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Ralph Lauren

Ralph Lauren is an American fashion brand, founded by the designer Ralph Lauren in 1967 in New York. The company produces apparel, accessories, footwear and home collections, with lines including Polo Ralph Lauren and Ralph Lauren Purple Label.

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Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Cathy Horyn Returns, Reed Krakoff Steps Down, Nasty Gal Names CEO

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.


Financial Markets

Tiffany's Slumping Shares May Rekindle Takeover Talk

Tiffany & Co.’s plunging shares are bringing a takeover of the $11 billion luxury jewellery chain back into the realm of possibilities.

Financial Markets

Tiffany's Slumping Shares May Rekindle Takeover Talk

Tiffany & Co.’s plunging shares are bringing a takeover of the $11 billion luxury jewellery chain back into the realm of possibilities.


Technology

Fashion and Tech Converge in Smart-Shirts

Cityzen is putting its technology directly into fabric, differentiating itself from companies such as Apple Inc., LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA or Swarovski as they turn watches and jewelry into connected objects.

Technology

Fashion and Tech Converge in Smart-Shirts

Cityzen is putting its technology directly into fabric, differentiating itself from companies such as Apple Inc., LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA or Swarovski as they turn watches and jewelry into connected objects.


News & Analysis

Do Diffusion Lines Still Make Sense?

In the face of fierce competition and heavy cost structures, some brands are rethinking the logic of their diffusion lines.

News & Analysis

Do Diffusion Lines Still Make Sense?

In the face of fierce competition and heavy cost structures, some brands are rethinking the logic of their diffusion lines.


News & Analysis

Will Men Buy Into Their Girlfriends' Brands?

Men are buying more personal luxury goods than ever before, prompting womenswear brands like Michael Kors and Tory Burch to launch menswear lines.

News & Analysis

Will Men Buy Into Their Girlfriends' Brands?

Men are buying more personal luxury goods than ever before, prompting womenswear brands like Michael Kors and Tory Burch to launch menswear lines.


News & Analysis

Op-Ed | The Social Media Rorschach Test

Where do you fit in the feed? Social media is a Rorschach test that can reveal cracks in your brand’s foundation, argues Grant Van Sant.

News & Analysis

Op-Ed | The Social Media Rorschach Test

Where do you fit in the feed? Social media is a Rorschach test that can reveal cracks in your brand’s foundation, argues Grant Van Sant.


Beauty

Big Perfume Makers Smell Threat From Niche Scents

Niche brands take up increasingly more shelf space at upmarket department stores such as Harrods in London, Printemps in Paris and Bergdorf Goodman in New York.

Beauty

Big Perfume Makers Smell Threat From Niche Scents

Niche brands take up increasingly more shelf space at upmarket department stores such as Harrods in London, Printemps in Paris and Bergdorf Goodman in New York.


News & Analysis

Pop Quiz | Adam Lippes, Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou, Guy Bourdin

How well have you read your BoF this week? Test your knowledge of all of the latest news and analysis from around the world of fashion in our Pop Quiz, which covers Adam Lippes, Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou, Guy Bourdin and more.

News & Analysis

Pop Quiz | Adam Lippes, Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou, Guy Bourdin

How well have you read your BoF this week? Test your knowledge of all of the latest news and analysis from around the world of fashion in our Pop Quiz, which covers Adam Lippes, Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou, Guy Bourdin and more.


Technology

Bits & Bytes | Luxottica & Intel, Cyber Monday, Clothing-Fit Tech, Lazada

Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.

Technology

Bits & Bytes | Luxottica & Intel, Cyber Monday, Clothing-Fit Tech, Lazada

Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.


Global Markets

Market Pulse | Head to Tail

The luxury sector seems to have reached a turning point, having weathered the crises that beset it all year and buoyed by more benign currency trends.

Global Markets

Market Pulse | Head to Tail

The luxury sector seems to have reached a turning point, having weathered the crises that beset it all year and buoyed by more benign currency trends.