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Running alongside the menswear trade fair, where buyers evaluate the commercial potential of the Spring/Summer 2027 collections, the catwalk shows and exhibitions injected fresh energy into the creative sphere. Read More

Palazzo Pitti’s Museum of Fashion and Costume is dedicating the exhibition “Ferdinando Sarmi New York: A Journey in Fashion from Florence to Fifth Avenue” to Ferdinando Sarmi, the Florentine designer. Read More

Under the stewardship of Patrizio di Marco, the heritage American sneaker brand has opened its first Rome flagship on Via del Babuino. The target: €50 million in turnover within seven years. Read More

BWM, part of sourcing giant Li & Fung, will gradually assume responsibility for product development, manufacturing and supply chain operations for La Martina, the Argentine polowear and lifestyle brand. Read More

Fragrance brand Amouage has opened a new store in Los Angeles, inside the city’s prestigious Beverly Hills district, marking the Omani brand’s first store on the West Coast. Read More

Off Season, the premium sports-fashion brand co-founded by Kristin Juszczyk and entrepreneur Emma Grede, is entering a new chapter with the launch of its first permanent collection. Read More

American Exchange Group (AEG) and WSG Brands have acquired the intellectual property assets of footwear and lifestyle brand Allbirds.  Read More

Los Angeles-based body-care brand Uni has named model and actress Kaia Gerber as its first-ever creative partner in residence, coinciding with a major retail expansion at Ulta Beauty. Read More

BasicNet-owned brand Sebago is bringing its Docksides boat shoes to Florence with an event at a rowing club. Next up is a store opening in Saint-Malo, France, and a revamp of its e-commerce platform. Read More

​UK retail sales volumes rose 1.2% month on month in May, the Office for National Statistics said Friday. That was more than double the increase that analysts had expected. Read More