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Tim Hamilton Joins The North Face as Head of Global Creative

The three-time CFDA Award nominee rose to critical acclaim in 2007 with his namesake minimalist menswear brand.

News & Analysis

Tim Hamilton Joins The North Face as Head of Global Creative

The three-time CFDA Award nominee rose to critical acclaim in 2007 with his namesake minimalist menswear brand.


Fashion Week

Op-Ed | Rethinking New York Fashion Week

Facing an exodus of top labels like Thom Browne, Proenza Schouler, Rodarte and Altuzarra, New York Fashion Week needs to change on several levels, argues Eugene Rabkin.

Fashion Week

Op-Ed | Rethinking New York Fashion Week

Facing an exodus of top labels like Thom Browne, Proenza Schouler, Rodarte and Altuzarra, New York Fashion Week needs to change on several levels, argues Eugene Rabkin.


Retail

The End of an Era: Colette to Close Its Doors

Colette, the Parisian boutique and longstanding temple of cool, is closing down after 20 years. Saint Laurent is currently in discussions to take over its Rue Saint-Honoré location.

Retail

The End of an Era: Colette to Close Its Doors

Colette, the Parisian boutique and longstanding temple of cool, is closing down after 20 years. Saint Laurent is currently in discussions to take over its Rue Saint-Honoré location.


News & Analysis

Givenchy Announces Clare Waight Keller as Artistic Director

Waight Keller succeeds Riccardo Tisci and is the second female designer to take the creative lead at an LVMH couture house.

News & Analysis

Givenchy Announces Clare Waight Keller as Artistic Director

Waight Keller succeeds Riccardo Tisci and is the second female designer to take the creative lead at an LVMH couture house.


Beauty

L'Oreal Designs Hair Care for a New Market

The world’s biggest maker of beauty products is hoping to capture a market that it estimates at 100 million middle-class consumers.

Beauty

L'Oreal Designs Hair Care for a New Market

The world’s biggest maker of beauty products is hoping to capture a market that it estimates at 100 million middle-class consumers.


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Dennis Freedman Leaves Barneys, Ralph Lauren Appoints First CMO

This week, Barneys loses its creative director, Ralph Lauren has hired two new senior executives and Reiss has named Christos Angelides as CEO.

Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Dennis Freedman Leaves Barneys, Ralph Lauren Appoints First CMO

This week, Barneys loses its creative director, Ralph Lauren has hired two new senior executives and Reiss has named Christos Angelides as CEO.


News & Analysis

Urban Outfitters Profits From Trump Backlash With T-Shirts

The company, which has a history selling controversial items, is offering a range of merchandise bashing Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee.

News & Analysis

Urban Outfitters Profits From Trump Backlash With T-Shirts

The company, which has a history selling controversial items, is offering a range of merchandise bashing Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee.


Financial Markets

The Outdoor ‘Dad Brands’ Tapping Urban Youth

Outerwear brands like The North Face and Columbia are finding new levers of growth among a young, urban consumer demographic.

Financial Markets

The Outdoor ‘Dad Brands’ Tapping Urban Youth

Outerwear brands like The North Face and Columbia are finding new levers of growth among a young, urban consumer demographic.


News & Analysis

Fashion Photographers Return to Film

In an era of ubiquitous digital imagery, several fast-rising fashion photographers are shooting film to differentiate their work, regain control over their craft and find a more human pace.

News & Analysis

Fashion Photographers Return to Film

In an era of ubiquitous digital imagery, several fast-rising fashion photographers are shooting film to differentiate their work, regain control over their craft and find a more human pace.


News & Analysis

BoF Exclusive | How Hedi Slimane Presaged Fashion's Instagram Obsession

BoF brings you an exclusive excerpt from a conversation with Hedi Slimane on his digital photographic Diary and decision to spend more time in New York, courtesy of Document Journal.

News & Analysis

BoF Exclusive | How Hedi Slimane Presaged Fashion's Instagram Obsession

BoF brings you an exclusive excerpt from a conversation with Hedi Slimane on his digital photographic Diary and decision to spend more time in New York, courtesy of Document Journal.