Having grown a little tired of seeing newcomers come and go from the calendars depending on the economic climate, we spoke to two major players in the market who genuinely support them, Fulvia Bacchi and Alessandro Dantone, and three up-and-coming figures with a large following – Simone Botte, Flora Rabitti and Angelo Cruciani – asking them three direct questions about markets, communities, necessary (and unnecessary) compromises, and the challenge posed by the algorithm 

Too many creative changes, too much confusion imposed on the customer, sometimes for unmentionable reasons. From Milan to Paris, buyers say they have returned to ‘doing their research’ – that is, buying new and interesting brands at reasonable prices – whilst amongst the big brands a nostalgia effect is gaining ground, which sometimes works, but more often than not does not. Stability sought on the catwalk

Organza, lingerie-style tops and bras (La Perla is back), balloon skirts – all evoking the years we remember as happy ones and which young people are discovering for the first time

The €800 Drip watches reignite the debate on Italian manufacturing. It is not just a question of branding, but of production capacity. If China is moving into the premium sector, Italy must ask itself what it still has to offer and how worthwhile it is to invest in it

Ten years after Renzi, a Prime Minister returns to the Milan event. A sign of political involvement “at a time that is not exactly easy for the sector, but which nevertheless continues to deliver excellent results”

“La signora” showcased her brand’s best-selling item on the catwalk: knee-length skirts. A “contemporary, flexible and adaptable piece that invites contradiction”. With one aim: to turn them into the new T-shirts

On the cover of the latest issue of Love Magazine, the UN rapporteur is wearing Loro Piana and Celine, but some pro-Palestinian websites have included them amongst the brands highlighted: “Financial links to the Israeli economy”

For the first time, an external creative has joined the style department of the fashion house founded by Giorgio Armani. This decision focuses on accessories, the younger generation and a fashion market that demands not only fresh ideas but also different commercial strategies

The red carpet in Venice becomes a lesson in the history of clothing: the 17th-century collar, the Flemish-Spanish and English traditions, Jonathan Anderson and an actor who really knows his way round costumes