Damian Hopkins, founder and CEO of global brand management firm PDS Radius Brands and executive director of PDS, has been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).

The Florentine show's summer session has welcomed over 12,000 buyers, 5,300 of them from outside Italy (up by 24%) and 6,700 from Italy (up by 6%), for a total of more than 17,000 visitors.

​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.

​Burberry has named the winner of the Thomas Burberry Prize for Print — one of nine awards granted by the Royal Academy of Arts. Christine Wilkinson scooped the prize that's for a print in any medium.

​One of London’s highest-end and oldest luxury shopping destinations — Burlington Arcade in Mayfair — has announced that Vilebrequin and Lalique have taken on second boutiques within the Arcade.

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. 

THG’s commerce tech division, Ingenuity, has formed a strategic alliance with international professional services giant PwC, “to help brands design, build and run immersive customer experiences online”.

​Luxury footwear and accessories brand Malone Souliers has opened its first-ever department store concession and it’s starting at the top with a debut in the Shoe Heaven designer footwear department of London’s Harrods.

​Luxury accessories brand MCM has announced a “new strategic direction, unveiling a new brand identity featuring an enhanced design language, consumer experience, and lifestyle presentation for the Digital Nomad”.

​Many people may not know that luxury e-tailer Mytheresa is also a physical retailer and remains committed to this part of its business, having just announced the reopening and expansion of its menswear store in Munich.