The house of Azzaro has appointed Olivier Theyskens to be its new Artistic Director, in a surprise move sure to receive an enthusiastic response as he is regarded as one of the industry’s most naturally gifted designers.

The Italian brand has acquired T&J Vestor, which had licensed its Missoni Home line since 1983. The fashion label is hoping to reinforce this sector, with several hotel and interior design projects in the works. 

The competition will take place in the northern Italian city of Trieste on July 17 and this year it will focus on sustainable fashion design. The application deadline is March 15.

The Canadian luxury brand returns to the Milan runway with Karl Templer heading its womenswear collection, alongside a strong new style and management team. The men's collection has undergone some changes as well. 

Tod’s has linked up with the noted Japanese designer brand Mame Kurogouchi for its latest T Factory collaboration. The project was first launched in September 2018 with a collaboration with Alessandro Dell’Acqua.

JW Anderson is the latest big name to be added to the list of Moncler Genius designers and is joining for its 2020 drops, as is another newcomer Rimowa, and an unexpected addition from outside of the fashion field. 

The American brand has brought the Belgian designer on board to serve as consultant design director at its Calvin Klein menswear line, exclusively for products sold under license in Asia. 

The Florentine label has been without a creative director since 2017. A collaboration with Koché’s Christelle Kocher, is the first out of a series of designers who have been invited to reinterpret the brand's archives.

World Athletics announced significant changes to its rules on Friday that will outlaw some variants of Nike's Vaporfly running shoes and introduce limits to the technology developed for future shoes in elite competition.

The French Haute couture and Fashion Federation has chosen four international industry figures, among them Julie Gilhart, to form a committee of ambassadors for the worldwide promotion of emerging French labels.

Gigi Hadid is putting her fashion expertise to good use by becoming a member of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers 2020 expert panel.

The fashion competition dedicated to young design has named the CEO of Balenciaga as its designated mentor for its 31st edition. Charbit takes over from OTB's Renzo Rosso in the role.

Alessandra Facchinetti has been named creative director of Harlan + Holden, an Asian fashion company that defines itself as the world’s first “time-saving” clothing brand.

Designer Mike Amiri's namesake brand is suing Zara for $3 million, for selling jeans that it alleges Inditex's flagship banner copied from its AMIRI MX2 design.

The London Show Rooms, part of Parisian trade show Tranoï since 2017, have introduced new British fashion talents like ready-to-wear label Ahluwalia and jewellery brand Hatton Labs during Paris Fashion Week Men’s.