Fashion industry

Louis Vuitton owner LVMH reports surprise sales drop amid China slowdown

Shares in luxury goods brands slumped after Louis Vuitton’s LVMH reported an unexpected fall in third-quarter sales amid China’s economic slowdown.Shares in LVMH, which also owns Dior, Tiffany and...

Stella McCartney preaches Peace and Dove in mission to save birds

The battle to banish fur from fashion being mostly won, with almost all luxury brands fur-free, Stella McCartney...

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group makes £83m offer for handbag maker Mulberry

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has filed a possible £83m offer to buy the luxury brand Mulberry as it...

Strike a pose: standout trends from the season’s key collections – in pictures

Town and countryEmbrace your Brontë heroine out on the moors, with an ankle-skimming tweed coat. Cape coat, top...

Naomi Campbell banned from being charity trustee

Naomi Campbell has been banned from being a charity trustee after a watchdog investigation uncovered widespread evidence of...

Prada and Max Mara bring strangeness and science to Milan fashion week

A Prada show is never a straightforward beauty pageant, so when the co-designers Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons go out of their way to...

‘We’ve not had a summer’: retailers battle unpredictable British weather

When the season switched from summer to autumn, like clockwork clothing stores would swap out the racks of floaty frocks and fill them with...

Topshop could return to high street after Asos sells stake for £135m

Topshop and Topman could return to the high street after Asos handed control of the fashion brand to the billionaire behind Vero Moda and...

Clogs’ popularity helps Birkenstock to highest ever quarterly sales

Strong sales of clogs – which have been adopted by the American models Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner as part of this summer’s trend...

Victoria Beckham losses shrink as sales soar 50% at fashion brand

Victoria Beckham’s fashion and beauty business narrowed its losses last year as sales soared by 52% to £89m. The company said sales rose online, at...

Kurt Geiger increases sales by nearly 10% despite tough times for retailers

Kurt Geiger increased sales by nearly 10% last year as the footwear and handbag retailer said it benefited from fashion fans switching to its...