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Skims is a shapewear brand with inclusive size ranges, founded by Kim Kardashian in 2018 and headquartered in Los Angeles, US.

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Retail

Is There Room in the Shapewear Market After Skims? Lizzo Thinks So

The American artist is launching a new brand called Yitty with Fabletics focused on celebrating shapewear rather than hiding it beneath clothes. But a celebrity-backed line doesn’t guarantee success.

Retail

Is There Room in the Shapewear Market After Skims? Lizzo Thinks So

The American artist is launching a new brand called Yitty with Fabletics focused on celebrating shapewear rather than hiding it beneath clothes. But a celebrity-backed line doesn’t guarantee success.


Marketing

Skims Plots Its Next Moves: ‘We Don’t Have the Luxury of Failing’

Skims recently raised funding at a $3.2 billion valuation. Kim Kardashian and Jens Grede, in an exclusive interview with BoF, explain how the ‘solution wear’ empire plans to prove it’s more than a pandemic fad. First up: swimwear.

Marketing

Skims Plots Its Next Moves: ‘We Don’t Have the Luxury of Failing’

Skims recently raised funding at a $3.2 billion valuation. Kim Kardashian and Jens Grede, in an exclusive interview with BoF, explain how the ‘solution wear’ empire plans to prove it’s more than a pandemic fad. First up: swimwear.


Retail

Why Celebrities Are Buying Their Brands Back

Jessica Simpson, Sean Combs and other early-aughts superstars turned moguls are itching for a comeback. But much has changed about the celebrity fashion business.

Retail

Why Celebrities Are Buying Their Brands Back

Jessica Simpson, Sean Combs and other early-aughts superstars turned moguls are itching for a comeback. But much has changed about the celebrity fashion business.


Marketing

Confirmed: Fendi to Collaborate With Skims

The Roman brand is chasing renewed buzz, following up its Versace partnership after just a month.

Marketing

Confirmed: Fendi to Collaborate With Skims

The Roman brand is chasing renewed buzz, following up its Versace partnership after just a month.


Marketing

The Intimates Business Is Changing. Can a 40 Year-Old Lingerie Company Keep Up?

The rise of start-ups like Skims and Parade have forced lingerie companies like Victoria’s Secret to evolve. Now, Cosabella, a decades-old lingerie company, is also rebranding to embrace a more inclusive image.

Marketing

The Intimates Business Is Changing. Can a 40 Year-Old Lingerie Company Keep Up?

The rise of start-ups like Skims and Parade have forced lingerie companies like Victoria’s Secret to evolve. Now, Cosabella, a decades-old lingerie company, is also rebranding to embrace a more inclusive image.


Marketing

What Kim Kardashian’s Olympics Coup Says About American Fashion

The mega-influencer’s digital-first shapewear brand Skims has succeeded, not only in selling millions of units, but in quickly earning the sort of cultural credibility once reserved for the likes of Ralph Lauren.

Marketing

What Kim Kardashian’s Olympics Coup Says About American Fashion

The mega-influencer’s digital-first shapewear brand Skims has succeeded, not only in selling millions of units, but in quickly earning the sort of cultural credibility once reserved for the likes of Ralph Lauren.


Workplace & Talent

Announcing Craig Green, Skims and CreateMe

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.

Workplace & Talent

Announcing Craig Green, Skims and CreateMe

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.


Beauty

How Long Can the Kardashian Empire Reign?

Their reality television series has ended, they’ve cashed out on several of their major ventures and one of their most strategic personal associations appears to be ending. One of the world’s most-watched families is on the precipice of reinvention once again.

Beauty

How Long Can the Kardashian Empire Reign?

Their reality television series has ended, they’ve cashed out on several of their major ventures and one of their most strategic personal associations appears to be ending. One of the world’s most-watched families is on the precipice of reinvention once again.


Retail

Fashion's Multi-Billion Dollar Shapewear War

New brands are capitalising on the rise of body-positive narratives with size- and colour-inclusive shapewear. What does this mean for their waist-cinching predecessors?

Retail

Fashion's Multi-Billion Dollar Shapewear War

New brands are capitalising on the rise of body-positive narratives with size- and colour-inclusive shapewear. What does this mean for their waist-cinching predecessors?