De Beers Makes Sweeping Cuts to Its Elite Diamond-Buying Club
The diamond company produced less than 22 million carats last year, down from almost 35 million in 2022.
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Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Versace, Haute Couture Autumn 1997
On July 6, 1997, Gianni Versace showed his new Haute Couture collection at the Ritz in Paris. Nine days later, he was shot dead. The tragic irony was that, even without the events of a week later, Versace’s show felt significant, like we were seeing a bold new direction in the career of a designer who had already reshaped fashion in the 90s.
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Versace, Haute Couture Autumn 1997
On July 6, 1997, Gianni Versace showed his new Haute Couture collection at the Ritz in Paris. Nine days later, he was shot dead. The tragic irony was that, even without the events of a week later, Versace’s show felt significant, like we were seeing a bold new direction in the career of a designer who had already reshaped fashion in the 90s.
Fashion Week
How Sunnei Bucked the Fashion System
Now, there are great expectations for Milan based designers Simone Rizzo and Loris Messina, finds Tim Blanks.
How Sunnei Bucked the Fashion System
Now, there are great expectations for Milan based designers Simone Rizzo and Loris Messina, finds Tim Blanks.
Luxury
Where Does Burberry Go From Here?
This week, everyone will be talking about Burberry's first financial results since the lockdowns and the first major live fashion show in months. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
Where Does Burberry Go From Here?
This week, everyone will be talking about Burberry's first financial results since the lockdowns and the first major live fashion show in months. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
Fashion Week
Hellfire and Humility: How the Pandemic Changed Rick Owens
‘I love a bombastic show, but do I really want to be that guy forever?’ Rick Owens talks to Tim Blanks about Men’s Spring/Summer 2021, recontextualizing the past, the subtlety of craft and distilling runway excess for the everyday.
Hellfire and Humility: How the Pandemic Changed Rick Owens
‘I love a bombastic show, but do I really want to be that guy forever?’ Rick Owens talks to Tim Blanks about Men’s Spring/Summer 2021, recontextualizing the past, the subtlety of craft and distilling runway excess for the everyday.
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Dries Van Noten, Spring/Summer 2005
The Belgian designer’s golden anniversary outing underscored the ineffable balance of emotion, intelligence and extravagance that distinguishes his shows.
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Dries Van Noten, Spring/Summer 2005
The Belgian designer’s golden anniversary outing underscored the ineffable balance of emotion, intelligence and extravagance that distinguishes his shows.
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Yves Saint Laurent, Haute Couture Spring 1988
BoF’s Editor-at-Large revisits his top fashion shows of all time, starting with the first Paris presentation he ever covered, back in the go-go Eighties.
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Yves Saint Laurent, Haute Couture Spring 1988
BoF’s Editor-at-Large revisits his top fashion shows of all time, starting with the first Paris presentation he ever covered, back in the go-go Eighties.
Fashion Week
The Death of Fashion Shows? Not So Fast.
‘I come to praise shows, not to bury them,’ writes Tim Blanks as he kicks off a journey through his top fashion shows of all-time.
The Death of Fashion Shows? Not So Fast.
‘I come to praise shows, not to bury them,’ writes Tim Blanks as he kicks off a journey through his top fashion shows of all-time.
Luxury
Why Chanel Doesn’t Want to Change the Fashion System
The French luxury titan is doubling down on six shows per year and the Cruise extravaganzas pioneered by Karl Lagerfeld. Chanel’s Bruno Pavlovsky lays out the logic to Tim Blanks.
Why Chanel Doesn’t Want to Change the Fashion System
The French luxury titan is doubling down on six shows per year and the Cruise extravaganzas pioneered by Karl Lagerfeld. Chanel’s Bruno Pavlovsky lays out the logic to Tim Blanks.
Marketing
Instagram Hustles to Become Global Hub for Digital Fashion Shows
The platform’s fashion team, led by Vice President of Fashion Partnerships Eva Chen, released a guide for presenting collections digitally as brands grapple with how to translate the runway online. Will it give Instagram a leg up against hungry competitors?
Instagram Hustles to Become Global Hub for Digital Fashion Shows
The platform’s fashion team, led by Vice President of Fashion Partnerships Eva Chen, released a guide for presenting collections digitally as brands grapple with how to translate the runway online. Will it give Instagram a leg up against hungry competitors?
Luxury
A.P.C.’s Jean Touitou: ‘I’m Ready for a War’
The French designer talks to Tim Blanks about how he’s navigating the crisis and why the coronavirus can’t kill fashion.
A.P.C.’s Jean Touitou: ‘I’m Ready for a War’
The French designer talks to Tim Blanks about how he’s navigating the crisis and why the coronavirus can’t kill fashion.
Fashion Week
Missoni's Linear Precision
It’s a testament to the Missoni magic that, after all these decades, its design signature is so adaptable.
Missoni's Linear Precision
It’s a testament to the Missoni magic that, after all these decades, its design signature is so adaptable.
Fashion Week
We Need to Rethink Fashion Month Altogether
Uncontrollable forces made the fashion industry shift the way it operates this past month, offering a moment to contemplate some bold changes.
We Need to Rethink Fashion Month Altogether
Uncontrollable forces made the fashion industry shift the way it operates this past month, offering a moment to contemplate some bold changes.
The News in Brief
L’Oréal India in Talks to Acquire Beauty Company Innovist
L’Oréal is in advanced talks to acquire a majority stake in Bare Anatomy parent Innovist sources told The Economic Times India.
Zegna Chairman Says War Has Clouded Visibility of Demand in Middle East
The Italian fashion house cautioned the war is reducing visibility on demand in the Middle East, which accounts for 7 percent of its sales, though all stores are currently open in the region.
Glossier Appoints New CMO
Nicole Solorzano, who joins from Ouai, is the Millennial beauty brand’s latest hire.
Macy’s CEO Points to E-Shaped Economy, Signalling Consumer Shift
The mention of a forked economy by the head of America’s largest department store signals a heightened wariness that middle-income Americans will continue to spend at the same pace.
France’s Bid to Suspend Shein’s Marketplace Rejected by Appeals Court
The decision from Paris’ Court of Appeal marked a win for the fast-fashion giant after a scandal over sex dolls resembling children for sale on its site.
Coty Announces Board Revamp
The embattled Covergirl owner has appointed five new independent directors amidst a wider leadership and company shakeup.
Zimmermann Names Roberto Eggs CEO
The Moncler Group executive will succeed longtime CEO Chris Olliver, who is staying on as executive chairman.