The designer and founder of the iconic Los Angeles-based fashion store chain passed away at the age of 87 on Thursday, February 25, due to complications related to a stroke.

​Levi’s has signed Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone as its global brand ambassador. 

​‘Going-out’ clothing may have tanked during the various lockdowns of the past year, but with the UK’s lockdown-easing roadmap now published, demand seems to be surging, a major fashion e-tailer said Thursday.

Italian fashion brand Replay has become official denim partner for the newly-launched Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team.

Both pop-ups will feature an assortment of seasonal products for women and men from Diesel’s spring/summer 2021 drops, as well as the brand’s pre-fall 2021 collection.

​McArthurGlen Designer Outlet West Midlands has announced some major new names with Coach, Kate Spade, Hugo Boss, Levi’s and Lacoste having signed up for the opening this spring.

No one could fault the latest crop of designer showing, in New York, for effort. In a busy Monday, with almost 30 collections, their arty videos and polished ideas were a reminder of how hard  people have been working.

Glenn Martens, the recently installed creative director of Diesel, has unveiled his first ideas for the Italian marque, an amorous yet gritty neo-realist video.

Jason Wu opened this month’s New York Fashion Week on the Sunday night of Valentine’s Day, with a nostalgic ode to Coca Cola capitalism. Imitation of Christ followed him with pure whimsicality.

​M&S is putting extra weight behind the sustainability credentials of its denim offer for the new season — a key move given that denim is one of its hero categories and it makes 10% of all jeans sold in Britain.

Opening Ceremony may have closed down its destination boutique in Soho last spring, but the brand is very much alive and kicking, as the latest collection from its founders – Carol Lim and Humberto Leon - trumpets.

​Diesel and Maison Margiela owner OTB saw sales and profits being dented by the pandemic last year, a disappointing result after it had returned to profit in 2019.

John Lewis on Tuesday unveiled a big expansion of its fashion and beauty offer and the fashion labels it’s adding are designed to reflect the casualisation trend that has only accelerated in the past year.

A very short statement from Boohoo Group on Friday confirmed that yes, it is interested in buying the remaining brands owned by failed Arcadia, a move that means the entire Arcadia empire going online-only.

In 2020, department store groups worldwide took a battering, and the year that has just begun looks to be equally tough. Will 2021 put the very existence of department stores in doubt?

​With the UK back in lockdown, its fashion shopping choices continue to be coloured by social restrictions and working from home. New figures from LovetheSales show that stay-at-home clothing is still striking a chord.