Once the first word on fashion, the Manhattan-based department store chain has long used the power of its cool factor to ride through its financial turmoil. But following a 72 percent spike in rent for its Madison Avenue flagship, cool may not be enough.

With a new team in place, the Dallas-based retailer plans to woo young, local consumers to its Hudson Yards store by mixing luxury standbys with unexpected labels, home goods and vintage. But can it make it in Manhattan, where the competition is both fierce and familiar?

This week, everyone will be talking about Dior and Valentino's pre-fall shows in Tokyo, Dolce & Gabbana's worsening crisis and the state of New York Fashion Week's off-calendar experiment. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Sales of handbags, shoes and other accessories are growing but emerging brands are struggling to break through without backing. BoF identifies the top 10 M&A targets in the space.

Having departed to Paris Couture Week three seasons ago, the brands rejoin New York royalty including Marc Jacobs, Tory Burch and Ralph Lauren.

Many New York designers are so frustrated with the state of America's fashion system that they want to break away entirely, writes Lauren Sherman.

The American fashion industry’s annual awards ceremony aimed to strike a balance between honouring industry stalwarts and recognising the disruptors paving a new way forward in tough times.

There was a lot riding on this collection — both critically and commercially — and the designer has his work cut out for him on both fronts.