Political Fashion: Conviction or Performance?
October 9, 2026
The runway has always been political. It has never been affordable. And when it tried to say something meaningful about the world, the results have
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Paris Fashion Week SS27 and the Shows Worth Talking About
October 7, 2026
From the front rows to the runways, the highs and lows and the departures that may surprise us, here is what Paris Fashion Week SS27
Milan Fashion Week SS27: The Shows, the People, the Drama
September 30, 2026
Between Donatella’s announcement, a Prada catwalk on opening day, Armani mid-handover, and Versace with no show on the program, Milan Fashion Week SS27 delivered equal
When Britishness Becomes Strategy
September 25, 2026
From the English countryside to the global luxury market, the brands embracing their Britishness are seeing a strong commercial comeback. Stiff upper lip and dry
My Favorite Moments from London Fashion Week SS27
September 23, 2026
London Fashion Week can be rather surprising at times. This year, the collections had equal measures of high fashion and high street. And surprised me,
The Retail Giants Finding Their Place at New York Fashion Week
September 18, 2026
This September at New York Fashion Week, the most interesting conversation was happening off the official calendar. Walmart and Target set up their own productions
The End of Aspirational Luxury
September 14, 2026
Global luxury is growing in 2026, but aspirational luxury is losing ground. Bloomberg Intelligence data reveals who is driving the market now, and what it
Harvey Nichols and the Next Chapter of Luxury Retail
September 4, 2026
Frasers Group has acquired Harvey Nichols. The deal says something important about the state of luxury retail and who its future custodians might be.
Milei’s Non-Human Corporations: A Great Headline, a Flawed Premise
July 30, 2026
Argentina’s non-human corporations bill promises companies run entirely by AI, with no humans required. Or does it? The actual legislation tells a different story.
Is One Location Enough as a Viable Department Store Strategy?
July 27, 2026
Single-location retail sounds like a limitation. For some retailers, it turned out to be the most defensible department store strategy in the business.
The New Fashion Capitals Changing the Conversation
July 20, 2026
Riyadh, Seoul, Mumbai and São Paulo are the new fashion capitals shifting the industry’s center of gravity. And they are doing it on their own
Inside the 2026 RLC Fashion Summit in Milan — What Live Polls Reveal About the New Executive Agenda
June 26, 2026
The most senior executives in fashion and luxury voted live at the 2026 RLC Fashion Summit in Milan. Several of their answers run counter to
China Trade Surplus Holds as War Fails to Slow Exports
June 22, 2026
China’s exports rose 14.1% in April 2026, beating forecasts by a wide margin, as AI-driven global demand absorbed the disruption caused by the war in
What Q1 2026 Fashion Earnings Say About the State of the Industry
June 19, 2026
The Q1 2026 fashion earnings season is the most revealing in years. Across luxury, sportswear, fast fashion and heritage retail, the results expose a single
The Forces Quietly Reshaping the Global Textile Industry
June 2, 2026
Three forces — consumer retrenchment, a geopolitical shock in the Middle East, and US trade tariffs — are hitting the global textile industry simultaneously. And