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Kappa turns back the sporting clock for its new AW25 collection, which celebrates “local heroes in football” with a community-focused campaign “honouring the places and people that inspire a lifelong love of the game”. Read More

​UK footfall down in November? Blame the Budget and bad weather. Those two important factors damaged shoppers’ desire to venture out, resulting in an albeit slender 0.8% year-on-year dip in footfall last month. Read More

A host of celebrities and high-end brands have donating goods to ensure Savile Row’s latest annual ‘Pop-Up Crisis’ store will continue to support the Crisis charity event that has so far raised over £650,000 since 2018. Read More

​Specialist outdoor clothing producer Dryrobe has won a trademark case against a smaller label. The win for the business means the offending rival must now stop selling items under the D-Robe brand within a week. Read More

At a hearing before the Paris court on Friday, France demanded a series of measures from Shein, but ultimately withdrew its initial request for the platform to be suspended in its entirety. Read More

Portuguese fashion designer Micaela Oliveira was honoured in Riyadh as one of the featured couturiers at the Creative Women Forum Saudi Arabia 2025 Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony, where she also held a runway show. Read More

Rome-based fashion house Brioni, part of the Kering group, has announced the conclusion of its collaboration with Austrian designer Norbert Stumpfl, who has designed its collections for the past seven years. Read More

An Hermes handbag that once belonged to Jane Birkin was sold for $2.86 million at auction in Abu Dhabi on Friday, just months after the record-breaking sale of her first bag from the French brand, Sotheby’s said. Read More

In Italy, the footwear brand is celebrating its bicentennial with a pop-up store in Milan and a collaboration with Candiani Denim. Local distributor 3A is aiming to grow the brand’s diffusion in Italy by 10% in 2026. Read More