Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid (MBFWMadrid), the showcase organised by Ifema with the support of Madrid City Council, will extend its next edition to five days, running from March 18 to 22, 2026, to accommodate the large number of designers.
MBFWMadrid will extend its March 2026 edition to five days and will feature 30 designers. – MBFWMadrid
The event will add an extra day of catwalk shows after receiving a record number of applications, allowing more proposals to be included in the official schedule, according to Ifema in a statement, which also confirms that 30 designers will present their autumn-winter collections.
The expanded schedule “reinforces the growth momentum” that MBFWMadrid is experiencing and “consolidates its position as the benchmark platform for Spanish design,” the organisation noted.
The decision was agreed by the MBFWMadrid Fashion Committee, a key body in the platform’s “transformation and strategic repositioning” process. This committee is made up of professionals from fashion, luxury, communications and business, together with the event’s management.
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Two Brescia-based Italian fashion companies have joined forces. Following the respective AGMs, the shareholders of Golden Season S.r.l., owner among others of menswear label AT.P.CO, and of Goodfellas S.r.l., which produces men’s and women’s outerwear and apparel label People of Shibuya, have announced that Goodfellas has merged by incorporation with Golden Season. The merger was made official on December 16, and will be effective from December 31, 2025.
Looks by AT.P.CO, Fall/Winter 2025-26
From that date, Golden Season, a company based in Erbusco, near Brescia, will assume in full the rights and obligations relating to Goodfellas, which is based in Brescia, taking over all of the latter’s contracts and dealings, whether commercial, financial, and legal.
Golden Season develops, manufactures, and sells apparel collections for major Italian private labels and third-party brands, operating through a national and international distribution network. Goodfellas is a fashion and accessories wholesaler, and its business activities are complementary to those of Golden Season. In recent years, Goodfellas has consolidated its position in the fashion wholesale and retail distribution sectors, for both third-party and its own brands, recording positive results.
People of Shibuya, Fall/Winter 2025-26
The operation is set to optimise and exploit the manufacturing and commercial synergies between the two companies, combining their production and distribution activities more efficiently. The objective, stated the two companies, is to strengthen Golden Season’s competitive position on the Italian and international apparel market.
Following the merger, Golden Season’s brand portfolio will include AT.P.CO, After Label, Skills Milano, and People of Shibuya. The merger will also enable the group to report its fiscal 2025 results as a single entity, marking a further step in the integration and streamlining of its business.
The end of 2025 marks a phase of acceleration for Lacroix, which is strengthening its mountain presence with the opening of two owned boutiques in emblematic French resorts. On November 29, the brand opened its first store in Val d’Isère, followed on December 4 by a boutique in Courchevel 1850. These two strategic addresses, each spanning 140 square metres, underscore Lacroix’s determination to establish a lasting presence in the leading premium ski destinations.
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In Val d’Isère, the brand has set up a chalet-style boutique at Parc 1963, avenue Olympique, conceived as a warm, contemporary refuge. In Courchevel 1850, the Lacroix Igloo, located on rue des Verdons, offers a more minimalist, architectural aesthetic inspired by the purity of the high mountains. Coinciding with these openings is the launch of an exclusive Lacroix x Courchevel capsule, further reinforcing the brand’s visibility over the winter season.
Founded in 1966 by Léo Lacroix, an Olympic alpine skiing champion, the brand has established itself as a benchmark in high-end French skiing thanks to its exacting standards of technical expertise and performance. After a more challenging period marked by safeguard proceedings, Lacroix embarked on a new phase of development from 2022, following its takeover by Günther Doll and Damien Bodoy. This relaunch centres on a clear upmarket repositioning. Today, production is carried out mainly in Italy and Portugal, while the historic factory remains in Italy.
As part of this strategy, the brand is stepping up targeted collaborations to reach a younger clientele and refresh its image. The collaboration with Jacquemus follows a deliberately timed schedule: the capsule has been available since December 1, a few days before the opening of the Courchevel 1850 boutique and immediately after the opening in Val d’Isère.
With these two openings, Lacroix now operates two owned boutiques, alongside 45 wholesale points of sale in France and 20 internationally, notably in Korea, Canada, the US, and Austria. The brand anticipates 30% growth and plans to open around 10 new points of sale over the coming years. Revenue is estimated at 2.2 million euros in 2025, with a clear ambition to reach 10 million euros by 2028-2030. In this vein, Lacroix is already preparing its next collaboration with APM Monaco for the 2026/2027 season.
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On December 12, the Paris Economic Affairs Court announced its ruling in the case concerning the IKKS Group, which has been in administration since late summer. The proposal from Financière Saint James, led by Michaël Benabou in association with Santiago Cucci, was selected, involving the takeover of 92 directly operated stores and 27 Galeries Lafayette shop-in-shops, safeguarding 546 jobs across the brand’s directly operated network.
The Boulevard des Capucines flagship in Paris – Shutterstock
This ruling, in effect, left the liquidators to find a solution for more than half of the company-operated network in France. A2MJ and Asteren are handling the case, which concerns 96 outlets. Two sessions, each with a different store list, have been announced for the disposal of these sites held by IKKS Retail and IKKS Group. Each features prime addresses in key cities across France.
Prospective buyers must submit their proposals in person to Maître Van Kemmel, Commissaire de justice at the Paris Economic Affairs Court, by January 22 for the first session. This includes locations such as 8–10 rue Barbette in the Marais district of Paris, 65 rue du Président‑Herriot on the Presqu’île in Lyon, a unit in the Parly 2 shopping centre, another in the Les Terrasses du Port shopping centre in Marseille, as well as the Cap 3000 shopping centre in Saint‑Laurent‑du‑Var, and 5 rue de Toulouse in central Rennes. The offering also includes several stores in outlet centres across France.
Bids for outlets in the second session must be submitted by February 5. These include stores on rue Saint‑Aubin in Angers, avenue du Général de Gaulle in La Baule, and rue Saint‑Jean in Le Touquet. However, candidates are likely to move quickly for spaces on the highly fashionable rue Paradis in Marseille and for prime Paris addresses at 31 boulevard des Capucines, 5 rue de Sèvres, 13–15 rue Tronchet, and the three sites on the quintessentially Parisian rue des Ternes.
This presents a wealth of opportunities for retail players to secure prime pitches on flagship shopping streets in major cities.
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