Simran Kaur

Gap and Victoria Beckham's second collaboration, a 37-piece knitwear, outerwear and denim drop, launched on October 23, 2026, with UK prices from £25 to £275.

Molly-Mae Hague's grey Adidas Samba Slate goes on UK sale on 23 October 2026 at GBP 110, as her first Adidas pair launches in the US the same day.

L'Oréal's sales rose to 11.56 billion euros in July-September 2026, up 7.2% like-for-like, led by haircare and dermatological beauty; its region including India grew 15.8%.

Jennifer Siebel Newsom's documentary Miss Representation: Rise Up, on social media harm to girls, opened in US cinemas on October 22, 2026.

Adidas posted record preliminary Q3 2026 revenue of 7.25 billion euros and operating profit of 1.01 billion euros on October 21, and raised its 2026 outlook.

Kering's Q3 2026 revenue was flat at 3.345 billion euros on October 22 as Gucci's comparable sales fell 6% on weak store traffic in China and Japan.

Moncler's July-September 2026 revenue was flat at about €605.5 million as warm weather and fewer tourists in Europe weighed on its winter wear; Stone Island grew 5%.

Shoppers Stop returned to a Rs 6 crore profit in July-September 2026 as beauty revenue rose 18% and fragrances 35%; revenue grew 7%.

Hermès reported Q3 2026 revenue of about €4.1 billion on October 22, up about 4% at constant currency; leather goods rose 10%, clothing fell.

Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh named their second daughter Devi Padukone Singh on Dussehra, October 20, 2026, giving her both surnames.

KVIC chairman Manoj Goel opened Khadi Mahotsav 2026 in Mumbai on October 15, 2026, pushing modern designs and a podcast to make khadi fashionable for Gen Z.

Rajasthan HC rules, in a judgment reported October 21, 2026, that spouse-posting policy gives no enforceable transfer right; family duties not one spouse's alone.

SZA's first collection as Vans artistic director, VANSZA Drop 1, led by a Knu Skool Mule and an Authentic shoe, goes on sale on October 22, 2026.

Topshop launched a limited 17-piece capsule with London label Talia Byre on October 21, 2026, priced £30 to £260, as the brand continues its relaunch.

Allegheny County Council in Pennsylvania voted 11-4 on October 20, 2026 to require 12 weeks of fully paid leave for parents after a birth, adoption or stillbirth.

Aneeth Arora's péro showed its Barbie collaboration 'Dream Dress-Up' on October 14, 2026, in New Delhi; the handcrafted line goes on sale worldwide in spring 2027.

BabyCenter's 2026 baby name list, released October 20, keeps Olivia and Noah at No. 1, while Eliana jumps five places to No. 2 for girls.

Princess Kate wore the Lover's Knot tiara linked to Princess Diana and a yellow Elie Saab cape gown at the Windsor Castle banquet for Oman's Sultan on October 20, 2026.

Karnataka High Court has held that a divorced wife's remarriage is a material factor in permanent alimony but not an automatic bar, cutting one award from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 10 lakh.

Zane Li of Lii won the $300,000 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund in New York on October 20, 2026; Emily Dawn Long and Aisling Camps get $100,000 each.

NIFT Gandhinagar will hold CHHAAP@Sabarmati 2026, an eight-day handloom and craft festival with over 100 artisan and alumni stalls, at Ahmedabad's Sabarmati Riverfront from October 23 to 30.

Four women-led Ladakhi labels showed Pashmina and Changthang crafts at Lakmé Fashion Week in New Delhi on 18 October 2026, backed by Ladakh's government.

Costume designers campaigned on October 19, 2026 to save Edinburgh College of Art's costume degree, closing to new students in 2027.

Lab-grown diamond jewellery brand So/Facet, co-founded by Aarushi Agrawal Naulakha, raised Rs 10 crore led by Sauce on October 19, 2026.

South Africa's union federation Cosatu resolved in October 2026 to campaign for a ban on Shein and Temu, citing clothing jobs; no ban exists yet.

Myntra's October 19, 2026 report says 14-29-year-olds are 60% of its beauty buyers, half in Tier 2 and 3 cities, as K-beauty and sunscreen demand climbs.

A study of 175 New Zealand families in the journal Sex Roles, reported on October 17, 2026, links 8-year-olds' views of women to their parents' sexist attitudes.

At a Women Farmers' Day event in Sanchi on October 16, 2026, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said women who work on farms should get formal recognition as farmers.

Manish Malhotra showed Luxury Prêt 2026 at Lakmé Fashion Week on October 18, 2026, his first show there in 3.5 years, and launched menswear.

A women-owned handloom company in Nagpur's Dhapewada opened its new building on October 17, 2026, aiming for 5,000 jobs and a global silk saree brand.

Amit Aggarwal's AM.IT closed Lakmé Fashion Week x FDCI in Delhi on October 18, 2026, with Aneet Padda; Suryakumar Yadav debuted for Ethnix by Raymond.

Sunscreens made with bemotrizinol (BEMT), cleared by the US FDA on June 10, 2026, reached American stores in mid-October, the first new filter in 25 years.

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show returned to Los Angeles on October 18, 2026 with KATSEYE, Tate McRae and Megan Thee Stallion, and Kylie Jenner in the Fantasy Bra.

The Delhi High Court rejected a Singapore-based couple's plea to adopt a baby wrongly referred to them and ordered CARA to tighten eligibility checks, reports said on 17 October 2026.

Assamese designer Sanjukta Dutta showed 'SENEH', handwoven Muga and mulberry silk mekhela chadors and sarees, at Lakmé Fashion Week x FDCI in Delhi on 16 October 2026.

Namrata Joshipura showed OBSIDIAN, a black-and-metallic eveningwear line led by jumpsuits, at Lakmé Fashion Week x FDCI in Delhi on October 16, 2026.

Delhi High Court says a husband's death does not end a widow's home right; a father-in-law must give her housing or Rs 15,000 monthly rent before eviction.

Calvin Klein said Veronica Leoni will leave its runway line and Kering confirmed Seán McGirr's McQueen exit on October 15, 2026, a week after Vaccarello left Saint Laurent.

The Allahabad High Court has told UP trial courts to decide maintenance enforcement cases within six months or risk contempt, it was reported on October 16, 2026.

Anushree Reddy showed her bridal line MAYA at Lakmé Fashion Week in Delhi on October 16, 2026, with Sara Arjun debuting as showstopper in a powder-blue gown.

Anushree Reddy showed her MAYA bridal line with Lakmé Salon at Lakmé Fashion Week on Oct 16, 2026, with Sara Arjun, 21, debuting in a powder-blue gown.

Label ORCR showed 'The Space Between', a monochrome, cut-out-led minimalist line, at Lakmé Fashion Week x FDCI in New Delhi on October 16, 2026; Elli AvrRam closed it.

Seán McGirr is leaving Alexander McQueen and Veronica Leoni Calvin Klein Collection, both announced October 15, 2026, days after Saint Laurent's change.

Each extra positive childhood experience, like a close bond with a parent or teacher, was linked to 16% lower odds of depression at 24 in a 3,499-child study.

Abhishek Chauhan Studio, Subbah and Day & Age showed at GenNext on October 15, 2026; Tejasswi Prakash closed NIF Global's student showcase.

Tasva's wedding menswear, inspired by the Tree of Life and Lipan art, closed Lakmé Fashion Week Day 2 in Delhi on October 15, 2026, with Ali Fazal as showstopper.

The Madras HC Madurai Bench made a husband pay Rs 50,000 to his wife after finding he sought their son's DNA test to humiliate her and delay maintenance.

Suneet Varma's label SV showed 'Kashi', everyday Indian wear drawn from Varanasi, at Lakmé Fashion Week x FDCI in Delhi on October 15, 2026; Nitanshi Goel closed the show.

Estée Lauder, Nykaa and Startup India named five BEAUTY&YOU India 2026 winners on 15 October, including Laani, Boldpurity and Agapi Sikkim's Rinzing Choden Bhutia.

Gauge Capital said on 13 October 2026 it has acquired Saltyface, the self-tan brand founded in 2020 by Bethany and David Menzel; terms were not disclosed.

Kerala introduced a Bill on October 13, 2026 proposing up to 3 years' jail for elder abuse, including by family, and compulsory registration of care agencies.

National SARAS Aajeevika Mela 2026 runs Oct 15-31 in Vijayawada with 600+ stalls of handlooms and crafts by women's self-help groups; first edition outside Delhi-NCR.

Allahabad HC upheld Rs 20,000 for a wife and Rs 10,000 for her son and ruled a man named as her partner must be heard before any adultery finding (Oct 2026).

Radhika Merchant Ambani wore a Mayyur Girotra outfit with hand-painted Kalamkari Krishna Leela motifs at Swadesh's first anniversary in Mumbai on October 10, 2026.

Emeline Rigault won the Grand Prix at the 30th Dinan fashion designers' festival (9-11 October 2026) for clothes and bags made from tyres, inner tubes and VHS tape.

The Madras High Court on 9 October 2026 restored a 73-year-old Puducherry widow to her home, ruling her right of residence cannot be replaced with rent.

Real Madrid, adidas and Brazilian label FARM Rio launched a floral capsule collection on 14 October 2026, from jerseys and skirts to totes, as FARM Rio opens its first Madrid store.

WRAP's new textiles collection programme, funded by Next, Primark and Tesco and launched in October 2026, targets the 1.45m tonnes of clothes the UK sheds yearly.

Health officials in Dharmapuri raided a house near Palacode where foetal sex tests were being done illegally; two people, including a nurse, were arrested on Oct 10, 2026.

At an October 6, 2026 New York talk, Michael Strahan and daughter Isabella discussed her medulloblastoma, her mental health and his role as caregiver.

A survey of 1,300 US Latino parents of under-fives, released October 7, 2026, found 42% now rank immigration a top priority, up from 23% a year earlier.

Margn, which uses reclaimed materials and Himalayan craft, won the eighth R|Elan Circular Design Challenge in Delhi, reported 14 Oct 2026.

UT Ladakh said on 13 October 2026 it will present women-led labels Zilzom and Namza Couture in 'The Fifth Season' at Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI on 18 October.

Kering held its first Indian Generation Award in New Delhi on 13 Oct 2026, honouring three waste-to-material start-ups, two founded by women.

Revolve Group on October 13, 2026 named Kendall Jenner global creative director of luxury platform FWRD and an ambassador for Revolve Los Angeles.

Dolly Parton's estate company and her nephew Bryan Seaver face a court hearing on October 20, 2026, after his lawyers said on October 12 the fight had hurt his family.

LVMH and Kering announced on October 8, 2026 a stricter model charter with an 18-year minimum age for adult work and tougher harassment and consent rules from 2027.

Recycler Circ and Chinese spandex maker Huafon announced on 8 October 2026 a China plant to recycle about 200 tonnes of polycotton clothing waste a day.

LVMH said on October 12, 2026, that its fashion and leather goods sales fell 5% organically in Q3 as China slowed, while group revenue rose 1% to €18.5 billion.

Better Cotton's first global impact report in five years, released October 7, 2026, says most farmers cut nitrogen and pesticide use, but progress is uneven.

A Harvard-led study of over 1,300 mothers, published on 12 October 2026, linked a Mediterranean-style pregnancy diet to lower odds of colic and eczema in babies.

H&M said on 12 October 2026 it is investigating online claims of a cyber incident, days after fashion retailer ASOS disclosed a breach of customer details.