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
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Prada Autumn/Winter 2013, February 21, 2013
For BoF’s Editor-at-Large, it was a ‘gun-to-my-head challenge’ to pick just one Prada outing for his top shows of all-time, but there was something ‘extra’ about Autumn/Winter 2013 that had instant, primal resonance.
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Prada Autumn/Winter 2013, February 21, 2013
For BoF’s Editor-at-Large, it was a ‘gun-to-my-head challenge’ to pick just one Prada outing for his top shows of all-time, but there was something ‘extra’ about Autumn/Winter 2013 that had instant, primal resonance.
Fashion Week
The BoF Podcast: The Fate of the Physical Runway Show
BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks, The Washington Post’s fashion critic Robin Givhan and GQ’s Rachel Tashjian explore the past, present and the future of the event that makes the industry go round — the fashion show.
The BoF Podcast: The Fate of the Physical Runway Show
BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks, The Washington Post’s fashion critic Robin Givhan and GQ’s Rachel Tashjian explore the past, present and the future of the event that makes the industry go round — the fashion show.
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Chanel Haute Couture, January 22, 2013
BoF's editor-at-large travels back to Karl Lagerfeld’s Shakespearean Fairyland, when he transformed the Grand Palais into a forest right out of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Chanel Haute Couture, January 22, 2013
BoF's editor-at-large travels back to Karl Lagerfeld’s Shakespearean Fairyland, when he transformed the Grand Palais into a forest right out of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Romeo Gigli Spring/Summer 1990
BoF's editor-at-large travels back in time to the Italian designer's standing ovation-worthy Paris debut, which took place at the peak of his influence.
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Romeo Gigli Spring/Summer 1990
BoF's editor-at-large travels back in time to the Italian designer's standing ovation-worthy Paris debut, which took place at the peak of his influence.
Luxury
Will Covid-19 Change Fashion Shows Forever?
After the cancellation of this season’s traditional men’s fashion week in Paris, Virgil Abloh’s recent Louis Vuitton outing in Shanghai offered a savvy template for how to stage a fashion show in a world reshaped by globalisation, the internet and coronavirus. What does it mean for fashion week?
Will Covid-19 Change Fashion Shows Forever?
After the cancellation of this season’s traditional men’s fashion week in Paris, Virgil Abloh’s recent Louis Vuitton outing in Shanghai offered a savvy template for how to stage a fashion show in a world reshaped by globalisation, the internet and coronavirus. What does it mean for fashion week?
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2013
BoF’s Editor-at-Large travels back in time to the designer’s Edie Sedgwick-inflected Spring 2013 show which reimagined proper little misses from the early 60s in a parade of bizarre propriety.
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2013
BoF’s Editor-at-Large travels back in time to the designer’s Edie Sedgwick-inflected Spring 2013 show which reimagined proper little misses from the early 60s in a parade of bizarre propriety.
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Junya Watanabe Men's Autumn/Winter 2006
BoF’s Editor-at-Large connects the dots between the designer’s Spring/Summer 2021 collection and a mesmerising 2006 meditation on ‘Taxi Driver’ anti-hero Travis Bickle, which probed the heart of America’s darkness.
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Junya Watanabe Men's Autumn/Winter 2006
BoF’s Editor-at-Large connects the dots between the designer’s Spring/Summer 2021 collection and a mesmerising 2006 meditation on ‘Taxi Driver’ anti-hero Travis Bickle, which probed the heart of America’s darkness.
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 1998
Under a golden rain, the miraculous finale to McQueen’s Spring 1998 presentation was perhaps the most dramatic single moment of Tim Blanks’ 35 years of show-going.
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 1998
Under a golden rain, the miraculous finale to McQueen’s Spring 1998 presentation was perhaps the most dramatic single moment of Tim Blanks’ 35 years of show-going.
Fashion Week
The BoF Podcast: Imran Amed and Tim Blanks on Where Fashion Goes From Here
This week on Inside Fashion, the BoF tag team discuss the state of an industry in flux, digital pivots and the future of fashion shows.
The BoF Podcast: Imran Amed and Tim Blanks on Where Fashion Goes From Here
This week on Inside Fashion, the BoF tag team discuss the state of an industry in flux, digital pivots and the future of fashion shows.
Fashion Week
Zegna’s Alessandro Sartori Is Reconceptualising the Suit
After staging one of Milan Fashion Week’s most convincing ‘phygital’ shows, the designer discusses the hybridisation of the sartorial and the casual with Tim Blanks.
Zegna’s Alessandro Sartori Is Reconceptualising the Suit
After staging one of Milan Fashion Week’s most convincing ‘phygital’ shows, the designer discusses the hybridisation of the sartorial and the casual with Tim Blanks.
Fashion Week
Alessandro Michele on Fashion’s Big Opportunity
On the eve of his 12-hour livestream experiment, the Gucci designer talked with Tim Blanks about the industry’s transformation from an empire of elitism into an often-wild reflection of reality.
Alessandro Michele on Fashion’s Big Opportunity
On the eve of his 12-hour livestream experiment, the Gucci designer talked with Tim Blanks about the industry’s transformation from an empire of elitism into an often-wild reflection of reality.
Fashion Week
Searching For a New Narrative at Milan Fashion Week
The lockdowns may have hit Milan hard, but in some quarters, it enabled the creativity to flow.
Searching For a New Narrative at Milan Fashion Week
The lockdowns may have hit Milan hard, but in some quarters, it enabled the creativity to flow.
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.