Dr Martens has unveiled its latest Ambassador Leather collection, reinterpreting classic silhouettes with a premium tumbled leather.

On the business front, we’ve been hearing about brand revamps, key tech link-ups and lawsuits too.

​Product launches are continuing at pace with major developments in multiple categories ranging from the very practical to the totally quirky.

Summer may be here but companies are already focused on the autumn season with key campaign launches and other developments.

Technical innovation is becoming key to the creation process for fashion and we’ve recently heard about two major developments.

Paul Smith is ramping up its focus on its digital ops — from DTC e-commerce to digital wholesale — and allying it closely to its physical retail business as it aims to “create a seamless, global brand presence”.

Nike Inc. suspended online sales in Turkey via its website and mobile app, days after an increase in customs taxes levied by Turkey on online purchases from abroad.

Winning athletes in Paris have received their medals on Louis Vuitton trays before being handed a Samsung flip phone for a selfie, heralding a new era of product placement at the Olympics that LA will build on.

​Capri Holdings is the latest luxury giant to prove that times are tough out there. The company’s Q1 results for fiscal 2025 saw revenue falling 13.2% on a reported basis and 12.1% in constant currency.

​It may still be a fairly small indie in a sector led by deep-pocketed giants, but Manolo Blahnik is upbeat, despite revenue and profits falling in 2023. And it's planning for a 2025 rebound, driven by global expansion.

​Asda, Britain's third-biggest supermarket group, posted a 5.3% decline in underlying sales in the three months to the end of June, as it continues to underperform its rivals.

Under Armour posted a surprise first-quarter profit on 8 August on margins boost from selling its sports apparel at full price and lower inventory at a time when consumers get picky with what they spend on.

​Sustainable footwear and apparel specialist Allbirds said on 7 August that second quarter net revenue decreased 26.8% to $51.6 million versus a year ago, within the company’s guidance range.

The summer Olympics is turning out to be a rare win for Nike as the event has helped boost demand for the sportswear giant's new launches and edge out competition, website searches from research firm Similarweb showed.

After a year on the job, the chief executive officer of beleaguered Vans owner VF Corp. says the worst of the apparel maker’s “horror story” is now behind it.

From Samsung phone selfies on the podium to Louis Vuitton cases at the opening ceremony, the Paris Olympics have widened the scope for sponsors' product placement like never before, and this will continue in future.