Donatella did always love a grand show-space, and few are bigger anywhere than Pirelli HangarBicocca, where Versace staged her first runway show since the merger with Tapestry.

A fashion collaboration that maintains a local community link previously proved successful for Harvey Nichols Manchester and the University of Salford (UOS).

Next summer’s fashion will be colourful, vibrant and sexy. Above all, it will be diverse, as decreed by the designers who showed on Thursday in Milan, notably Benetton, Fiorucci and Act N°1.

Regeneration and rebirth were two key words defining the looks presented at Iceberg's Milan Fashion Week show. The luxury sportswear label grew 11% in 2022, and aims to expand into Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

The headline news may be all about alternatives but the leather sector is out to prove its sustainability credentials with the “world’s first-ever digital exhibition [promoting] the longevity and circularity of leather”.

​Mothercare’s full-year results on Friday showed the company’s turnaround — following its reinvention as a brand owner rather than directly-operated retailer — remains a work in progress. 

​Menswear specialist Blake Mill has announced the formation of an advisory board, signalling “the next chapter in the brand's growth story as they look to bring their unique fashion perspective to a global stage”.

​UK-based womenswear company Live Unlimited has become the latest label to launch a more ‘elevated’ line with the debut of its Limited collection.

Apparel Group announced on Thursday a new multi-brand partnership with Marquee Brands for the licensing of the BCBG, Ben Sherman, Bruno Magli, Sur la table, and Martha Stewart brands, across GCC and India. 

The Madrid fair for fashion, footwear, and accessories, along with MadridJoya, Bisutex, and Intergift, concludes its latest edition with a total of 31,500 national and international visitors and 1,500 exhibiting brands.

U.S. luxury department store Nordstrom announced on Thursday the appointment of Guy Persaud to its board of directors, effective immediately. 

Launched in 2013 and already present in 70 markets, the children's category of the Catalan brand saw its revenue grow by 18% in the past year. The physical channel accounted for 53% of the revenue.

So, there is life for Tom Ford after Tom Ford, and seemingly a very healthy one. Judging by the slick, sleek and sophisticated debut by his long-time design director and successor, Peter Hawkings.

 Global digital fashion retailer ASOS has appointed a key shareholder, who’s also a “strong supporter of the company”, to its board.

The US label opened in Paris on rue de Rivoli in 2018, and is now targeting a prime location in the city, the Champs-Elysées. According to Knight Frank, it will open a new, 680 square-metre store at number 102.

​Footasylum has opened its new flagship in what amounts to another vote of confidence in London’s Oxford Street. It opened Thursday as the retailer “continues to see strong demand for its branded streetwear offering”.