The house Versace, with Donatella playing the role of an avatar, will next week debut its new Trigreca sneaker on ComplexLand, the virtual and immersive street culture festival.

As anticipated by FashionNetwork.com earlier this year, Richemont-owned Parisian label Chloé is bidding farewell to its creative director after four years. A successor has not yet been named.

More and more UK digital consumers are shopping with a conscience, with 57% now worrying the rise of online shopping is a threat for the environment, according to shipping platform Sendcloud.

​Good but not spectacular. UK online retail sales across the Black Friday weekend were “very strong” this year, although they failed to match forecasts in spite of England being confined to lockdown shopping, IMRG said.

​Yoox Net-A-Porter said it saw two orders placed every second from customers around the world on its full-price and outlet luxury webstores during the long Cyber Weekend.

Chanel has teased its next Métiers d’Art show with a dark Juergen Teller video shot at the event’s location, the Château de Chenonceau. Scheduled to be staged in the famed Loire Valley chateau on Thursday at 7p.m. CET.

Moncler has decided to stage its Moncler Genius 2021 event in China, the first time the brand has moved its annual, multi-designer project outside of Europe, following two mega events in Milan.

​The British government is under increasing pressure to come up with extra support for retail jobs with recent company failures leading to tens of thousands of current and potential job losses.

​Watches specialist Hodinkee has announced the closing of a $40 million funding round and the arrival of Toby Bateman, the former Mr Porter MD, as its CEO.

Alber Elbaz's AZ Factory, Charles de Vilmorin and Sterling Ruby are the three latest brands to be invited by France's Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture to show their collections from 25 to 28 January. 

Mark Cross is the latest to sign on to the platform, joining brands like Oscar de la Renta, Altuzarra, La Perla and Cle De Peau.

Since the pandemic’s outbreak, luxury sales in China have boomed, accounting for up to 80% of the global market in 2020. A position that will stay dominant for years to come, according to Jefferies and Bain & Company.

Led by Roberta Benaglia, the Italian investment fund, which owns Forte Forte and stakes in Re/Done and MSGM, has acquired a 70% stake in Zimmermann, one of Australia's best-known fashion brands. 

​Stores in England were ultra-busy on Wednesday as non-essential shops were allowed to reopen, retailers went the extra mile to make their locations appealing and consumers rushed to buy bargains or to do Xmas shopping.

Vanessa Bruno and Ecopel have worked on a winter coat made from hemp-based wool. As it launches, designer Vanessa Bruno discusses the collaboration and the materials shaping the future of fashion. 

It’s being dubbed ‘Welcome-Back Wednesday’ but the anticipated shopping frenzy on England’s high streets is likely to be short-lived, forecasts ParcelHero.