Given the recent interest in emerging designers, The Industry looks at why fashion designers might want to open up to capital sooner rather than later.

The Industry investigates the way fashion investors are making unlikely acquisitions in a bid to branch into new markets and better understand their customers.

We might be in the middle of a global economic crisis, but the Forbes rich list has got over 200 new members.

British banks have continued to cut lending, leaving one of fashion's biggest outlets in a state of flux.