Harvey Nichols Appoints New CEO
Harvey Nichols has named Julia Goddard chief executive following the departure of Manju Malhotra — who held the post for 25 years — in late 2023.
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Top 10 Shows of the Season
BoF’s editors pick the best shows of the Autumn/Winter 2024 season.
The BoF Podcast | Dan Levy and Jonathan Anderson on Balancing Creativity and Commerce
Loewe’s Jonathan Anderson and Emmy Award-winning actor and director Dan Levy in conversation at VOICES 2023.
BoF Celebrates VOICES 2023 With Star-Studded Gala
After three days of inspiring talks, guests closed out BoF’s gathering for big thinkers with a black tie gala followed by an intimate performance from Rita Ora — guest starring Billy Porter.
BoF VOICES 2023: Confronting the Creativity Crisis
Designers Jonathan Anderson and Diane von Furstenberg, actor-filmmaker Dan Levy, Uniqlo’s John C Jay and others spoke about the state of creation in an age of artificial intelligence and corporate mediocrity.
In Milan, a Season of Simplification
Milan men’s fashion week was ruled by a return to rationality and rigour, writes Angelo Flaccavento.
In Paris, Creators and Imposters
The Paris Fashion Week that closed on Tuesday offered both sparks of originality and shameless theft, writes Angelo Flaccavento.
How London Fashion Week Soldiered On
Emerging labels made tough choices and quick pivots in order to stage their shows after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
At the Milan Men’s Shows, Rags to Riches
Whatever the vibe, product took centre stage, from Prada to JW Anderson to Versace, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Trying to Make Sense of Putin in Paris
How does fashion fit into a world turned upside down? Shows by Rick Owens, Jonathan Anderson at Loewe and Gabriela Hearst at Chloé offered intensely personal answers.
The Jonathan Anderson Experiment
A last-minute switch from live-showing in Milan to film-making in London was the designer’s latest exercise in ingenious Covid crisis management.
The Fashion World Remembers Virgil Abloh
The industry pays tribute to the much-loved designer, whose death was announced on Sunday.
In Paris, Back to Normal or Not?
Paris Fashion Week was split into labels that returned to pre-pandemic norms and those that did things differently, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Company Snapshot
The British designer has made waves with his gender-bending work for his eponymous label and was named creative director of Loewe in 2013.
The News in Brief
Emerging Designer Platform The Folklore Raises $3.4 Million
The capital injection will strengthen the company’s earlier pivot from being an African designer e-commerce site to being a business-to-business venture helping emerging brands enter global retailers.
Adidas Is Seeing Hot Demand for Sambas and Yeezys
The German sportswear company now expects to generate operating profit of around €700 million ($743 million), an increase from the previous target of €500 million.
Sephora, Perfumes and Cosmetics Drive LVMH Sales Growth
Amid a luxury slowdown, strong performance by LVMH’s perfumes and cosmetics and selective retailing divisions show a healthy appetite for beauty.
Dr Martens Shares Plunge as Tough Outlook Sets Challenge for New CEO
The company, which named chief brand officer Ije Nwokorie as its next CEO, said it was anticipating a double-digit percentage decline in US wholesale revenues, which would dent overall profits.
Procter & Gamble Price Hikes Thin Shoppers’ Wallets
Rising prices of personal care products could quash Americans’ habit of buying big-brand-name items for their household pantries, posing a threat to Procter & Gamble, one of the world’s biggest makers of packaged goods.
Traders Fear Antitrust Risk in $8.5 Billion Deal Between Coach, Michael Kors Owners
The merger arbitrage investor community turned increasingly bearish on the deal last week, as they interpreted some comments from FTC officials at a conference as negative for the deal.
US Retail Sales Top Forecasts as Consumers Keep Fuelling Growth
The value of retail purchases, unadjusted for inflation, increased 0.7 percent from February, Commerce Department data showed Monday.