McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company is a global multinational strategy and management consultancy firm. McKinsey publishes The State of Fashion report annually in partnership with The Business of Fashion, among other special reports.
Chinese Firm Acquires Majority Stake in Jason Wu
The New York-based womenswear brand is changing hands in a deal that could boost its business in the fast-growing luxury market.
Chinese Firm Acquires Majority Stake in Jason Wu
The New York-based womenswear brand is changing hands in a deal that could boost its business in the fast-growing luxury market.
Why Fashion Doesn’t Pay Fair
Big brands have talked for decades about their commitment to workers’ rights, but millions of people who make our clothes still don’t earn enough to live off. BoF walks you through how the industry needs to change to come up with a solution.
Why Fashion Doesn’t Pay Fair
Big brands have talked for decades about their commitment to workers’ rights, but millions of people who make our clothes still don’t earn enough to live off. BoF walks you through how the industry needs to change to come up with a solution.
Chinese Investors Woo European Brands. It’s Complicated.
Chinese backers have snapped up distressed European fashion labels hoping to tap the country’s millions of heritage-hungry millennials. But things haven’t always gone to plan.
Chinese Investors Woo European Brands. It’s Complicated.
Chinese backers have snapped up distressed European fashion labels hoping to tap the country’s millions of heritage-hungry millennials. But things haven’t always gone to plan.
The BoF Podcast: McKinsey’s Kevin Sneader on the China Opportunity
As the fashion industry turns its attention to China's burgeoning consumer market, Hong Kong-based Kevin Sneader challenges one-dimensional conceptions of the country and its people.
The BoF Podcast: McKinsey’s Kevin Sneader on the China Opportunity
As the fashion industry turns its attention to China's burgeoning consumer market, Hong Kong-based Kevin Sneader challenges one-dimensional conceptions of the country and its people.
Why Makeup Brands Are Selling Mystery Bags
Inspired by a traditional Japanese custom, popular beauty brands like Colourpop, Tatcha and Charlotte Tilbury are selling mysterious ‘lucky bags’ filled with products. But are shoppers being duped?
Why Makeup Brands Are Selling Mystery Bags
Inspired by a traditional Japanese custom, popular beauty brands like Colourpop, Tatcha and Charlotte Tilbury are selling mysterious ‘lucky bags’ filled with products. But are shoppers being duped?
How Big Retailers Are Selling Sustainability
Department stores and e-commerce sites like Selfridges, Farfetch and Galeries Lafayette are making moves to promote more sustainable fashion, a shift that could have a powerful impact on the industry.
How Big Retailers Are Selling Sustainability
Department stores and e-commerce sites like Selfridges, Farfetch and Galeries Lafayette are making moves to promote more sustainable fashion, a shift that could have a powerful impact on the industry.
$50 for a Rimowa Look-a-Like: Innovation or Infringement?
A new wave of platforms are using low prices, minimalist storefronts and, allegedly, the manufacturers of genuine luxury goods to sell unbranded products to China’s value-hungry consumers.
$50 for a Rimowa Look-a-Like: Innovation or Infringement?
A new wave of platforms are using low prices, minimalist storefronts and, allegedly, the manufacturers of genuine luxury goods to sell unbranded products to China’s value-hungry consumers.
Luxury Players Get Chinese New Year Jitters
In the wake of encouraging sales growth reported by LVMH, Tiffany & Co and Burberry, retailers are hoping that Spring Festival will be the silver lining brands need to counter dark clouds looming over the economy. Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.
Luxury Players Get Chinese New Year Jitters
In the wake of encouraging sales growth reported by LVMH, Tiffany & Co and Burberry, retailers are hoping that Spring Festival will be the silver lining brands need to counter dark clouds looming over the economy. Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.
Cult Accessories Label Wandler Launches Footwear
The handbag brand, known for its clean and geometrical designs, is moving into a new category, launching its first shoe collection in April.
Cult Accessories Label Wandler Launches Footwear
The handbag brand, known for its clean and geometrical designs, is moving into a new category, launching its first shoe collection in April.
The Year Ahead: Mass-Market Goes On-Demand
Automation and data analytics have enabled a new breed of start-ups to adopt agile made-to-order production cycles. Mass market players will begin to follow suit, aiming to respond more rapidly to trends and consumer demand.
The Year Ahead: Mass-Market Goes On-Demand
Automation and data analytics have enabled a new breed of start-ups to adopt agile made-to-order production cycles. Mass market players will begin to follow suit, aiming to respond more rapidly to trends and consumer demand.