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Michael Kors runs 4x on TikTok
Capri's call said the brand's new TikTok Shop business is tracking four times expectations.
Why it matters: Live commerce reaching Gen Z.
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Fashion
Shows, designers and the labels chasing young buyers.
19 stories since 7 Sep 2026 · 1 in the Top 5 · Last filed 30 Oct
Mon 02 Nov 2026 · No. 09
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Prada dethrones Chanel in Lyst
Lyst's third-quarter index put Prada first on fifty-five percent quarterly demand growth.
Why it matters: Brand heat young shoppers chase.
Mon 26 Oct 2026 · No. 08
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BFC adds commentators to New Wave
Its fifty-strong New Wave Creatives cohort now includes beauty and cultural commentators alongside production talent.
Why it matters: Commentators now count as fashion talent.
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J.Crew casts Please Don't Destroy
A men's suiting film fronted by the comedy trio, part of fashion's turn toward comedians.
Why it matters: Comedy creators now sell clothes.
Mon 19 Oct 2026 · No. 07
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Vans and SZA unveil VANSZA
The collaboration's first drop, a Knu Skool Mule and Authentic Kickdown, reaches shops 22 October.
Why it matters: Music-led drops Gen Z argues about.
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Louis Vuitton enters League of Legends
Its first Travel Book set in a fictional world covers K/DA across seventy illustrations.
Why it matters: Luxury is validating gaming culture.
Mon 12 Oct 2026 · No. 06
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Nike, NIGO and J-Hope unveil an AF1
The three-way Air Force 1 Low drops via Human Made on 17 October, then SNKRS.
Why it matters: K-pop, sneakers and Gen Z fandom converge.
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Blazy's second Chanel fills Grand Palais
Matthieu Blazy showed eighty-three looks under illuminated birds in the Grand Palais nave.
Why it matters: Luxury's biggest house courting younger culture.
Mon 05 Oct 2026 · No. 05
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KATSEYE make their Paris Fashion Week debut
Megan Skiendiel and Lara Raj attended Loewe's SS27 show, styled individually rather than together.
Why it matters: The group's fashion crossover begins.
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The rugby shirt becomes the season's staple
Searches rose 750% in a month as the shirt ran from Gucci to Shein and Zara.
Why it matters: One silhouette selling at every price.
Mon 28 Sep 2026 · No. 04
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Martens exits Diesel with a staged makeout
Glenn Martens closed his Diesel run on Milan's opening day, dancers kissing among the seated guests.
Why it matters: A core Gen Z brand at peak virality.
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Demna stages Gucci inside a fake store
Gucci showed SS27 inside a purpose-built replica of its own store.
Why it matters: Retail-as-content is the playbook brands copy.
Mon 21 Sep 2026 · No. 03
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McQueen returns to London after 25 years
Seán McGirr showed a rave-inspired SS27 collection, McQueen's first London Fashion Week show since 2001.
Why it matters: Club culture is back on luxury runways.
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Kane's Mulberry debut nods to terrace casuals
Mulberry's first runway since 2020 remade the sweatshirt worn by 1990s football casuals.
Why it matters: Heritage brands mine youth subculture.
Mon 14 Sep 2026 · No. 02
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Zankov opens NYFW at DVF
Henry Zankov's debut as Diane von Furstenberg's creative director opened New York Fashion Week.
Why it matters: Heritage labels are chasing Gen Z.
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Conner Ives debuts with a slogan tee
The designer showed his first New York collection, sending out a red Bring Back Shame shirt.
Why it matters: Slogan merch is the fastest fashion-to-feed loop.
Mon 07 Sep 2026 · No. 01
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Shein's Hong Kong debut sinks
Shares fell up to 10% on day one, valuing Shein near $26bn, down from $100bn in 2022.
Why it matters: Gen Z's fast-fashion default is losing investor faith.
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Lululemon's Americas slump
Americas comparable sales fell 12% in Q2; full-year revenue is now guided down 5–7%.
Why it matters: The premium-versus-dupe debate, live.
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Off-White loses Ib Kamara
The creative director left with immediate effect; no successor named.
Why it matters: Abloh's house enters fashion month leaderless.