Fashion AI

Barcelona's Artiso, founded by former Mango executives, raised more than €3 million on October 28, 2026 for AI software for fashion design teams.

Bangladesh says it will soon form a wage board to set a new minimum wage for garment workers, after weeks of protests in Dhaka demanding Tk 30,000 a month.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

At Paris Fashion Week on October 5, 2026, Gabriela Hearst showed a collection partly made by Afghan women artisans, whom she called her '22 million muses'.

Trent said on October 5, 2026 its Q2 revenue rose 23% to about Rs 5,788 crore as its value fashion chain Zudio opened its 1,000th store.

Nykaa's October 4, 2026 update says fashion NSV is set to grow in the late forties per cent in Q2 FY27, ahead of beauty's late twenties, as stores reach 338.

Max Fashion's Project New festive collection, curated by actor Kalki Koechlin, pairs Sanganer block printing with artwork by Kairassi Foundation artists, with a second drop due in October 2026.