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.
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China
How Fashion Can Tap Into China’s Latest TV Craze
Hit programmes are a powerful way for brands to appeal to China’s 900 million internet users, but the mass marketing approach won’t pay off for everyone. Which brands are in position to benefit most?
How Fashion Can Tap Into China’s Latest TV Craze
Hit programmes are a powerful way for brands to appeal to China’s 900 million internet users, but the mass marketing approach won’t pay off for everyone. Which brands are in position to benefit most?
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Black Stylists Form Collective for Support and Advocacy
Co-founded by Law Roach, Jason Rembert, and Lacy Redway, The Black Fashion & Beauty Collective will serve as a kind of “black glam union” for behind-the-scenes creatives.
Black Stylists Form Collective for Support and Advocacy
Co-founded by Law Roach, Jason Rembert, and Lacy Redway, The Black Fashion & Beauty Collective will serve as a kind of “black glam union” for behind-the-scenes creatives.
Media
How to Make a Magazine Under Lockdown
BoF went inside American GQ’s unusual production process over the last six weeks, interviewing the editors and writers who brought the issue and its features to life.
How to Make a Magazine Under Lockdown
BoF went inside American GQ’s unusual production process over the last six weeks, interviewing the editors and writers who brought the issue and its features to life.
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The New Way Celebrity Stylists Are Paying the Bills
Stylists best-known for working with celebrities like Angelina Jolie and Matthew McConaughey are signing onto an app where they dole out wardrobe advice to the public.
The New Way Celebrity Stylists Are Paying the Bills
Stylists best-known for working with celebrities like Angelina Jolie and Matthew McConaughey are signing onto an app where they dole out wardrobe advice to the public.
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Luxury
Which Designers Dressed the Most Stars at the Met Gala?
Gucci dominated the Met Gala's pink carpet, generating more buzz on social media than any other brand. But a single look (or in Lady Gaga's case, four looks) was enough to draw attention to some smaller designers.
Which Designers Dressed the Most Stars at the Met Gala?
Gucci dominated the Met Gala's pink carpet, generating more buzz on social media than any other brand. But a single look (or in Lady Gaga's case, four looks) was enough to draw attention to some smaller designers.
China
Who's Who Behind the Scenes at Shanghai Fashion Week
With its growing network of trade shows, showrooms and B2B events, China’s leading fashion week has produced an influential group of power brokers at the ready-to-wear event. Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.
Who's Who Behind the Scenes at Shanghai Fashion Week
With its growing network of trade shows, showrooms and B2B events, China’s leading fashion week has produced an influential group of power brokers at the ready-to-wear event. Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.
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The Red Carpet's Other Race Problem
Blockbuster films with diverse casts, including Black Panther and Girls Trip, are creating new opportunities for stylists of colour as well. But behind the scenes, hidden barriers stand between black stylists and the A-list.
The Red Carpet's Other Race Problem
Blockbuster films with diverse casts, including Black Panther and Girls Trip, are creating new opportunities for stylists of colour as well. But behind the scenes, hidden barriers stand between black stylists and the A-list.
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How to Sell to Rich Kids
High-spending Gen-Z consumers are increasingly important to luxury retailers.
How to Sell to Rich Kids
High-spending Gen-Z consumers are increasingly important to luxury retailers.
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The BoF Podcast: Inside Lucinda Chambers’ Next Move
This week on BoF’s Inside Fashion podcast, Lucinda Chambers discusses styling, the #MeToo movement and her new label Colville.
The BoF Podcast: Inside Lucinda Chambers’ Next Move
This week on BoF’s Inside Fashion podcast, Lucinda Chambers discusses styling, the #MeToo movement and her new label Colville.
Luxury
Op-Ed | Whatever: How Fashion Lost Its Meaning
Fashion has entered a state of pure postmodernism where anything goes and nothing means anything anymore, argues Eugene Rabkin.
Op-Ed | Whatever: How Fashion Lost Its Meaning
Fashion has entered a state of pure postmodernism where anything goes and nothing means anything anymore, argues Eugene Rabkin.
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Learn How a Stylist Prepares for a Shoot
Ensuring your photoshoot is a success rests on these four factors.
Learn How a Stylist Prepares for a Shoot
Ensuring your photoshoot is a success rests on these four factors.
Media
Two Veteran American Vogue Editors Are Stepping Down
Fashion director Tonne Goodman and executive fashion editor Phyllis Posnick are reducing their roles, signalling a changing of the guard atop Condé Nast’s flagship fashion title.
Two Veteran American Vogue Editors Are Stepping Down
Fashion director Tonne Goodman and executive fashion editor Phyllis Posnick are reducing their roles, signalling a changing of the guard atop Condé Nast’s flagship fashion title.
The News in Brief
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.
Abercrombie & Fitch Forecasts Muted Annual Sales Amid Tariff Uncertainty
The retailer said it was accounting for the 15 percent tariff announced by US president Donald Trump after the Supreme Court struck down most of his earlier tariffs.