Gap Sales Miss Expectations After Old Navy, Athleta Fall Short
The brands Gap and Banana Republic beat comparable sales estimates.
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News & Analysis
BoF VOICES 2025: Why Resilience Matters for Fashion’s Next Chapter
At VOICES 2025, speakers explored how creative numbness, chronic pain, professional setbacks and personal tragedy can be transformed into clarity, resilience and renewed purpose — even in a climate defined by AI disruption and layoffs.
BoF VOICES 2025: Why Resilience Matters for Fashion’s Next Chapter
At VOICES 2025, speakers explored how creative numbness, chronic pain, professional setbacks and personal tragedy can be transformed into clarity, resilience and renewed purpose — even in a climate defined by AI disruption and layoffs.
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The BoF Podcast | Adut Akech’s Journey From Refugee Camp to Runway
From living in a Kenyan refugee camp to travelling the globe as an international top model, the industry’s name to watch reveals her journey.
The BoF Podcast | Adut Akech’s Journey From Refugee Camp to Runway
From living in a Kenyan refugee camp to travelling the globe as an international top model, the industry’s name to watch reveals her journey.
Sustainability
The BoF Podcast: The Rise of the Resale Economy
Vestiaire Collective’s Max Bittner and Depop’s Maria Raga discussed the opportunities and growing pains of the burgeoning resale market at VOICES 2019.
The BoF Podcast: The Rise of the Resale Economy
Vestiaire Collective’s Max Bittner and Depop’s Maria Raga discussed the opportunities and growing pains of the burgeoning resale market at VOICES 2019.
Beauty
The BoF Podcast: Clothes Have No Gender
At VOICES 2019, performance artist and designer Alok Vaid-Menon lifted the lid on fashion’s ‘regressive’ gender stereotypes and urged the industry to ‘de-gender’ and redefine the meaning of beauty.
The BoF Podcast: Clothes Have No Gender
At VOICES 2019, performance artist and designer Alok Vaid-Menon lifted the lid on fashion’s ‘regressive’ gender stereotypes and urged the industry to ‘de-gender’ and redefine the meaning of beauty.
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Sustainability
The BoF Podcast: Women Are at the Forefront of the Sustainable Fashion Revolution
At VOICES 2019, renowned fashion journalist and author Dana Thomas lifted the lid on how fast fashion is damaging the environment while championing the female pioneers blazing the trail and affecting real change.
The BoF Podcast: Women Are at the Forefront of the Sustainable Fashion Revolution
At VOICES 2019, renowned fashion journalist and author Dana Thomas lifted the lid on how fast fashion is damaging the environment while championing the female pioneers blazing the trail and affecting real change.
Global Markets
The BoF Podcast: Iran — A Fashion Industry Operating in the Underground
Activist Hoda Katebi speaks passionately about fashion’s ‘revolution-washing,’ while Tehran-based design duo Shirin and Shiva Vaqar lift the lid on the restrictive conditions faced by Iran’s emerging brands at VOICES 2019.
The BoF Podcast: Iran — A Fashion Industry Operating in the Underground
Activist Hoda Katebi speaks passionately about fashion’s ‘revolution-washing,’ while Tehran-based design duo Shirin and Shiva Vaqar lift the lid on the restrictive conditions faced by Iran’s emerging brands at VOICES 2019.
News & Analysis
The BoF Podcast: Trisha Shetty on Human Rights and Human Wrongs
In the face of ongoing gender discrimination and human rights violations around the world, activist Trisha Shetty amplifies the importance of speaking up and demanding change from world leaders at VOICES 2019.
The BoF Podcast: Trisha Shetty on Human Rights and Human Wrongs
In the face of ongoing gender discrimination and human rights violations around the world, activist Trisha Shetty amplifies the importance of speaking up and demanding change from world leaders at VOICES 2019.
Technology
The 5G Hype: What’s The Signal In The Noise?
Is 5G a wireless revolution or simply the natural step in technology's evolution? Mary Clark, William Webb and Brad Grossman took to the BOF VOICES stage to go behind buzz.
The 5G Hype: What’s The Signal In The Noise?
Is 5G a wireless revolution or simply the natural step in technology's evolution? Mary Clark, William Webb and Brad Grossman took to the BOF VOICES stage to go behind buzz.
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Watch The Best of This Year’s VOICES
Speakers including Alok Menon, Juergen Teller and Trisha Shetty reflect on the fashion industry's uncertain outlook.
Watch The Best of This Year’s VOICES
Speakers including Alok Menon, Juergen Teller and Trisha Shetty reflect on the fashion industry's uncertain outlook.
Global Markets
Respecting, Reframing & Reclaiming Africa’s Cultural Opportunity
Sudanese activist Rozan Ahmed thinks it’s time to reframe our conversations about Africa and its creatives.
Respecting, Reframing & Reclaiming Africa’s Cultural Opportunity
Sudanese activist Rozan Ahmed thinks it’s time to reframe our conversations about Africa and its creatives.
China
How to Win China’s Future Cities
At BoF’s annual VOICES gathering, Fosun Fashion Group Chairman Joann Cheng urged global brands to look beyond China’s usual urban markets.
How to Win China’s Future Cities
At BoF’s annual VOICES gathering, Fosun Fashion Group Chairman Joann Cheng urged global brands to look beyond China’s usual urban markets.
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What We Learned at VOICES: It’s Time to Reboot Our Humanity
The world is on fire. The causes are globalisation, technology, the climate crisis and generational change, but the antidote is culture and reimagining human values, argue Brad Grossman and Dan Mitchell of Zeitguide, reflecting on their experience at BoF VOICES.
What We Learned at VOICES: It’s Time to Reboot Our Humanity
The world is on fire. The causes are globalisation, technology, the climate crisis and generational change, but the antidote is culture and reimagining human values, argue Brad Grossman and Dan Mitchell of Zeitguide, reflecting on their experience at BoF VOICES.
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.