As more and more designers break free from the traditional fashion calendar, major fashion capitals around the world are forming clear stances on whether or not they’ll adopt the idea. American and British brands seem open to change, with major companies Michael Kors, Alexander Wang, and Burberry moving towards consumer-facing...

Cost transparency is coming to a new industry: luxury bags. Oliver Cabell, a travel and leather goods designer brand, is set to launch later in the summer and is offering Everlane-style price transparency in a much higher-priced market.

So often at runway shows, everything is colorful — except the model herself. Instagram is trying to change that. The photo sharing app has launched #RunwayForAll, a week-long hashtag initiative on its massively popular account (163 million followers) showcasing diverse models who are “redefining industry standards.” Kicking off last Wednesday, the first model...

Gucci joins a growing trend in the luxury market to modify seemingly sacrosanct garments. However, high-end brands are increasingly seeing the value in allowing consumers to bring their own flair to products, regardless of maintaining tradition and aesthetics.

Patagonia shared a note on its mobile app today bidding users farewell and pointing consumers to its optimized website on mobile browsers. The move comes on the heels of other provocative moves by the company, including its controversial "Don't Buy This Jacket" campaign in 2012 that derailed overconsumption and consumerism.

Designer Vault, which started in 2011 as an e-commerce site for thrift Chanel finds, recently expanded to include a 300-square-foot showroom in Carlsbad, located between San Diego and Orange County. The shop showcases more than 1,500 Chanel products, primarily handbags, jewelry and other accessories, that sell for upwards of $25,000.

For David Shapiro, it's a Love Supreme. Shapiro a self-professed Supremacist, creator of Pitchfork Reviews Reviews and a journalist who has written for The New Yorker and the Observer, has been obsessed with the fashion brand and everything it stands for for decades.

Bain & Company's 2016 survey of nearly 1,500 Chinese consumers shows that 60 percent identified Weibo and WeChat as their online source for information on luxury goods. Burberry, Coach and Chanel are some of the high-end fashion brands that have done WeChat marketing right.

Luxury advertising spending is on the rise after what was described as a disappointing year in 2015 — and digital is forecast to take a bigger chunk of ad budgets, new research shows. Spending on luxury advertising is expected to rise 3 percent this year to $10.9 billion, up from...