British women's lingerie brand Agent Provocateur has chosen Paris Hilton as the new face of its Autumn/Winter 2024 campaign.

​Primark owner Associated British Foods delivered a trading update for its full business on Thursday and said revenue at its retail division is expected to be up around 4% in H2. The second half ends on 14 September.

Lingerie brand Nudea has launched a new charity initiative with UK-based Smalls for All, to introduce ‘Invisible Underwear’. 

​The British Fashion Council’s City Wide Celebration (CWC) will feature over a thousand events this month as it marks the 40th anniversary of London Fashion Week.

Primark is to launch a swap shop initiative for customers to exchange pre-owned and vintage clothing in-store, "in celebration of London Fashion Week”.

UK general consumer spending and specific retail sales moved up in August, two reports showed on Tuesday, but there was both good and bad news for fashion.

This autumn, the Etam group's lingerie brand, headed by Marie Delahaie since May, is boasting a new, "fresher" identity inspired by the Californian atmosphere, with a slightly revamped logo.

The Marseilles-based down jacket brand owned by the L Catterton fund has named the former COO of French group Etam as its new CEO. He replaces Didier Lalance, who had been in the post since 2021.

UK retail continued to underperform in August, a new report showed on Friday. The BDO High Street Sales Tracker said total sales (stores and online) in discretionary retail categories increased by just 0.7% this month.

British sustainable intimates brand Stripe & Stare is set to launch on the Brands at M&S website.

Victoria's Secret & Co. reported net sales of $1.417 billion for the second quarter of 2024, a decrease of 1%.

PVH Corp. said on Tuesday revenues decreased 6% to $2.074 billion in the second quarter, hurt by dwindling sales in the U.S. company's overseas markets, especially in Asia Pacific. 

M&S is having a busy end to the summer. Having just announced it’s to open a standalone fashion store in the UK, the high street retail giant has also launched a dedicated clothing repair service.

​The big retail story at M&S of late has been about it shutting stores that carry clothing and opening food-only spaces. But now, there's a potential change of strategy. It's to test a shop selling fashion and not food.

Lanvin Group saw revenue of €171 million in the first half of 2024 but it was impacted by “global challenges” and it was very clear that the firm wasn’t happy about the results report’s numbers.

Innerwear brand Skims has unveiled its latest campaign, starring pop artist Charli XCX, posing in the U.S. brand's new Cotton Rib and Cotton Fleece styles.