As Maharashtra’s government continues to impose restrictions in the state, e-commerce businesses including Nykaa and Reliance JioMart have announced that they are only delivering essential items once again.

​DESCAT UK- Dev Ethical Sustainable Crafts and Textiles will organise a design presentation on New Natural Fibre (NNF) during the upcoming Fashion Revolution Week from April 19 to 25.

Shopping fair Modish Fashion & Lifestyle Exhibition has cancelled its upcoming ‘Wedding Special’ event from April 17 to 18 in Lucknow as events face an uncertain future with India’s second wave of coronavirus.

Multi-brand women’s fashion events business Marriage Mantra has adapted to the new normal by shifting online with a new venture, multi-brand e-commerce platform, ‘Soho Style’. 

As Payal Singhal continues to expand its offerings, the brand has launched venue design service ‘PS Wedding’. The brand has also joined forces with accessories brand Joey and Pooh for another collaborative collection.

As local lockdowns return to numerous locations, the Apparel Export Promotion Council has urged the government to exempt factories from these measures to keep India’s textile and apparel industry afloat.

On Friday, the share price of Tod’s on the Milan Stock Exchange was strongly on the upswing, the market saluting the appointment of Chiara Ferragni to the group’s board as Tod’s aims to appeal to a younger audience.

Bottega Veneta took its social media distancing position to a new level of aloofness this weekend, when it announced that it had staged a secret show in Berlin nightclub Berghain, while not releasing images of the event.

The house of Balmain has developed a limited-edition collab with Latin pop superstar Maluma, which debuts today. Stemming from a series of four bespoke outfits Olivier Rousteing developed for the Colombian singer's tour.

New York's Fashion Week is anticipating a return to in-person runway shows in September, after two previous editions that were largely virtual because of the coronavirus pandemic, the CFDA announced Monday.

​H&M has named Maisie Williams as its Global Sustainability Ambassador with the link-up representing a huge ambition as it says it wants “to change the future of fashion”.

​H&M has announced its latest label collaboration and said it's linking up with Lemlem, the womenswear brand founded by Ethiopian supermodel, actress and women’s empowerment advocate Liya Kebede. 

Not many countries manufacture as much fashion as Turkey, even if few of its designers are internationally known. That may be about to change, with fashion leaders in the process of creating a Turkish Fashion Council.

​The Pant Project, a customized e-tailor brand, has signed cricketer Rishabh Pant as its brand ambassador.

Fashion and retail business Bella Casa plans to invest Rs 65 crore ($9.8 million) in expansion in 2021, and will open a third production plant to increase its manufacturing capacity.

Fashion and lifestyle retailer Good Earth has launched womenswear brand ThePlavate in its Khan Market store in New Delhi with its spring/summer 2021 collection of handloom cotton dresses and separates.