Gap Sales Miss Expectations After Old Navy, Athleta Fall Short
The brands Gap and Banana Republic beat comparable sales estimates.
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Fashion Week
At Hermès, Freedom and Restraint
Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski presented a convincing collection that was very Hermès but a little fresher, with a frisson that was subtly erotic.
At Hermès, Freedom and Restraint
Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski presented a convincing collection that was very Hermès but a little fresher, with a frisson that was subtly erotic.
Fashion Week
Rick Owens: Control and Abandon
Staged in front of the Lido Casino in Venice, the designer’s show was almost homemade — and utterly electric.
Rick Owens: Control and Abandon
Staged in front of the Lido Casino in Venice, the designer’s show was almost homemade — and utterly electric.
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Helmut Lang’s Finale, 6 October, 2004
BoF’s editor at large travels back in time to the towering designer’s last show before stepping away from his namesake label.
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Helmut Lang’s Finale, 6 October, 2004
BoF’s editor at large travels back in time to the towering designer’s last show before stepping away from his namesake label.
Fashion Week
At Chloé, Letting Go
It was Natacha Ramsay-Levi’s most considered and assured outing for the house: a further step forward in the ongoing process of softening and letting go that started last season.
At Chloé, Letting Go
It was Natacha Ramsay-Levi’s most considered and assured outing for the house: a further step forward in the ongoing process of softening and letting go that started last season.
Fashion Week
At Dries Van Noten, New Ways of Seeing
At a time when his usual methods of creation and communication were curtailed, Van Noten and his team were compelled down new paths.
At Dries Van Noten, New Ways of Seeing
At a time when his usual methods of creation and communication were curtailed, Van Noten and his team were compelled down new paths.
Fashion Week
At Kenzo, Protection and Practicality
Baptista's second outing for Kenzo, with its striking veiled beekeeping suits, looked much more convincing than his debut.
At Kenzo, Protection and Practicality
Baptista's second outing for Kenzo, with its striking veiled beekeeping suits, looked much more convincing than his debut.
Fashion Week
At Dior, Dressed Up and Down
Maria Grazia Chiuri’s watercoloured sheer chiffons floated all the way back to Valentino, but the designer came back down to earth with more resolutely plain pieces.
At Dior, Dressed Up and Down
Maria Grazia Chiuri’s watercoloured sheer chiffons floated all the way back to Valentino, but the designer came back down to earth with more resolutely plain pieces.
Fashion Week
Marine Serre’s Space Tribalism
Serre’s union of filmic medium and fashion message was perfect, and though the collection failed to offer a decisive step forward, it made for a solid outing.
Marine Serre’s Space Tribalism
Serre’s union of filmic medium and fashion message was perfect, and though the collection failed to offer a decisive step forward, it made for a solid outing.
Fashion Week
Jonathan Anderson on the State of Fashion: 'It’s Not Even About Clothing Anymore'
For his latest JW Anderson collection, the designer presented a seductive, ingenious and necessary answer to the limitations imposed by catastrophe.
Jonathan Anderson on the State of Fashion: 'It’s Not Even About Clothing Anymore'
For his latest JW Anderson collection, the designer presented a seductive, ingenious and necessary answer to the limitations imposed by catastrophe.
Fashion Week
Reality Has a Starring Role at Milan Fashion Week
This season was less about fashion and more about the reality of life suddenly piercing the secluded worlds of fashion designers, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Reality Has a Starring Role at Milan Fashion Week
This season was less about fashion and more about the reality of life suddenly piercing the secluded worlds of fashion designers, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Rick Owens Spring/Summer 2014, September 26, 2013
BoF’s editor at large travels back in time to the designer’s affecting celebration of stepping culture.
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Rick Owens Spring/Summer 2014, September 26, 2013
BoF’s editor at large travels back in time to the designer’s affecting celebration of stepping culture.
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2005, July 3, 2004
BoF’s Editor-at-Large time-travels back to the Belgian designer’s tenth anniversary collection for his namesake label, entitled ‘History of the World,’ which delivered a poignant spirituality: Angel Youth!
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2005, July 3, 2004
BoF’s Editor-at-Large time-travels back to the Belgian designer’s tenth anniversary collection for his namesake label, entitled ‘History of the World,’ which delivered a poignant spirituality: Angel Youth!
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.