Saint James and Avnier have teamed up for a capsule collection of ready-to-wear and accessories. The signature French brand that specializes in classic striped jumpers and the streetwear label by the French rapper Orelsan and stylist Sebastian Strappazzon combines marine inspiration with...

Italian designer Walter Chiapponi has been appointed as the new Creative Director of Tod’s for womenswear and menswear. The Bottega Veneta designer replaces Andrea Incontri who had been creative director of menswear for the Italian luxury group since 2014. ‘Walter Chiapponi is a...

California has become the first American state to ban the sale and production of animal fur in the federal territory. On October 12 California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 44, a bill banning the production and sale of fur throughout the state into law. The law will come into...

Lacoste has teamed up with five iconic outerwear brands for a winter outerwear capsule collection. The brand invited Pyrenex, Gloverall, K-Way, Alpha Industries and Tailor Toyo for its ‘Winter Icons’ project that saw all of them collaborate at once to reimagine the Lacoste...

London-based Select Model Management and Milan based MP Management are merging. On October 22 the entire agency will operate under the Select Model Management brand with all of MP Management’s existing agencies rebranded. The move is part of a major global expansion drive by Silva...

Forever 21 has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The fast-fashion giant made the announcement on Sunday night, the news of which was first reported by the New York Times and was what many in the retail industry had been expecting for weeks. ‘This was an important and necessary step to...

Demna Gvasalia is stepping down from Vetements the brand he co-founded five years ago. The 38-year-old Georgian-German designer is known for creating a fashion revolution with the brands’ oversized and voluminous aesthetic soon becoming mainstay. The label’s success was further...

Chanel is heading off to the Italian island of Capri for its 2020/21 Cruise collection. The French fashion house is known for presenting its collections in paradise-like destinations such as Saint-Tropez, Singapore, Venice, Dubai, Seoul, and Havana. This time around for the new collection...

Swedish fashion giant H&M is testing a new sales concept of selling external brands and products. The new strategy is for the core brand Hennes & Mauritz itself and is also a step towards direct competition with online retailers such as Zalando and ASOS, who have always claimed a...

French ready-to-wear brand A.P.C. and Los Angeles-based creative collective Brain Dead have teamed up for a Fall/Winter collection. The third part of A.P.C’s INTERACTION series, the capsule consists of 20 eclectic pieces for both men and women. The line not only revisits the Brain Dead...

Zalando is expanding its premium category with 15 new labels. The European e-commerce company who currently has more than 240 brands in the Premium category (out of 2,000 overall) will add European brands such as Victoria Beckham, Vivienne Westwood and Versace Jeans Couture. According to...

South African designer Thebe Magugu is the winner of the sixth edition of the prestigious LVMH Prize. The 26-year-old is the first African designer to receive the prize. He will receive a 300,000 euro grant and one-year mentorship provided by a dedicated LVMH team covering many fields...

Hudson’s Bay is closing its doors in the Netherlands. The Canadian retailer which opened to the Dutch in September 2017 will close 15 stores at the end of the year. As a result, 1,424 employees will be laid off. Dutch newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad claims to have a confidential...