Too many UK consumers are knowingly buying counterfeit fashion products, despite realising the potential links to organised crime, terrorism and child labour, a new study showed this week.

The De Fursac menswear brand newly owned by SMCP has opened its first retail space in London with a debut at Selfridges. The space is a pop-up and will stay open through the festive period and into February next year.

Following the introduction of denim customisation in March, Zara has expanded the concept with its new "Edited" collection, a new offering that seeks to be both more sophisticated and more accessible.

French trade show Tranoï has co-founded a new trade show 'Nova' in Shanghai with the Chinese showroom DFO. The event will hold its first edition in March 2020, during Shanghai Fashion Week. 

The house of Hermès is taking its next cruise collection abroad – and its destination is London. The first time that its women's designer Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski has brought resort on the road outside France. 

French luxury handbags and small leatherwoods brand Fauré Le Page is to open its first UK boutique with the company having signed to open at number 26 New Bond Street

London's V&A Museum is set to launch an exhibition devoted to handbags next year. Titled "Bags: Inside Out," the show is being billed as "the UK's most comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the ultimate accessory.

The French distance-selling menswear specialist, bought last June by Latour Capital, has expanded into 11 countries over the course of 20 years. In 2020, it is entering northern Europe, ahead of a push for the USA.

Brands are racing to establish their sustainability credentials and on Friday, Mulberry announced that it has launched its first 100% sustainable leather bag, with all proceeds going to a conservation charity.

The chief executive and top shareholder of Moncler played down speculation around a takeover by Gucci-owner Kering on Thursday, saying the two firms sometimes talked but that there was no deal in the works.

The next major fashion exhibition opening at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum will be all about bags, from designer handbags to vanity cases to military rucksacks.

As luxury giants continue to snap up the world’s top brands, could the latest move be Kering preparing to buy Moncler? It could be if news reports are to be believed, although neither company has commented.

Philip day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group has reported higher profits and expansion in its luxury ops. The multi-brand group made net profit of £23.4m in its latest period with operating margins up to 10.25% from 8.27%.

Sales to international shoppers are predicted to continue to outperform sales to locals in the UK following a strong performance in the first 10 months of this year, according to data from VAT-reclaim specialist Planet.

The CEO of the French luxury label, which is controlled by Qatari sovereign investment fund Mayhoola, has left the company “for personal reasons,” just over two years after joining.