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20 July 2026

London announces its schedule: McQueen comes home, Christopher Kane debuts at Mulberry

From 17 to 21 September. The calendar holds returns, debuts and a Marks & Spencer show marking a century in fashion, where the clothes can be bought straight off the runway.

17 July 2026

Police called at the offices of nine luxury brands. Chanel says it cut the contract back in May

An Italian investigation into worker exploitation at subcontractors. None of the nine companies is a subject of the case.

17 July 2026

London has lost half of Burberry’s tourist sales — and they have gone to Paris

The Americas +12%, China +9%, Europe −3%. The chief executive is asking the incoming prime minister to bring back tax-free shopping: since 2019 tourist sales in London have halved, while in Paris they have grown 30%.

16 July 2026

The World Cup trophy will arrive at the final in a Louis Vuitton trunk — for the fifth time

A gold V, for “Victory” and for “Vuitton.” Beige leather inside and a patch marking the partnership with FIFA.

16 July 2026

Three euros per parcel has halved Shein’s valuation

In 2022 the company was valued at $100 billion. It is now heading for the market at $40–50 billion — and investors say even that is expensive.

15 July 2026

The creative director carousel: who went where, and what to watch now

In eighteen months the leadership has changed at almost every major house. Here is where everyone ended up — and why the next season will show which of them landed it.

14 July 2026

Olivier Rousteing takes charge of Rabanne — and the announcement came on Bastille Day

In the portrait he holds the house’s signature chainmail, a pen and a notebook. He has 9.4m followers; Rabanne has 1.9m. First show in March.

13 July 2026

Shein wants to raise up to $3 billion as soon as August

$5 dresses and $10 jeans in 150 countries. After failed attempts to list in New York and London, Hong Kong is what is left.

10 July 2026

From bankruptcy to Nasdaq: the menswear suit retailer has filed for an IPO

Tailored Brands went bankrupt in 2020 because of the pandemic. It now has more than a thousand stores, $681.8 million of quarterly revenue and the ticker MENW.

10 July 2026

Shein has Beijing’s approval — and will compensate investors for the fall in its valuation

A listing is likely in September or October. The company is prepared to hand its 2022 investors money to buy shares, smoothing the fall from $100 billion.

09 July 2026

Feathers, flowers and dramatic pleating: what Paris couture week showed

Sculptural silhouettes, shimmering dresses and embroidery that takes hundreds of hours. The week’s main looks, gathered in one place.

08 July 2026

A Venezuelan eveningwear atelier is sewing body bags

After earthquakes that killed more than 3,500 people, Efraín Mogollón’s seamstresses are cutting black polythene. The only ornament is an embossed image of Christ on the zip.