'Facing troubled waters': Can new designers save the luxury fashion industry?


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Models showcase Gucci’s Autumn/Winter 2025 collection at Milan Fashion Week in February, just two days after then–creative director Sabato De Sarno stepped down. Photo: Reuters

Chanel and Dior are among a record number of top fashion brands that will introduce new designers' collections on the runway in the coming weeks, aiming to reignite shoppers' interest in a bruised luxury industry that lost one of its greats, Giorgio Armani, last week.

The stakes are high for the US$400bil (approximately RM1.7tril) sector which kicks off a month of fashion shows in New York, London, Milan and Paris on September 10.

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