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The Debrief | How The Frankie Shop Became Instagram’s Favourite Fashion Brand
Follow The Debrief wherever you listen to podcasts. Background: Whether you know it or not, you’ve come across The Frankie Shop. Founded by former journalist Gaëlle …
The Debrief | Luxury’s Battle With Counterfeiters
Follow The Debrief wherever you listen to podcasts. A growing number of young consumers are embracing counterfeit Prada loafers and Gucci bags, as the internet …
The Debrief | Why So Many Direct-to-Consumer Brands Are for Sale Right Now
Follow The Debrief wherever you listen to podcasts. Over the past few years, investors have been bullish on fast-growing digital brands — rewarding their rapid …
The Debrief | Fashion’s Gen-Z Obsession
Subscribe to the BoF Podcast here. Background: Gen-Z, or those born between 1997 and 2010, accounts for 25 percent of the world’s population. With the …
The Debrief | The State of the Influencer Economy
Follow The Debrief wherever you listen to podcasts. Background: Things move fast on the internet. In just the past few years, there have been a …
The Debrief | Is Luxury’s Streetwear Obsession Over?
Follow The Debrief wherever you listen to podcasts. Background: After years of build up, from its origins in cultural movements like New York’s hip-hop scene …
The Debrief | What Makes Jacquemus So Successful?
Follow The Debrief wherever you listen to podcasts. Background: Simon Porte Jacquemus is one of fashion’s hottest independent designers — and his namesake label is …
The Debrief: Giorgio Armani, Fashion’s Most Successful Designer
Follow The Debrief wherever you listen to podcasts. Over his decades-long career, Giorgio Armani has built one of fashion’s most successful businesses. Known for his …
The Debrief | Inside the $7 Billion Dior Phenomenon
Follow The Debrief wherever you listen to podcasts. In 1947, months after being founded, Christian Dior Couture revolutionised dressing with its “New Look,” an exaggerated hourglass-shaped …
The Debrief | Can Patagonia’s Radical Move Change the Fashion Industry?
Follow The Debrief wherever you listen to podcasts. Patagonia has long been the standard bearer for responsible capitalism: the jackets and fleece maker has donated …
The Debrief | Inside the Luxury E-Commerce Race
Subscribe to the BoF Podcast here. Background: The launch of Net-a-Porter in 2000 changed fashion forever, heralding the first phase of luxury e-commerce, and inspiring …
The Debrief | Inside Banana Republic’s Bid to Regain Relevance
Follow The Debrief wherever you listen to podcasts. Background: Gap Inc. has had a hard year, accented last week by a dramatic Ye break-up following …
The Debrief | How Big Brands Choose Their Creative Directors
Follow The Debrief wherever you listen to podcasts. Background: Louis Vuitton has spent almost a year searching for a Virgil Abloh successor after the designer …
The Debrief | Fashion’s Hottest Jobs
Follow The Debrief wherever you listen to podcasts. Background: As companies confront a potential recession, they’re making changes to the way they hire, and who …
The Debrief | What TikTok’s Rise Means for Fashion
Follow The Debrief wherever you listen to podcasts. Background: It seems Instagram’s autonomous rule over fashion is finished. While the Meta-owned app still has more …
The Debrief | The Transformation of the Black Hair Care Market
Follow The Debrief wherever you listen to podcasts. Background: Monique Rodriguez turned a series of Instagram tutorials — where she made hair care concoctions out of …
The Debrief | Making Sense of the Direct-to-Consumer Reckoning
Follow The Debrief wherever you listen to podcasts. About a decade ago, a number of flashy direct-to-consumer brands peddling premium products and promising to cut out …
The Debrief | Inside the Gap and J.Crew Comeback Attempts
Follow The Debrief wherever you listen to podcasts. Background: J.Crew and Gap defined how Americans dressed for much of the ‘90s and 2000s, until their …
The Debrief | Gucci’s New Configuration
Follow The Debrief wherever you listen to podcasts. In the late 2010s, Gucci pulled off a successful turnaround by aligning creative director Alessandro Michele’s unique, …