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Ferragamo: From Renaissance to Arte Povera
Sunday morning in Milan was devoted to two venerable Italian brands, Ferrari and Ferragamo; one starting out in fashion, the other trying to revive a Florentine jewel.
Fashion

Dolce & Gabbana: A naughty widow moment
Kylie Jenner kept the entire audience waiting for Dolce & Gabbana, but in the end, everyone forgot the delay after witnessing a naughty widow show on a dank Saturday in Milan.
Fashion

Versace: The new Tapestry of life
Donatella did always love a grand show-space, and few are bigger anywhere than Pirelli HangarBicocca, where Versace staged her first runway show since the merger with Tapestry.
Fashion

Podcast: Thomas et Matthieu Lafont (Lafont) posent les bases du "recyclage créatif" dans la lunetterie de luxe
Thomas and Matthieu Lafont, who run the Lafont family business, sat down with Olivier Guyot on the LuxurynsightXFashionNetwork podcast about the dynamics of luxury eyewear and "creative recycling".
Luxury

Payments 'deciding factor' for Britons in overall shopping experience, report
What’s the most important thing for UK consumers shopping online? Finding retailers that accept their preferred method of paying it seems, because it leads “to a great shopping experience”, research from Planet shows.
Fashion

UK consumer confidence continue to rise in September
UK consumer confidence continued to recover in September, rising for the third straight month, according to the latest data from GfK.
Fashion

Moschino celebrates its 40th anniversary in style
The label celebrated its 40th birthday on Thursday with a festive and moving show in memory of Franco Moschino, staged by designers Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele, Katie Grand, Gabriella Karefa-Johnson and Lucia Liu.
Luxury

Fashion and World Cup help UK's sunny August retail sales to edge upwards
The UK’s August retail sales figures proved to be better than expected and fashion — aided by warmer weather — had a big part to play in this.
Fashion

Rebag launches consignment service
U.S. luxury resale company Rebag announced on Thursday the launch of its new consignment selling method, in a bid to give back more selling power to its clients.
Luxury

Tom Ford: Red carpet, real life, hit show
So, there is life for Tom Ford after Tom Ford, and seemingly a very healthy one. Judging by the slick, sleek and sophisticated debut by his long-time design director and successor, Peter Hawkings.
Fashion

Prada: Light, haze, fluidity and a little slime in great clothes
Prada under Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons keeps on breaking new ground, especially in their directional and defiant collection seen Thursday in Milan, a blend of light, haze and fluidity.
Luxury

Nike, Louis Vuitton, Chanel most valuable apparel brands: Survey
Nike has been ranked the world’s most valuable apparel brand, with a brand value of $31.3 billion, according to the Brand Finance Apparel 50 2023 survey.
Fashion

Steve Madden chief defends appeal of Oxford Street
The ongoing bid to revitalise one of London’s key shopping areas — Oxford Street — has received strong support from a major global retailer.
Fashion

Secret Sales acquires Spain's Dreivip.com
Off-price specialist Secret Sales — the UK-based retailer that claims it’s “solving the problem of excess inventory” — has acquired Spanish peer Dreivip.com as it continues its expansion into mainland Europe.
Fashion

Milan heats up with No. 21 and Roberto Cavalli
A muggy Milan of frequent showers on Wednesday as the Italian runway season opened, but a pair of steamy collections by two southern gentleman – Alessandro Dell’Acqua and Fausto Puglisi to ignite the season.
Fashion

Moschino close to naming new creative director, owner says
Italy's fashion label Moschino will hire its new creative director in the next few weeks, said Massimo Ferretti, the executive chairman at Aeffe, which owns the brand.
Luxury