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The designer and previous Project Runway personality infused his once-bankrupt brand with a clean, sporty glamour and took the company public in 2011.

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Financial Markets

Prada Has Something to Prove

This Monday, everyone will be talking about Prada's moment of reckoning, Instagram's advertising conundrum, Trump's trade war and Gucci's "disappointing" growth. Read our Cheat Sheet.

Financial Markets

Prada Has Something to Prove

This Monday, everyone will be talking about Prada's moment of reckoning, Instagram's advertising conundrum, Trump's trade war and Gucci's "disappointing" growth. Read our Cheat Sheet.


News & Analysis

In US and UK, Political Storms Threaten Fashion

President Trump’s escalation of America’s trade war with China and a political rebellion against a ‘soft Brexit’ in the UK threaten serious damage to the global fashion business.

News & Analysis

In US and UK, Political Storms Threaten Fashion

President Trump’s escalation of America’s trade war with China and a political rebellion against a ‘soft Brexit’ in the UK threaten serious damage to the global fashion business.


China

China’s Hottest New Social Media App

Douyin, an addictive video app with 300 million active users, has fashion and beauty brands wondering whether they should get in on the action.

China

China’s Hottest New Social Media App

Douyin, an addictive video app with 300 million active users, has fashion and beauty brands wondering whether they should get in on the action.


News & Analysis

Power Moves | French Couture Federation Reelects President, Snap Nominates Director

This week, the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode reelects Ralph Toledano as president, while Snap nominates Glossier's Poppy Thorpe as director.

News & Analysis

Power Moves | French Couture Federation Reelects President, Snap Nominates Director

This week, the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode reelects Ralph Toledano as president, while Snap nominates Glossier's Poppy Thorpe as director.


Luxury

Prada Is Making Progress

After a series of strategic missteps, Prada is finding its footing, writes Luca Solca.

Luxury

Prada Is Making Progress

After a series of strategic missteps, Prada is finding its footing, writes Luca Solca.


Marketing

Facebook Tests AR Ads on News Feed in the US

Sephora and Bobbi Brown are among brands that will start testing the new augmented reality ad concept later this summer.

Marketing

Facebook Tests AR Ads on News Feed in the US

Sephora and Bobbi Brown are among brands that will start testing the new augmented reality ad concept later this summer.


Financial Markets

What’s Ailing America’s Fashion Darlings?

Once popular American labels are struggling to adapt to a perfect storm of shifting consumer tastes, failing department stores and the rise of direct-to-consumer.

Financial Markets

What’s Ailing America’s Fashion Darlings?

Once popular American labels are struggling to adapt to a perfect storm of shifting consumer tastes, failing department stores and the rise of direct-to-consumer.


Luxury

Stormy Trade Talks Take the Wind Out of Luxury’s Sails

The SLI was left reeling with a 4 percent loss as Trump rattled the cage with Europe this month, while family ownership was reaffirmed by some of the industry's leaders.

Luxury

Stormy Trade Talks Take the Wind Out of Luxury’s Sails

The SLI was left reeling with a 4 percent loss as Trump rattled the cage with Europe this month, while family ownership was reaffirmed by some of the industry's leaders.


News & Analysis

YouTube vs Instagram: Fashion’s Video Face-Off

In the brewing battle between YouTube and Instagram's new IGTV, which platform is better poised to win over the fashion market?

News & Analysis

YouTube vs Instagram: Fashion’s Video Face-Off

In the brewing battle between YouTube and Instagram's new IGTV, which platform is better poised to win over the fashion market?


Beauty

Are Influencers Threatening Designer Beauty Lines? Not So Fast.

Beauty’s symbiotic relationship with fashion, often sealed in lucrative licensing deals, is under pressure from popular indie brands and influencer-affiliated beauty lines, but the model is far from dead.

Beauty

Are Influencers Threatening Designer Beauty Lines? Not So Fast.

Beauty’s symbiotic relationship with fashion, often sealed in lucrative licensing deals, is under pressure from popular indie brands and influencer-affiliated beauty lines, but the model is far from dead.


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The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.

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