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Saint Laurent is a Kering-owned luxury fashion brand, founded by the designer Yves Saint Laurent in 1961.

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Inside Sephora’s Branded Beauty Strategy

Sephora has changed the way women shop for cosmetics, giving traditional department store counters their first real competition in over 50 years. Now, teaming up with Marc Jacobs to launch an ambitious new colour cosmetics collection called Marc Jacobs Beauty, the retailer is venturing into a new waters and creating new synergies within the LVMH group, which owns both companies.

News & Analysis

Inside Sephora’s Branded Beauty Strategy

Sephora has changed the way women shop for cosmetics, giving traditional department store counters their first real competition in over 50 years. Now, teaming up with Marc Jacobs to launch an ambitious new colour cosmetics collection called Marc Jacobs Beauty, the retailer is venturing into a new waters and creating new synergies within the LVMH group, which owns both companies.


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Fashion Backpacks, From Mere Trend to Modern Wardrobe Staple

More than just the trendy bag of the moment, fashion backpacks are becoming a true wardrobe staple. BoF reports.

News & Analysis

Fashion Backpacks, From Mere Trend to Modern Wardrobe Staple

More than just the trendy bag of the moment, fashion backpacks are becoming a true wardrobe staple. BoF reports.


News & Analysis

LVMH Eyes J.W. Anderson After Kirkwood Deal, Says Source

PARIS, France — LVMH is in talks to buy a stake in British fashion brand J.W. Anderson, a source close to the matter said on Friday after the No.1

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LVMH Eyes J.W. Anderson After Kirkwood Deal, Says Source

PARIS, France — LVMH is in talks to buy a stake in British fashion brand J.W. Anderson, a source close to the matter said on Friday after the No.1


Global Markets

Kazakhstan, More than Just a Klondike

In the next instalment of Market GPS, BoF examines Kazakhstan, the undisputed goliath of Central Asia.

Global Markets

Kazakhstan, More than Just a Klondike

In the next instalment of Market GPS, BoF examines Kazakhstan, the undisputed goliath of Central Asia.


Workplace & Talent

The Creative Class | Maria Luisa Poumaillou, Buyer

Maria Luisa Poumaillou has gone from owning one of the most influential fashion boutiques in Paris to transforming venerable department store Printemps into a serious fashion destination, along the way enabling the careers of some of the greatest names in fashion. Now, on her way to conquer the Chinese market with a slew of new stores and her own fashion brand, the legendary buyer sat down with BoF to share her story.

Workplace & Talent

The Creative Class | Maria Luisa Poumaillou, Buyer

Maria Luisa Poumaillou has gone from owning one of the most influential fashion boutiques in Paris to transforming venerable department store Printemps into a serious fashion destination, along the way enabling the careers of some of the greatest names in fashion. Now, on her way to conquer the Chinese market with a slew of new stores and her own fashion brand, the legendary buyer sat down with BoF to share her story.


News & Analysis

Op-Ed | Brands Must Offer 3D Printable Designs or Face DIY Counterfeiters

Fashion must react quickly to changes in technology and make do-it-yourself, 3D-printable designs in order to avoid a coming flood of infringement and, instead, benefit from the rise of 3D printing, argues Rose Auslander, a partner in the Intellectual Property department of Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP, a Wall Street law firm.

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Op-Ed | Brands Must Offer 3D Printable Designs or Face DIY Counterfeiters

Fashion must react quickly to changes in technology and make do-it-yourself, 3D-printable designs in order to avoid a coming flood of infringement and, instead, benefit from the rise of 3D printing, argues Rose Auslander, a partner in the Intellectual Property department of Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP, a Wall Street law firm.


Fashion Week

Paris in August — Bonnes Vacances!

While the rest of the fashion world is hard at work preparing for the busiest time of the year, many fashion businesses in Paris are closed. BoF pauses to look at the real reasons behind the month-long, collective break and to consider how and why it works.

Fashion Week

Paris in August — Bonnes Vacances!

While the rest of the fashion world is hard at work preparing for the busiest time of the year, many fashion businesses in Paris are closed. BoF pauses to look at the real reasons behind the month-long, collective break and to consider how and why it works.


News & Analysis

The Alexander Wang Technique

Today, courtesy of our friends at Dazed & Confused we bring you an exclusive interview with Alexander Wang, wunderkind designer at Balenciaga.

News & Analysis

The Alexander Wang Technique

Today, courtesy of our friends at Dazed & Confused we bring you an exclusive interview with Alexander Wang, wunderkind designer at Balenciaga.


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Turning Point | How Joseph Altuzarra Found His Signature Silhouette

Today, Joseph Altuzarra is championed by fashion industry opinion-leaders Carine Roitfeld and Jenna Lyons, and stocked at some of the world’s best stores. BoF talks to the designer about how he built his brand and the breakthrough Fall 2012 collection that helped to crystallise his signature design template.

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Turning Point | How Joseph Altuzarra Found His Signature Silhouette

Today, Joseph Altuzarra is championed by fashion industry opinion-leaders Carine Roitfeld and Jenna Lyons, and stocked at some of the world’s best stores. BoF talks to the designer about how he built his brand and the breakthrough Fall 2012 collection that helped to crystallise his signature design template.


News & Analysis

L'Oréal Offers $840 Million for Chinese Skincare Company

PARIS, France — L'Oréal, the world's largest cosmetics group, has offered to acquire Chinese skincare company Magic Holdings International for

News & Analysis

L'Oréal Offers $840 Million for Chinese Skincare Company

PARIS, France — L'Oréal, the world's largest cosmetics group, has offered to acquire Chinese skincare company Magic Holdings International for