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As Omicron infections surge across fashion’s global capitals, brands face a now-familiar dilemma: should they steam ahead with in-person fashion week show plans amid rising health and safety concerns?
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As London Fashion Week kicks off, the UK’s chaotic exit from the European Union and painful policy shifts on retail are adding to the challenges created by the pandemic.
This strange season’s series of 'shows' made it clearer than ever: the value of New York Fashion Week is up for debate. While still important for some designers, others are opting out and not looking back.
The radical overhaul proposed by independent designers last year never gained traction, but the pandemic has been a catalyst for individual brands to shift the way they market and deliver collections.
From the impact of the war in the Middle East to the future of Saks to the Kering conundrum, Imran Amed shares his intel and insight from the trenches of the latest ‘fashion month.’
In a post-fashion month debrief, BoF founder Imran Amed and editor-at-large Tim Blanks assess how the biggest houses are bedding in under new creative leadership at Chanel, Gucci, Dior and more.
BoF’s editors pick the best shows from the Autumn/Winter 2026 fashion season.
Nadège Vanhée at Hermès, Nicolas Ghesquière at Louis Vuitton and Miuccia Prada at Miu Miu all engaged with the natural world this season. Plus, what to make of Pierpaolo Piccioli’s sophomore show for Balenciaga.
The Swedish fast-fashion retailer is one of a shrinking number of companies that’s still drawing attention to its emissions goals. Plus, a Shanghai Fashion Week preview.
Small fashion labels have always been shortchanged by their wholesale partners. A wave of high-profile bankruptcies has turned a structural injustice into an existential crisis. There is a better way to do business, writes Imran Amed.
Fashion’s enfant terrible is trading exclusivity for the mass market. Is it the ultimate fashion coup, or the final surrender of prestige?
Textile hubs are already feeling the cascading risks of the conflict in Iran as Washington ramps up forced labour probes to revive tariffs, while decarbonisation in fashion’s factories might finally have a standard to go off of.
