THE FASHION FTSE

The High Street’s in crisis, but while some household names are buckling, others are thriving. So is your favourite label bang on trend — or heading for the sale rail?

JUST like hemlines, the fortunes of fashion brands rise and fall. But with many people eschewing High Street stores for online shopping, some of our biggest retailers are in crisis. Latest casualties include L.K.Bennett, which went into administration this month, as well as Orla Kiely, which went belly-up at the end of 2018. Others, by contrast, are reporting soaring sales. So who will survive — and who’s in dire financial straits? We present the High Street Fashion FTSE index.