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Luxury

Who Is Best Placed to Buy Jimmy Choo?

Valued at £700 million, Jimmy Choo is an acquisition target that could attract bids from private equity, foreign investors or luxury conglomerates.

Luxury

Who Is Best Placed to Buy Jimmy Choo?

Valued at £700 million, Jimmy Choo is an acquisition target that could attract bids from private equity, foreign investors or luxury conglomerates.


News & Analysis

Jimmy Choo Owner JAB Puts Luxury Shoe Brands Up For Sale

JAB has expanded a push into non-luxury areas focusing on its growing food and coffee operations, while seeking to benefit from a rebound in sales of luxury footwear and accessories.

News & Analysis

Jimmy Choo Owner JAB Puts Luxury Shoe Brands Up For Sale

JAB has expanded a push into non-luxury areas focusing on its growing food and coffee operations, while seeking to benefit from a rebound in sales of luxury footwear and accessories.


Luxury

Is There Room for Another Luxury Group?

With the launch of leather goods brand LONB London, former Labelux chief executive Reinhard Mieck and partner Melissa Morris have begun laying the foundations of For the One, a company they hope will become a modern-day version of the age-old luxury conglomerate.

Luxury

Is There Room for Another Luxury Group?

With the launch of leather goods brand LONB London, former Labelux chief executive Reinhard Mieck and partner Melissa Morris have begun laying the foundations of For the One, a company they hope will become a modern-day version of the age-old luxury conglomerate.


Fashion Week

The Bally Club

A vague ‘gentlemen’s club’ theme framed the season’s eclectic leather-goods, yet the brand’s ‘fashion’ message lacked coherence with its heritage.

Fashion Week

The Bally Club

A vague ‘gentlemen’s club’ theme framed the season’s eclectic leather-goods, yet the brand’s ‘fashion’ message lacked coherence with its heritage.


News & Analysis

Designer Shake-Up at Belstaff

Belstaff's former head of womenswear Delphine Ninous has been named collection creative director, overseeing both men's and women's lines, following the resignation of menswear designer Frederik Dyhr.

News & Analysis

Designer Shake-Up at Belstaff

Belstaff's former head of womenswear Delphine Ninous has been named collection creative director, overseeing both men's and women's lines, following the resignation of menswear designer Frederik Dyhr.


Fashion Week

An Age of Eccentricity

A new age of eccentricity has taken hold in Milan, resulting in relatable, real-world clothes and the obvious recycling of ideas.

Fashion Week

An Age of Eccentricity

A new age of eccentricity has taken hold in Milan, resulting in relatable, real-world clothes and the obvious recycling of ideas.


Workplace & Talent

This Week on BoF Careers: Bally, Phillip Lim, The Fold

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.

Workplace & Talent

This Week on BoF Careers: Bally, Phillip Lim, The Fold

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.


Global Markets

The Truth Behind Macau’s Luxury Market

With gambling revenues that dwarf those of Las Vegas and non-stop retail expansion, why are there so many mixed messages about China’s gambling mecca?

Global Markets

The Truth Behind Macau’s Luxury Market

With gambling revenues that dwarf those of Las Vegas and non-stop retail expansion, why are there so many mixed messages about China’s gambling mecca?


Luxury

Bally Turnaround Thwarted by Currency "Nightmare"

Frederic de Narp spent 18 months trying to turn around Swiss shoemaker Bally International AG and now finds himself in a currency-induced nightmare.

Luxury

Bally Turnaround Thwarted by Currency "Nightmare"

Frederic de Narp spent 18 months trying to turn around Swiss shoemaker Bally International AG and now finds himself in a currency-induced nightmare.


Global Markets

Bally Back on Growth Path, Says CEO

Bally, the long-struggling Swiss leather goods maker, is back in growth mode after years of stagnant sales, buoyed by more contemporary designs and solid demand from Japanese and US buyers, its chief executive said.

Global Markets

Bally Back on Growth Path, Says CEO

Bally, the long-struggling Swiss leather goods maker, is back in growth mode after years of stagnant sales, buoyed by more contemporary designs and solid demand from Japanese and US buyers, its chief executive said.