Exclusive: Deciem to Relaunch The Chemistry Brand
The Estée Lauder-owned beauty company and The Ordinary parent will relaunch one of its original brands as it moves to rekindle its reputation for incubation.
leadership
Luxury
Armani Names Deputy Managing Director and Long-time Giorgio Armani Ally as CEO
Giuseppe Marsocci, who has been with Armani for 23 years, takes over as the company searches for a buyer.
Armani Names Deputy Managing Director and Long-time Giorgio Armani Ally as CEO
Giuseppe Marsocci, who has been with Armani for 23 years, takes over as the company searches for a buyer.
Technology
RTFKT Co-Founder Has Died
Benoît Pagotto, who co-founded the virtual fashion platform RTFKT that Nike acquired in 2021 and shuttered last year, passed away earlier this month, friends and associates confirmed.
RTFKT Co-Founder Has Died
Benoît Pagotto, who co-founded the virtual fashion platform RTFKT that Nike acquired in 2021 and shuttered last year, passed away earlier this month, friends and associates confirmed.
Retail
Can Kim Kardashian Conquer Activewear?
The multi-hyphenate mogul is pushing into the activewear category with NikeSkims, a high-profile partnership that will test her brand-building power on an even bigger stage.
Can Kim Kardashian Conquer Activewear?
The multi-hyphenate mogul is pushing into the activewear category with NikeSkims, a high-profile partnership that will test her brand-building power on an even bigger stage.
Luxury
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.
Beauty
Why Beauty Companies Keep Cutting Their Portfolios
As shoppers and investors alike tighten their purse strings, a renewed focus on proven, lasting brands and categories is thinning the herd.
Why Beauty Companies Keep Cutting Their Portfolios
As shoppers and investors alike tighten their purse strings, a renewed focus on proven, lasting brands and categories is thinning the herd.
Luxury
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.
News & Analysis
Introducing The BoF 500 Class of 2025
Our newest BoF 500 members have demonstrated leadership, creativity, innovation and impact amid a fashion industry in a state of flux.
Introducing The BoF 500 Class of 2025
Our newest BoF 500 members have demonstrated leadership, creativity, innovation and impact amid a fashion industry in a state of flux.
Luxury
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.’
Technology
The Tech Fashion Darling Accused of Swindling Investors Out of $300 Million
CaaStle pulled off one of the biggest financial heists in recent tech history, according to the SEC and DOJ. The company’s embattled CEO says there’s more to the story.
The Tech Fashion Darling Accused of Swindling Investors Out of $300 Million
CaaStle pulled off one of the biggest financial heists in recent tech history, according to the SEC and DOJ. The company’s embattled CEO says there’s more to the story.
Luxury
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.
Luxury
What Is Armani Group Worth? It’s Complicated
Giorgio Armani’s will stipulated that 15 percent of the company he founded must be sold by early 2027, but putting a price tag on the group is an inexact science.
What Is Armani Group Worth? It’s Complicated
Giorgio Armani’s will stipulated that 15 percent of the company he founded must be sold by early 2027, but putting a price tag on the group is an inexact science.
Retail
Exclusive: The Inside Story of Carhartt WIP’s Fashion Ascent
In his first interview since taking over as CEO, Wilfried Atzert opens up about his rise from the shop floor to the top job, and his plans to grow the brand without losing its underground credibility.
Exclusive: The Inside Story of Carhartt WIP’s Fashion Ascent
In his first interview since taking over as CEO, Wilfried Atzert opens up about his rise from the shop floor to the top job, and his plans to grow the brand without losing its underground credibility.
The News in Brief
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.
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.