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News & Analysis

Costa and Zucchelli Out at Calvin Klein, Raf Simons to Take Reins?

The move is part of a new global creative strategy, unifying all Calvin Klein brands under one creative vision, and paves the way for Raf Simons to take the reins, an appointment that has been widely rumoured for several months.

News & Analysis

Costa and Zucchelli Out at Calvin Klein, Raf Simons to Take Reins?

The move is part of a new global creative strategy, unifying all Calvin Klein brands under one creative vision, and paves the way for Raf Simons to take the reins, an appointment that has been widely rumoured for several months.


News & Analysis

Why Would Yves Saint Laurent Erase the Hedi Slimane Era?

Designer tenures seem shorter and shorter, but Yves Saint Laurent's decision to wipe its Instagram account of Hedi Slimane's time at the house is curious on several levels.

News & Analysis

Why Would Yves Saint Laurent Erase the Hedi Slimane Era?

Designer tenures seem shorter and shorter, but Yves Saint Laurent's decision to wipe its Instagram account of Hedi Slimane's time at the house is curious on several levels.


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Anthony Vaccarello to YSL, Gucci America President, Coty CMO

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.

Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Anthony Vaccarello to YSL, Gucci America President, Coty CMO

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.


Beauty

Can Grooming Brands Get ‘Low Maintenance’ Men to Buy Beauty?

Changing cultural attitudes have given men ‘permission to groom,’ but beauty brands still struggle to make them spend.

Beauty

Can Grooming Brands Get ‘Low Maintenance’ Men to Buy Beauty?

Changing cultural attitudes have given men ‘permission to groom,’ but beauty brands still struggle to make them spend.


Retail

Op-Ed | ‘Buy Now, Build Now’ is the Real Revolution

Brands must bring consumers into the buying process and build new production capabilities, so demand for new designs can be fulfilled in days, not months, argues Áslaug Magnúsdóttir.

Retail

Op-Ed | ‘Buy Now, Build Now’ is the Real Revolution

Brands must bring consumers into the buying process and build new production capabilities, so demand for new designs can be fulfilled in days, not months, argues Áslaug Magnúsdóttir.


Workplace & Talent

Why You Shouldn’t Launch a Label Straight Out of School

Fashion designers, investors, headhunters, editors and analysts make the case for getting work experience at an established brand before launching your own.

Workplace & Talent

Why You Shouldn’t Launch a Label Straight Out of School

Fashion designers, investors, headhunters, editors and analysts make the case for getting work experience at an established brand before launching your own.


Global Markets

Bounce Back Amid Industry Shake-Up

Both the Savigny Luxury index (“SLI”) and the MSCI World Index (“MSCI”) bounced back in February, buoyed by firmer oil prices and strong US jobs data.

Global Markets

Bounce Back Amid Industry Shake-Up

Both the Savigny Luxury index (“SLI”) and the MSCI World Index (“MSCI”) bounced back in February, buoyed by firmer oil prices and strong US jobs data.


News & Analysis

No One-Size-Fits-All Solution for Fashion Shows, Says CFDA Report

The CFDA and Boston Consulting Group’s 12-page study, released Thursday, outlines the contours of the challenges facing the fashion system and offers a menu of new models — without prescribing a specific fix.

News & Analysis

No One-Size-Fits-All Solution for Fashion Shows, Says CFDA Report

The CFDA and Boston Consulting Group’s 12-page study, released Thursday, outlines the contours of the challenges facing the fashion system and offers a menu of new models — without prescribing a specific fix.


Marketing

Inside the Oscars Dressing Game

Stylist Leslie Fremar breaks down how she worked with brands and her celebrity clients — including Julianne Moore, Charlize Theron and Reese Witherspoon — to build the looks they wore on the red carpet at Sunday’s Academy Awards.

Marketing

Inside the Oscars Dressing Game

Stylist Leslie Fremar breaks down how she worked with brands and her celebrity clients — including Julianne Moore, Charlize Theron and Reese Witherspoon — to build the looks they wore on the red carpet at Sunday’s Academy Awards.


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Key Departures at Hugo Boss, Dunhill and Prada

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.

Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Key Departures at Hugo Boss, Dunhill and Prada

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.


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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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