Fashion Startup Founder Pleads Guilty in $300 Million Fraud
Christine Hunsicker admitted she falsified financial statements to promote CaaStle Inc. as a valuable, growing business when in reality it was struggling.
Podcasts
Podcasts on fashion news & analysis | The Business of Fashion
Creative Class
Lessons on Purpose, Restraint and Responsibility | The BoF Podcast
In a commencement address to the 448 graduates of the Institut Français de la Mode, BoF founder Imran Amed shares key three lessons on navigating a career in fashion at a time of global turmoil and industry transformation.
Lessons on Purpose, Restraint and Responsibility | The BoF Podcast
In a commencement address to the 448 graduates of the Institut Français de la Mode, BoF founder Imran Amed shares key three lessons on navigating a career in fashion at a time of global turmoil and industry transformation.
Sports
Have Sneakers Lost Their Cool? | The Debrief
BoF correspondent Mike Sykes unpacks why a Bank of America report calling a peak to sneaker sales has rattled the industry, and whether the decades-long trend towards casual dressing has anywhere left to go.
Have Sneakers Lost Their Cool? | The Debrief
BoF correspondent Mike Sykes unpacks why a Bank of America report calling a peak to sneaker sales has rattled the industry, and whether the decades-long trend towards casual dressing has anywhere left to go.
Media
How Willa Bennett Is Reimagining Magazines for a Social-First Generation | The BoF Podcast
Cosmopolitan and Seventeen’s editor in chief Willa Bennett joins Imran Amed to unpack what young audiences actually want from media today.
How Willa Bennett Is Reimagining Magazines for a Social-First Generation | The BoF Podcast
Cosmopolitan and Seventeen’s editor in chief Willa Bennett joins Imran Amed to unpack what young audiences actually want from media today.
Retail
Saks’ Bankruptcy and the Future of Luxury Retail | The Debrief
Saks’ Chapter 11 filing listed $3.4 billion in debts, and the retailer is on its third CEO in two weeks. But the industry is cautiously optimistic about what’s coming next. BoF’s retail editor Cat Chen explains how we got here, who gets paid and what a credible turnaround must look like.
Saks’ Bankruptcy and the Future of Luxury Retail | The Debrief
Saks’ Chapter 11 filing listed $3.4 billion in debts, and the retailer is on its third CEO in two weeks. But the industry is cautiously optimistic about what’s coming next. BoF’s retail editor Cat Chen explains how we got here, who gets paid and what a credible turnaround must look like.
Beauty
Inside Beauty’s 2026 M&A Pipeline | The Debrief
Estée Lauder’s attempt to sell Too Faced, Smashbox and Dr. Jart is just the start of what’s likely to be a busy year for deals, as beauty editor Priya Rao explains.
Inside Beauty’s 2026 M&A Pipeline | The Debrief
Estée Lauder’s attempt to sell Too Faced, Smashbox and Dr. Jart is just the start of what’s likely to be a busy year for deals, as beauty editor Priya Rao explains.
Marketing
Examining 20 Years of Fashion’s Influencer Economy | The BoF Podcast
At BoF VOICES 2025, Susanna Lau, Bryan Yambao, Camille Charrière and Gstaad Guy reflect on finding their voices, speaking to their communities and how brands need to get out of the wider luxury malaise.
Examining 20 Years of Fashion’s Influencer Economy | The BoF Podcast
At BoF VOICES 2025, Susanna Lau, Bryan Yambao, Camille Charrière and Gstaad Guy reflect on finding their voices, speaking to their communities and how brands need to get out of the wider luxury malaise.
Retail
The Themes That Will Define the 2026 Fashion Agenda | The Debrief
Brian Baskin and Sheena Butler-Young sit down with BoF correspondent Marc Bain to unpack why executives are calling 2026 a ‘challenging’ year.
The Themes That Will Define the 2026 Fashion Agenda | The Debrief
Brian Baskin and Sheena Butler-Young sit down with BoF correspondent Marc Bain to unpack why executives are calling 2026 a ‘challenging’ year.
Creative Class
DJ Black Coffee on Breaking Barriers and Building Global Credibility | The BoF Podcast
At BoF VOICES 2025, the South African DJ speaks with BoF founder Imran Amed about his path to global success and how he is reshaping perceptions of Africa through music, fashion and talent development.
DJ Black Coffee on Breaking Barriers and Building Global Credibility | The BoF Podcast
At BoF VOICES 2025, the South African DJ speaks with BoF founder Imran Amed about his path to global success and how he is reshaping perceptions of Africa through music, fashion and talent development.
Creative Class
Awar Odhiang on Joy, Inclusion and Her Viral Chanel Moment | The BoF Podcast
At BoF VOICES 2025, Awar Odhiang speaks to BoF founder Imran Amed about the gap between being celebrated publicly and understood privately, why inclusion has to extend behind the camera, and the boundaries she is setting to protect her sense of joy in an industry that rarely slows down.
Awar Odhiang on Joy, Inclusion and Her Viral Chanel Moment | The BoF Podcast
At BoF VOICES 2025, Awar Odhiang speaks to BoF founder Imran Amed about the gap between being celebrated publicly and understood privately, why inclusion has to extend behind the camera, and the boundaries she is setting to protect her sense of joy in an industry that rarely slows down.
Sports
The Sneaker of the Year 2025 | The Debrief
BoF’s Brian Baskin and Sheena Butler-Young sit down with Mike Sykes to unpack the elusive 2025 sneaker of the year.
The Sneaker of the Year 2025 | The Debrief
BoF’s Brian Baskin and Sheena Butler-Young sit down with Mike Sykes to unpack the elusive 2025 sneaker of the year.
Creative Class
Riz Ahmed on the Radical Power of Storytelling | The BoF Podcast
At BoF Voices 2025, the Academy Award-winning actor, musician and activist reflected on what Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ reveals about unity during divisive times.
Riz Ahmed on the Radical Power of Storytelling | The BoF Podcast
At BoF Voices 2025, the Academy Award-winning actor, musician and activist reflected on what Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ reveals about unity during divisive times.
Workplace & Talent
What Happens When Women Lead | The Debrief
At VOICES 2025, senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young sits down with celebrated designers Clare Waight Keller and Maria Cornejo to discuss what it means to build a career in fashion as a woman today.
What Happens When Women Lead | The Debrief
At VOICES 2025, senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young sits down with celebrated designers Clare Waight Keller and Maria Cornejo to discuss what it means to build a career in fashion as a woman today.
The News in Brief
Victoria’s Secret Forecasts Its Best Year Since L Brands Split
The underwear company is anticipating net sales of at least $6.85 billion in the current fiscal year, exceeding analyst estimates and marking the highest revenue since its split from L Brands Inc in 2021.
Uniqlo Aims to Grow Tenfold in India With Summer-Centric Clothes
The Japanese brand is accelerating its expansion in India to capture a greater share of the rapidly growing apparel market and affluent consumer base.
Oasis Pressures Kao in Latest Japan Activist Investor Push
Activist fund Oasis Management Co. is calling on the Japanese personal care company to convene an extraordinary general meeting, seeking a probe into its supply-chain risk management and internal control.
American Eagle Forecasts Sales Growth Above Estimates on Demand From Wealthy Shoppers
The retailer surpassed annual sales forecasts but expects a $60 million drag from import tariffs in the first half of 2026.
Missoni Family Exits Namesake Brand
The transaction gives FSI, a Milan-based private equity fund, a controlling share in the Italian luxury house, as more founder-owned brands turn to investors to fund growth and weather a tough global market.
Ross Stores Forecasts Annual Sales Above Estimates on Resilient Demand for Discounted Apparel
Spend growth at off-price chains is among the strongest in retail, with gains across all income segments.
Abercrombie & Fitch Forecasts Muted Annual Sales Amid Tariff Uncertainty
The retailer said it was accounting for the 15 percent tariff announced by US president Donald Trump after the Supreme Court struck down most of his earlier tariffs.