Capri Holdings

Rental platform Hirestreet has dipped its toe into shoe rental for the first time, following its recent launch with Schuh. But with hygiene concerns and damage to product proving to be challenges, Drapers speaks to industry experts to find out how businesses are overcoming them and the new growth avenues…

Tapestry, the owner of accessible luxury brands including Coach, bought Versace owner Capri Holdings this week for $8.5bn (£6.7bn). Drapers examines where the partnership’s opportunities lie.

Pre-order can help to improve sustainability and guarantee sales, but will this model work for the mass market?

While the golden girls at Versace may have stolen the show at Milan Fashion Week, there was plenty of action elsewhere on the catwalks. From Gucci to Prada and Dolce & Gabbana, find out the shows to know from the Italian capital’s spring 18 womenswear offerings.

Catch up on the latest from Milan’s womenswear catwalks for autumn 17, including protests from Missoni, Prada and Versace, and a lavish family party from Dolce & Gabbana.

Michael Kors has opened its largest European flagship on London’s Regent Street, featuring ready-to-wear and men’s products alongside the core women’s accessories collections.

Find out what’s selling now in the world of premium fashion (all interviews conducted prior to Black Friday)

Jarrolds in Norwich opened the redesigned womenswear area on its first floor this week.

Drapers takes a look at the new Eileen Fisher, Michael Kors and Oi Polloi stores in the capital, as well as that of Maison Ullens, the luxury womenswear brand founded in 2010 by a Belgian baroness.

An eye-catching store is an essential in every retail market. We round up some new looks from around the world.