Trending beauty companies are looking to old-school forms of advertising like billboards, taxi wraps and wild posting to boost their brand awareness.

Data from non-profit Textile Exchange’s latest Materials Market Report shows that the market share of virgin, fossil-based synthetics continued to increase in 2023, while that of cotton and recycled fibres declined.

Harrods says it’s a different organisation today to the one that enabled former owner Mohamed Al Fayed to prey on his victims. Industry sources say misogyny remains a stain on fashion retail.