Fast Fashion Garments Pile Up in South Asia as Middle East Conflict Grounds Planes
Shipments of garments for major retailers are stranded at airports in Bangladesh and India as the conflict in the Middle East forces airlines cancel flights.
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Luxury
Tomas Maier Says Brands Need a Clear Personality
BoF sits down with Tomas Maier to discuss the designer’s professional trajectory, Bottega Veneta and his expansion plans for his namesake label.
Tomas Maier Says Brands Need a Clear Personality
BoF sits down with Tomas Maier to discuss the designer’s professional trajectory, Bottega Veneta and his expansion plans for his namesake label.
Marketing
Millennials Follow Uber with New Fashion Trading Model
Battered by student loan debt and the Great Recession, Millennials place less emphasis on owning and more on sharing, bartering and trading to access coveted goods.
Millennials Follow Uber with New Fashion Trading Model
Battered by student loan debt and the Great Recession, Millennials place less emphasis on owning and more on sharing, bartering and trading to access coveted goods.
Luxury
How Parisian Atelier Pallas Spawned a Growing Luxury Label
After seven years making prototype garments for the likes of Céline and Balenciaga, Daniel Pallas and his wife Véronique decided to launch their own line, which now generates about 50 percent of the company’s total turnover.
How Parisian Atelier Pallas Spawned a Growing Luxury Label
After seven years making prototype garments for the likes of Céline and Balenciaga, Daniel Pallas and his wife Véronique decided to launch their own line, which now generates about 50 percent of the company’s total turnover.
News & Analysis
Olivier Zahm’s Cocktail of Intellect, Sex and the Seventies
Olivier Zahm’s blend of sex and the Seventies is well documented. But it is the way the former art journalist passes this aesthetic through an artistic and intellectual lens that gives his magazine its unique DNA.
Olivier Zahm’s Cocktail of Intellect, Sex and the Seventies
Olivier Zahm’s blend of sex and the Seventies is well documented. But it is the way the former art journalist passes this aesthetic through an artistic and intellectual lens that gives his magazine its unique DNA.
Global Markets
Jumei Drops as Online Advantages Fade on China Tariff Cut
Jumei International Holding Ltd. tumbled the most on record on concerns that China’s decision to cut taxes on imported consumer goods will reduce its pricing advantage.
Jumei Drops as Online Advantages Fade on China Tariff Cut
Jumei International Holding Ltd. tumbled the most on record on concerns that China’s decision to cut taxes on imported consumer goods will reduce its pricing advantage.
Retail
Uniqlo’s $50 Billion Brand Puzzle
Uniqlo aims to be the number one fashion giant in the world with revenues of $50 billion. But to achieve this, the company needs to be loved for its brand as well as its product.
Uniqlo’s $50 Billion Brand Puzzle
Uniqlo aims to be the number one fashion giant in the world with revenues of $50 billion. But to achieve this, the company needs to be loved for its brand as well as its product.
Creative Class
Stephen Galloway’s Magic Touch
Courtesy of 032c, BoF brings you an exclusive profile on Stephen Galloway, a 'creative movement director' who guides models on how to move and pose, delivering moments of engineered serendipity.
Stephen Galloway’s Magic Touch
Courtesy of 032c, BoF brings you an exclusive profile on Stephen Galloway, a 'creative movement director' who guides models on how to move and pose, delivering moments of engineered serendipity.
China
Chen Man’s Visual Revolution
As an artist and fashion photographer, Chen Man has built up an oeuvre best known for its high-impact, unapologetic transgression of China’s cultural boundaries.
Chen Man’s Visual Revolution
As an artist and fashion photographer, Chen Man has built up an oeuvre best known for its high-impact, unapologetic transgression of China’s cultural boundaries.
Global Markets
In Land of Fakes, Chinese E-Commerce Giant Sells Trust
JD.com has emerged as Alibaba's strongest challenger in a Chinese e-commerce market that consulting firm Forrester says could grow to $1 trillion in annual sales by 2020.
In Land of Fakes, Chinese E-Commerce Giant Sells Trust
JD.com has emerged as Alibaba's strongest challenger in a Chinese e-commerce market that consulting firm Forrester says could grow to $1 trillion in annual sales by 2020.
News & Analysis
Inside Raf Simons' Dior
Three years into his tenure at Christian Dior, Raf Simons has brought new energy and modernity to the venerable French couture brand. In an in-depth video interview on the day of Dior’s Cruise show in Cannes, The Business of Fashion goes inside Raf Simons’ Dior.
Inside Raf Simons' Dior
Three years into his tenure at Christian Dior, Raf Simons has brought new energy and modernity to the venerable French couture brand. In an in-depth video interview on the day of Dior’s Cruise show in Cannes, The Business of Fashion goes inside Raf Simons’ Dior.
News & Analysis
Luca Larenza’s Street Art Inspired Menswear
This month our Spotlight shines on Milan-based menswear designer Luca Larenza, who gives traditional Italian craftsmanship a modern edge with his graffiti-inspired work.
Luca Larenza’s Street Art Inspired Menswear
This month our Spotlight shines on Milan-based menswear designer Luca Larenza, who gives traditional Italian craftsmanship a modern edge with his graffiti-inspired work.
News & Analysis
5 Women Leaders on Getting Ahead in Fashion
BoF asked women leaders from across the fashion industry for their advice on how to overcome three key hurdles between high potential women and top jobs.
5 Women Leaders on Getting Ahead in Fashion
BoF asked women leaders from across the fashion industry for their advice on how to overcome three key hurdles between high potential women and top jobs.
The News in Brief
Saks Global to Shut 15 More Stores as Part of Restructuring
The luxury retailer, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, will close more stores as it tries to cut losses and focus on more profitable, higher-end locations.
Nike’s Latest SEC Filing Revives Converse Sale Speculation
In a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company’s management has approved a plan for organisational changes expected to cost the brand nearly $300 million. One analyst posited the target could be its struggling subsidiary.
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.
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.