24 July 2026
Los Angeles Apparel — from scandal to revival
The man pushed out of his own company opens two floors on Broadway nine years later. The story of how it happened.
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24 July 2026
Where the money is going in fashion and beauty: from recycled nylon to a hair-braiding robot
Frasers has taken its Hugo Boss stake to 30% and must now make an offer. L’Oréal has moved into India. And Reddit’s co-founder has backed a device that braids hair twice as fast.
24 July 2026
Paris hands out its slots: 68 shows, two debuts and some loud returns
The spring/summer 2027 calendar is shorter than last year’s and there are only two debuts — but Valentino, Margiela and Sacai are back. And McQueen is leaving for London.
23 July 2026
Milan goes without a single debut for the first time in years — and that is more interesting than it sounds
Not one premiere all week. Instead, second collections from Chiuri at Fendi, Demna at Gucci and Rogge at Marni — the moment it becomes clear who has actually landed it.
23 July 2026
Zegna beats analyst forecasts and opens 15 stores — most of them in the US
Sales in the Americas rose 22%. In Europe, 1.6%. A fourteenfold gap that explains the group’s entire strategy for the year ahead.
22 July 2026
Bob Mackie went to court over his own name — and settled with JCPenney
The designer who dressed Cher, Elton John and Taylor Swift claimed a collection carrying his name was launched without permission — and timed to a Swift album whose cover features one of his costumes.
22 July 2026
Chanel’s finances go to Hélène de Tissot of Pernod Ricard
She arrives in October, from the chief financial officer’s seat at the spirits giant. At Pernod Ricard she will be replaced by Mauve Croizat.
22 July 2026
Moncler wants to stop being a brand of one winter
Asia delivered 12%; Europe sagged on tourism. The new chief executive, in from Bottega Veneta, says the company’s future lies in materials rather than puffer jackets.
21 July 2026
Two years, 27 brands: what investigators have actually found in the “Made in Italy” supply chain
It began with five houses. Now 27 are named, and the latest wave has reached the firms that make dust bags and branded carriers.
20 July 2026
London has McQueen back — and it changes the shape of fashion week
17 to 21 September. Christopher Kane debuts at Mulberry, Marks & Spencer marks a century in fashion with a see-now-buy-now show, and Burberry closes the week.
20 July 2026
Coty gives up Gucci for $400m — and loses 15% of its profit voluntarily
The company is handing back its most prestigious licence early. It sounds like capitulation, but the market reads it differently: “Coty is losing its Cinderella, but at Disney franchises are not built on a single princess.”
20 July 2026
Reformation heads for the market at a billion-dollar valuation — and it is a test for all of fashion
With the US IPO market packed with AI infrastructure and defence, the Los Angeles label is finding out whether investors are ready to buy clothes again.