Spain’s Puig Shares Jump on Lauder Merger Talks
Shares of the Spanish beauty group surged around 16 percent on Tuesday, on track for their best trading day on record, after announcing they were in talks over a potential merger with Estée Lauder.
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Fashion Week
All Aboard at Tommy Hilfiger
Tommy Hilfiger took us on an old-fashioned, 1940s-inspired cruise, but the theme was too heavy an anchor
All Aboard at Tommy Hilfiger
Tommy Hilfiger took us on an old-fashioned, 1940s-inspired cruise, but the theme was too heavy an anchor
Fashion Week
Remembered: The Game-Changing Martin Margiela Show of 1989
As talk turns towards a future of consumer-facing fashion shows, we look back on the 1989 Martin Margiela presentation, which set a new paradigm for the fashion show as a public spectacle, in an oral history with contributions from Margiela’s closest collaborators and biggest supporters of the time, courtesy of The Gentlewoman.
Remembered: The Game-Changing Martin Margiela Show of 1989
As talk turns towards a future of consumer-facing fashion shows, we look back on the 1989 Martin Margiela presentation, which set a new paradigm for the fashion show as a public spectacle, in an oral history with contributions from Margiela’s closest collaborators and biggest supporters of the time, courtesy of The Gentlewoman.
Fashion Week
A Season Like No Other
Between Tommy Hilfiger's shift to direct-to-consumer shows and Kanye West's music-infused fashion spectacle for Yeezy 3, it's clear that the tectonics of the fashion system are shifting.
A Season Like No Other
Between Tommy Hilfiger's shift to direct-to-consumer shows and Kanye West's music-infused fashion spectacle for Yeezy 3, it's clear that the tectonics of the fashion system are shifting.
News & Analysis
BoF Exclusive | Tommy Hilfiger Embraces Direct-to-Consumer Shows
BoF can exclusively reveal that starting in September 2016, Tommy Hilfiger will stage 'multimedia broadcast' fashion shows targeting consumers, with full collections instantly available for sale via retail, e-commerce and wholesale channels.
BoF Exclusive | Tommy Hilfiger Embraces Direct-to-Consumer Shows
BoF can exclusively reveal that starting in September 2016, Tommy Hilfiger will stage 'multimedia broadcast' fashion shows targeting consumers, with full collections instantly available for sale via retail, e-commerce and wholesale channels.
Retail
Streamlining Collections, Paul Smith Reveals Own Fashion Calendar Fix
As the nature of his business changes, the British designer will merge his design teams and collapse his many diffusion lines into two collections comprising both men’s and womenswear, with four drops a year.
Streamlining Collections, Paul Smith Reveals Own Fashion Calendar Fix
As the nature of his business changes, the British designer will merge his design teams and collapse his many diffusion lines into two collections comprising both men’s and womenswear, with four drops a year.
News & Analysis
How to Fix the Fashion System
With designers departing historic houses and the rise of digital creating a culture of more, more, more, BoF editor at large Tim Blanks joins designer Erdem Moralioglu, blogger Susanna Lau, publicist Daniel Marks and editor JJ Martin to discuss the problems facing the industry and how to fix them.
How to Fix the Fashion System
With designers departing historic houses and the rise of digital creating a culture of more, more, more, BoF editor at large Tim Blanks joins designer Erdem Moralioglu, blogger Susanna Lau, publicist Daniel Marks and editor JJ Martin to discuss the problems facing the industry and how to fix them.
Fashion Week
Tommy Knows Best
Rather than relying on a novel theme, Tommy Hilfiger ransacked the archives.
Tommy Knows Best
Rather than relying on a novel theme, Tommy Hilfiger ransacked the archives.
Financial Markets
Calvin Klein’s Owner Gains After Annual Profit Exceeds Estimates
PVH Corp., the apparel company that owns the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands, gained as much as 8.1 percent after saying that 2015 profit came in at the high end of its projections.
Calvin Klein’s Owner Gains After Annual Profit Exceeds Estimates
PVH Corp., the apparel company that owns the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands, gained as much as 8.1 percent after saying that 2015 profit came in at the high end of its projections.
Workplace & Talent
Power Moves | Chiquet Exits Chanel, Wilhelmina Names CEO, Balbina Wong Retires
BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.
Power Moves | Chiquet Exits Chanel, Wilhelmina Names CEO, Balbina Wong Retires
BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.
Fashion Week
Couture's Melancholia
As ready-to-wear moves further upmarket, the culture of couture is fading away.
Couture's Melancholia
As ready-to-wear moves further upmarket, the culture of couture is fading away.
Fashion Week
The Storyteller is Back
John Galliano exhibits a natural affinity for Margiela's Artisanal collection.
The Storyteller is Back
John Galliano exhibits a natural affinity for Margiela's Artisanal collection.
Fashion Week
Fortuny’s Spirit
Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli burnished their own myth with an exquisite couture collection.
Fortuny’s Spirit
Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli burnished their own myth with an exquisite couture collection.
The News in Brief
Oil Slides, Stocks Climb on Trump’s Iran Reprieve
Oil prices tumbled by over 8 percent after Trump said the US was in talks with Tehran to end the US-Israeli war on Iran, a claim parliamentary speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf has denied.
Puig, Estée Lauder Companies Considering Merger
The Spanish owner of Byredo, Rabanne and Charlotte Tilbury and the American conglomerate confirmed on Monday that they are in discussions to combine their businesses.
Applied Nutrition Sinks as War Disruption Poses Growth Risk
The UK supplement maker's shares slumped the most since its 2024 IPO after warning of disruption from the conflict in the Middle East, its CEO told Bloomberg.
New Luxury Store Openings Rise in Europe, Cushman Data Shows
The continent’s leading luxury retail streets saw a 13 percent rise in new outlets last year, with fierce competition for prime locations, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
Garage Clothing Owner Rides Y2K Fashion to $5.3 Billion Fortune
Andrew Lutfy, CEO and majority owner of Groupe Dynamite, saw his net worth surge to $5.3 billion after a sharp rise in shares following the company’s 2024 IPO.
Danone Acquires Protein Drinks Maker Huel in €1 Billion Deal
Huel, which counts actor Idris Elba and TV presenter Jonathan Ross among its investors, has agreed to be acquired by the French consumer goods group in a deal worth about $1.2 billion.
Qatar Investment Authority Eyes 10% Stake in Golden Goose
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is preparing to buy a stake in Italian sneaker maker Golden Goose, Corriere della Sera reported Saturday.