The curtain fell Monday on another Milan fashion week -- or at least the screen went dark on this season's all-digital affair, in which designers looked ahead to better times.

Fast fashion retailer Boohoo is facing additional pressure to address issues linked to its supply chain working practices.

It’s official. Only the Brave (OTB), the key company in the fashion empire of Renzo Rosso, has acquired Jil Sander, the Hamburg-born label known as the highest expression of minimalism in fashion.

The Redress Design Award, a sustainable fashion competition for young fashion designers, has opened applications for its 2021 cycle with a new design opportunity with Timberland. 

The executive, who led the company’s beauty, grooming and personal care category from 2014 to 2017, has been named as president of Amazon Fashion, a role in which she succeeds Christine Beauchamp.

Finally, Paris Fashion Week had an actual live catwalk show. A drive-in runway event witnessed Thursday night by a few score of editors and influencers from inside Citroen DS7s and staged inside the AccorArena.

Apparel retailer Gap Inc on Thursday forecast a return to sales growth this year, as it expects the roll-out of vaccines to drive traffic at its Old Navy and Athleta stores.

​Every generation has an era whose vintage looks it likes to adopt and adapt and with Gen Z, it seems that the year 2000 is a key reference point.

Building work will begin at the end of 2021, and the Catalan fashion group’s new Barcelona-based facilities will be fully operational in 2024. The new R&D and innovation centre will extend over an area of 93,400 m2.

On March 17, the Spanish apparel group will inaugurate new facilities at its headquarters in Arteixo (A Coruña), home to the Zara.com studios and staff, and to Zara Man’s central design office.

UK fashion and homewares retailer Celtic & Co looks to be yet another company whose decision to pivot towards digital sales paid dividends during the pandemic.

​As Europe gets ready to reopen, expect a raft of innovative store debuts. The latest is Benetton, which has unveiled its new store concept in Florence, the focus being on sustainability.

VF Corporation announced on Wednesday the appointment of Susie Mulder as global brand president of Timberland. 

The brand's new creative director unveiled a promising first collection on Wednesday, reimagining the house's codes with a contemporary twist, through graphical effects and ultra-short silhouettes. 

This season’s virtual fashion weeks have been re-styled with a new look many expect will endure when traditional runway shows resume.

UK supermarkets giant Sainsbury’s is to cut jobs with 1,150 roles at risk. It's restructuring in order to invest in its food ops and a number of departments will be affected, including clothing and general merchandise.