For other platforms tapping in, the expectation of fast payment and consistent shopping must be matched by experience and guided discoveries. Fflur Roberts, head of luxury at market research firm Euromonitor, underscores the importance of building “high-touch” (close and involved) client relationships in contemporary resale. This type of white-glove treatment,...

US brands performed well, particularly Ralph Lauren, which posted sales up 10% to $2.4 billion in the third quarter of 2026, and Tapestry, whose sales were up 14% turbocharged by Coach (up 25%).In the US, luxury brands are flexing their retail muscles. Dior opened a Rodeo Drive store in LA...

Pagán is unsparing on the underlying principle: the administration was never entitled to the money in the first place. But there is a yawning chasm between having a legal right to a refund and actually obtaining one.For fashion companies, the imperative is to move now, before the procedures are formalised....

Ssense is entering its next phase. On February 18, Ssense’s founders received approval by the Quebec Superior Court to buy out the Canadian retailer. This approval follows last month’s news that Ssense’s founding family — CEO Rami Atallah and his co-founder brothers, Firas and Bassel — had won their bid...

Diamond Kate Middleton, The Princess of Wales, lends a certain star factor to the BAFTAs—but she’s also responsible for elevating the dress code. Kate, who typically relies on her failsafe Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen archive for the red carpet, has a halo effect on the rest of the fashion,...

It’s no big secret that Paul Mescal and Gracie Abrams are a loved-up cool couple. Still, since they began quietly dating back in 2024, the actor and singer have kept their relationship extremely private, choosing to cultivate their romance away from the public eye. Yes, they’ve been spotted together by...

“Good idea about the snacks,” says a pre-BAFTAs Jessie Buckley when I probe her on her awards season essentials. “I’ll bring some.” Of course, the Hamnet star is far too busy to dwell too long on which cereal bar to tuck into her Chanel bag, and anyway, her actual ride-or-die...

The standout fashion success story of awards season 2026 is Teyana Taylor. There is nothing that the One Battle After Another star can’t wear. Schiaparelli whale-tail dresses? Check. Ethereal Cong Tri; school mistress-esque Thom Browne; body-sculpting Mugler? Check, check, check. But perhaps no one saw her 2026 BAFTAs look coming.For...

As per BAFTA night tradition, once the trophies had been doled out and the speeches wrapped, the stars of this year’s biggest films decamped from the Royal Festival Hall to British Vogue and British GQ’s Fashion & Film party. The difference this year? The annual bash had a new address.The...

Awards season continues apace, with the 2026 BAFTAs being the latest stop on the trail for Hollywood’s finest. Leading the charge? The cast of Sinners, which had 13 nominations, including Michael B Jordan for Leading Actor and Best Supporting Actress contender Wunmi Mosaku, who wore London-based designer Ahluwalia for the...