Tom Ford has issued a bullish open letter on behalf of the CFDA about next September’s New York Fashion Week, in which he confirmed that he will stage his own live runway show in the city again.

Louis Vuitton has created the trunk for the Monaco Grand Prix trophy, as part of a linkup with the Automobile Club of the Principality ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix there on May 23. 

Gucci plans to stage its next runway show in Los Angeles, the first time the Florentine marque has staged a show in the United States in six years. In the label's centennial year, it will hold a catwalk event on Nov. 3.

The Lisbon fashion week fêted its 30th anniversary with a digital event held on April 15-18, showcasing collections by 25 labels and designers and generating more than 15,000 website visits.

Amazon Studios announced on Wednesday the 10 designers and entrepreneurs who will compete to take their brands to the next level on season two of its fashion competition series 'Making the Cut’. 

Bethany Williams is a star in the making. She’s the winner of the 2021 BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund, meaning Williams wins a £200,000 cash prize and bespoke mentoring to take her fledgling business to the next level.

Arts Thread said on Tuesday that Gucci is sponsoring its 2021 Global Design Graduate Show after a successful link-up for 2020’s event.

The LVMH Prize 2021 has named its finalists - Bianca Saunders, Charles de Vilmorin, Christopher John Rogers, Conner Ives, Colm Dillane, Kika Vargas, Lukhanyo Mdingi, Nensi Dojaka and Rui Zhou. Three of them are American.

The Council of Fashion Designers of America has announced the ten finalists for 2021’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, who, for the first time, will all receive funding.

Mr Porter’s on the search for new global design talent. The online menswear retailer has launched Mr Porter Futures, a “first-of-its-kind global and comprehensive talent search” for three aspiring menswear designers.

The showcase features 30 finalists whose works are made out of materials as diverse as textiles, ceramics, wood, copper and resin, among others, and will use 3D technology and augmented reality.

With European populations slowly but surely being vaccinated, designers on the Continent are suddenly expressing a new optimism. Few more so than Demna Gvasalia of Balenciaga in Balenciaga's winter 2021 pre-collection.

The Council of Fashion Designers of America has announced the launch of CFDA Connects, a programming network aiming to support regional fashion weeks and organizations across the United States.

The Marcelo Burlon, County of Milan brand is launching a collab collection with Kappa that reinterprets the sporting uniform of SSC Napoli, the football team of Naples.

Gucci celebrates its 100th anniversary this year; and designer Alessandro Michele has observed the birthday by creating his best ever collection for the house, and a link up with Balenciaga.