Canada's Moose Knuckles announced on Wednesday the appointment of Victor Luis, the former CEO of Tapestry, as executive chairman, as he makes a significant investment in the company.
Israel announced a ban Wednesday on the sale of fur in the fashion trade, winning applause from the International Anti-Fur Coalition as the "first entire nation" to impose such a ban.
Italian police have arrested a Chinese couple accused of running a leather goods business which exploited immigrant workers it employed to make handbags for a Burberry supplier, according to an arrest warrant.
Beneath the office space of Emily in Paris, the trend-setting series, one finds another new French concept; rare sneaker store Kikikickz, the brainchild of two entrepreneurs taking sneaker trading to new heights.
Bringing a touch of ‘Tropezian heritage’ to London’s high-end Savile Row is luxury menswear brand Crémieux’s aim. The family-owned business has opened its first UK store at 37 Savile Row.
The British Fashion Council (BFC) has released its third Fashion Forum podcast with the 10-episode series running until October.
Online sales in the UK fell 9.1% year-on-year last month, although this was against a 61% increase in May 2020. And even with the fall, spend remain strong with sales volumes rising 46% compared to May 2019.
Luxury e-tailer Mytheresa unveiled a partnership with upscale resale specialist Vestiaire Collective on Wednesday, the latter operating a resale service for the webstore’s customers.
In mythology, the beautiful anemone flower has a rather murderous reputation, but in fashion, at least in the hands of Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen it can lead to magic.
Canadian e-tailer and tech platform Ssense has received a major funding boost with investment firm Sequoia Capital taking a minority stake in a deal that values the business at more than C$5 billion.
The British Retail Consortium is lobbying the government to extend the scheme that guarantees trade credit insurance. There are fears retailers could be left coverless when the scheme ends on 30 June.
This is a game-changing shopping feature, according to Klarna. The finance provider has launched a shopping app that allows users to pay in three instalments in any online shop, interest-free.
The French luxury group has published a report on the circular economy, outlining its ambitions in this domain and adding a new element to its sustainable development strategy.
Paris Couture Week will feature eight live runway shows in its next season in July, the largest number seen at an important fashion week since the pandemic led to the global lockdown last spring.
Young people having saved money during the pandemic lockdowns are helping to drive the sneaker resale market and are buying such products as investments, specialist reseller StockX said this week.
