Gap Sales Miss Expectations After Old Navy, Athleta Fall Short
The brands Gap and Banana Republic beat comparable sales estimates.
Podcasts
Podcasts on fashion news & analysis | The Business of Fashion
Creative Class
Edward Enninful on Moving From Editor to Entrepreneur | The BoF Podcast
In an in-depth conversation with BoF’s Imran Amed, Edward Enninful introduces EE72 — a new, culture-led media company — and opens up about leaving Vogue, building a business from scratch and advising the next generation of creatives.
Edward Enninful on Moving From Editor to Entrepreneur | The BoF Podcast
In an in-depth conversation with BoF’s Imran Amed, Edward Enninful introduces EE72 — a new, culture-led media company — and opens up about leaving Vogue, building a business from scratch and advising the next generation of creatives.
Luxury
The Great Fashion Reset: Can Designer Debuts Revive Luxury? | The Debrief
With luxury demand slowing and prices soaring, top houses are betting on fresh creative leadership to re-energise customers. The Debrief unpacks what runway debuts at brands like Gucci, Chanel and Dior can – and can’t – fix this season.
The Great Fashion Reset: Can Designer Debuts Revive Luxury? | The Debrief
With luxury demand slowing and prices soaring, top houses are betting on fresh creative leadership to re-energise customers. The Debrief unpacks what runway debuts at brands like Gucci, Chanel and Dior can – and can’t – fix this season.
Luxury
The Great Fashion Reset | The BoF Podcast
BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed is joined by executive editor Brian Baskin to examine why this fashion month could mark the beginning of a major turning point for the luxury industry.
The Great Fashion Reset | The BoF Podcast
BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed is joined by executive editor Brian Baskin to examine why this fashion month could mark the beginning of a major turning point for the luxury industry.
Retail
What Went Wrong at Ssense | The Debrief
Montréal-based Ssense is entering bankruptcy protection to head off a sale by lenders. The Debrief looks at how tariffs, “always-on” discounting and other problems toppled the indie darling of online luxury, and what a reset might look like.
What Went Wrong at Ssense | The Debrief
Montréal-based Ssense is entering bankruptcy protection to head off a sale by lenders. The Debrief looks at how tariffs, “always-on” discounting and other problems toppled the indie darling of online luxury, and what a reset might look like.
Sports
How Basketball Sneakers Got Their Groove Back | The Debrief
A new era of bold designs and culturally influential athletes is reigniting interest in basketball sneakers, shifting the focus from nostalgia and celebrity collabs back to performance, personality and style.
How Basketball Sneakers Got Their Groove Back | The Debrief
A new era of bold designs and culturally influential athletes is reigniting interest in basketball sneakers, shifting the focus from nostalgia and celebrity collabs back to performance, personality and style.
Retail
The Jobs Fashion and Beauty Talent Want in 2025 | The Debrief
Fashion and beauty professionals are rethinking what matters at work — from transparent leadership to meaningful flexibility and fair pay. Sheena Butler-Young and Sophie Soar dig into BoF Careers’ new report on what it takes to attract and retain top talent.
The Jobs Fashion and Beauty Talent Want in 2025 | The Debrief
Fashion and beauty professionals are rethinking what matters at work — from transparent leadership to meaningful flexibility and fair pay. Sheena Butler-Young and Sophie Soar dig into BoF Careers’ new report on what it takes to attract and retain top talent.
Creative Class
Why Duran Lantink Refuses to Follow Fashion’s Rules | The BoF Podcast
The new creative director of Jean Paul Gaultier sits down with BoF’s Imran Amed to share his personal fashion journey and how he’s thinking about stepping into the role of creative director at an iconic fashion brand.
Why Duran Lantink Refuses to Follow Fashion’s Rules | The BoF Podcast
The new creative director of Jean Paul Gaultier sits down with BoF’s Imran Amed to share his personal fashion journey and how he’s thinking about stepping into the role of creative director at an iconic fashion brand.
Sustainability
High Luxury, Cheap Labour: Inside Loro Piana’s Sweatshop Links | The Debrief
The LVMH-owned cashmere brand is the fifth luxury label to be caught in an Italian scandal that has raised questions about the integrity of the sector’s vaunted supply chains. Sarah Kent joins The Debrief to unpack.
High Luxury, Cheap Labour: Inside Loro Piana’s Sweatshop Links | The Debrief
The LVMH-owned cashmere brand is the fifth luxury label to be caught in an Italian scandal that has raised questions about the integrity of the sector’s vaunted supply chains. Sarah Kent joins The Debrief to unpack.
Luxury
Jacques Marie Mage and the Transformative Power of Sunglasses | The BoF Podcast
Designer Jérôme Mage speaks to Imran Amed about how he built a cult luxury eyewear brand rooted in scarcity, storytelling and craftsmanship — and why having an outsider’s perspective is his greatest creative strength.
Jacques Marie Mage and the Transformative Power of Sunglasses | The BoF Podcast
Designer Jérôme Mage speaks to Imran Amed about how he built a cult luxury eyewear brand rooted in scarcity, storytelling and craftsmanship — and why having an outsider’s perspective is his greatest creative strength.
Retail
Fashion Braces for Impact As Trump Tariffs Returns | The Debrief
Apparel prices are rising, supply chains are scrambling, and brands are playing defence as a new wave of Trump-era tariffs threatens to shake the global fashion industry. Joan Kennedy and Marc Bain join The Debrief to explain the latest changes.
Fashion Braces for Impact As Trump Tariffs Returns | The Debrief
Apparel prices are rising, supply chains are scrambling, and brands are playing defence as a new wave of Trump-era tariffs threatens to shake the global fashion industry. Joan Kennedy and Marc Bain join The Debrief to explain the latest changes.
Luxury
In Paris, Hellos, Goodbyes and Waiting For Creative Change | The BoF Podcast
Tim Blanks and Imran Amed share their highlights and takeaways as Jonathan Anderson takes Dior into a new era, Demna closes his Balenciaga chapter and luxury brands face a value proposition reckoning.
In Paris, Hellos, Goodbyes and Waiting For Creative Change | The BoF Podcast
Tim Blanks and Imran Amed share their highlights and takeaways as Jonathan Anderson takes Dior into a new era, Demna closes his Balenciaga chapter and luxury brands face a value proposition reckoning.
Marketing
How Fashion Learned to Love The Real Housewives | The Debrief
Once dismissed as lowbrow entertainment, “The Real Housewives” has quietly transformed into fashion’s guilty pleasure. Diana Pearl joins The Debrief to unpack how reality TV’s most famous franchise found itself embraced by brands, consumers and even luxury insiders.
How Fashion Learned to Love The Real Housewives | The Debrief
Once dismissed as lowbrow entertainment, “The Real Housewives” has quietly transformed into fashion’s guilty pleasure. Diana Pearl joins The Debrief to unpack how reality TV’s most famous franchise found itself embraced by brands, consumers and even luxury insiders.
The News in Brief
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.
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.