Leonard, Christian Wijnants and Giambattista Valli caught the travel bug during Paris Fashion Week, while Issey Miyake paid a touching tribute to its founder, who passed away in August.

Arnaud Vaillant and Sébastien Meyer's firm made fashion history with a performance that included spraying on a dress on Bella Hadid's body. Meanwhile, Andreas Kronthaler celebrated his love for Paris.

Paris Fashion Week weekend: returning warriors from Balenciaga; 'Unboxing' at Valentino; a centennial celebration at Akris; rocker romanticism at Elie Saab, and fashion fiasco at Givenchy

Billionaire Richard Liu, founder of one of China's largest e-commerce platforms JD.com, has settled a civil suit brought by former University of Michigan student Liu Jingyao, who had accused him of rape.  

A magnificent show by a Northern Irishman; an impressive debut by a UK star; poetic fashion from a Japanese veteran and a homages to an American. Displays by four foreigner designers made Paris seem uber international.

Isabel Marant and Ludovic de Saint Sernin turned up the heat on the Parisian catwalks. On the fourth day of the women's ready-to-wear shows, they showed collections designed for a very hot and sexy summer. 

Under-pressure retailer Joules on Friday responded to press reports that it’s considering a CVA with a stock exchange statement that neither confirmed nor denied the news.

Haider Ackermann will design the next Jean Paul Gaultier couture collection, to be presented next January during the Paris Haute Couture season. He will follow Olivier Rousteing. 

​The Lycra Company has entered into an agreement that has a more sustainable future for the fibre at its heart.

​Celebrity stylists are guaranteed hits when it comes to endorsing fashion ranges so it should be good news for supermarket line George at Asda that it has signed up Tan France for a series of exclusive edits.

​With LFW’s celebratory angle having been on hold due to the death of the Queen in September, the British Fashion Council has now unveiled a “city-wide celebration” that’s set to kick off on 6 October.

​JD Sports had big news to end the week with the UK’s biggest sports retailer (and major global name) announcing that it’s been selected as Nike's first UK partner for its Connected Partnership programme.

​Struggling Joules is reportedly exploring options for a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) as it seeks to cut its costs and stave off a collapse following the termination of talks for Next to take a stake in the firm.

​ASOS on Thursday announced a “bold new visual identity” for its Topshop and Topman brands that features on the standalone digital shopfront on its webstore.

Seamm, a start-up digitising fashion goods for virtual worlds, has raised $1.7 million in funding “to scale go-to-market activities, attract and hire top talent, and accelerate the development of its platform”.

Major London commercial property landlord GPE reported strong leasing activity during in its first half as demand for key capital spaces continues to attract retailers.