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LVMH and Kering results: is luxury still selling?

The two biggest names in luxury fashion share their summer sales over the next two weeks. Here is what to watch for.

Saint Laurent and Anthony Vaccarello part ways

After nearly a decade in charge, Anthony Vaccarello is leaving Saint Laurent. Whoever comes next will shape one of the sharpest suits in fashion.

Should the Neapolitan jacket be protected like Champagne?

Tailors in Naples want Europe to protect the name of their famous soft jacket, so that only jackets made by their rules could use it.

Corduroy grows up: from school trousers to smart suits

The ribbed cotton many of us wore to school is moving into smart tailoring. Here is why corduroy works, and how to wear it.

Most-liked post of the week: Zegna’s “The Falcon Jacket” with Mads Mikkelsen

Zegna’s brown field jacket, worn by Mads Mikkelsen at the Olivetti headquarters, was the most-liked menswear post in our feed this week.

On Instagram this week: brown everywhere, and jackets as soft as a cardigan

The menswear brands we follow on Instagram agreed on two things this week: brown is the colour of the season, and jackets are getting softer.

Country Road Group pulls out of 100 spaces in David Jones

One of Australia’s biggest fashion groups is taking its brands out of more than a third of its spaces inside the country’s best-known department store.

Uniqlo’s owner posts a record ¥743 billion profit

Fast Retailing grew its operating profit by 32 per cent this year. Its success shows that simple, well-made basics are still what many people want.

“Because we’re tired”: Brittons closes after 79 years

A family menswear store in South Carolina will close on Christmas Eve after nearly eight decades, and the owners gave the most honest reason you will ever hear.

New stores for Men’s Wearhouse in Oregon and Suit Direct in Basingstoke

While famous names close, two menswear chains are still opening shops, one on each side of the Atlantic.

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