​UK inflation has continued to fall with the Office for National Statistics saying Wednesday that the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.2% in the 12 months to March 2024, down from 3.4% in February.

A new exhibition this summer at one of Britain’s best-known stately homes, Chatsworth, celebrates the image and legacy of the late dowager Duchess Deborah Devonshire through the lens of Erdem's latest collection.

​This summer will see Pangaia arriving in London’s Soho with a store on Carnaby Street that will be its first standalone location in the UK.

Applications have just opened for one of the key emerging-talent-focused prizes, the International Woolmark Prize, with Woolmark saying the contest is “evolving to future-proof fashion”.

The British NGO Earthsight has unveiled a series of documents pointing to illegal deforestation by Brazilian producers of the "Better Cotton" used in the Zara and H&M collections.

The eco-collaboration between the Italian denim producer and the Malmö-based Swedish jeans brand uses Europe-sourced, non-GMO regenerative Blue Seed cotton, for which the Italian fabric producer has exclusive rights.

Bangladesh recently announced Tk 10,001 ($91.06) as the gross monthly minimum wage for cotton textile sector workers and employees. That figure was Tk 5,710 ($51.99) earlier, set in 2018.

Gabriela Hearst is making her debut in stage design, crafting sustainable costumes for the San Francisco Ballet’s production of 'Carmen' as part of Dos Mujeres. 

​Antonella Capelli has been named President of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region for French industrial intelligence solution provider Lectra, effective from next month.

The sustainable fashion brand founded by Vanessa Barboni Hallik in 2020, has announced Angelina Jolie, actor, director, humanitarian, and entrepreneur, as a strategic advisor. 

One key test of an artist or designer is whether they have a powerful signature style, which explains the remarkable longevity of Jean-Charles de Castelbajac who on Wednesday launched a limited edition watch with MB&F.

Bengaluru-based fashion retailer Myntra has acquired the India distribution rights for UK-based fashion brand Next in a deal that pushes Next towards its goal of greater global expansion. 

Sparxell, a UK plant-based colour creation start-up by Cambridge University academics that has applications in beauty and textiles, has secured £2.5 million from backers including the French beauty giant L’Oréal.

Shein made more that $2 billion in profits from around $45 billion in gross merchandise value last year. The China-founded but now Singapore-based business had recorded net income of $700 million in 2022.

Dior and UNESCO staged their latest Women@Dior & UNESCO Global Conference Thursday, as over 1,000 women gathered to hear speeches and testimonies from luxury executives, mentees, mentors and even a Nobel Prize winner. 

UIT has drawn up six proposals for France's EU elections candidates, a week after the French Parliament voted on the first measures to control fast fashion, which were regarded as welcome but still not quite watertight.