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The business behind fashion: luxury, commerce, sustainability, innovation and the transformation of the international market.
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L’AVOIR StoriesPrada Opens Pradasphere: A Century of Fashion Meets the Future in Milan
Prada’s permanent exhibition at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II brings together a century of fashion history, iconic designs, cinema costumes and a spacesuit prototype developed for NASA’s Artemis programme.
Tansan Magnesium: The Seoul Fashion Store Where Shopping Begins With a Climb
The South Korean label turns its Seongsu flagship into an experiential retail destination, using an indoor bouldering structure to connect its climbing-inspired identity with fashion and architecture.
When Luxury Learns to Let the Air In
Bottega Veneta and Louise Trotter’s new vocabulary: craftsmanship, movement, lightness and a contemporary vision of luxury.
Saint Laurent: Gold, Muses and Signs of a Possible Farewell
A reading of Anthony Vaccarello’s SS27 collection and the signals that raised questions about the maison’s future.
McQueen and the Line of Good Taste
A critical look at Alexander McQueen’s proposition and the decisions shaping a maison’s language today.
The Market That Moves Fashion
This archive will grow with analysis of luxury, business, sustainability, innovation, brand strategy and industry transformation.
Google Flow: Artificial Intelligence Enters Fashion’s Backstage
Collaborative AI is transforming design, styling and runway-planning processes.
Bangladesh: Wage Protests Shake the Garment Industry
Labour unrest in one of the world’s leading manufacturing hubs and its implications for international supply chains.
The Return of Petite Sizing: Fashion Turns Its Attention Back to Shorter Women
The renewed demand for proportion-led design puts petite sizing, fit and long-standing gaps in fashion retail back in focus.
European Fast Fashion Gains Ground as Shein and Temu Face New Tax Pressures
New European import charges are reshaping competition between Chinese ultra-fast-fashion platforms and established European retailers.