After the most lethargic New York runway season of the 21st century, the scene suddenly woke up Sunday with three striking collections - Tommy Hilfiger, Off-White and Todd Snyder - all of which contained cool menswear.

The indie fashion brand is alive and well in New York. While mid-sized designers in Europe have had troubled few seasons, here in New York on a wet Saturday they all seem pretty vibrant.

Her appearance is the first in the series, designed to honor trailblazing women who have left a lasting impact on history and inspired generations of women.

Two powerful shows from Willy Chavarria and Alaïa by Pieter Mulier climaxed the first full day of action in New York Fashion Week, the first a significant political statement, the second an aesthetic proclamation.

Australian streetwear brand Ksubi has been expanding fast in recent periods and as part of its growth plans, it has just named Pip Edwards as its new creative director.

Premium menswear brand Rodd & Gunn has been working with real estate advisor Savills and has opened three new stores, in Edinburgh, Bath and Winchester.

​M&S may have been relatively late in exploiting the potential of e-shopping, but its e-tail ops are now firing on all cylinders and the retailer is firing them up further by adding artificial intelligence into the mix.

No vacation spot in America has as much emotion as the Hamptons, whose biggest fan Ralph Lauren celebrated the richly redolent resort in a greatest hits collection on Thursday night staged in a classy horse farm.

ASOS has big news on Thursday, delivering a trading update, a joint venture for Topshop and Topman, and details of new funding partly linked to the Topshop deal.

​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.

​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.

​Friday will see the launch of a hotly anticipated collab as two influential British names — Vivienne Westwood and skate brand Palace — launch their first joint collection.

​H&M Group’s Cheap Monday celebrates its long-flagged relaunch this week with the youth-focused label releasing its denim collection that’s fronted by Nessa Barrett in a campaign “tripping through the depths of self”. 

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.