Asics Buys Marathon Registration Platforms to Boost Running-Shoe Sales
The Japanese sportswear brand is accelerating global expansion by acquiring race-registration platforms to deepen engagement with runners.
accessories
News & Analysis
Creating Chaos: Charlotte Stockdale and Katie Lyall's New Brand
A styling team for the past 15 years Charlotte Stockdale and Katie Lyall are now joining forces on a collection of luxury tech accessories. Here, they tell Tim Blanks about cold-calling Lesage, behaving badly with Karl Lagerfeld and the launch of their new line.
Creating Chaos: Charlotte Stockdale and Katie Lyall's New Brand
A styling team for the past 15 years Charlotte Stockdale and Katie Lyall are now joining forces on a collection of luxury tech accessories. Here, they tell Tim Blanks about cold-calling Lesage, behaving badly with Karl Lagerfeld and the launch of their new line.
Retail
Handbag Brands Reduce Product Lines as Luxury Demand Wanes
Retailers are increasingly opting to differentiate themselves from competitors by introducing fewer new lines.
Handbag Brands Reduce Product Lines as Luxury Demand Wanes
Retailers are increasingly opting to differentiate themselves from competitors by introducing fewer new lines.
News & Analysis
A Good Hat Could Change Your Life
"For a milliner, the past is always looming over you as the golden age of hat wearing."
A Good Hat Could Change Your Life
"For a milliner, the past is always looming over you as the golden age of hat wearing."
Luxury
BoF Exclusive | Sacai Launches Handbags
Chitose Abe’s 18-year-old brand is expanding into accessories with the help of ‘handbag genius’ Katie Hillier.
BoF Exclusive | Sacai Launches Handbags
Chitose Abe’s 18-year-old brand is expanding into accessories with the help of ‘handbag genius’ Katie Hillier.
News & Analysis
How Backpacks With Attitude Hooked Beyoncé, Kevin Durant, and Your Kid
Sprayground has scored big licensing deals, pushing into new markets, and celebrities from Beyoncé to Kevin Durant are often spotted with Sprayground bags on their backs.
How Backpacks With Attitude Hooked Beyoncé, Kevin Durant, and Your Kid
Sprayground has scored big licensing deals, pushing into new markets, and celebrities from Beyoncé to Kevin Durant are often spotted with Sprayground bags on their backs.
Luxury
Theory Gets Serious About Handbags
Theory chief executive Andrew Rosen and creative director of accessories Rory O'Hanlon discuss their approach to the brand’s first full-fledged handbag and accessories collection.
Theory Gets Serious About Handbags
Theory chief executive Andrew Rosen and creative director of accessories Rory O'Hanlon discuss their approach to the brand’s first full-fledged handbag and accessories collection.
Luxury
Beyond the ‘It’ Bag
As the market for handbags becomes more crowded and competitive, some luxury brands are taking a more balanced, diversified approach to product categories.
Beyond the ‘It’ Bag
As the market for handbags becomes more crowded and competitive, some luxury brands are taking a more balanced, diversified approach to product categories.
Financial Markets
Kate Spade's Same-Store Sales Top Expectations
Kate Spade & Co reported better-than-expected quarterly sales at established stores, driven by demand for its Kate Spade New York line of products.
Kate Spade's Same-Store Sales Top Expectations
Kate Spade & Co reported better-than-expected quarterly sales at established stores, driven by demand for its Kate Spade New York line of products.
Luxury
Super Shrink Me: The Rise of the Mini Handbag
In the last decade, luxury handbag prices have skyrocketed. Now, brands are making smaller versions of iconic styles to win back aspirational consumers.
Super Shrink Me: The Rise of the Mini Handbag
In the last decade, luxury handbag prices have skyrocketed. Now, brands are making smaller versions of iconic styles to win back aspirational consumers.
Financial Markets
Kate Spade Founders Talk New Accessories Brand
Kate Spade founders Kate Valentine and Andy Spade talk to BoF about their decision to launch new accessories line Frances Valentine, what’s different this time around and the dynamics of a 30-year-long personal and professional partnership.
Kate Spade Founders Talk New Accessories Brand
Kate Spade founders Kate Valentine and Andy Spade talk to BoF about their decision to launch new accessories line Frances Valentine, what’s different this time around and the dynamics of a 30-year-long personal and professional partnership.
News & Analysis
Manu Atelier and the Eva Chen Effect
Turkish handbag brand Manu Atelier was steadily winning over domestic consumers before an unexpected post by Eva Chen catapulted their 12-month-old business onto the international stage.
Manu Atelier and the Eva Chen Effect
Turkish handbag brand Manu Atelier was steadily winning over domestic consumers before an unexpected post by Eva Chen catapulted their 12-month-old business onto the international stage.
Luxury
The Race to Control the Luxury Leather Business
As more fashion labels push into the accessories business, luxury titans like Kering, LVMH and Hermès jockey for control of a leather market in flux.
The Race to Control the Luxury Leather Business
As more fashion labels push into the accessories business, luxury titans like Kering, LVMH and Hermès jockey for control of a leather market in flux.
The News in Brief
Gap Sales Miss Expectations After Old Navy, Athleta Fall Short
The brands Gap and Banana Republic beat comparable sales estimates.
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.