The label opened Milan Fashion Week Men's beautifully on Friday, with a film revealing a collection that is simultaneously minimalist and hyper-sophisticated, with pieces that can be easily mixed and matched. 

Christian Dior’s creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri just staged a magisterial metaphysical fashion show and cruise collection in Athens on Thursday night. So, we caught up with the Roman-born designer.

​The UK’s luxury department stores continue to add new brands to their line-ups and the latest addition is Good American, which this week launched a brand-new space in Knightsbridge luxury mega-emporium Harrods. 

Fashion sales in stores were lower last month compared to April, the ONS said on Friday. But they remained buoyant online and in a reasonably strong position generally, the figures showed.

Christian Dior unveiled a caryatid Cruise 2022 collection in Athens on Thursday evening, metaphysical mode by its creative director, Maria Grazia Chiuri, unveiled inside the city’s giant Panathenaic Stadium.

The almost fully virtual fashion week runs until Tuesday, with only Armani, Dolce & Gabbana and Etro hosting physical shows. Highlights include the first collection by Glenn Martens for Diesel and eight new labels.

The British luxury brand has invited the fashion e-tailer to take over its store in Soho, New York, a partnership that has resulted in Imaginary Cities, a consumer experience that can be experienced both on- and offline.

Cash continues to lose its appeal, especially among young consumers, as payments using bank notes and coins dropped 35% last year. More than eight in 10 people in Britain now use contactless payment.

Italian fashion brand Gucci has introduced Demetra, a new luxury material that combines quality, softness, durability and scalability with an eco-friendly ethos.

Launched in April, the global blockchain platform dedicated to the luxury industry has appointed 15-year Kering veteran Daniela Ott as its general secretary.

​Struggling retailers can breathe a sigh of relief. The UK has extended the ban on commercial evictions until March 2022. That means the moratorium for business tenants won't now expire at the end of this month.

An ambitious plan to transform Oxford Circus into pedestrian-friendly piazzas has been announced with an international design competition kicking off to decide just how the key shopping area will look for decades ahead.

​LVMH announced on Wednesday that it has entered a strategic partnership with Google Cloud to “accelerate innovation and develop new cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) solutions”.

The American fashion company has published its Global Citizenship & Sustainability Report for 2021, revealing ambitious new responsibility targets, including the reduction of its greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2040.

Kering's flagship label has announced that it has already surpassed its 2025 targets for the reduction of its environmental impact and has outlined the initiatives the company took in 2020 in terms of inclusivity.

From 25 to 27 June, during Paris Fashion Week Men's, the Tranoï trade show will run at the Palais de Tokyo. The event will feature 22 brands presenting their latest menswear offerings and women's pre-collections.