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Revenue fell 3 percent reported on currency but rose 2 percent organically, accelerating to 3 percent in the second quarter — the clearest evidence yet that the luxury downturn ended in 2025.
The 14th annual report projects the global secondhand apparel market growing 2X faster than overall apparel, at a 7.3 percent CAGR through 2030 — with new shoppers driving nearly two-thirds of the growth.
The Empowering Consumers Directive applies from September 27, 2026, banning generic environmental claims and offset-based "climate neutral" labels — and fashion is its most exposed sector.
Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Swarovski all upgraded or opened Fifth Avenue flagships, per FashionUnited's February 2026 analysis, making the corridor the clearest read on where luxury retail capital is going.
Model management companies had to register with the New York State Department of Labor by December 21, 2025, closing the loophole that let agencies operate outside licensing rules.
Paris closed the fall/winter 2026 circuit March 2–10 with the season's loudest moment — Matthieu Blazy's first Chanel collection — alongside an off-calendar Alessandro Michele show at Valentino.
The group reported 14.7 billion euros in 2025 revenue, a 33 percent drop in operating income and a net loss — yet fourth-quarter sequential improvement was enough to lift the stock 11 percent.
Milan's women's fall/winter 2026 shows run February 24 through March 2, 2026, with the calendar returning to grand-scale runway presentations at Palazzo Reale.
Ralph Lauren won Womenswear Designer of the Year on November 4, 2025, becoming the only designer to hold every top CFDA honor, while The Row and Thom Browne took their usual trophies home.
Organic revenue rose 1 percent in the third quarter of 2025, the first increase of the year, and the market read it as the turn the industry had been waiting for.