Gap targets Milan and China as it kickstarts its plans for global expansion (FT)
"Gap, the American casual clothing retailer, plans to open a store in Milan, the home of Italian high fashion, later this year, in a further sign of its growing confidence after a multi-year slump."

Mariella Burani Fashion Group Will Be Dissolved (Bloomberg)
"Mariella Burani Fashion Group, which makes Vivienne Westwood products under license, said it will be 'dissolved' after its parent company was declared bankrupt earlier this month."

Sweden's Conceptual Fashion (WSJ)
"Over the past decade, a host of conceptual Swedish ready-to-wear labels have spread around the globe. Driven by the image of the brand rather than by an actual designer or dominant aesthetic... Swedes themselves have taken to calling the phenomenon 'Det svenska modeundret'—the Swedish fashion wonder."

Italy Deserves More Than a Long Weekend (IHT)
"In a country where workmanship is still done on home territory and brands remain in family ownership, a proud heritage is being outpaced by the speed of 'fast fashion.' Milan has become the sprint of the seasonal show marathon: in and out."

Fashion royalty mourn fashion designer Alexander McQueen (Telegraph)
"Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Stella McCartney, Sam Taylor-Wood and Daphne Guinness were among the black-clad mourners to arrive at St Paul's Church in Knightbridge, west London, to celebrate the life of the man who, his friends said, made 'all he touched beautiful'."