Middle East retailers are urging global brands to sync with customers’ rhythms during the Muslim holy month and move beyond marketing spectacle to more culturally grounded campaigns.
Middle East retailers are urging global brands to sync with customers’ rhythms during the Muslim holy month and move beyond marketing spectacle to more culturally grounded campaigns.
Body diversity made a comeback at London Fashion Week thanks to emerging designers like Karoline Vitto and Phoebe English, despite a global, GLP-1-fuelled shift towards ultra-thinness.
Body diversity made a comeback at London Fashion Week thanks to emerging designers like Karoline Vitto and Phoebe English, despite a global, GLP-1-fuelled shift towards ultra-thinness.
The intimate New York Fashion Week dinner celebrated the organisation’s new masterclass cohort of 18 designers — its largest yet. Alongside the designers, guests included model and activist Bethann Hardison, fashion designer Naeem Khan and Moda Operandi’s April Hennig, as well as fashion executives, retail partners and programme advisors.
The intimate New York Fashion Week dinner celebrated the organisation’s new masterclass cohort of 18 designers — its largest yet. Alongside the designers, guests included model and activist Bethann Hardison, fashion designer Naeem Khan and Moda Operandi’s April Hennig, as well as fashion executives, retail partners and programme advisors.
As fibre surges in popularity among Gen Z, supplement brands are splintering in how they approach public messaging surrounding the nutrient’s wide-ranging benefits — with some purportedly inflating claims and leaning into anti-fat messaging.
As fibre surges in popularity among Gen Z, supplement brands are splintering in how they approach public messaging surrounding the nutrient’s wide-ranging benefits — with some purportedly inflating claims and leaning into anti-fat messaging.
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The company is still reeling from backlash against a pullback on diversity initiatives that turned away some shoppers.
The company is still reeling from backlash against a pullback on diversity initiatives that turned away some shoppers.
After years of championing identity-led brands, founders are now grappling with a rise in conservatism putting LGBTQ+-owned businesses at risk.
After years of championing identity-led brands, founders are now grappling with a rise in conservatism putting LGBTQ+-owned businesses at risk.
Recipients of Glossier’s 2025 grants for Black founders spoke to The Business of Fashion about how they’ve sustained growth and built resilience after the hype died down.
Recipients of Glossier’s 2025 grants for Black founders spoke to The Business of Fashion about how they’ve sustained growth and built resilience after the hype died down.
The multi-brand e-commerce platform founded by ‘Real Housewives of New York City’ star Jessel Taank is pivoting from traditional South Asian couture to focus on casual, contemporary offerings by South Asian and Middle Eastern designers.
The multi-brand e-commerce platform founded by ‘Real Housewives of New York City’ star Jessel Taank is pivoting from traditional South Asian couture to focus on casual, contemporary offerings by South Asian and Middle Eastern designers.
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This Paris Fashion Week, the delicate balance between fantasy and function faltered, raising questions about whether designers truly understand the women they dress.
This Paris Fashion Week, the delicate balance between fantasy and function faltered, raising questions about whether designers truly understand the women they dress.
A new generation of models are transcending the runway, appearing in interviews and music videos on their way to becoming cultural figures like those that came before.
A new generation of models are transcending the runway, appearing in interviews and music videos on their way to becoming cultural figures like those that came before.
The company said it would focus instead on more concrete, near-term goals to deliver measurable results and drive accountability. It has already achieved its current emissions-reduction target for 2030.
The company said it would focus instead on more concrete, near-term goals to deliver measurable results and drive accountability. It has already achieved its current emissions-reduction target for 2030.
As diversity, equity and inclusion commitments wane and access to capital grows more elusive, RaiseFashion convened a panel at NYFW — moderated by BoF’s Sheena Butler-Young — featuring leaders from Abercrombie & Fitch, Glossier, Ten To One Rum and Fluency to explore how emerging brands can secure strategic allies, move beyond restrictive labels and build sustainable pathways to growth.
As diversity, equity and inclusion commitments wane and access to capital grows more elusive, RaiseFashion convened a panel at NYFW — moderated by BoF’s Sheena Butler-Young — featuring leaders from Abercrombie & Fitch, Glossier, Ten To One Rum and Fluency to explore how emerging brands can secure strategic allies, move beyond restrictive labels and build sustainable pathways to growth.
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.
The retailer surpassed annual sales forecasts but expects a $60 million drag from import tariffs in the first half of 2026.
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.
Spend growth at off-price chains is among the strongest in retail, with gains across all income segments.
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.
Melissa Sperau, formerly of Shiseido, will join the US prestige cosmetics maker effective March 6.
The US fragrance giant forecast a steeper decline in annual sales than anticipated by Wall Street, as budget-conscious shoppers pull back on buying scented candles and fragrances.
The US wearable tech company intends to add more than 600 new roles across various departments, founder and chief executive Will Ahmed told Bloomberg.