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Trump’s Victory Has the Fashion Industry Asking: What Just Happened?
The fashion industry appears to have been stunned into silence by Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the US presidential election. Relatively few top American designers …
Eileen Fisher’s Mindful Growth Model
In a hyper-competitive industry, where brands with staying power are becoming harder to build, Eileen Fisher marks 40 years in business this year. It’s doubly …
Who Is Plum Sykes?
Who is Plum Sykes? A lot of people want to know after a clip of the writer from the 2000 docuseries Boss Women: Anna Wintour went viral …
Michael Kors: The Jet Set Juggernaut
NEW YORK, United States — Michael Kors has built one of the most successful luxury juggernauts in fashion history with a DNA that is rooted …
Industry Leaders Celebrate The Business of Beauty
NEW YORK, United States — The fashion business moves fast, but beauty moves faster. Especially in today’s competitive, social media-fuelled market. “You have to be …
Margherita Missoni’s Maccapani Brand Attracts Investment From Bizzarri Family, Collaborates With eBay
MILAN – Former Gucci CEO Marco Bizzarri has come on as an informal advisor to Margherita Missoni’s Maccapani brand after his family made a minority …
Zegna CEO Still Betting on China Despite Uncertain Growth
Ermenegildo Zegna, the Italian fashion house listed in New York, is sticking with its expansion plans for China over the medium term despite uncertain timing …
Worldview: Seoul Fashion Week’s New Boss Reveals Future Plans
🇰🇷 Seoul Fashion Week’s new boss recommits to B2B strategy. Held from Sep. 3 to 7 in the South Korean capital, the latest edition of …
Solving Fashion’s $163 Billion Buying and Sizing Inaccuracy Problem
Boston Consulting Group research finds that the average fashion business operates on lead times of 37 to 45 weeks. This equates to estimating the styles, …
Tom Ford Names Haider Ackermann As Creative Director
Colombian-born, Paris-based designer Haider Ackermann has been named creative director of Tom Ford, effective immediately. A critically-acclaimed fashion talent, Ackermann’s recent outings involve collaborations with …
Announcing Ashcorp and Urban Revivo
This week, we are pleased to introduce two new partners on BoF Careers. Ashcorp is a global fashion group and leading fashion retail company in …
Belgian fashion genius melded print, pattern, colour and bold ideas
Acclaimed Belgian fashion designer Dries Van Noten has retired at 66, after announcing earlier this year that he would step down after his Paris Fashion …
Indian Fashion Designers Wade Into Beauty
Manish Malhotra’s entry into beauty was a long time coming. Beauty has always played a role in the designer’s work, since his debut as a …
Creative Director Peter Hawkings Exits Tom Ford
Peter Hawkings, longtime deputy of Tom Ford who took over as the brand’s creative director in 2023, has exited the business, Estée Lauder Companies said …
Supreme’s Sale to EssilorLuxottica, Explained
French-Italian eyewear group EssilorLuxottica is buying New York-based streetwear juggernaut Supreme from US apparel group VF Corp. for $1.5 billion in cash, in a surprise …
Artificial intelligence is poised to radically disrupt the fashion industry landscape
Fashion is a dynamic business. Most apparel brands make at least two to four collections per year. While selling current seasonal collections, brands plan for …
The BoF Podcast | Why the Fashion Industry Needs a Makeover
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The Outsiders Perspective Launches Forum for BIPOC Fashion Talent
The Outsiders Perspective, a UK-based nonprofit focused on ethnic minorities in fashion, has launched TOP Community, an industry wide alliance connecting people of colour working …
7 Shoes like Vans – Similar Alternatives Any Day in 2024
Like Doc Martens and Converse, Vans turned a shoe designed for a specific purpose into a full-blown fashion staple synonymous with its name. Shoes like …