So, there is life for Tom Ford after Tom Ford, and seemingly a very healthy one. Judging by the slick, sleek and sophisticated debut by his long-time design director and successor, Peter Hawkings.

​Next delivered its usual very long report covering its half-year performance on Thursday and it showed that the company is continuing to see rising sales and profits. And it revised guidance for the full year upwards. 

A muggy Milan of frequent showers on Wednesday as the Italian runway season opened, but a pair of steamy collections by two southern gentleman – Alessandro Dell’Acqua and Fausto Puglisi to ignite the season.

​British luxury brand Sunspel has named Raul Verdicchi as its new CEO, effective immediately, with Nicholas Brooke, owner and CEO since 2005, remaining as Executive Chairman. 

So, admiral blue is the new black. And plaid should come in hunter green and yellow daisy, just like the enormous tent in Highbury, where Burberry staged its latest show on a cloudy Monday.

Every editor, buyer or critic in London showed for Fashion East on this weekend, as well they should given its organizer Lulu Kennedy’s legendary antenna for new talent.

This upcoming edition will take place at the Expomeloneras venue in Maspalomas, Gran Canaria. The event will feature 33 designers and brands.

A Sunday that drenched London in intense showers didn’t wash out the fashion, with two stellar collections from Simone Rocha and Erdem, and more than honorable displays by Tove and Holzweiler. 

On a sunny Saturday in London, three bold-face name designers presented contrasting visions of fashion, though unified in their common attempts to explore unexpected silhouettes, made of unlikely raw materials. 

London Fashion Week’s busy opening Friday afternoon of shows starred an erotic Greek revival at Di Petsa, East-meets-West sophistication at Huishan Zhang, and clubbing cool at Mark Fast.   

JD Williams and its ambassador Davina McCall have launched a curated date-ready collection. The timing is perfect given that McCall’s fronting a new relationship show, 'My Mum, Your Dad', that JD Williams is sponsoring.

A crop of indie designers such as Puppets and Puppets, Willy Chavarria, and Luar demonstrated a distinctive New York point of view, during New York Fashion Week.

Underwear brand Tommy John has named former Calvin Klein CEO Cheryl Abel-Hodges as its new chief executive officer.

New York Fashion Week’s final day threw up some cool, cerebral, cultish and clever collections on a wet Wednesday, from Yohji Yamamoto ex Ashlynn Park, veteran Bibhu Mohapatra, and an impressive new Salon 1884.

New York celebrated Tuesday with two uptown brands, Carolina Herrera and Love Shack Fancy, staging impressively romantic shows in sacred downtown locations – a museum and a seminary. 

Lingerie brand Bluebella has collaborated with British fashion designer Ashley Williams for a collection that “seamlessly marries the designer's distinctive style with ​Bluebella's commitment to boldness and confidence”.