Fashion companies Capri Holdings Limited and Tapestry -- parent companies behind the Coach and Michael Kors brands -- ended their $8.5 billion merger deal Thursday. The deal was blocked by the Federal Trade Commission.

Tapestry, the owner of Coach, said it would abandon its $8.5 billion deal to buy Capri, the parent company of Michael Kors, after the Federal Trade Commission successfully sued to stop the transaction.

After the US Federal Trade Commission halted the sale, stating that it would eliminate direct competition in the mid-tier handbag market.

The proposed merger that would've combined six luxury brands owned by Capri and Tapestry was abandoned by the companies due to regulatory challenges posed by an FTC lawsuit.

What would have been the biggest fashion industry merger since the mid-2000s died today after two major luxury brands confirmed that their $8.5 billion deal is off. When it was announced last year, the acquisition of Capri by Tapestry was touted as a way to bring several famous brands under the same roof.

Capri Holdings Ltd and Tapestry Inc. scrapped their $8.5 billion plan to merge after a court order froze the proposed combination of the US fashion companies due to antitrust regulators’ objections.