Here’s What We Learned From Last Week’s Luxury Results Bonanza

23 October 2026

This week’s financial updates from Europe’s big fashion players have shown that China has gotten more messy and the US shopper can only provide so much support. Okay, we kind of knew that already, but the challenges have become more stark and we’ll break it down with a few charts

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