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​MM6 Maison Margiela and Dr Martens are back together. The high-end fashion house and the UK shoe and boot brand have reunited with a new footwear capsule “that reinvents iconic silhouettes”.  That’s achieved through a “playful mix of shoemaking heritage and progressive design”.  This second collaboration sees classic Dr Martens forms reworked through MM6’s “subversive […]

Stylist and  Off-White creative director IB Kamara and Nigerian-Brazilian fashion designer Torishéju Dumi are among a distinguished line-up of creatives to receive honorary doctorates from Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London (UAL). IB Kamara IB Kamara, “a British multi-hyphenate creative based in London” and a Central Saint Martins alum, currently serves as creative

Foot Locker is to stage a basketball battle royal featuring some of the best of the UK’s local teams competing to become the sportswear retail giant’s crowned champions. The ‘Home Court: London’ tournament, in collaboration with Jordan Brand, took place Saturday (19 July) at Clapham Common Court, refurbed by Foot Locker in 2021. Eight male and four

Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published July 18, 2025 Linda Leopold exits H&M Group after seven years leading its AI strategy, including its Responsible AI program. She now focuses on consulting, writing, and speaking on the ethical implications of AI in tech, fashion, and beyond. H&MGroup’s Linda Leopold steps down as head of AI strategy

Talented LVMH alumna Katia de Lasteyrie has launched a highly innovative new jewelry marque SPKTRL and unveiled its very first quiet tech product. Jewelry as a sensorial medium – SPKTRL Think of it as high jewelry’s smartwatch moment: a diamond jewelry ring that communicates key digital messages silently, without screens, noise, or disruption. Pronounced “Spectral,”

By Reuters Published July 18, 2025 Qatar-backed investment fund Mayhoola has denied a report published by Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera that it is considering selling Valentino, the Rome-based fashion house it co-owns with French luxury group Kering. No Valentino sale “for now”: Mayhoola denies report amid Kering review – Reuters “This news is untrue,”

Promincor – Lingerie Française (the Association for the Promotion of the Corsetry Industry and the Committee for the Development and Promotion of French Clothing) shifted its summer showcase venue from New York to London this week. Lise Charmel Eight French lingerie brands showed in the UK capital for the first time at Ladbroke Hall, at

In a very timely campaign, given that the well-supported women’s football Euros in Switzerland are ongoing, footwear brand Crocs has launched a “bold” new campaign to celebrate the wider rise of women’s football fandom. It’s all about the new generation of female fans “who express their love for the game through fashion, community and self-expression”.  The

Known for its inventive ways of providing fledgling or digital centric businesses with a first taste of physical retail, Lone Design Club has now launched Revolving Spaces, a tech-driven, Airbnb-style letting platform that “simplifies and scales short-term retail”. Now in its sixth year and with over 110 curated pop-ups and 10,000+ brand activations under its belt,

Beth Lingard scooped several prizes at the TEX+ 2025 Awards event recently held at the Chelsea College of Arts in London, with the Leeds Arts University student among some of the UK’s top graduating textile designers to receive awards. TEX+ 2025 Awards event headline attendees (L-R) Sarah Campbell, Zandra Rhodes, Freddie Robins, Clare Johnston, Presented