Latest Articles in News

LVMH sales approach 39 billion euros in H1 amid a tense climate

On Monday, luxury giant LVMH announced sales of 38.6 billion euros for the first half of 2026. This figure demonstrates stability and accelerated growth, despite a climate disrupted by the conflict in the Middle East. From January to the end of June 2026, the net profit of the owner of Louis Vuitton, Dior, Celine and Moët & Chandon remained...

Featured

People|Interview

Christian Wijnants: ‘I hope to be recognised for creating beautiful, thoughtfully designed clothes'

Antwerp's Fashion Festival in June presented a cabinet of curiosities around Belgium's primary fashion capital, initially shaped by the Antwerp Six. Meanwhile, the city also hosts commercial brands with a strong design ethos, of which Christian Wijnants is a household name. Knitwear is your speciality, and one of the reasons your work is often...

People

Will Frasers' Michael Murray be Hugo Boss' next CEO?

Frasers Group is exploring ways to install its chief executive, Michael Murray, as chief executive of Hugo Boss, as the Mike Ashley-controlled retailer seeks greater control over the German fashion house, The Times reported on Sunday. Sources told the paper that Frasers was laying the groundwork to position Murray at the top of Hugo Boss. The...

Culture

Azzedine Alaïa: 'Sculpting Fashion' Exhibition Details Revealed

Almost 10 years after his death in 2017, the couturier Azzedine Alaïa is the subject of his first major retrospective in the US, according to a report by WWD. From November 21, 2026, to April 11, 2027, the Legion of Honor art museum in San Francisco will host an exhibition dedicated to his work, organised with the Fondation Azzedine Alaïa in...

Fashion

LPU highlights industry-focused approach to fashion education

Lovely Professional University (LPU) has outlined its vision for fashion education in a new article highlighting how its School of Design – Fashion Design & Technology is adapting its curriculum to reflect changes in the global fashion industry. The university says its programmes are designed to combine creative practice with technical...

Member

Business

Mango posts H1 sales of 1.85 billion euros amidst slowed growth

Madrid – Spanish fashion multinational Mango has just reported its turnover results for the first half of 2026. During this period, from January to June, the company continued to post positive turnover growth. However, the rate was significantly lower than previously. The management of the Spanish company announced that Mango closed the first...

Culture

"Be Brave", the documentary film on Renzo Rosso to be presented at the Venice Film Festival

Milan - "Be Brave" is the title of the documentary film chronicling the extraordinary personal and entrepreneurial journey of Renzo Rosso, founder and chairman of the OTB Group and one of the most visionary figures in international fashion and communication. This is according to the Venice Biennale website. 90-minute film to be presented in the...

People

Bernard Arnault denies rift in family after Le Monde report

Paris - Bernard Arnault, the head of French luxury group LVMH, denied on Sunday that there was any "crack" in his family, responding to an article in the French newspaper Le Monde that described disagreements among his children over the future leadership of the luxury giant, according to news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP). "Those who ... bet...

Retail

Spanish retail associations mobilise to aid wildfire victims

Madrid - Spain's two main retail employers' associations have offered to help the tens of thousands of people displaced by the wildfires burning across the country, coordinating with public authorities to channel essential supplies. Distribution association Anged, which represents large retailers including El Corte Inglés, Carrefour, C&A, Media...

People

Genesco names Tomas Petersson president of Schuh as Colin Temple retires

Genesco has appointed Tomas Petersson as president of Schuh, its U.K. footwear retailer aimed at young consumers, the company said on Monday. Petersson succeeds Colin Temple, who is retiring after 38 years with the business. Petersson joins from Foot Locker, where he was senior vice president and general manager, EMEA, running the company's...

Featured

Fashion |Interview

Madhu Vaishnav, Saheli Women Collective: ‘In any business relationship there should be mutual benefit, and some love’

“I am not a fashion designer, and none of my women have studied fashion. Yet we understand the craft very well, because it is in our DNA.” Along the Amsterdam canals, Madhu Vaishnav, founder of the Saheli women's collective, outlines her mission. Until July 29, the brand's third in-house collection is on display, after which the pop-up will move...

Featured

Retail

Gironde wildfires cripple fashion's supply chain at peak sales season

Blocked in evacuated warehouses, cut off from major road networks or threatened by toxic smoke, textile and clothing stocks in south-west France are facing an unprecedented shock during the peak summer season. For several days, a massive wildfire has been devastating the Gironde department, from the Cap-Ferret peninsula to the outskirts of...