Nike has launched its latest collection in honor of Black History Month, featuring Nike, Jordan and Converse designs inspired by the theme of Afro-futurism in the sporting world. 

Haute couture has a new ringmaster, or mistress rather: Maria Grazia Chiuri, who staged a truly evocative and circus-inspired runway show in a Big Top inside the Rodin Museum on Monday afternoon.

The “optimisation” of the French inventory clearance specialist's “geographical footprint,” announced after the recent share capital increase, is under way in Germany, Poland and the UK, sources told FashionNetwork.com.

Liu Jo, now distributed via 480 monobrand stores and 5,300 retailers, will soon open a directly owned store in Russia, after entering Poland and Serbia, and is also eyeing Switzerland.

Mountain Warehouse is forecasting record annual profits after seeing sales rise 12% to £84.7m in the 13 weeks to 6 January.

From 18 April, Amsterdam Museum will stage Fashion Statements, an exhibition on fashion and identity. The show focuses on 75 historical costumes and the work of six contemporary designers.  

Coming in three waves, from January to March, the campaign is notably themed on childhood and education, with its first installment featuring a pair of budding models aged two and three years old.

Dirk-Jan Stoppelenburg, the CEO of Scotch & Soda, is planning to step down as chief executive and take a new role as chairman of the board. He will continue to lead the brand until a successor is appointed. 

Buyer numbers from Spain, Greece, Belgium, Poland, Saudi Arabia increased, while France, UK and Turkey numbers were stable and those from Italy (-9%), Germany, Russia and Ukraine were down.

The Sunday night before the start of Paris' haute couture is always reserved for a fashion intermission at the end of the menswear season – it is called the Hermès pre-collection show.

EU efforts to reform copyright rules hit a roadblock on Monday as a meeting of lawmakers and officials was called off, prompting criticism of Google after it and other tech giants lobbied against the changes.

Saudi Arabia’s Fawaz Alhokair Group plans to offer shares in its shopping malls business in Riyadh in the second quarter of this year, sources said on Monday.

Fourteen top French lingerie labels staged a huge rock concert cum fashion show Sunday in the city which invented sexy underwear.

The American outdoor brand has announced it is joining the likes of Sweaty Beatty, The North Face and Puma on London’s Carnaby Street in early 2019.

Old Spice is getting a new line, spanning a range of body washes incorporating ingredients such as deep sea minerals, charcoal, mint and lavender, designed to address different skin issues.