The 2026 Met Gala Dress Code: ‘Fashion Is Art’
The Gala, taking place on May 4, will be co-chaired by Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and Anna Wintour.
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Retail
Will This Time Be Different for Neiman Marcus and J.C. Penney?
This week, everyone will be talking about fashion weeks in New York and London, the post-bankruptcy futures of Neiman Marcus and J.C. Penney, and sales updates from the owners of Zara and H&M. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
Will This Time Be Different for Neiman Marcus and J.C. Penney?
This week, everyone will be talking about fashion weeks in New York and London, the post-bankruptcy futures of Neiman Marcus and J.C. Penney, and sales updates from the owners of Zara and H&M. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
Retail
Boohoo Shares Plunge After Suspending Business With Suppliers
Shares dropped as much as 17 percent in afternoon trading in London after the Guardian cited auditors’ findings that more than a dozen UK suppliers may be paying substandard wages.
Boohoo Shares Plunge After Suspending Business With Suppliers
Shares dropped as much as 17 percent in afternoon trading in London after the Guardian cited auditors’ findings that more than a dozen UK suppliers may be paying substandard wages.
Retail
Inditex Pledges to Maintain Workers’ Rights Throughout Its Supply Chain
In a joint agreement with global workers' union IndustriALL, the Zara owner has committed to ensuring health and safety standards are met and workers' rights to unionise are maintained.
Inditex Pledges to Maintain Workers’ Rights Throughout Its Supply Chain
In a joint agreement with global workers' union IndustriALL, the Zara owner has committed to ensuring health and safety standards are met and workers' rights to unionise are maintained.
Sustainability
Can Anything Shake Consumers’ Addiction to Fast Fashion?
Low-cost, high-volume fashion has come under fire for its environmental impact and unethical manufacturing practices. And yet, its cheap-chic combination remains compelling to both shoppers and investors.
Can Anything Shake Consumers’ Addiction to Fast Fashion?
Low-cost, high-volume fashion has come under fire for its environmental impact and unethical manufacturing practices. And yet, its cheap-chic combination remains compelling to both shoppers and investors.
Retail
Boohoo Tells UK Home Secretary It's Probing Charges of Malpractice
The fast fashion retailer said it supports proposals for a licensing scheme that would ensure all garment factories are meeting legal obligations.
Boohoo Tells UK Home Secretary It's Probing Charges of Malpractice
The fast fashion retailer said it supports proposals for a licensing scheme that would ensure all garment factories are meeting legal obligations.
Retail
Investor Drops Boohoo Shares Over Garment Worker Allegations
Standard Life Aberdeen, previously one of Boohoo's biggest investors, said the fast fashion group's response to reports of factory worker abuse was 'inadequate in scope, timeliness and gravity.'
Investor Drops Boohoo Shares Over Garment Worker Allegations
Standard Life Aberdeen, previously one of Boohoo's biggest investors, said the fast fashion group's response to reports of factory worker abuse was 'inadequate in scope, timeliness and gravity.'
Retail
Why Fashion ‘Slavery’ Is Making Headlines
Fashion’s mistreatment of garment workers is widespread, but this week, allegations of ‘modern slavery’ at suppliers of British ultra-fast fashion label Boohoo have ignited a firestorm. Why now?
Why Fashion ‘Slavery’ Is Making Headlines
Fashion’s mistreatment of garment workers is widespread, but this week, allegations of ‘modern slavery’ at suppliers of British ultra-fast fashion label Boohoo have ignited a firestorm. Why now?
Retail
Why Boohoo’s Remarkable Run Came to a Crashing Halt
The British fast fashion juggernaut’s ambitions to build an empire that could compete with the giants behind Zara and H&M was gaining ground this year. But allegations of poor working conditions in its factories have raised questions about its future.
Why Boohoo’s Remarkable Run Came to a Crashing Halt
The British fast fashion juggernaut’s ambitions to build an empire that could compete with the giants behind Zara and H&M was gaining ground this year. But allegations of poor working conditions in its factories have raised questions about its future.
Retail
COS: From ‘High Street Céline’ to Stagnation
H&M’s upmarket sister brand was once a proof point for the Swedish group’s ambitions to diversify away from its core fast-fashion business. But COS executives have struggled to keep pace with a shifting market while managing a troubled internal culture.
COS: From ‘High Street Céline’ to Stagnation
H&M’s upmarket sister brand was once a proof point for the Swedish group’s ambitions to diversify away from its core fast-fashion business. But COS executives have struggled to keep pace with a shifting market while managing a troubled internal culture.
Retail
Boohoo Acquires Warehouse and Oasis Brands
The Manchester Based Group, which also owns Nasty Gal and prettylittlething, paid £5 million for the struggling British apparel companies.
Boohoo Acquires Warehouse and Oasis Brands
The Manchester Based Group, which also owns Nasty Gal and prettylittlething, paid £5 million for the struggling British apparel companies.
China
How Brandy Melville Became a Badge of Honour in China
By thumbing its nose at almost every market entry convention, the teen brand has quickly gained cult status among local ‘BM Girls.’ Though its current level of buzz may be hard to sustain, the brand’s experience in China reveals a lot about the rapidly changing market.
How Brandy Melville Became a Badge of Honour in China
By thumbing its nose at almost every market entry convention, the teen brand has quickly gained cult status among local ‘BM Girls.’ Though its current level of buzz may be hard to sustain, the brand’s experience in China reveals a lot about the rapidly changing market.
Retail
Fast Retailing Predicts 44% Annual Profit Decline Due to Coronavirus
The owner of brands including Uniqlo and Theory also cut its full-year dividend outlook fro ¥480 ($4.41) per share, down from ¥500, as it reels from economic challenges beyond its key China market.
Fast Retailing Predicts 44% Annual Profit Decline Due to Coronavirus
The owner of brands including Uniqlo and Theory also cut its full-year dividend outlook fro ¥480 ($4.41) per share, down from ¥500, as it reels from economic challenges beyond its key China market.
The News in Brief
Estée Lauder Eyes M&A Opportunities to Help Turnaround, CEO Says
The US beauty giant is open to acquisitions as it enters the second year of a turnaround plan, chief executive officer Stéphane de La Faverie told Bloomberg.
Body Diversity Returns to the Runway as Wider Industry Heads Ultra-Thin
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 toward ultra-thinness.
Saks Global Receives Final Approval for $1 Billion Loan After Addressing Vendor Complaints
The retailer resolved concerns raise by brands that their products on consignment would not be rendered as collateral in its bankruptcy process.
King Charles Visits London Fashion Show After Brother’s Arrest
Watching the British-Nigerian designer Tolu Coker’s collection he chatted animatedly to British Fashion Council chief Laura Weir and designer Stella McCartney on the front row.
Aritzia Buys Fred Segal IP and Plans to Revive Melrose Avenue Flagship
Aritzia plans to revitalise the store and its famous ivy-covered façade, transforming it into a renewed multibrand lifestyle destination.
Moncler Revenues Up 7% in Fourth Quarter on Strong Asia, Americas
The Italian luxury outerwear group posted a better-than-expected sales rise thanks to growth in Asian and US markets.
Amazon Dethrones Walmart as World’s Biggest Company by Sales
The milestone attests to the massive scale the e-commerce and cloud-computing giant has achieved since its humble beginnings in 1994 as an online bookseller.