Christian Louboutin’s bid for exclusive rights to put red soles on high-heeled shoes ran into trouble on Tuesday when a court adviser said he may not be entitled to stop others from selling the same kind of sole.

Dover Street Market has unveiled a brand new store in Beijing just in time to benefit from the shopping boom around Chinese New Year.

The 52 countries of the Commonwealth are launching a first-of-its-kind fashion initiative to boost sustainability, partnerships and trade across the group, with the long-term aim of also promoting female empowerment. 

​Matchesfashion.com has announced a new global partnership with customer engagement specialist Rant & Rave intended to gather customer feedback in real-time across various channels.

The Tod's-owned luxury footwear brand says goodbye to its creative director of 16-years, as Bruno Frisoni departs to focus on new projects. 

Paul Smith has revealed a 3.5% increase in revenue to £185 million in the year to 30 June, but restructuring costs and exceptional items sent profits tumbling by 74%.

India outlined a farmer-friendly budget, but for its burgeoning middle class, who aspire to own luxury goods ranging from Ray-Bans to iPhones, and Zippos to Fitbits - imported goods are set to get a whole lot costlier.

Farfetch is continuing its global rollout with a new deal for the Middle East that sees it partnering with local major player Chalhoub Group.

Driven by optimism, attracted by the ease of online shopping and helped by parents who benefited from the country’s fast growth, Chinese millennials are buoying the luxury market at home and abroad.

Italy's Salvatore Ferragamo said on Wednesday that 2017 preliminary revenues fell 3.1 percent, dragged by the group's sales in the last three months of the year, as it struggles with its ambitious new strategy.

​Lineapelle New York opens tomorrow, following its London counterpart in the run-up to the leather trade fair’s 94th edition in Milan, and promising seminars, a workshop and over 100 exhibitors.

From January 30 through February 2, the Danish capital's Fashion Week will host its two trade shows CIFF and Revolver, along with some thirty runway presentations featuring a number of international brands. 

The founders of MyTheresa.com, Susanne and Christoph Botschen, are gearing up for the March launch of MarthaLouisa.com, a website devoted to women's luxury shoes. 

Kering said on Friday it had held talks over its stake in fashion label Stella McCartney, after a report that the French luxury goods firm was discussing selling its 50 percent holding back to the British designer.

Shares in LVMH , the world's biggest luxury goods group, rose on Friday after the company reported higher sales and profits and said it had made a favourable start to 2018.