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.
Luxury
How rapid change is reshaping the tradition-soaked luxury sector in Europe and beyond.
Is Fashion Stuck in the Past?
This season, new designers at Chanel, Dior, Gucci, Balenciaga and more turned to the archives to illuminate a way forward — with varying degrees of success, Laurence Benaïm writes.
Is Fashion Stuck in the Past?
This season, new designers at Chanel, Dior, Gucci, Balenciaga and more turned to the archives to illuminate a way forward — with varying degrees of success, Laurence Benaïm writes.
TAG Heuer and New Balance Team Up on a High-End Collaboration
The companies are releasing a co-branded smartwatch and running shoe as they look to burnish their high-performance credentials.
TAG Heuer and New Balance Team Up on a High-End Collaboration
The companies are releasing a co-branded smartwatch and running shoe as they look to burnish their high-performance credentials.
Inside a Luxury Whisky Brand’s Strategic Fashion Play
Johnnie Walker Vault has teamed up with French fashion designer Olivier Rousteing on a limited-edition Scotch whisky and flask — the second instalment of the collaboration. Here, BoF learns more about its strategic move to meet luxury consumer expectations through creative partnerships and experiential activations.
Inside a Luxury Whisky Brand’s Strategic Fashion Play
Johnnie Walker Vault has teamed up with French fashion designer Olivier Rousteing on a limited-edition Scotch whisky and flask — the second instalment of the collaboration. Here, BoF learns more about its strategic move to meet luxury consumer expectations through creative partnerships and experiential activations.
Exclusive: Matthieu Blazy’s Vision for Chanel, Revealed
With the season’s hottest debut, Blazy is charting new territory for Chanel — and fashion itself — fuelled by new insights into Gabrielle Chanel’s own creative process, the designer tells Tim Blanks in an in-depth global exclusive interview.
Exclusive: Matthieu Blazy’s Vision for Chanel, Revealed
With the season’s hottest debut, Blazy is charting new territory for Chanel — and fashion itself — fuelled by new insights into Gabrielle Chanel’s own creative process, the designer tells Tim Blanks in an in-depth global exclusive interview.
Gucci’s Demna Debut Boosting Store Traffic
The brand has successfully harnessed the designer’s buzzy Milan fashion week presentation to draw shoppers back to its stores in the key US market, after years of lackluster sales, data shows.
Gucci’s Demna Debut Boosting Store Traffic
The brand has successfully harnessed the designer’s buzzy Milan fashion week presentation to draw shoppers back to its stores in the key US market, after years of lackluster sales, data shows.
The Winners of the Phoebe Philo Bag Revival
Handbags Philo designed during her tenures at Chloé and Celine have recently been revived at both luxury houses, to the benefit of the brands and resellers, but not necessarily Philo herself.
The Winners of the Phoebe Philo Bag Revival
Handbags Philo designed during her tenures at Chloé and Celine have recently been revived at both luxury houses, to the benefit of the brands and resellers, but not necessarily Philo herself.
Yohji Yamamoto: ‘The Fashion Business Is Disappearing’
The 82-year-old punk poet anti-hero of fashion has grown a brand that now generates more than $200 million a year, but there is plenty he is angry about as he prepares his label for the future.
Yohji Yamamoto: ‘The Fashion Business Is Disappearing’
The 82-year-old punk poet anti-hero of fashion has grown a brand that now generates more than $200 million a year, but there is plenty he is angry about as he prepares his label for the future.
Kiki McDonough on Changing How Women Buy and Wear Jewellery | The BoF Podcast
Imran Amed sits down with British jeweller Kiki McDonough to reflect on resilience through recessions and a pandemic, the enduring appeal of coloured gemstones, and why jewellery’s longevity and everyday joy set it apart in a challenged luxury sector.
Kiki McDonough on Changing How Women Buy and Wear Jewellery | The BoF Podcast
Imran Amed sits down with British jeweller Kiki McDonough to reflect on resilience through recessions and a pandemic, the enduring appeal of coloured gemstones, and why jewellery’s longevity and everyday joy set it apart in a challenged luxury sector.
Brunello Cucinelli Seeks to Reassure Investors After Short Seller Accusations
The Italian cashmere label rejected allegations that it misled investors about its Russian business and discounting practices and confirmed it’s on target to grow sales 10 percent this year.
Brunello Cucinelli Seeks to Reassure Investors After Short Seller Accusations
The Italian cashmere label rejected allegations that it misled investors about its Russian business and discounting practices and confirmed it’s on target to grow sales 10 percent this year.
Swiss Offer Trump Sweetener on Gold to Get Better Tariff Deal
Switzerland has offered to invest in the US gold-refining industry, as part of its efforts to persuade the Trump administration to lower the 39 percent import tariff imposed last month.
Swiss Offer Trump Sweetener on Gold to Get Better Tariff Deal
Switzerland has offered to invest in the US gold-refining industry, as part of its efforts to persuade the Trump administration to lower the 39 percent import tariff imposed last month.
Silvia Venturini Fendi Steps Down as Creative Director
The designer will become honorary president of the Roman fur and leather goods house, said owner LVMH. A new creative configuration will be announced in ‘due time.’
Silvia Venturini Fendi Steps Down as Creative Director
The designer will become honorary president of the Roman fur and leather goods house, said owner LVMH. A new creative configuration will be announced in ‘due time.’
Fashion’s Age of Uncertainty
Key business leaders had little to be optimistic about this week in Milan, though strong debuts at Gucci and Jil Sander delivered the creative energy the industry is banking on to help power a turnaround, writes Imran Amed.
Fashion’s Age of Uncertainty
Key business leaders had little to be optimistic about this week in Milan, though strong debuts at Gucci and Jil Sander delivered the creative energy the industry is banking on to help power a turnaround, writes Imran Amed.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
Rolex Enthusiasts Get Kalshi Contracts to Bet on Watch Prices
The contracts allow users to trade on outcomes such as whether an item will surpass a price threshold or predict whether a brand will launch a new model.
Giambattista Valli Again Cancels Paris Fashion Show
Following a last-minute withdrawal from the couture calendar in January, the label, which is majority-owned by Pinault family investment fund Artémis, cancelled a runway outing scheduled for March 6.
Arnault Tightens Grip on LVMH as His Stake Crosses the 50% Mark
Now the Arnault family also has over 65 percent of LVMH’s voting rights.
Zadig & Voltaire Names Dan Sablon Creative Director
Sablon, who serves as Vogue France’s cultural director-at-large, will show his first collection for the French fashion label in March during Paris Fashion Week.
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.
Swiss Watch Exports Resume Slump as US Rebound Proves Short Lived
Exports fell 3.6 percent in January, led by a decline in the most expensive precious metal watches and a slump in the US market.
Cucinelli Says It Resumed Shipments to Saks at End of January
Executive chairman Brunello Cucinelli said the company has seen no financial hit in 2026 from the luxury retailer’s bankruptcy.