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Men’s Fashion Week kicks off in Paris on Tuesday and will feature six days of trend-setting catwalk shows, a farewell at Hermes and tributes to late Italian fashion icon Valentino. Read More

​Bloomingdale’s has appointed Russ Patrick as its new general merchandise manager of home. Read More

With high jump champion Gianmarco Tamberi appointed as brand ambassador, the Milan-based high-end label is expanding its assortment of styles, colours and materials, while continuing its store expansion strategy. Read More

Simon Longland, director of fashion buying at Harrods, is just back from the Milan menswear shows and highlighted the importance of slouchy tailoring, bomber jackets and “must-have” suede jackets and coats for AW26. Read More

Matalan is the latest big-name UK retailer to report on the Golden Quarter as well as the narrower festive season and it appears to have done well late last year. Read More

​The unpredictability involved in doing business with the US has come into sharper relief with the threat of new tariffs being applied to UK exports.  Read More

​Ami Paris is continuing its flagship opening programme but instead of Europe, this time it has turned its attention to Asia with a debut in Seoul. Read More

​Gaurav Gupta has opened its first flagship store dedicated to menswear. Located in New Delhi’s DLF Emporio, the boutique measures around 2,300 square feet.  Read More