At a ceremony in London’s Royal Festival Hall last Thursday, Marco Bizzarri, the former Gucci chief executive who led the brand during its dramatic growth …
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Martine Rose on Fashion’s Football Obsession
When the members of the US women’s national football team stepped off the bus in Auckland, New Zealand, on Saturday, ahead of their opening game …
Seizing Fashion’s World Cup Opportunity
As the most high-profile Women’s World Cup to date rolls into its second week in Australia and New Zealand, brands are stepping up their game …
Fashion’s Creative Revival Is Finally Here
PARIS — With designer debuts at Celine and Maison Margiela, this was a much-anticipated couture week in Paris. Both Michael Rider’s return to Celine and …
From Kabul to the catwalk – the surprising global history behind fashion’s fur revival
The winter season of 2024-25 marked a resurgence of fur clothing – both faux and real – in fashion across Europe and North America. Shearling …
Fashion’s Biggest Super Bowl Ever
Fashion went for it at the Super Bowl. Even before kickoff in New Orleans, Bode staged a runway show in the city on Friday in …
Mowalola, Fashion’s Subversive Rising Star, Debuts in Paris
Things are moving fast for Mowalola Ogunlesi. Since graduating from Central Saint Martins in 2017, the Nigerian-British designer has landed collaborations with Nike — with …
How Sports Partnerships Are Making Fashion’s Waste Problem Worse
In a single season, Major League Soccer — North America’s top football competition — goes through 13,000 pairs of cleats and 5,000 balls. These products, …
Indie Brands Are Making This Fashion’s Biggest Olympics Ever
For the past three years, French designer Stéphane Ashpool has been working on a design project for an unusual client. The Paris-born creative, known for …
Inside Fashion’s Biggest Olympics Ever
In 2024, the Olympics are in fashion. Brands across the industry, from the highest echelons of luxury (LVMH is the event’s premium partner) to mass-market …
Fashion’s Sports Obsession Is No Accident
What’s the dollar value of being a premium sponsor of the Olympics? LVMH deemed the answer to be €150 million ($163 million), according to Reuters, …
The BoF 500: Fashion’s Industry Olympics Comes to Paris
PARIS — Paris is still abuzz in the afterglow of this summer’s Olympics. Just as the Games was a standard bearer for unity and representation, …
Has Fashion’s Convergence With Sports Gone Too Far?
In just the past few days, Jerry Lorenzo’s Fear of God Essentials label announced a partnership with the NBA and the WNBA; F1 driver Lewis …
Lectra’s Long-Term Lens on Fashion’s Future
Out of the fashion leaders polled in the 2025 BoF-McKinsey State of Fashion Executive Survey, “uncertainty” was the most common sentiment. Just 20 percent of …
This Week: Fashion’s Back-to-School Dilemma
Back to school shopping is starting earlier and earlier, but we’re not going to make the case here that parents are stocking up for next …
Fashion’s Chaotic New Regulatory Reality
The halls of the European Commission in Brussels typically pulse to a slow, steady bureaucratic beat, but the last week has been as chaotic as …
Fashion’s Suppliers Want More Say on Climate Action
Fashion’s manufacturing base wants a bigger say in the industry’s sustainability efforts. Much of the sector’s environmental footprint takes place deep in supply chains, where …
Under Pressure: Can Fashion’s Sustainability Efforts Survive?
Every year, fashion’s climate campaigners descend on Copenhagen for the Global Fashion Summit, the industry’s highest-profile sustainability gathering. The event, which is typically dominated by …
Fashion’s New PR Playbook for India
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How Raisefashion Helps BIPOC-Owned Brands Navigate Fashion’s New Realities
As the fashion industry navigates rising production costs and new trade dynamics, independent designers are facing new pressures when scaling their businesses. These challenges are …