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News & Analysis

Joerg Koch Defies Content-Commerce Orthodoxy

BoF talks to the Berlin-based cultural polymath and founder of cerebral indie magazine 032c on the relationship between creativity and commerce and becoming the editor-in-chief of global e-commerce site Ssense.

News & Analysis

Joerg Koch Defies Content-Commerce Orthodoxy

BoF talks to the Berlin-based cultural polymath and founder of cerebral indie magazine 032c on the relationship between creativity and commerce and becoming the editor-in-chief of global e-commerce site Ssense.


Workplace & Talent

This Week on BoF Careers: Markus Lupfer, Co, Orla Kiely

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

Workplace & Talent

This Week on BoF Careers: Markus Lupfer, Co, Orla Kiely

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


Technology

Adam Selman, MasterCard Turning Clothes into Payment Devices

MasterCard is pairing with fashion designer Adam Selman and others in a program aimed at making an array of consumer products double as mobile payment devices.

Technology

Adam Selman, MasterCard Turning Clothes into Payment Devices

MasterCard is pairing with fashion designer Adam Selman and others in a program aimed at making an array of consumer products double as mobile payment devices.


News & Analysis

Behind InStyle's Splashy New Red Carpet Awards

The celebrity-driven glossy is getting into the awards game with a new franchise trumpeting what it says it knows best: the red carpet. Will advertisers bite?

News & Analysis

Behind InStyle's Splashy New Red Carpet Awards

The celebrity-driven glossy is getting into the awards game with a new franchise trumpeting what it says it knows best: the red carpet. Will advertisers bite?


Beauty

The World's Biggest Cosmetics Brands Are Finally Courting Minorities

For decades, most cosmetics brands didn’t go after minorities. That’s starting to change, with both mainstream and ethnic beauty lines going after a more diverse customer.

Beauty

The World's Biggest Cosmetics Brands Are Finally Courting Minorities

For decades, most cosmetics brands didn’t go after minorities. That’s starting to change, with both mainstream and ethnic beauty lines going after a more diverse customer.


Global Markets

The Digital Asia Effect

The worlds of fashion and entertainment are getting even more tangled as a new gang of digitally-enabled front row fixtures from Korea, Japan and China redefine cool and how it is sold to a global audience.

Global Markets

The Digital Asia Effect

The worlds of fashion and entertainment are getting even more tangled as a new gang of digitally-enabled front row fixtures from Korea, Japan and China redefine cool and how it is sold to a global audience.


Financial Markets

The Business Behind the Billy Farrell Agency Lenses

Putting prestige clients before high-volume photo sales, BFA has taken over New York’s social scene. Now, the photo agency is expanding.

Financial Markets

The Business Behind the Billy Farrell Agency Lenses

Putting prestige clients before high-volume photo sales, BFA has taken over New York’s social scene. Now, the photo agency is expanding.


News & Analysis

Donald Robertson, Creative 'Wacky Warrior'

The illustrator, roving creative director and prolific Instagrammer says real success arrived when he stopped listening to focus groups.

News & Analysis

Donald Robertson, Creative 'Wacky Warrior'

The illustrator, roving creative director and prolific Instagrammer says real success arrived when he stopped listening to focus groups.


Global Markets

This Hong Kong Jewellery Boutique Is Planning a Big US Expansion

In October, Plukka will be listed on the ASX and seeks to raise about $8 million from the initial public offering to fund its expansion plans.

Global Markets

This Hong Kong Jewellery Boutique Is Planning a Big US Expansion

In October, Plukka will be listed on the ASX and seeks to raise about $8 million from the initial public offering to fund its expansion plans.


Financial Markets

Puma Shares Rise as Sales Exceed Estimates

Puma SE reported sales and profit that topped analysts’ estimates as consumers bought its Boost running shoes and Evo Power cleats.

Financial Markets

Puma Shares Rise as Sales Exceed Estimates

Puma SE reported sales and profit that topped analysts’ estimates as consumers bought its Boost running shoes and Evo Power cleats.


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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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