Pins matching posted:2026-09-26

EU member states reached political agreement on 13 November 2025 to scrap the €150 customs-duty exemption for low-value parcels earlier than originally planned. The exemption ends and a flat customs duty on direct-to-consumer packages begins on 1 July 2026, targeting the flood of parcels shipped directly to EU shoppers by platforms such as Shein and Temu.

Onitsuka Tiger opened its largest global flagship store, a four-floor, 1,837-square-metre space in Tokyo's Shinjuku district uniting its Heritage, Contemporary and Formality lines under one roof.

New European Union rules under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation banned large companies from destroying unsold apparel, clothing accessories and footwear, aiming to cut the 4-9% of unsold European textiles estimated to be destroyed each year.

Deckers Brands' net sales rose 5.7% to $1.02 billion in its fiscal first quarter, topping $1 billion for the first time, as Hoka grew 7.7% to $703.5 million and UGG grew 4.9% to $278.0 million.

Crocs, Inc. reported record enterprise revenue of $1,179 million in the second quarter of 2026 as the Crocs Brand surpassed $1 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time, and raised its full-year guidance.

Puma cut its second-quarter operating loss to €53.1 million from €109.1 million a year earlier, as currency-adjusted sales fell 9.4% to €1.69 billion amid its 'reset' turnaround under new CEO Arthur Hoeld.

On Holding grew net sales 13.5% to CHF 850.3 million in the second quarter of 2026, led by direct-to-consumer sales up 26% that reached a new second-quarter high of 45.7% of revenue.

Birkenstock reported fiscal third-quarter revenue growth of 13% reported and 15% in constant currency, at the top of its target range, and raised its full-year 2026 outlook for both revenue and profitability.

Amer Sports grew second-quarter revenue 32% to $1,633 million, with Technical Apparel up 32% led by Arc'teryx, Outdoor Performance up 37% on Salomon Softgoods, and Ball & Racquet up 24% on Wilson Tennis 360.

The final of the 13th LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers took place September 4, 2026 at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, where Belgian designer Julie Kegels won the top prize and a 400,000-euro endowment; Chinese designer Zane Li (Lii) won the Karl Lagerfeld Prize and Kenyan designer Anil Padia (Yoshita 1967) won the Savoir-Faire Prize.

The International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry announced its 300th brand signatory, a legally binding worker-safety agreement covering more than 3.4 million workers across 2,000 factories in Bangladesh and Pakistan.

The CFDA's official New York Fashion Week schedule for Spring/Summer 2027 ran citywide from Thursday, September 10 through Tuesday, September 15, 2026, opening Fashion Month ahead of London, Milan and Paris.

The British Fashion Council ran London Fashion Week's Spring/Summer 2027 season from Thursday 17 to Monday 21 September 2026, with 47 catwalk shows and 23 presentations including Sean McGirr's McQueen debut and Christopher Kane's first collection for Mulberry.

America's largest military air show returns to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego for three free days, 25-27 September 2026, headlined by the US Navy Blue Angels and themed for the nation's 250th anniversary.

The Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode's Spring/Summer 2027 womenswear calendar ran September 28 to October 6, 2026, closing Fashion Month after New York, London and Milan.

Victoria's Secret will hold its 2026 Fashion Show on Sunday, October 18, streaming live from Los Angeles - the show's return to the city after 2006 and 2007 - with confirmed models including Gigi Hadid, Paloma Elsesser, Alex Consani and Abby Champion.

The CFDA Fashion Awards presented by Amazon Fashion will take place Monday, November 2, 2026 at the American Museum of Natural History, the fourth consecutive year American fashion's biggest awards night has been held at the Upper West Side museum.

The British Fashion Council's Fashion Awards 2026 will take place Monday, November 30, 2026 at London's Royal Albert Hall, the ceremony's annual celebration of designers and fundraiser for the BFC's education foundation.

Copenhagen Fashion Week's Autumn/Winter 2027 season is scheduled for February 1 to 5, 2027, per the organization's own calendar.

EU member states must have mandatory extended-producer-responsibility schemes for textiles and footwear running by 16 April 2028, 30 months after the revised Waste Framework Directive entered into force. The schemes make clothing and footwear makers fund the collection, sorting and recycling of textile waste.