The fashion competition dedicated to young design has named the CEO of Balenciaga as its designated mentor for its 31st edition. Charbit takes over from OTB's Renzo Rosso in the role.

Alessandra Facchinetti has been named creative director of Harlan + Holden, an Asian fashion company that defines itself as the world’s first “time-saving” clothing brand.

Designer Mike Amiri's namesake brand is suing Zara for $3 million, for selling jeans that it alleges Inditex's flagship banner copied from its AMIRI MX2 design.

The London Show Rooms, part of Parisian trade show Tranoï since 2017, have introduced new British fashion talents like ready-to-wear label Ahluwalia and jewellery brand Hatton Labs during Paris Fashion Week Men’s.

Submissions are now open for a new fashion competition from the European Commission, which will award a combined €150,000 to three early-stage sustainable fashion projects.

Irish designer Jonathan Anderson, founder of the JW Anderson label and the creative director of Loewe, will chair the fashion competition’s jury at the 35th edition of the Hyères International Fashion Festival.

Louis Vuitton said on Wednesday it had struck a partnership with the National Basketball Association, as the luxury goods brand ramps up its efforts to make a splash in the United States. 

German sportswear giant Adidas said Tuesday more than half of the polyester used in its products this year would come from recycled material, including millions of shoes made from plastic waste.

One Italian fashion house enjoying a golden streak is La DoubleJ, a beaming and bouncy brand created by the most energetic American lady in Milan JJ Martin.

Dior Men’s Kim Jones, Holli Rogers from Farfetch, and model Anja Rubik are among the judges announced on Tuesday for the 2020 International Woolmark Prize.

The panel, which includes the likes of Carine Roitfeld, Elie Saab, Naomi Campbell, Pierpaolo Piccioli, and Yoon Ahn, will assemble in Doha, Qatar to choose five winners from five womenswear categories.

The brand founded in 1917 by Cristóbal Balenciaga, considered one of the great masters of couture, will return to Paris Haute Couture Week in July, under the creative direction of Demna Gvasalia. 

His father was undefeated boxing champion of Africa, now Imane Ayissi is making history himself by becoming the first sub-Saharan designer to show in the elite Paris haute couture week.

Eco-friendly lingerie brands are gaining ground in the fashion industry as environmental concerns encourage more and more companies to explore sustainable methods.

In a short video published on his social media channels, designer Jean-Paul Gaultier has announced that his next couture show, scheduled for 22 January, will be "the last," and also promised the launch of a new concept.