​Two very different campaigns, two very different themes but both with London links. That’s the latest from Fendi and Pepe jeans.

Levi Strauss & Co. jumped after higher-than-expected sales and profit in the first quarter helped fuel a more optimistic full-year outlook.

Global head of design and innovation at Levi’s Paul Dillinger, and luxury fashion designer Brunello Cucinelli will be among the keynote speakers for the BFC's Institute of Positive Fashion forum in London on 18 April.

One key test of an artist or designer is whether they have a powerful signature style, which explains the remarkable longevity of Jean-Charles de Castelbajac who on Wednesday launched a limited edition watch with MB&F.

Bengaluru-based fashion retailer Myntra has acquired the India distribution rights for UK-based fashion brand Next in a deal that pushes Next towards its goal of greater global expansion. 

Shein made more that $2 billion in profits from around $45 billion in gross merchandise value last year. The China-founded but now Singapore-based business had recorded net income of $700 million in 2022.

Denim brand Lee has collaborated with designer Suneet Varma for a women’s collection ‘Denim beyond definition’.

Dior and UNESCO staged their latest Women@Dior & UNESCO Global Conference Thursday, as over 1,000 women gathered to hear speeches and testimonies from luxury executives, mentees, mentors and even a Nobel Prize winner. 

​Analysts had mixed views of H&M Group’s latest results this week, some saying how the company still had plenty of work to do. But investors seemed to be ignoring any gloom and sent its share price soaring.

​The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Wednesday that ASOS, Boohoo and George at Asda have signed “formal agreements to use only accurate and clear green claims”.

​H&M Group released its first set of results under the leadership of CEO Daniel Ervér on Wednesday and he seems to have got off to a good start because while Q1 saw net sales down, profit rose. 

Fast Retailing has revealed the date of its newest Central London store with the 1,300 sq m flagship set to open on 18 April. It covers two floors with entrances on Charing Cross Road and Oxford Street.

M&S will be launching a TV programme early this autumn, searching nationwide for its next in-house fashion designer.

​ASOS’s results are closely watched at present and like most underperforming stock exchange-listed businesses, it’s because we’re waiting to see just how bad its latest sales actually were.

​Menswear is a key super-category for UK retail giant M&S and the company has announced a head of design for it with Callum Briggs set to lead the design team from June. He’ll report to menswear director Mitch Hughes.

​Shein could be on the verge of listing its shares in London rather than New York with reports suggesting that a move could happen as early as next week.