Japanese giant Fast Retailing has reported operating profit above analysts’ expectations and expects the figure to climb further in the year ahead.

​The latest edition of John Lewis’s annual lifestyle report, Shop, Live, Look 2021, shows UK consumers adapting to lockdowns and more hours spent watching TV influenced fashion choices.

​News that ASOS CEO Nick Beighton has stepped down rather put the firm’s results statement in the shade. But there’s no denying the company remains one of the most successful in fashion retail, even if growth is slowing.

​The ASOS annual results Monday were overshadowed by CEO Nick Beighton stepping down with immediate effect. The e-tail giant said new leadership would “underpin delivery of the next phase of its global growth strategy”.

The digital version of the international denim trade show has announced its program for this October, revealing a three-day calendar focusing on inspiration, innovation and technology, and the environment.

Levi Strauss & Co on Wednesday beat third-quarter revenue and profit estimates, boosted by a rise in demand for jeans as people returned to normal social life following easing pandemic restrictions.

The fashion industry bade farewell on Tuesday night to Alber Elbaz in exactly the way he would have wanted, with a legendary runway show.

French Connection, the provocative UK fashion brand known for its "FCUK" branding, said on Monday it has agreed to sell itself for 29 million pounds, after years of losses only made worse during the coronavirus pandemic.

If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again. Which is what’s happened at Schiaparelli, where designer Daniel Roseberry has hit a sweet spot between polished, perverse and punchy.

​As M&S continues to support the categories it thinks will be winners, and as the casualisation trend impacts menswear more than ever, the UK retail giant has launched a new campaign fronted by rugby star Maro Itoje.

The problem with deconstruction, a huge movement in fashion, is that while it looks great on runways, it tends to frighten consumers on a clothes rack. Not at Rokh, which staged a great collection Thursday in Paris.

H&M Group sales are continuing to recover as its markets reopen, although it’s not bouncing back as fast as some rivals. That said, its net sales in local currencies increased by 14% year-on-year in Q3. 

Dior went into full court press in the first 48 hours of Paris Fashion Week – unveiling its new Cheval Blanc spa, feting its Dior Home and Kids creator Cordelia de Castellane, and unveiling a Miss Dior floral pop-up. 

Paris’ big debut this season was Charles de Vilmorin at Rochas, the current enfant terrible of French fashion. He made his Wednesday debut with a striking fashion statement, each ensemble radically juxtaposed.

The cult New York-based streetwear brand has teamed up with the Californian fashion label for a collaborative Fall 2021 collection channeling True Religion’s expertise in denim.

Under-pressure fashion retailer French Connection said on Wednesday that it had received a takeover approach as part of the formal sale process it kicked off back in March.