A welcome return to ruddy health at Prada, where Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons unveiled their best menswear collection to date, worn by the city’s best cast, on a sunny Sunday in Milan.

Nothing like a new management to liberate a venerable brand and unleash the potential of a talented designer. Which was very much the case on Sunday, when Kean Etro staged one of his snappiest collections for the house.

Tommy Jeans, a division of PVH-owned Tommy Hilfiger, launched on Friday a second collaboration collection with cult Japanese streetwear label AAPE by A Bathing Ape. 

Right when you were thinking one could drown in all the laudable sustainable menswear on display in Milan, along comes Dolce & Gabbana to wake the whole city up with some moda alla Machine Gun Kelly on Saturday. 

The brothers Caten returned to their Canadian roots this season with a DSquared2 collection ideal for Deep North dandies and hipster trappers presented Friday, the opening day of the Milan menswear season.

The Council of Fashion Designers of America has released its official New York Fashion Week lineup for February, which sees a host of new and big-name designers set to showcase their latest collections in the Big Apple.

​M&S’s powerful recovery story continued over the Christmas period with the UK retail giant saying Thursday that constant currency sales rose 18.6% year-on-year and 8.9% compared to two years ago.

​ASOS faced “challenging market conditions” in the last four months of 2021 yet still managed to post revenue growth, it said on Thursday as it also announced plans to list its shares on London's Main Market.

Finally, a proper actual live runway show of re-defined masculine menswear in Pitti, staged late Wednesday inside a Pucci family Palazzo in Florence, courtesy of gender-bender designer Ervin Latimer.

They may be letting unvaccinated tennis players into Australia, but here at Pitti Uomo 101 in Florence, Covid passes are obligatory, each entrant is temperature checked, and everyone wears a PPF8 masks. 

Abercrombie & Fitch said Tuesday that it’s “officially” reintroducing itself to its customers through a multi-faceted campaign that features staff from across its business, “highlighting their voices and experiences”.

Designer JW Anderson has called off his planned Milan runway show for next weekend and will instead unveil his next menswear collection digitally.

FatFace saw its sales exceeding pre-pandemic levels in the festive season, and the latest half-year to November was also strong as its UK business made strides and US online sales continued to grow.

The cancellations concern five shows scheduled in Frankfurt, Germany: Premium, Neonyt, Seek, The Ground and new event Val:ue. The organisers are trying to stage an alternative programme.

The multi-service agency has bolstered its senior staff by naming Jessica Juliano as head of omni-channel operations, Giovanni Pungetti as head of Asia and Giovanni de Marchi, ex Slam Jam, as head of brand partnerships.

Celebrity choices and collaborations were key to fashion this year as consumers got back to almost normal life. And Balenciaga was the label that benefited most with interest spiking, Lovethesales.com research shows.