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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 looked like.
The latest Zara collaborations with fashion and film powerhouses John Galliano and Luca Guadagnino are the brand’s boldest move yet. But can cultural credibility replace a fast fashion label?
Gucci’s latest sneaker raised an interesting and timely question: what are Italian fashion brands without “Made in Italy”?
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 measures of excitement on and off the runway.
China’s consumer economy is currently restructuring by category, channel and geography. Chinese consumers are not spending less; they are spending differently. The August 2026 data show precisely how.
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 humor, it seems, sell.
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, they did.
The AI safety debate has reached the US Senate and beyond. In retail, a quieter version of that conversation has been running for some time.
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 on the streets of Manhattan, backed by years of groundwork, genuine creative talent, and a clear argument that great design belongs to everyone.
Against a backdrop of war in the Middle East, rising prices and an increasingly charged debate over AI that has reached the highest echelons of the US government, New York Fashion Week provides ample proof that the show must go on.
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 means for the industry’s future.
Insights from RLC Global Forum’s Leadership Series reveal a luxury market increasingly driven by concentrated wealth, changing travel patterns and new global growth corridors — framing the discussion ahead of “Uneven Futures”, the theme of the 2027 RLC Annual Forum in Riyadh.
Global commerce has stopped advancing as one. Markets are now moving at different speeds, toward different priorities, under different rules. These uneven futures are becoming the new condition for retail leadership. And they demand a different strategic response.
Shein’s Hong Kong IPO debut raised $1.7 billion and one uncomfortable question: is the Shein business model still viable in a world closing its loopholes?
Frasers Group has acquired Harvey Nichols. The deal says something important about the state of luxury retail and who its future custodians might be.