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Richemont said on 13 November 2026 that half-year sales rose 17% at constant rates to €12.28 billion, led by Cartier and its jewellery houses, up 19%.

Burberry swung to a £54 million operating profit in the half to 26 September 2026 as revenue rose 6% to £1,098 million, results on 12 November showed.

Forum for the Future and the H&M Foundation released Textile Futures 2040 on 11 November 2026, with four scenarios for fashion, one centred on Asia and India.

Prada opened Pradasphere, a permanent eight-room exhibition in Milan's Galleria, admitting 20 visitors an hour and projected to add 100 million euros a year.

Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein will exhibit at Pitti Uomo 111 in Florence on 12-15 January 2027, where New Delhi label Kartik Research is a guest designer.

e.l.f. Beauty's quarterly net sales rose 51% to $520.8 million, reported on 4 November 2026, with rhode adding about 16 points; full-year guidance was raised.

The British Fashion Council named Awar Odhiang, born in a refugee camp in Ethiopia, Model of the Year on 4 November 2026; she is honoured in London on 30 November.

PAI Partners agreed on 4 November 2026 to buy skincare brand Elemis from L'Occitane, which paid about $900 million for it in 2019.

Miss Universe India 2026 Kaziah Liz Mejo, a 19-year-old law student from Kerala, has left New Delhi for the 75th Miss Universe pageant in Puerto Rico.

Reformation said on 5 November 2026 its Q3 revenue rose 19.1% to $173.6 million and raised its 2026 revenue outlook to $610-612 million.

Bogart's majority shareholder David Konckier completed his purchase of the 687-store Marionnaud perfume chain from A.S. Watson on 5 November 2026; the price was not disclosed.

Canada Goose revenue rose 5.9% to C$274 million in the quarter to 27 September 2026, but its own-store comparable sales fell 7.5%, the company said on 5 November.

Honasa Consumer, Mamaearth's parent, posted July-September 2026 profit of Rs 73.25 crore, up 87%, on 36% higher revenue, and plans a hair colour entry.

The Met announced on 5 November 2026 that its 2027 Costume Institute show, setting the Met Gala theme, is 'extraORDINARY: Fashion and the Poetics of the Everyday'.

Tapestry's revenue rose 11% to $1.89 billion in its fiscal Q1, reported 5 November 2026, as Coach sales jumped 16%; it raised its full-year outlook.

A University of Eastern Finland study reported in early November 2026 found sustainability values raise willingness to buy a wood-based T-shirt, but practicality weakens it.

Nykaa's fashion arm posted positive EBITDA of about Rs 1 crore in July-September 2026 as its sales grew 42%, the company said on 4 November 2026.

Paris label Coperni said on 4 November 2026 that its operating company is closing after an unresolved dispute with its distributor and majority owner, Tomorrow.

Mumbai circular-fashion brand I was a Sari has teamed up with The Bicester Collection for pop-ups at Bicester Village until 15 November and Fidenza Village from November.

Kering launched a Water Resilience Lab for Italy's Arno basin in Florence on 2 November 2026, backed by LVMH and Burberry, with six restoration sites to start first.

Estée Lauder's sales rose 7% to $3.715 billion in Q1 of fiscal 2027, reported on 2 November 2026, as fragrance grew 19%; it raised its outlook.

Delhi beauty brand Hyeglo, founded in April 2026 by former Nykaa executive Kanupriya Ahluwalia, raised Rs 7 crore in a seed round led by Sauce, reported on 2 November.

Prada topped Lyst's Q3 2026 index of in-demand brands, released October 28, with demand up 55%; Chanel fell to second and Miu Miu came third.

Go Fashion, maker of Go Colors women's bottomwear, said on October 30, 2026 its July-September profit fell 59% to Rs 8.97 crore as revenue slipped 2.9%.

Interbrand's 2026 ranking, out October 28, puts Hermès ($45.2 billion) ahead of Louis Vuitton ($45.1 billion) as top luxury brand; Gucci's value fell 30.7%.

Hailey Bieber's skincare brand Rhode said on 30 October 2026 it will give $5 million over three years to the Foundation for Women's Health.

Lady Gaga became chief executive of her make-up brand Haus Labs on 29 October 2026, replacing co-founder Ben Jones, who left earlier in October.

Chennai skincare brand CHOSEN, founded by dermatologist Dr Renita Rajan, extended its Series A on October 28, 2026 with money from Wellbeing Nutrition's founders.

ISLAND Beauty, the Korean-inspired skincare brand co-founded by Shirley Setia, raised Rs 2.58 crore from AJ VC and angels, reported on October 29, 2026.

Arvind's revenue rose 23% to Rs 2,919 crore in Q2 FY27 and pre-exceptional profit 16% to Rs 123 crore, as input costs squeezed textile margins.

Siyaram Silk Mills' Q2 FY27 revenue rose about 15% to Rs 813.5 crore while net profit fell 14% to Rs 74.5 crore, results of October 27, 2026 show.

Jennifer Lawrence launched mes°, a hair-care brand made with biotech firm Arcaea, on October 27, 2026, starting with three products sold online.

Emily George will lead Marc Jacobs worldwide as global president from November 1, 2026, succeeding CEO Eric Marechalle after the brand's sale by LVMH.

Dove announced on 22 October 2026 its first fine fragrance, a $19.57 eau de parfum smelling of its beauty bar, in a one-time online drop on 27 October.

Casio India launched the analog G-Shock 2500 Series, GAC-2500 and GMC-2500, in New Delhi on 23 October 2026, priced Rs 9,995 to Rs 26,995.

L'Oréal's Q3 2026 sales rose 11.9% to 11.56 billion euros, with double-digit growth in India and its Innovist stake completed, the company said on October 22.

Prada Group said on October 22, 2026 that nine-month revenue rose 15% to about 4.54 billion euros with Versace, but Miu Miu's third-quarter retail sales fell 3%.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.