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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Retail
For Lingerie Brands, Taking on Victoria's Secret Is Harder Than It Looks
The Sycamore Partners-backed lingerie brand may be losing relevance, but no successor in the highly competitive women's intimates market has emerged.
For Lingerie Brands, Taking on Victoria's Secret Is Harder Than It Looks
The Sycamore Partners-backed lingerie brand may be losing relevance, but no successor in the highly competitive women's intimates market has emerged.
Luxury
Coronavirus Shuts Down Italy's Fashion Capital
This week, everyone will be talking about the coronavirus epidemic, JW Anderson's expansion plans and Aerie's remarkable growth. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet here.
Coronavirus Shuts Down Italy's Fashion Capital
This week, everyone will be talking about the coronavirus epidemic, JW Anderson's expansion plans and Aerie's remarkable growth. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet here.
Luxury
All Eyes on Prada in Milan
This week, everyone will be talking about Prada rumours in Milan, the one-year anniversary of Karl Lagerfeld's death and a potential sale of Victoria's Secret. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
All Eyes on Prada in Milan
This week, everyone will be talking about Prada rumours in Milan, the one-year anniversary of Karl Lagerfeld's death and a potential sale of Victoria's Secret. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
Retail
Fashion's Multi-Billion Dollar Shapewear War
New brands are capitalising on the rise of body-positive narratives with size- and colour-inclusive shapewear. What does this mean for their waist-cinching predecessors?
Fashion's Multi-Billion Dollar Shapewear War
New brands are capitalising on the rise of body-positive narratives with size- and colour-inclusive shapewear. What does this mean for their waist-cinching predecessors?
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Beauty
Kylie Jenner Gives Ulta Beauty Some Gloss
This week, everyone will be talking about Ulta Beauty's first financial results since partnering with Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian, Versace and Chanel's pre-fall shows in New York and Victoria's Secret's controversial television special. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
Kylie Jenner Gives Ulta Beauty Some Gloss
This week, everyone will be talking about Ulta Beauty's first financial results since partnering with Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian, Versace and Chanel's pre-fall shows in New York and Victoria's Secret's controversial television special. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
News & Analysis
The Race to Replace Victoria’s Secret
The lingerie giant is more vulnerable than at any point in its history, with sales declining and mounting criticism of its marketing. American Eagle, Rihanna and a host of start-ups are positioning themselves as Victoria’s Secret’s body-positive, inclusive successors.
The Race to Replace Victoria’s Secret
The lingerie giant is more vulnerable than at any point in its history, with sales declining and mounting criticism of its marketing. American Eagle, Rihanna and a host of start-ups are positioning themselves as Victoria’s Secret’s body-positive, inclusive successors.
News & Analysis
How Victoria's Secret Can Save Itself
Here’s what the frustratingly out-of-touch lingerie label needs to do to reverse its cultural — and commercial — decline.
How Victoria's Secret Can Save Itself
Here’s what the frustratingly out-of-touch lingerie label needs to do to reverse its cultural — and commercial — decline.
Financial Markets
Will Farfetch's First Earnings Match the Hype?
This week, everyone will be talking about Farfetch's first financial results as a public company, the Victoria's Secret fashion show and the winner of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund's $400,000 prize. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
Will Farfetch's First Earnings Match the Hype?
This week, everyone will be talking about Farfetch's first financial results as a public company, the Victoria's Secret fashion show and the winner of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund's $400,000 prize. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
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Retail
Rihanna Takes on Aerie and Victoria's Secret
This week, everyone will be talking about Rihanna's Savage X Fenty show at New York Fashion Week, the new #BoF500, Zara's global e-commerce strategy and J.Crew's new look. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
Rihanna Takes on Aerie and Victoria's Secret
This week, everyone will be talking about Rihanna's Savage X Fenty show at New York Fashion Week, the new #BoF500, Zara's global e-commerce strategy and J.Crew's new look. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
News & Analysis
Victoria's Secret Pink CEO Steps Down
In addition to announcing Denise Landman's retirement, the lingerie retailer also cut its profit forecast, prompting L Brands Inc to fall in late trading.
Victoria's Secret Pink CEO Steps Down
In addition to announcing Denise Landman's retirement, the lingerie retailer also cut its profit forecast, prompting L Brands Inc to fall in late trading.
News & Analysis
Victoria's Secret Is Still Advertising to Women Like It's 1999
The brand's sales have dropped in each of the past six quarters, which coincides with the rise of online lingerie labels and changing sentiment about women.
Victoria's Secret Is Still Advertising to Women Like It's 1999
The brand's sales have dropped in each of the past six quarters, which coincides with the rise of online lingerie labels and changing sentiment about women.
Fashion Week
Why Victoria's Secret Is Waning
With its annual fashion show extravaganza, Victoria’s Secret has devised a powerful formula for uniting content and commerce. But its image is increasingly out of sync with consumers in the world's largest markets.
Why Victoria's Secret Is Waning
With its annual fashion show extravaganza, Victoria’s Secret has devised a powerful formula for uniting content and commerce. But its image is increasingly out of sync with consumers in the world's largest markets.
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.