US Economy Unexpectedly Loses Jobs in February; Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.4%
The decline in nonfarm payrolls reported by the Labor Department in its employment report on Friday was the sixth since January 2025 and the second largest.
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Fashion Week
A Surrender to Enjoyment at Miu Miu
The '30s were a resonant chord that Miuccia Prada struck as the curtain began its fall for Autumn/Winter 2020. Any charm offensive is going to need real fangs to cope.
A Surrender to Enjoyment at Miu Miu
The '30s were a resonant chord that Miuccia Prada struck as the curtain began its fall for Autumn/Winter 2020. Any charm offensive is going to need real fangs to cope.
Fashion Week
At Lutz Huelle, Forever Clothes
Huelle's ongoing dialogue between plain and fancy is simple — and irresistible.
At Lutz Huelle, Forever Clothes
Huelle's ongoing dialogue between plain and fancy is simple — and irresistible.
Fashion Week
Louis Vuitton’s Time Machine
Nicolas Ghesquière delivered a clash of styles from far-flung eras, but too much control on the catwalk dampened what was a brilliant intuition.
Louis Vuitton’s Time Machine
Nicolas Ghesquière delivered a clash of styles from far-flung eras, but too much control on the catwalk dampened what was a brilliant intuition.
Fashion Week
Top 10 Shows of the Season
After a fashion month where designers embraced contradictions, BoF's editors pick the top ten shows of the season.
Top 10 Shows of the Season
After a fashion month where designers embraced contradictions, BoF's editors pick the top ten shows of the season.
Fashion Week
In the Service of Movement at Stella McCartney
She offered up a collection that filtered illustrator Erté in ways subtle and not so.
In the Service of Movement at Stella McCartney
She offered up a collection that filtered illustrator Erté in ways subtle and not so.
Fashion Week
Quantum Physics, Sacai Style
The collection had a level of obsessive detail that is, in fact, quite unique in fashion because there is something a little unfathomable about it.
Quantum Physics, Sacai Style
The collection had a level of obsessive detail that is, in fact, quite unique in fashion because there is something a little unfathomable about it.
Fashion Week
Chanel's Abstract Landscape
The most striking thing about this show was how it polarised its audience. The word on a younger generation’s lips was ‘fresh.’
Chanel's Abstract Landscape
The most striking thing about this show was how it polarised its audience. The word on a younger generation’s lips was ‘fresh.’
Fashion Week
In Paris, Finding Power in a New Femininity
Designers embraced the polar opposites of traditional womanliness and tailored, menswear-inflected power dressing.
In Paris, Finding Power in a New Femininity
Designers embraced the polar opposites of traditional womanliness and tailored, menswear-inflected power dressing.
Fashion Week
Rebellion and Transformation at McQueen
Sarah Burton's ability to winkle such glorious oddities out of the swamp of the past means her McQueen collections are never less than dream fodder.
Rebellion and Transformation at McQueen
Sarah Burton's ability to winkle such glorious oddities out of the swamp of the past means her McQueen collections are never less than dream fodder.
Fashion Week
At Balenciaga, Branding the Apocalypse
The label’s signatures were paraded under a low-hung ceiling showing boiling heavens, rushing floods, a temporarily reassuring vision of Planet Earth and then… total eclipse.
At Balenciaga, Branding the Apocalypse
The label’s signatures were paraded under a low-hung ceiling showing boiling heavens, rushing floods, a temporarily reassuring vision of Planet Earth and then… total eclipse.
Fashion Week
Should Fashion Shows Have a Theme?
Theme-less outings that emphasised technique over narrative scored on the fifth day of Paris Fashion Week, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Should Fashion Shows Have a Theme?
Theme-less outings that emphasised technique over narrative scored on the fifth day of Paris Fashion Week, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
The News in Brief
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.
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.