Paris Fashion Week Men actually had two live runway shows on Wednesday, the second of the six-day season, as the fashion capital cautiously emerges from the lockdown.

Star product anniversaries are often big news and when the anniversary is Chanel N°5 reaching 100 years old, it’s clear that the luxury giant would mark that fact with a bang.

In an unprecedented alliance, the two Italian luxury labels have announced the acquisition of a 40% stake each in Filati Biagioli Modesto, a spinning mill specialised in cashmere fabrics.

Isabel Marant has launched an online platform dedicated to reselling its vintage pieces. People who donate pieces to the site will receive a voucher and all proceeds will go towards the designer’s charitable fund.

​Reformation is to open a new London flagship in Covent Garden with the sustainable fashion brand having agreed terms to open at 27 King Street through landlord Capital & Counties (Capco).

Having spun off Saks Fifth Avenue’s online operations earlier this year, HBC has now announced that it is also establishing the e-commerce business of its discount chain as a standalone company.

Pitti, the giant Florentine menswear salon, will host this year’s LVMH Prize finalists with a major installation in this summer’s reschedule edition, amid fresh signs of momentum at the giant trade show.

​US label Rag & Bone has expanded its presence in the key London market as well as boosting its e-tail reach using text message tech to get to customers and increase online sales.

​Gardens are the new black and now Selfridges has launched garden centres at several stores. They’re not just any old garden centres as it’s bringing a Selfridges-style and fashion-focused twist to the category.

Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, the first designers to host a physical show at Milan Fashion Week, revealed a glittering collection on Saturday, taking inspiration from the artistic light shows of southern Italy.

The New York-based designer has revealed a preview of the uniform he has created for the West African nation’s Olympic team, for which his brand is serving as the official sponsor in Tokyo this July.

The French luxury group, which previously held 67% of the Italian brand, has purchased the remaining 33% from Laudomia Pucci, who is stepping down from her role as vice president and image director at the house. 

With Paris finally exiting the lockdown, and Parisians enjoying their city without masks, the international menswear runway season climaxes with six days of Paris shows this week, albeit within the penumbra of Covid.

Finally after 16 years closed; municipal headaches; massive rebuilding and Covid delays, France’s most storied department store La Samaritaine revealed itself on Monday, after an estimated €750m investment by owner LVMH.

To celebrate Pride Month, several labels have decided to pay tribute to the LGBTQ+ community with collections festooned with the colours of the rainbow. Among them Puma, Victoria Beckham, Balenciaga and Ralph Lauren.

The world's most valuable apparel and luxury labels saw their values surging during the pandemic, according to Kantar’s BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands 2021 report released Monday.