The Milan fashion week that ended in silence today put Italy at the centre of the fashion conversation, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

A year into his tenure, the designer talks to Tim Blanks about wrestling with the riddle of one of fashion’s most intensely personal and technically challenging legacies.

The designer was supremely faithful to Azzedine Alaïa with a celebration of female beauty that oozed energy and sexuality, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

The appointment signals Richemont’s growing interest in its fashion division and gives a longtime Raf Simons deputy a chance to shine on his own.

For years, the Swiss luxury group has lagged rivals in fashion and tech, and now finds its dominance in hard luxury under threat. What is chairman Johann Rupert’s end game?

This week, Depop hires seasoned tech executive Remo Gettini, while Alaïa names its new chief executive amid a number of executive changes at owner Richemont.

As Richemont-owned Alaïa opens a new flagship in London, Tim Blanks talks to Carla Sozzani about the late designer Azzedine Alaïa and the radical proposition that his studio will be able to sustain his legacy entirely with what he left them.

What does the potential sale of Lancel say about the Swiss conglomerate’s fashion strategy?