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London Fashion Week SS27: McQueen’s homecoming, Kane’s Mulberry debut and the new guard takes centre stage

The biggest names may have brought the crowds to London Fashion Week's spring/summer 2027 edition, which ended on Monday, but the season also belonged to the designers rewriting what British fashion can look like now. As McQueen returned to London and Christopher Kane reset Mulberry’s ready-to-wear proposition, a new guard highlighted craft,...

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From mustard yellow to fuchsia: colour combinations from Madrid

After several years of neutral tones dominating shops, wardrobes and even Pantone, fashion now seems ready to rediscover colour. Pantone disappointed many when the institution named a shade of white as its "Colour of the Year 2026." Many had expected a bolder choice from the leading colour authority. Copenhagen is one of the most important...

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J.Crew turns 40 years of the barn jacket into a 160-person portrait campaign

J.Crew has launched what it calls its most ambitious portrait campaign to date, marking 40 years of the barn jacket with 160 people photographed across New York, Los Angeles, Austin, Boston and Chicago. Shot by Robert Nethery in a direct portrait style, the campaign mixes open-cast discoveries with athletes, musicians, designers and recognisable...

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Business

Italian cosmetics: turnover expected to reach 18.1 billion euros in 2026

With an expected turnover of 18.1 billion euros (20.7 billion dollars) in 2026 and growth over the last ten years at a rate more than six times higher than the national GDP, the cosmetics industry continues to create value, skilled employment and competitiveness for the country. These figures were presented last week at Assolombarda during the...

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Xander Jane's Spiked collection turns a 1990s punk motif into fine jewellery

Alex Jane's fine jewellery brand, Xander Jane, opens with a collection called Spiked. The reference is a teenager on Vancouver Island in the mid-1990s, a leather jacket, a handful of studs. What the Canadian designer wanted to avoid was making the jacket again in gold. "I'm not 16 anymore, so I had no interest in making punk gear. I'm interested...

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Fairs|In-depth

Spanish fashion showcases its strength at Milanese trade show

Madrid – Invited by the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), the public Italian agency responsible for promoting the internationalisation of Italian companies and their exports, the FashionUnited Spain team had the opportunity to explore the various halls of the latest September edition of Lineapelle Milan. This international trade fair specialises in...

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How Talia Abbe turned her grandmother's unmade raincoat into a spring/summer 2027 collection

Talia Abbe debuted T'Abbe's spring/summer 2027 collection during New York Fashion Week, marking a special moment for the brand founded in 2025. The starting point of the collection, aptly named "It Runs in the Family," was a sketch she found in a family archive: a raincoat her grandmother had designed and never made. "I was going through old...

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On aims for further growth, sets new targets for 2029

Swiss sportswear provider On Holding AG presented its new financial targets for the period up to 2029 on Tuesday, ahead of an investor day. The company also confirmed its current annual forecasts. For the next three years, On is aiming for average annual sales growth in the high teens on a currency-neutral basis. This should bring total sales in...

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Brazilian brands to feature at Milan Fashion Week

Milan Fashion Week kicks off today with 60 shows, 53 physical and seven digital. The schedule also includes 93 presentations, six of which are by appointment, and 58 events, totalling 211 appointments. An additional 11 events from the Fashion Hub will also take place. Brazilian brands are set to be key participants in Milan. ApexBrasil, the...

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Milan Fashion Week expected to generate over 219 million euros

Milan Fashion Week kicks off today, September 22, with a schedule of 203 appointments. This includes 61 catwalk shows, 54 of which are physical and seven digital. There will also be 88 presentations, with four by appointment only, and 54 events. Increase in foreign visitors and fewer Italian attendees expected For Milan Fashion Week, which...

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Retail

Shein, Temu and AliExpress account for almost a third of online apparel purchases

Shein, Temu and AliExpress accounted for nearly one-third of online apparel purchases by volume in the first seven months of 2026. This demonstrates a “growing hold” on the market, which appears to be curbed by the European tax on small parcels, according to a study published on Monday by the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM). In the first...

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New Moschino and craftsmanship at Milan Fashion Week

With a new Moschino and anticipated collections from Gucci and Fendi, the spring/summer 2027 womenswear fashion week in Milan aims to usher in a sense of renewal. It will also refocus on craftsmanship in a sector that has been slowing for several months. One of the main events this week will be the debut show at Moschino by the duo of French...