Rihanna
Singer
She is the first black face of Dior and the most bankable magazine cover star in terms of sell-through.


Sephora Pledges to Devote More Shelf Space to Black Businesses
The cosmetics giant became the first major retailer to sign onto a pledge to dedicate 15 percent of its shelf space to products from black-owned businesses.

Sephora Pledges to Devote More Shelf Space to Black Businesses
The cosmetics giant became the first major retailer to sign onto a pledge to dedicate 15 percent of its shelf space to products from black-owned businesses.

What Charlotte Tilbury Can Do for Puig
The Spanish group acquired a majority stake in the buzzy British label, significantly boosting its presence in the beauty market.

What Charlotte Tilbury Can Do for Puig
The Spanish group acquired a majority stake in the buzzy British label, significantly boosting its presence in the beauty market.

Bubble Tea Plus Beauty Equals Guaranteed Buzz
Luxury beauty brands would probably scoff at the idea of launching co-branded products with a coffee chain. So why are Fenty Beauty, Clarins and Clinique all clamouring to collaborate with Chinese tea chain Heytea?

Bubble Tea Plus Beauty Equals Guaranteed Buzz
Luxury beauty brands would probably scoff at the idea of launching co-branded products with a coffee chain. So why are Fenty Beauty, Clarins and Clinique all clamouring to collaborate with Chinese tea chain Heytea?

How to Win at Instagram Live
While consumers are confined to their homes, they are engaging with brands more than ever on the social media platform through real-time, live stream programming. But the point isn’t to sell products.

How to Win at Instagram Live
While consumers are confined to their homes, they are engaging with brands more than ever on the social media platform through real-time, live stream programming. But the point isn’t to sell products.

Beauty Booms in the Zoom Era
Beauty retailers like Ulta are seeing their online businesses skyrocket. They have 'the lipstick effect' — consumers' desire for affordable luxuries in a crisis — to thank. But it's a different suite of products boosting sales this time.

Beauty Booms in the Zoom Era
Beauty retailers like Ulta are seeing their online businesses skyrocket. They have 'the lipstick effect' — consumers' desire for affordable luxuries in a crisis — to thank. But it's a different suite of products boosting sales this time.

A Year Without Fashion Shows
It’s increasingly likely that fashion shows will be cancelled for the duration of the year. What will be lost? How might the industry adapt? And what will fashion week look like when the crisis ends?

A Year Without Fashion Shows
It’s increasingly likely that fashion shows will be cancelled for the duration of the year. What will be lost? How might the industry adapt? And what will fashion week look like when the crisis ends?

How to Navigate the Coronavirus Crisis
What does all this social and financial turmoil mean for fashion? BoF is here to guide you through the latest developments, deliver analysis you won't find anywhere else and share the human stories from our community.

How to Navigate the Coronavirus Crisis
What does all this social and financial turmoil mean for fashion? BoF is here to guide you through the latest developments, deliver analysis you won't find anywhere else and share the human stories from our community.

Try-Before-You-Buy Beauty Retailers Pivot in the Age of Covid-19
As the coronavirus pandemic worsens, the in-store makeovers and testers that brands rely on to win customers are suddenly no-gos. But there are alternatives.

Try-Before-You-Buy Beauty Retailers Pivot in the Age of Covid-19
As the coronavirus pandemic worsens, the in-store makeovers and testers that brands rely on to win customers are suddenly no-gos. But there are alternatives.

What Happened to Hood By Air?
Shayne Oliver speaks to BoF about the rise and fall of Hood By Air, how the American fashion system thwarts creativity and his plans to relaunch his brand.

What Happened to Hood By Air?
Shayne Oliver speaks to BoF about the rise and fall of Hood By Air, how the American fashion system thwarts creativity and his plans to relaunch his brand.

Report: L Brands CEO in Talks to Step Aside and Sell Victoria's Secret
The move comes as the nearly $6-billion company faced slumping sales at the lingerie giant for at least four quarters.

Report: L Brands CEO in Talks to Step Aside and Sell Victoria's Secret
The move comes as the nearly $6-billion company faced slumping sales at the lingerie giant for at least four quarters.
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