Department-store chain Nordstrom said on Wednesday net sales for the nine-week holiday period ended Jan. 2 dipped 22%, as the retailer saw less traffic due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic in the United States.

Brunello Cucinelli, who opened the famed Florentine trade fair Pitti on Tuesday, is fashion's resident philanthropic designer entrepreneur. One of fashion's busiest men discusses his idea for a new social contract.

​England may be in lockdown at the moment, but London Fashion Week will go ahead next month, although there will be no live audiences allowed and the week (actually five days) will be fully digital. 

When Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel died in her suite at the Ritz in Paris 50 years ago, the world mourned the greatest fashion designer of the century - without mentioning her wartime work as a spy for the SS.

As talks between administrators and third-parties go on concerning some kind of future for the Debenhams business, the company has announced several key stores closures and hundreds of redundancies.

​Chinese luxury e-tailer Secoo Holding Limited is considering going private and delisting its shares after receiving an approach from founder, chairman and CEO Richard Rixue Li to do so.

​Luxury e-tailer Net-A-Porter has this week launched a social-first, digital Beauty Festival called ‘The Beauty of You’ with plans for it to be an annual event.

Gold has previously served as president of Bergdorf Goodman and as president and chief merchandising officer of Neiman Marcus Group. 

Following a “genuine disaster”, the Spanish Textile Trade Association is not optimistic about its January sales as shoppers remain reluctant to buy clothes, fearing that they will not have the chance to wear them.

The Parisian label owned by Mayhoola, the Qatari royal family’s investment fund, has poached its new commercial director from high-end jewellery brand Chaumet.

Brunello Cucinelli on Tuesday opened Pitti Connect, the latest version of the famed Italian menswear trade fair, but in Solomeo in Umbria, not in Florence in Tuscany.

Chanel is heading south to Provence for its next Cruise show, when the fashion house will unveil its 2022 resort collection in the Carrières de Lumières in Les Baux-de-Provence, France, on May 4.

We all know retail was a disaster last year. But just how bad was it, given that e-commerce performed well? The worst in 25 years, according to The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KMPG. 

Moncler has launched a new range of jackets made entirely from sustainable materials as part of the luxury outerwear company’s Born To Protect plan, a sustainability commitment that it announced back in October.

​Hugo Boss has announced Australian actor Chris Hemsworth, best known for his role as Thor, as the first Hollywood star to be appointed as global brand ambassador for its Boss brand. 

Yeezy, Gucci and Louis Vuitton top the list of in demand brands by those seeking counterfeits online, a new report has shown. It also said 54% of consumers would buy fakes.