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French Protestors Target LVMH Headquarters in Paris
Protestors taking the streets against the French government’s plan to raise the retirement age briefly entered LVMH’s headquarters Thursday,...
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Mary Quant Dies Aged 93
The trailblazing fashion designer who helped define London youth culture in the late 1950s and 1960s died peacefully at her home in Surrey, her...
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Beauty’s ”Ageing” Rebrand That Never Was
Euphemisms like “pro-aging” and “anti anti-aging” exist to obscure the fact that the beauty industry is selling the same creams and tonics meant to...
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Universal Standard Acquires Plus-Size Workwear Brand Henning
The label founded by Lauren Chan will fold into the larger direct-to-consumer retailer and Chan will join the company as head of brand partnerships.
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Do Sports Leagues Need ‘Creative Directors’?
Major League Soccer tapped streetwear designer Guillermo Andrade to be its creative advisor, hoping his cultural cachet will make the sport more...
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Boohoo Settles Inflated Prices Lawsuit for $197 Million
Manchester-based retailer Boohoo, owner of brands PrettyLittleThing and NastyGal reached a $197 million settlement for a lawsuit accusing the...
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Forma Brands Names New Leadership
Forma Brands, the parent company of Morphe and until recently Ariana Grande’s R.E.M Beauty, has been acquired by a group of lenders. To lead the...
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LVMH Sales Lifted by Strong Chinese Rebound in First Quarter
Sales at the world’s largest luxury company, which owns Louis Vuitton and Dior fashion houses as well as Hennessy cognac and US jeweller Tiffany,...
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ERL Is Pitti Uomo’s Next Guest Designer
Eli Russell Linnetz will present his brand’s Spring/Summer 2024 collection during the Florentine trade fair with a special event on June 14.
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AI Marketing Stunts Are Here. Is Fashion Ready?
It’s only getting easier to create AI-generated content like the Balenciaga-Harry Potter mashup, but whether brands should be concerned about how...
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Richemont’s Dunhill Names Simon Holloway as Creative Director
He joins the British menswear house from James Purdey & Sons, which is also in the Richemont portfolio.
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Swiss Watch CEOs From Patek to Oris See Slowdown After Boom
“I see in the past two months, the market is a little bit slower than before,” said Thierry Stern, the chairman and controlling shareholder of...
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How to Manage Cash in a Downturn
In an uncertain economy, brands must be as efficient as possible, protecting margins by eliminating non-essential costs, reducing SKUs and...
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Activists Renew Push for Fashion Workers’ Rights Bill
Political lobbyists, TikTok influencers and Amazon’s controversial union leader Chris Smalls gathered Tuesday morning in an unlikely alliance...
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How AR Can Innovate the Path to Purchase
BoF and Snap invited market leaders, including executives from Louis Vuitton, Christian Louboutin, Jacquemus and Paco Rabanne, to discuss how to...
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Behind the Text Message Marketing Boom
Text messaging has emerged as one of the best tools for brands to keep customers coming back. But as fast as shoppers are to get on board with...
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Former Vanity Fair Editor Michael Roberts Dies
Michael Roberts, former fashion and style director at Vanity Fair, has died at his home in Sicily, Italy. He was 75.
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Inside Puig’s Transformation Through M&A
Dries Van Noten, Charlotte Tilbury, Byredo… While reinforcing its position in designer fragrances, the Spanish owner of Paco Rabanne and Jean Paul...
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What Can Beauty Expect From Generation Alpha?
The oldest members of the youngest generation turn 13 this year. Like Gen-Zers and millennials before them, they’re already being defined by a...
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The Companies Behind Fashion’s Biggest Fragrances
Despite fast growth for independent fragrance brands, designer scents still make up most sales, and a few companies are the engines behind them....
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Glossier’s Comeback Plan
After a rough few years, the beauty brand is opening a new SoHo flagship, will soon launch at Sephora and is planning a busy slate of product...
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Beauty’s Top M&A Targets
The global market has slowed, but the beauty category remains of interest to financial backers. The Business of Beauty identifies the top targets...
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Michael Roberts: Fashion’s Mr Outspoken
After more than 30 years on the front row, former Vanity Fair fashion director Michael Roberts still takes no prisoners. Colin McDowell meets the...
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Michael Jordan’s Air Jordans Break Sneaker Auction Record
A pair of red-and-black Air Jordan 13 sneakers worn by basketball superstar Michael Jordan sold for $2.2 million on Tuesday, setting a new record...
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Alibaba Units’ Possible IPOs Spark Hot Investor Demand
Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s units that may soon become public are expected to be in high demand as the breakup unleashes value in the...