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Lineapelle’s initiative for young designers will host 13 events during Milan Women’s Fashion Week, including catwalk shows, installations, and artistic crossovers, within its Leather Fashion Hub.

The Italian eyewear group recorded revenue of €520 million in 2025, based on preliminary data revealed to FashionNetwork.com, as it fêtes a 20-year partnership with Chopard and pushes its own brands Yalea and Police.

French clothing and footwear chains recorded a 0.2% decline in revenue in 2025, while the January 2026 sales were down 5.7%, against the backdrop of a store estate that has contracted by 20% since 2019.

Jimmy ⁠Choo ‌and ‌Michael Kors’ parent company Capri Holdings saw its revenue decrease by 4% on a reported basis in the third quarter of the 2026 financial year but raised its annual revenue forecast.

Digital beauty brand LookFanfastic continues its jouney into physical retail with a new concept space arriving in Bristol’s Cabot Circus on 27 February.

MBFWMadrid’s next edition will take place at venues including the Palacio de Cibeles, Teatro Infanta Isabel, and Palacio de Fernán Núñez and will see the return of designers Juan Vidal, Teresa Helbig, and JCPajares.

Model and TV presenter Lisa Snowdon has partnered with collagen brand Correxiko to co-launch the new at-home Correxiko LED Light Therapy Mask.

Which are the most Instagrammable shopping centres in the UK? Big smile from Manchester’s Trafford Centre which has been crowned number one via Instagram posts based on the total number of related hashtags.

​What was hot and what was not when it came to buying online in Q4 2025? Step up Beauty, rising 10.3% on a year ago. Step down Fashion, falling 9.1% on the 2024 final quarter, according to new data from Scurri Unpacked.

Lancôme on Tuesday announced that it has chosen Christy Turlington to be a global ambassador, joining a group of exceptional women that includes Julia Roberts, Olivia Rodrigo, Isabella Rossellini, and Aya Nakamura. 

Europe’s menswear season sprawls over three cities- Florence, Milan, and Paris- every January. While not a vintage crop, it did contain some great shows. Here is my pick of the dozen best, listed chronologically. 

​There’s no holding the Burberry revival back and with it comes seasonal campaigns at a rate of knots with the London-based  luxury fashion house now firmly tuned into its Summer 2026 campaign.

Sportswear giant Puma is creating a separate business unit for Training “to sharpen its focus and fully unlock the opportunities it sees for future growth in this category”.

​Luxury lingerie label Agent Provocateur has launched a new campaign for SS26 starring celebrity Emily Atack as the protagonist, ‘The Duchess’.

​Quiet luxury has been left behind by jewellery buyers and a key auction house says recent sales data shows demand for “more ostentatious pieces, with the highest-selling items providing insight on shifting tastes”.

Dual-concept stores are proving increasingly popular at shopping centres and on destination streets across the UK.

​Menswear brand Snitch has launched its first brick-and-mortar store in Mohali, strengthening its retail presence in North India and bringing its pan-India store total to 105.

Indian exporters on Tuesday hailed Donald Trump’s announcement of a US-India trade deal and a pledge to slash tariffs on the nation’s goods that brings an end to months of uncertainty but analysts urged caution.

François-Henri Pinault may not have got as much as he wanted when he sold his family’s controlling stake in Puma to Anta for $1.8 billion. But, according to sources, the deal came with an “anti-embarrassment” clause.

Hong Kong’s retail sales by value rose 6.6% in December from a year earlier, the eighth month of gains, as the region’s economic recovery continued solidly during the ⁠period, government data showed on Tuesday.

Emerald Jewel Industry India Ltd., one of the country’s largest jewellery manufacturers, is weighing an initial public offering that could raise as much as $300 million, according to people familiar with the matter.

Amid a structural slowdown in luxury and the dominance of casual style, department stores are moving away from the race for prestige to prioritise the premium segment, accessories, and an enhanced customer experience.

Ermenegildo Zegna Group’s new CEO Gianluca Tagliabue said on Monday that discussions with bankrupt US retailer Saks Global were ongoing with no visibility on their outcome.

UK and Irish (UKI) consumers are big users of loyalty programmes but they also have issues with them. And a new study from shows that 26.2% of loyalty points go unspent.

Coty Inc. announced on Monday a new partnership with OpenAI to expand the use of advanced artificial intelligence tools across key areas of the U.S. beauty giant’s global organization. 

The brand announced it is now the official apparel sponsor of the national freestyle snowboard federations of Canada and Finland, and is also supplying competition outerwear to freestyle ski athletes from New Zealand.

In her new role, Hunt will represent both Dior Beauty under the creative direction of Peter Philips and the fashion collections shaped by Jonathan Anderson.

Burberry is expanding its Hero fragrance collection with the launch of Hero Elixir de Parfum, a richer and more intense interpretation of the original scent.

Claire’s has appointed Michelle Goad to the role of chief brand officer at the U.S. accessories company for tweens, less than six months after its acquisition by Ames Watson in September.

Madrid trade fair Momad will hold its next edition this week, alongside Bisutex and Intergift, featuring more than 100 Spanish brands, international participation, and a focus on sustainability and emerging talent.