So, there is life for Tom Ford after Tom Ford, and seemingly a very healthy one. Judging by the slick, sleek and sophisticated debut by his long-time design director and successor, Peter Hawkings.

A muggy Milan of frequent showers on Wednesday as the Italian runway season opened, but a pair of steamy collections by two southern gentleman – Alessandro Dell’Acqua and Fausto Puglisi to ignite the season.

Italy's Safilo and Amazon said on Wednesday they were launching new Carrera-branded "smart" glasses which employ Alexa technology and will be sold in the U.S. market.

So, admiral blue is the new black. And plaid should come in hunter green and yellow daisy, just like the enormous tent in Highbury, where Burberry staged its latest show on a cloudy Monday.

Every editor, buyer or critic in London showed for Fashion East on this weekend, as well they should given its organizer Lulu Kennedy’s legendary antenna for new talent.

A Sunday that drenched London in intense showers didn’t wash out the fashion, with two stellar collections from Simone Rocha and Erdem, and more than honorable displays by Tove and Holzweiler. 

On a sunny Saturday in London, three bold-face name designers presented contrasting visions of fashion, though unified in their common attempts to explore unexpected silhouettes, made of unlikely raw materials. 

London Fashion Week’s busy opening Friday afternoon of shows starred an erotic Greek revival at Di Petsa, East-meets-West sophistication at Huishan Zhang, and clubbing cool at Mark Fast.   

A crop of indie designers such as Puppets and Puppets, Willy Chavarria, and Luar demonstrated a distinctive New York point of view, during New York Fashion Week.

Lenskart-backed eyewear firm Neso Brands has acquired a significant stake in the Paris-based eyewear brand, Le Petit Lunetier for $4 million (Rs 33 crore).

New York Fashion Week’s final day threw up some cool, cerebral, cultish and clever collections on a wet Wednesday, from Yohji Yamamoto ex Ashlynn Park, veteran Bibhu Mohapatra, and an impressive new Salon 1884.

New York celebrated Tuesday with two uptown brands, Carolina Herrera and Love Shack Fancy, staging impressively romantic shows in sacred downtown locations – a museum and a seminary. 

Italia Independent has a new owner. The Italian eyewear brand founded by Lapo Elkann has been bought by Modo Group, a sector specialist with a 30-year presence in the industry, owner also of the Modo and Eco brands.

As day four of NYFW spilled into day five, the remnants of Hurricane Lee caused one last burst of havoc while the city remembered 22 years since September 11, 2001.

New York Fashion Week designers Phillip Lim, Area, Jason Wu, Ulla Johnson, and Studio 189 made a case for working Sunday in the rain with their stellar collections and shows.

The German luxury leather goods brand has inked a five-year licence deal with the Italian manufacturer for the design, production and distribution of its eyewear lines, originally launched with Marchon in 2015.