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Vogue World Milano and related fashion-week coverage focused heavily on the people behind Italian manufacturing: pattern-makers, shoemakers, textile finishers, knitters and other specialists whose skills are often passed down over generations.

Why it matters

As design software and generative AI make ideas easier to produce, execution, materials and hard-to-replicate hand skills may become more valuable rather than less.

Some of the featured work takes hundreds of hours by hand, creating a sharp contrast with increasingly automated design and mass production.

More than 60 brands, retailers, manufacturers and material innovators joined a new Climate Pledge Fashion Coalition, backed by Amazon, Stella McCartney, Canopy and others.

Why it matters

Many lower-impact materials exist technically but struggle to become affordable because factories lack guaranteed demand.

The coalition aims to combine purchasing commitments, financing and shared tools so next-generation fibers, recycling systems and lower-carbon manufacturing can move beyond pilot projects.

Donatella Versace announced a new fashion-and-beauty venture with Revolve after stepping away from the chief creative role at Versace.

The project is expected to launch products in 2027.

Why it matters

For decades, Donatella and the Versace brand were almost inseparable. The new venture tests whether a designer’s personal brand can survive—and perhaps become more flexible—outside the institution that made it famous.

It also reflects a wider fashion shift toward creator-like personalities who can move across clothing, beauty, retail and social media.