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Beauty

Will Mikayla Nogueira’s Lip Kit Kill the Clean Girl?

As her label POV launches its first makeup products, the TikTok beauty star says the world is ready to go glam again.

Beauty

Will Mikayla Nogueira’s Lip Kit Kill the Clean Girl?

As her label POV launches its first makeup products, the TikTok beauty star says the world is ready to go glam again.


Luxury

The Row’s $1 Billion Deal, Explained

The owners of Chanel and L’Oréal have invested in American luxury label The Row, alongside Natalie Massenet and Nick Brown’s Imaginary Ventures and Lauren Santo Domingo’s St. Dominique Capital. What will the deal mean for The Row’s unique business?

Luxury

The Row’s $1 Billion Deal, Explained

The owners of Chanel and L’Oréal have invested in American luxury label The Row, alongside Natalie Massenet and Nick Brown’s Imaginary Ventures and Lauren Santo Domingo’s St. Dominique Capital. What will the deal mean for The Row’s unique business?


Technology

How the Smart Money in Fashion Is Thinking About Web3

Investors with track records of predicting where fashion is headed have their own ideas of where the big opportunities lie in web3.

Technology

How the Smart Money in Fashion Is Thinking About Web3

Investors with track records of predicting where fashion is headed have their own ideas of where the big opportunities lie in web3.


Technology

Navigating New Fashion-Tech Frontiers

Fashion-tech visionaries gathered this week in New York for a BoF Professional Summit to assess and debate the industry’s next wave of technological transformation.

Technology

Navigating New Fashion-Tech Frontiers

Fashion-tech visionaries gathered this week in New York for a BoF Professional Summit to assess and debate the industry’s next wave of technological transformation.


Entrepreneurship

Why Venture Capital Is a Bad Fit for (Most) Fashion Businesses

For every Reformation, there are a dozen Outdoor Voices. Most apparel companies will have better luck looking beyond Silicon Valley for funding.

Entrepreneurship

Why Venture Capital Is a Bad Fit for (Most) Fashion Businesses

For every Reformation, there are a dozen Outdoor Voices. Most apparel companies will have better luck looking beyond Silicon Valley for funding.


Technology

Where VCs Are Placing Their Bets

Financiers are pouring money into e-commerce businesses at a record rate, anticipating new pandemic-driven opportunities.

Technology

Where VCs Are Placing Their Bets

Financiers are pouring money into e-commerce businesses at a record rate, anticipating new pandemic-driven opportunities.


Entrepreneurship

BoF LIVE: How to Raise Money Right Now

While funding hasn’t completely vanished, investors are becoming more discerning with their cash. BoF unpacks how start-ups can raise capital during a global pandemic.

Entrepreneurship

BoF LIVE: How to Raise Money Right Now

While funding hasn’t completely vanished, investors are becoming more discerning with their cash. BoF unpacks how start-ups can raise capital during a global pandemic.


Retail

The State of the Direct-to-Consumer Market

Online brands were facing profitability challenges before the crisis struck. Now, they must confront dramatically lower valuations and the possibility of being sold in distress — or worse.

Retail

The State of the Direct-to-Consumer Market

Online brands were facing profitability challenges before the crisis struck. Now, they must confront dramatically lower valuations and the possibility of being sold in distress — or worse.


Entrepreneurship

Is Silicon Valley’s Love Affair With Direct-to-Consumer Brands Over?

As direct-to-consumer product companies confront an unsustainable focus on top line growth, their backers too are shifting gears, opting to invest more cautiously and with tempered expectations.

Entrepreneurship

Is Silicon Valley’s Love Affair With Direct-to-Consumer Brands Over?

As direct-to-consumer product companies confront an unsustainable focus on top line growth, their backers too are shifting gears, opting to invest more cautiously and with tempered expectations.


Financial Markets

Start-Up School: How to Write a Business Plan

A step-by-step guide to formulate your business strategy to kick-start your fashion company.

Financial Markets

Start-Up School: How to Write a Business Plan

A step-by-step guide to formulate your business strategy to kick-start your fashion company.