54 fashion houses will show in Paris between 14 and 19 January. Although Celine may be sitting this one out, five new brands will be stopping by for the first time, while Jacquemus and Givenchy are making their return. 

Britain’s economy will cast off some of the Brexit uncertainty that has held it back since 2016, but the risk remains of another “cliff-edge” showdown with Brussels in a year’s time.

The French multibrand fashion e-tailer, which filed for receivership, has been sold to BrandAlley UK, which split from its parent company in 2013. Half of BrandAlley’s 80 French employees will keep their jobs.

Former high-flyer Missguided saw its sales falling by as much as £29m in the year to March 31, its latest set of accounts filed at Companies House showed on Friday. 

France's Louvre museum has enlisted Louis Vuitton’s Virgil Abloh to create a capsule collection inspired by some of Da Vinci’s most famous works in honour of an upcoming exhibition. 

Mothercare Plc said on Friday it had agreed to supply baby care and other products exclusively to Boots UK stores, keeping its goods on British shelves after the collapse of its retail network in its home market.

Philip Green's Arcadia fashion group has secured the refinancing of a 310 million pounds ($398 million) loan on his flagship TopShop store on London's Oxford Street, it said on Friday.

The Spanish bridal brand has launched its first flagship store in the UK in London’s Mayfair, while Dubai’s Nakheel Mall has been selected for its first venture in the most populous city in the UAE.

As the Christmas shopping season enters its final fortnight, malls giant Intu has launched a new campaign designed to drive shoppers into its physical spaces. But it’s one that will continue post-Christmas too.

The launch campaign was created in collaboration with Parisian art director and 3D make-up artist Ines Alpha, who also designed an exclusive Snapchat filter.

The Milan Fashion Week Men, scheduled on January 10 to 14, will be half a day longer and will feature many come-backs and new names, among them Gucci and A-Cold-Wall, compensating for no fewer than 11 withdrawals.

Momad and ShoesRoom will merge into a single show in February after a survey showed overwhelming support from both exhibitors and visitors. The arrangement aims to integrate industry resources.

Tom Tailor’s Q3 wasn't a spectacular success but at least the company saw its core brand sales growing in spite of difficult market conditions.

Balmain has chosen the successor to Massimo Piombini, who recently left the Parisian label and will be replaced by the current CEO of Zadig & Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Guével.

Upscale hosiery and intimates specialist Wolford reported its half-year results on Friday and they showed that the company still has lots of work to do on its recovery plan.