Sexy women's underwear didn't fare too well during the jogging-bottoms-and-pyjamas phase of the pandemic, but from the red carpet to lingerie shows, ultra-sultry intimate apparel is making a comeback.

From June 21 to 26, Men's Fashion Week is returning to Paris. The packed program will feature 40 physical fashion shows, eight major comebacks, three new names and numerous events, including the Marine Serre show. 

The Milan menswear season finished Monday with a path-breaking, sprightly and jaunty Zegna collection unveiled before a giant vista of the Italian Alps, in a season longing for a return to this country’s roots.

Milan has become the most powerful magnet for young talent and millennium dreamers in Europe, and the clothes in the Italian menswear season reflected that new found belief and boldness. 

The summer edition of children's fashion trade show, Playtime Paris, will return from July 2 to 4 at the Parc Floral de Paris, where 350 brands will be presenting their collections.

Milan’s menswear season opened in sweltering heat Friday, while across Europe Italian premier Mario Draghi was vividly supporting Ukraine’s entrance into the European Union.

​High-end Austrian intimates specialist Wolford delivered its long-delayed 2021 annual results on Friday and the figures showed it’s improving and on the right track, although it’s still loss-making at a headline level.

​Abercrombie & Fitch Co subsidiary Gilly Hicks is the latest fashion retailer to open on Carnaby Street, one of London’s busiest shopping destinations. The opening is part of the brand’s EMEA expansion plan.

After a six-year absence, Venetian apparel group Slowear returns to Pitti Uomo with the Incotex Blue Division collection's second season, while preparing to open its second store in New York at the end of June.

Kim Kardashian did not damage the Marilyn Monroe dress she wore to the Met Gala in New York, the museum that owns it said Thursday, after fans complained the gown had been torn.

British consumer spending on credit and debit cards fell sharply in the week to June 9, as did visits to retail and recreation sites, weekly figures collated by the Office for National Statistics showed on Thursday.

​Boohoo did something it wasn't used to on Thursday, it delivered a trading statement that showed falling sales. In the three months to 31 May, total sales fell to £445.7 million, down 8% year-on-year.

​ASOS had plenty of big news on Thursday from a trading statement in which it talked of higher sales but also a higher rate of returns impacting profit, as well as the announcement of its new CEO.

Poland's biggest clothing retailer LPP will open its first brick and mortar stores in Italy and Greece in December, Chief Financial Officer Przemyslaw Lutkiewicz confirmed during a conference call on Wednesday.

For the first time in 127 years of existence, Swarovski will not have a member of the founding family at its helm. The Austrian group has appointed Alexis Nasard as CEO, effective from July 4.

After buying The Bradery, the French event sales site continues to move upmarket by launching Village, a new environment hosting a permanent selection of high-end brands at reduced prices.