevan Fashion Week. Credits: Sergey Akopyan. In 2025, the European Union imported 129 million euros worth of textiles from Armenia, almost entirely clothing. Behind this figure is an industry that has been working for high-end European firms, especially Italian ones, for years. Alongside it, generations of designers have emerged. Yerevan Fashion Week (YFW) aims to give them recognition in their own right, beyond their borders.

Credits: Tommy Hilfiger American fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger, owned by US group PVH Corp., has launched a limited-edition capsule collection with FRGMT, the label of Japanese designer Hiroshi Fujiwara. The 'Tommy Hilfiger x FRGMT' collection has been available globally since October 15, 2026, in select Tommy Hilfiger stores and on the brand's website. The collaboration revisits styles from the brand's 90s archive, a period when its preppy aesthetic became closely linked to music and street […]

Container ship. Credits: Venti Views/Unsplash Strict global regulations and enforcement actions have moved from a future concern to an immediate business reality. How large are the gaps between regulatory expectations and the fashion industry's current operational readiness? Supply chain solutions provider TrusTrace surveyed 57 insiders of fashion, apparel and footwear brands from 24 countries and compiled the findings in the report, “The Enforcement Era: Fashion's Compliance Readiness in […]

Meadowhall, British Land Credits: Meadowhall, British Land UK real estate business British Land has released a trading update for the six-month period ended September 30, 2026, reporting strong occupational demand across its retail parks and London campuses.

JD Sports Meadowhall store Credits: JD Sports UK-based omni-channel retailer JD Sports Fashion (JD) has announced that Kath Smith, senior independent director, will stand down from her position on the board on January 19, 2027, after more than seven years with the business. Smith joined the board in May 2019 and was appointed senior independent director and designated workforce engagement non-executive director in February 2022. During her tenure, she led the process to appoint Peter […]

Vans x SZA Credits: Vans US footwear and apparel brand Vans and American singer-songwriter SZA have introduced their collaborative collection titled Vansza. Captured by photographer India Sleem in California, the accompanying campaign features Vans Skate Team rider Zion Wright, models Caylee Blosenski and Isabella Carr, and musician Vans.

Interview Minda Larsen and Sara Orlando at WatchTime New York 2025 Credits: WatchTime WatchTime New York returns to Gotham Hall in Manhattan from Friday to Sunday with a record 48 exhibiting watch brands. For the event’s publisher Sara Orlando, what sets the event apart from its European counterparts is its American character: “less pretense and more fun.” “Most of our American guests did not grow up going to watch shows with their fathers and grandfathers,” Orlando told […]

Jennifer Zipp, design director at G-Star. Credits: G-Star Interview In the iconic G-Star building along the A10 motorway in the South East of Amsterdam, FashionUnited speaks with Jennifer Zipp, design director at G-Star. In her role, she is responsible for the Dutch fashion brand's design vision and plays a key part in the relaunch of its womenswear. With the revamped womenswear collection, G-Star aims to translate the brand's existing design DNA into a distinctly feminine collection. Belgian […]

Brunello Cucinelli SS27 Credits: Launchmetrics/spotlight Brunello Cucinelli's results for the first nine months of the year have led the company to further revise its 2026 estimates upwards. The forecast has been raised from an expected +10-11 percent to a projected revenue growth of +12 percent at constant exchange rates.

Veronica Leoni leaves Calvin Klein, Seán McGirr departs McQueen Credits: ©Launchmetrics/spotlight After Anthony Vaccarello’s departure from Saint Laurent last week, fashion’s next round of creative upheaval has arrived with unusual speed. On Thursday, Calvin Klein confirmed that Veronica Leoni will leave Calvin Klein Collection when her current contract ends, while Kering announced that Seán McGirr is departing McQueen after three years as creative director. Calvin Klein resets again […]

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Credits: Mr Marvis Amsterdam-based menswear brand Mr Marvis has presented its autumn/winter 2026 collection. With new fits, luxurious materials and accessories, the brand continues to build on its combination of comfort, quality and timeless design. The collection is designed in Amsterdam, produced in Portugal and is now available via the webshop and in the brand's stores. The campaign is inspired by the American style of the eighties, with references to films such as 'American Gigolo' and […]

From left to right, Alex Benlloch, Shakira and Bruno Casanovas inside the Nude Project pop-up in Miami, open from October 11 to 26, 2025. Credits: Nude Project. In this video, Bruno Casanovas, co-founder of Nude Project, documents the opening of the Barcelona-based brand's first pop-up in New York at 42 Greene Street (SoHo), and reviews its journey with university students. Casanovas, aged 26, launched the company at 19 with his partner Alex Benlloch, each with 300 euros, a Shopify website and […]

Credits: OTB Group Renzo Rosso, chairman and founder of the Italian fashion group OTB Group (OTB), states that the Virtual Try-On tool developed with Google is starting to show its first results, including a higher average spend among customers who have used it. Rosso shared his vision on innovation, technology and artificial intelligence as the main speaker at Google Think Style Unfold. The event, dedicated to the fashion, retail and luxury sectors in the EMEA region, took place in Milan on […]

Lee x Indian Motorcycle denim capsule. Credits: Lee Lee has launched a menswear capsule collection with Indian Motorcycle, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary. The capsule draws on Lee’s archival silhouettes. Key pieces include the Rider jacket and the 101Z Rider jean, both made from Italian selvedge denim from Candiani Mills and offered in raw and black washes. The line-up also includes a herringbone Union-Alls jumpsuit, a chambray 101 workshirt and heavyweight graphic tees. Pieces […]

A Bottega Veneta bag, SS27 collection Credits: Launchmetrics/spotlight High-end handbags are consolidating their position as tangible assets and financial collateral. According to a new study by Ipsos Doxa in collaboration with Affide, 35 percent of Italians own luxury handbags. This figure rises to 45 percent among those under 40, and 64 percent of the sample recognise their structured economic and asset value. Prada SS27 Credits: Launchmetrics/spotlight The demographic survey was […]

Joseph Gottesdiener presented the new label from the Oui Group Image: Oui Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG The Munich-based clothing supplier Oui Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG is expanding its portfolio with a new knitwear brand. On Tuesday, the company announced the launch of the label “18Ply – a knitter's project”. It will be launched for the autumn/winter 2027/28 season. Orders will open next January. According to the Oui Group, the new brand stands for “quiet luxury, whose quality can be felt […]

Credits: FIRE Fashion is one of the most innovative industries in the world. Brands invest in design, storytelling, sustainability and digital marketing. Collections are presented through immersive visuals and social media campaigns reach millions of consumers. Yet behind the scenes, many wholesale organisations still operate on technology that feels decades old. Sales teams work with spreadsheets. Orders move through disconnected systems. Pricing must be verified manually. Customer insights […]

Credits: FARFETCH Luxury fashion platform Farfetch, headquartered in London, has launched its 2026 holiday campaign. Shot by photographers Marili Andre and Sharna Osborne, the campaign presents curated edits for women and men across festive partywear, luxury gifts and holiday travel. The gifting edits are divided into small luxuries, exceptional and playful gifts, fine jewellery and watches, and pre-owned pieces, the latter including archival items from Hermès and Chanel. Highlighted products […]

NYMD Presented by PROJECT and COTERIE by Informa Announces Dates and Designer Line up for SS27 Credits: NYMD New York Men’s Day (NYMD) is accepting applications from emerging menswear and genderless designers for its 27th season, which will open New York Fashion Week in February 2027. Designers can apply through an online form at newyorkmensday.com until Friday, November 6, 2026. The event is a platform dedicated exclusively to emerging men’s and genderless talent. It features eight to 12 […]

Bruno Pavlovsky resigns from the Chanel board of directors. Credits: ANDAM; Bruno Pavlovsky Bruno Pavlovsky has resigned from the board of directors of Chanel Limited. The executive will, however, retain his key operational roles as president of the house's fashion activities and president of Chanel SAS, the house confirmed to FashionUnited. Governance overhaul This decision is part of a broader strategy to overhaul the company's governance. The house of Chanel clarified the objective of this […]

Imagen ilustrativa del interior de un comercio de moda. Credits: Pexels. The Spanish Retail Textile Association (ARTE) has established a strategic framework agreement with ESIC Corporate Education to expand specialized executive training, talent recruitment, and workforce retention across Spain’s fashion retail sector, according to an article published on World Footwear. ARTE, an industry body representing major global retailers including Inditex, Primark, Mango, and Tendam, will collaborate […]

Credits: FIRE Higher education institutions are restructuring coursework to meet rising demand for technical fluency in digital garment design and virtual environment integration, according to an article published on Sheen Magazine. As fashion houses expand into gaming, augmented reality, and virtual assets, academic centers are introducing specialized curricula to bridge the gap between physical apparel construction and digital-only creation. Programs such as Ravensbourne University’s […]

UA x Feng Chen Wang Rebel Daughter collection on stage during the launch event in Shanghai Credits: Under Armour US athletic brand Under Armour and London-based designer Feng Chen Wang presented their collaborative Rebel Daughter collection in Shanghai on October 14, 2026. Following the initial announcement of their long-term creative partnership at Paris Fashion Week in June, the event marked the collection’s first full presentation in China. The runway show featured performance fabrics […]

Credits: YKK The YKK London Showroom Award is back for a second year, returning after a hugely successful launch in 2025. Ten finalists have been selected, and the winner and runner-up of each award will be announced at an exclusive event at the YKK London Showroom on 22 October. The award builds on the showroom’s decade-long role as a creative hub for designers and students. Opened in Shoreditch in 2015, near the historic textile centres of Whitechapel and Spitalfields, it offers workshops, […]

Credits: R|Elan Circular Design Challenge 2026 Indian label Margn, founded by Saurabh Maurya, has been named the winner of the eighth season of the R|Elan Circular Design Challenge, according to a press release shared by Reliance Industries Limited. Finalized during a showcase at the Embassy of France in New Delhi as part of the India-France Year of Innovation 2026, the global platform recognized designer Anil Padia’s label Yoshita 1967 as runner-up. Developed by Reliance Industries’ […]

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Dean Polic at the Fjällräven Classic Germany in the Allgäu region Credits: Ole Spötter for FashionUnited Interview

Tressé's new store in Madrid. Credits: Tressé. Parisian brand Tressé, specialising in prêt-à-porter and homeware, is opening its first store in Madrid, expanding its international presence. Number 52 Claudio Coello Street in the Spanish capital now becomes its second destination outside France, following Milan, where the brand previously had its only international establishment.

Credits: LIM x ESMOD LIM College in New York City and ESMOD Paris have partnered to launch a new dual-location Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Fashion Design and Business, according to details released by LIM College. The four-year program is structured to bridge the persistent gap between commercial strategy and creative design by splitting instruction across both global fashion capitals. Students will complete their first and fourth years at LIM College’s campus in Manhattan, […]

Maria del Carmen Hidalgo, international sales manager at GLS; Michael Shleymovich, marketplace associate director at Shein; Carmen Cuadrado, marketplace director at Shein; Honorio Hernandez, national central sales rep at GLS (from left to right). Credits: Shein At the beginning of August, FashionUnited speculated what kind of consequences the European Union’s abolishment of the duty-free exemption for low-value packages may have. The replacement with a transitional flat-rate customs handling […]

Kickstarter Culture Fund campaign Credits: Kickstarter Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has launched a fashion advisory board featuring designers behind Collina Strada, Luar and Brandon Blackwood, as it expands support for independent fashion creators through its one million dollar Culture Fund.

Byan's store at 149 King's Road, London (UK). Credits: Byan. Madrid – Madrid-based fashion brand Byan is gaining international scale and visibility following the opening of its new London store on October 13. It is the brand's first permanent store outside of Spain, expanding both its retail network and its sales operations in international markets.

Woolrich store. Credits: BasicNet Woolrich Europe will stop producing new garments containing animal fur for the European market from January 1, 2027, following a campaign by animal protection organisations calling on the outdoor apparel brand to adopt a fur-free policy. The announcement follows calls by the Fur Free Alliance (FFA), which said supporters sent Woolrich more than 200,000 emails and staged demonstrations outside its stores across Europe. The brand is reportedly also working to […]

Credits: Fred Perry British fashion brand Fred Perry has become the global apparel partner of the Davis Cup by Generali. The partnership was announced by World Tennis, the tennis governing body formerly known as the ITF. Under the multi-year agreement, Fred Perry will dress the ball kids and officials at the Final 8 from 2026 and at all qualifier ties from 2027, bringing its laurel wreath logo back to professional tennis courts. The partnership builds on a historic link. Fred Perry, the player […]

Marlies Hersbach becomes Mango's new chief people officer Credits: Mango Spanish fashion giant Mango has promoted Marlies Hersbach. The current chief online and customer officer, who is also a member of the executive committee, will take on the position of chief people officer from January 2027, the Spanish company announced on Wednesday. In this role, she will report directly to CEO Toni Ruiz and will be responsible for the entire human resources department. “With Marlies Hersbach at the […]

Credits: YKK Japanese fastening manufacturer YKK has published 'This is YKK 2026', its latest integrated report covering its progress, performance and priorities in the 2025 financial year (FY2025). A key milestone was its Natulon zipper series, which uses recycled materials, reaching 56 percent of YKK's global zipper sales volume, up from 3 percent in FY2019. The report outlines achievements and future priorities under the YKK Sustainability Vision 2050, which is organised around five themes: […]

Gabriella Mazzei (Without Production), Francois Marcade (Platform6) and Xavier Marin (SLAM). Credits: Platform6 Creative agency collective Platform6 announced on Wednesday the acquisition of Without Production, a Milan-based company specialising in the design and production of fashion shows. Platform6, which already operated in the luxury events sector through its entities Marcadé and Superbien (an agency specialising in the creation of moving images), now adds fashion show management to its […]

Credits: Pepe Jeans London-founded denim brand Pepe Jeans, part of Spanish fashion group AWWG, has released the third drop of its fall/winter 2026 collection. The range builds on the brand's denim lifestyle aesthetic with a focus on effortless dressing. The campaign was photographed by Charlie Gates on Kelly Street in London's Kentish Town and features models Jamie Riselay and Tayte Bramley-Naipaul. Warm tones and expressive styling set the visual direction, which the brand says reflects the […]

From Bloodstone to Liminal Yellow: WGSN and Coloro unveil five key colours for AW28/29. Credits: WGSN / Coloro. Trend forecaster WGSN and its colour-centric partner Coloro are looking ahead to AW28/29, unveiling five key colours expected to influence consumer industries in 2028 and beyond. The selection includes Bloodstone, Liminal Yellow, Elemental Verdigris, Healing Turmeric and Smoky Amethyst. The palette explores how colour is becoming a more intentional choice as consumers seek […]

Phase Eight storefront at Centre:mk. Credits: Centre:mk. TFG London, owner of Hobbs, Whistles and Phase Eight, and Swedish fashion retailer H&M Group are investigating separate cyber security incidents, adding to growing concerns over attacks targeting the fashion industry ahead of the peak trading season.

Isabella West, Hirestreet founder, and Mark FitzGerald, CEO of CTR Group. Credits: Hirestreet. CTR Group, the owner of fashion rental platform Hirestreet and resale marketplace Thrift+, has launched Zoa Group, bringing together its circular retail businesses under one umbrella to help brands recover value from unsold stock.

Joe Browns Meadowhall store. Credits: Joe Browns. Joe Browns chief executive officer Dawn Bannerman has stepped down from the fashion and homeware retailer with immediate effect, with her departure confirmed in a Companies House filing. Bannerman, who was appointed CEO in February 2024, is leaving to “take up a new opportunity”, according to a statement shared by the company to the media, including Drapers. The search for her successor is underway, with the executive team assuming her […]

Credits: Fashion Club 70 Interview The denim market no longer revolves around one fit that sets the tone. Consumers expect variety and freedom, while paying ever closer attention to quality and the value of what they buy. For Italian fashion brand Liu Jo, where denim has long been at the core of its identity, that is the reason to put the category back in the spotlight. The brand is doing so with the 'Gigi Hadid Edit', a selection of Liu Jo pieces curated by Gigi Hadid, featuring digital […]

Poundland. Credits: Pepco Retail trade union Usdaw has warned that Poundland could enter administration, raising concerns for thousands of jobs as owner Gordon Brothers continues to seek a buyer for the discount retailer.

Credits: Pablosky. The Spanish children's footwear company Pablosky will no longer feature identifiable children's faces in its campaigns, proprietary channels and brand materials. The company, headquartered with its factory in Toledo, attributes this decision to the undeniable impact that social media and artificial intelligence have on the potential use of images of minors.

Bluewater Credits: Bluewater UK commercial property company Land Securities Group (Landsec) has announced the completion of an acquisition to secure an additional 10 percent stake in Bluewater, a major retail destination situated in Kent.

Marimekko store in Paris Credits: Marimekko Finnish lifestyle design house Marimekko’s chief technology officer and member of the management group Mikki Inkeroinen will step down from his position as of October 14, 2026. The termination of his employment has been agreed by mutual consent.

A recent edition of Pitti Uomo Credits: Pitti Immagine Dunhill will be the guest designer at the next edition of Pitti Uomo, which will take place in Florence from January 12 to 15. The British luxury menswear house, led by creative director Simon Holloway since 2023, will host a presentation in Florence on the evening of Thursday, January 14. “Florence has long held a special place in the English imagination, ever since the days of the Grand Tour when young British artists and aristocrats […]

Illustration of the Le Bon Marché department store in Paris. / Laganini campaign photograph. Credits: Laganini. Madrid – The Zaragoza-based womenswear brand Laganini, which specialises in slow fashion, is boosting its presence and operations outside of Spain with its launch in the exclusive department stores Liberty London and Le Bon Marché. This move is part of its short and medium-term strategic growth plan. The plan includes a particularly noteworthy milestone: the opening of its first […]

Rein Studio Credits: Reign Studio via Asos UK-based online retail platform Asos has announced the launch of British lingerie and swimwear brand Reign Studio, winner of the second cohort of its scaleUP incubator programme.

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Credits: VILA Danish womenswear brand Vila, part of the Bestseller group, has unveiled its pre-spring 2027 collection, which takes its inspiration from ballet. The collection arrives in December. According to the brand, the collection plays with softness and structure through sculptural shapes and fluid movement. Volume is a central theme, with balloon silhouettes, peplum details and cape-inspired shapes, while soft draping, delicate ties and lightweight layers keep the looks light. […]

Marcos de Moraes, CEO of Doris.AI, a Brazilian fashion tech startupCredit: Doris.AI Doris.AI, a Brazilian artificial intelligence technology platform that entered the business-to-business (B2B) market in 2023, is now aimed at the end consumer. It is available as an app on both iOS and Android.

Gavel. Image for illustration. Credits: Unsplash. Leading European academic institutions are diversifying their law curricula to address growing legal and regulatory challenges facing the global fashion ecosystem. As regulatory frameworks expand around intellectual property, sustainability claims, artificial intelligence, supply chain transparency, and digital commerce, universities are introducing dedicated master’s degrees, joint international qualifications, and targeted undergraduate […]

EasyShop.com Credits: Easy Group Thirty years after launching EasyJet, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of the Easy family of brands, has launched EasyShop.com, a multi-category online marketplace operating across 21 European countries.

Credits: Marangoni Institute Riyadh Istituto Marangoni, in collaboration with the Saudi Ministry of Culture and the Saudi Fashion Commission, has announced the expansion of its academic programming at its Riyadh campus. Announced by His Royal Highness Prince Bader bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi Minister of Culture and Chairman of the Fashion Commission Board, the institution will introduce full undergraduate degrees and postgraduate master's programs alongside its existing professional courses. […]

Stella McCartney SS27 - Ready to Wear Credits: ©Launchmetrics/spotlight DATA ANALYSIS Denim has been one of fashion's most reliable categories over the past few years, carried by a shopper who wants comfort first and has spent several seasons moving away from the skinny jean towards looser shapes, the wide leg, the baggy fit and, most recently, the curved barrel jean that became the season's most popular silhouette. With the fashion month Spring/Summer 2027 shows now complete, the question […]

Official photographs of the formal and travel attire designed by Louis Vuitton for the Real Madrid players for the 2026/2027 season. Credits: Louis Vuitton. Madrid – French fashion house Louis Vuitton, the flagship brand of the French multinational luxury goods holding company LVMH, has marked the second year of its collaboration with Real Madrid. The brand has updated its kits with a new collection of garments and accessories. These pieces are now part of the official formal and travel […]

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Credits: Oakley US eyewear brand Oakley, part of EssilorLuxottica, and Paris-based running label Satisfy have released the eighth chapter of their collaboration, 'Equipment for our World'. It follows chapter VII, a heat-focused running collection released in June. The new chapter centres on two eyewear styles taken from opposite ends of Oakley's design archive, alongside three apparel pieces. According to the brands, all of them are built around ventilation, intended to keep air moving and […]