Pharrell Williams took over the center of Paris Tuesday evening for his debut runway show for Louis Vuitton, staged open air on Pont Neuf painted gold damier for one night.

​The environment for European luxury brands in the US may have got a little tougher in recent months, but Hermès has said US store traffic continues to rise and it has now opened a store in Aspen, Colorado.

No city does as many swish presentations as Milan, and with such diverse offerings. FashionNetwork.com caught up with three - Corneliani, Brett Johnson and Maccapani – building real momentum.

Just when everyone in Italy has been sending out classic tailoring on their menswear runway, leave it to Prada to go in the opposite direction, and with punch.

The debut of star Pharrell Williams at Louis Vuitton is the hottest ticket at Paris Fashion Week as it kicks off on Tuesday, seen as a significant moment in the evolution of the multi-billion-dollar industry.

Giorgio Armani looked east this season, ranging around Asia for influences, models and music in a beautiful Emporio Armani collection staged in his fashion theatre on Saturday evening.

Few designers in history can cut a snappier suit than Dolce & Gabbana, who staged an impressive lesson in stylish dressing and a brilliant display on directional tailoring on a sunny Saturday in Milan. 

They have always loved to dress a sexy guy, and girl, at DSquared2. This season, they got to dress a bona fide porn star, none other than Rocco Siffredi, the Italian stallion himself.

The Roman house of Valentino opened the menswear runway season in Milan on a sunny Friday with a gently gentlemanly fashion statement in the city’s most famous university. 

Labels like Cavalli, Cucinelli, Valentino, Gucci and Stefano Ricci have staged a plethora of events in some of Florence’s most iconic venues, tapping the menswear show’s drawing power to boost their visibility.

On Instagram, Pharrell Williams, creative director of Louis Vuitton, unveiled a first image of the inaugural Louis Vuitton men's campaign, featuring the singer Rihanna.

Silvia Fendi took her latest menswear collection to a novel destination on Thursday, the brand’s new eco-friendly factory located on a Tuscan hillside north of Florence, feting the finale with hundreds of proud workers. 

So, there is life after Condé Nast. As Edward Enninful showed Wednesday night, styling a stellar LuisaViaRoma x Vogue show beneath Michelangelo’s statue of David, before his modern successor - Leonardo DiCaprio.

EU antitrust regulators who raided Kering's Gucci and other fashion firms in April are looking into how they set prices of handbags and leather goods for distributors, sources told Reuters. 

Louis Vuitton has unveiled a new boutique at the Wynn Las Vegas hotel. In a luxurious setting, the French house presents a large offer from ready-to-wear, to interior design and bespoke.

Apple remains the world’s “most valuable brand” based on the new Kantar BrandZ list. But two key LVMH luxury labels have put in a strong showing too while Shein is now in the top 100 and Amazon keeps its top 10 place.