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The social media commentator, known for deconstructing and analysing the quality of leather handbags online, is joining Stow London as director of craftsmanship.

An Italian union is seeking to hold Richemont legally accountable for alleged workers’ rights violations at a Montblanc supplier, as scandals linking brands like Dior, Armani, Valentino and Loro Piana to sweatshops draw more scrutiny to the sector’s sourcing practices.

More fake goods are making their way onto luxury e-commerce sites amid a rise in returns fraud. Rather than building an expensive authentication system, retailers are finding alternative measures to identify shady customers and maintain consumer trust.

There are countless “dupes” for luxury goods available, but the fact that a copycat version of Hermès' ultra-coveted bag attracted so much attention online speaks to a shift in consumer sentiment around buying knockoffs.

More than 2,000 people showed up in SoHo on Saturday to celebrate the opening of the brand’s first permanent outpost – and add another of the sometimes hard-to-find tote to their collection.

While the yen’s plummet drove a rush of international shoppers looking for bargains, Japan’s famously robust secondhand fashion market is set to keep growing even as the currency bounces back.

As fashion’s interest in sports grows, brands are getting a crash course in the complicated world of sports sponsorships.

LVMH Fashion Group’s managing director Pierre-Emmanuel Angeloglou will add CEO of the Roman brand to his responsibilities, according to an internal announcement.