Olympia Le-Tan has created a handbag line inspired by the art of Jean-Michel Basquiat, as a retrospective on the US painter is in full swing at the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris.

Italian label MSGM has chosen London to open a second monobrand store in Europe, after its Milan flagship. The two-level, 185 sq m shop is located at 278 Brompton Cross.

Swiss bodywear label Sloggi has opened its first monobrand store in Thessaloniki, Greece, followed by a second one in Hungary’s capital Budapest.

Trotter was a surprise choice for Lacoste, the British designer’s style being far removed from the brand's current street mood, but she has the qualities to infuse fresh zest into the label.

UK stores footfall declined yet again last month with a 1.7% fall year-on-year, slightly worse than the 1.6% drop that had been seen in August.

Superdry warned on sales and profits on Monday and said the very hot weather during the summer and relatively few number of colder days in September will dent its results to the tune of £10 million.

​With UK retailers currently issuing profit warnings at a rapid rate, it was encouraging to see one with good news on Monday. Shoe Zone issued an update saying trading in the year to September 29 was strong.

Sears Holdings on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, following a last minute ditch effort from the U.S. department store retailer's CEO to contribute towards a financing package.

Eddie Lampert has stepped in to contribute towards a financing package of between $500 million and $600 million that the U.S. retailer was close to securing on Sunday to fund operations during bankruptcy proceedings.

Durable, fine and luxuriously soft, cotton sourced from Egypt has long been seen as the best on the market, but fierce international competition in recent years has diminished returns.

Jack Ma, executive chairman of China’s Alibaba Group Holding, said on Saturday he plans to open an institute to train thousands of tech entrepreneurs in Indonesia.

Walmart Inc said on Friday it has acquired online lingerie retailer Bare Necessities for an undisclosed amount, its second apparel-focused acquisition in less than two weeks as it seeks more inroads into online fashion.

Cyber attackers stole data from 29 million Facebook accounts using an automated program that moved from one friend to the next, Facebook announced on Friday.

China’s vast export engine unexpectedly kicked into higher gear in September, producing a record trade surplus with the United States that could exacerbate the already-heated dispute between Beijing and Washington.

As well as star models, the recent Fashion Weeks shone the spotlight on the rising talents who are busy making their names on the runway.