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.
Op-Ed | Go Big or Go Hyper-Niche
Powerful shifts in media-technology are rewriting the playbook for building a fashion brand in 2023, argues Thom Bettridge.
In Paris, Creators and Imposters
The Paris Fashion Week that closed on Tuesday offered both sparks of originality and shameless theft, writes Angelo Flaccavento.
The BoF Podcast | Rick Owens on Lessons Learned From the Pandemic
The designer speaks with BoF editor-at-large Tim Blanks about his first collection after 2020 and why he feels a sense of optimism following the pandemic.
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.
It Was Alber Elbaz’s Night…
… and the fashion industry said goodbye with a 45-designer salute and a major tycoon turnout, writes Tim Blanks.
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.
Rick Owens Returns to Paris in Stupendous Style
“I needed to provide what nobody else can offer except me,” said the designer, who spoke to Tim Blanks about challenging himself to seize the moment and lean into a new kind of aggressive sensuality.
Rick Owens on Drawing Inspiration From Imperfection
The American designer speaks with BoF editor-at-large Tim Blanks about his latest collection, born from ‘anger and darkness,’ and why limitations often make way for creative ingenuity.
Making Monsters With Rick Owens
His work has always cast a dark shadow, as a kind of elemental counterpoint to the rest of fashion.
Selfridges: A Retail Theatre of Wonder
LONDON, United Kingdom — At Selfridges' flagship location situated on London's Oxford Street, one of the world's busiest and most populist shopping
Ssense: The Canadian Innovator Blending Music and Fashion
MONTRÉAL, Canada — Founded in 2003, Montréal retailer Ssense has emerged as a directional leader in the marketplace, in addition to being a popular
Company Snapshot
He has earned a cult following for his sharp, distressed leather jackets and an all-black, ‘grungy glamorous’ aesthetic.
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.