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Fashion Week

Christopher Kane Opens New Era at Mulberry

The designer returned to the London Fashion Week runway with an audacious reformulation of the British heritage brand’s iconography, writes Tim Blanks.


Global Markets

Did Fendi Commit Cultural Appropriation in India? It’s Not That Simple

A reissued Baguette bag sparked outrage online after its product description failed to credit the cultural origins of its mirrored embroidery. Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri has worked for decades with the Mumbai-based artisans who make it.


Retail

Bag Brand Strathberry Nabs Minority Investment as It Eyes International Expansion

The Edinburgh-based label is entering a new partnership with Soho Square Capital as it gets ready to open its first store outside the UK.


Workplace & Talent

Can AI Ignite a New Generation of Fashion Tradespeople?

As artificial intelligence reshapes perceptions of white-collar work and four-year degrees face greater scrutiny, fashion brands see an opening to rebuild a dwindling pipeline of skilled craftspeople.


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Entrepreneurship

How to Build a Profitable Handbag Business From Scratch

With profitability now within reach, the London-based luxury leather goods brand Metiér is raising fresh capital to fuel its next chapter.


Luxury

Hermès Shares Plunge Most on Record as Growth Slows

First-quarter sales rose 5.6 percent at constant exchange rates, missing analyst expectations.


Luxury

Coach’s Tabby Handbag Fuels Blowout Holiday Quarter for Parent Tapestry

Tapestry raised annual earnings targets again after strong demand for Coach’s Tabby handbags helped it comfortably beat holiday-quarter estimates.


Luxury

Burberry’s CEO on Turning ‘Britishness’ Into a Global Language

Joshua Schulman reveals how he’s fuelling the brand’s turnaround with a more get-able take on British luxury and a new sense of urgency in the BoF-McKinsey State of Fashion 2026 report.


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Luxury

How Beat-Up Bags Became a Luxury Status Symbol

Bumps and scratches on a Birkin bag or Cartier watch are no longer repellent for a rising group of fashion consumers — they actually make the item more desirable.


Luxury

Tapestry Lifts Outlook After Coach Drives Quarterly Beat

Tapestry Inc. raised its full-year outlook after quarterly earnings beat expectations, with Coach fuelling growth despite a more cautious shopper.


Luxury

Shinola Appoints Ulrich Wohn as President

The former TAG Heuer North America CEO has been tapped to lead the Detroit-based maker of watches and leather goods in its next phase of growth.


Retail

Why Everyone Suddenly Wants to Sell You a Handbag

As luxury brands stumble, new entrants ranging from Alo Yoga to Nili Lotan to Old Navy are launching their first bag collections. Is there room in the market for all of them?