Felix Capital Appoints Laurent Droin Partner
Droin was most recently a partner at Eurazeo, where he led investments in Gisou, Axel Arrigato and Ex Nihilo.
Entrepreneurship
Analysis and advice on new fashion ventures, including key lessons for entrepreneurs.
Governments Have Promised Small Business Loans. Getting Them Isn’t Easy.
On both sides of the Atlantic, programmes offering billions of dollars in government loans to small businesses have made for powerful headlines. But these loans, typically distributed by commercial banks, come with plenty of hurdles for those who need funding most.
Governments Have Promised Small Business Loans. Getting Them Isn’t Easy.
On both sides of the Atlantic, programmes offering billions of dollars in government loans to small businesses have made for powerful headlines. But these loans, typically distributed by commercial banks, come with plenty of hurdles for those who need funding most.
A Quick Guide to Financial Support for Small Fashion Businesses
BoF breaks down the emergency loans, grants and other measures designed to support small businesses suffering from the impact of coronavirus in key fashion markets.
A Quick Guide to Financial Support for Small Fashion Businesses
BoF breaks down the emergency loans, grants and other measures designed to support small businesses suffering from the impact of coronavirus in key fashion markets.
Is Silicon Valley’s Love Affair With Direct-to-Consumer Brands Over?
As direct-to-consumer product companies confront an unsustainable focus on top line growth, their backers too are shifting gears, opting to invest more cautiously and with tempered expectations.
Is Silicon Valley’s Love Affair With Direct-to-Consumer Brands Over?
As direct-to-consumer product companies confront an unsustainable focus on top line growth, their backers too are shifting gears, opting to invest more cautiously and with tempered expectations.
Why Tommy Hilfiger Is Still Standing
The all-American apparel retailer is facing more competition in more regions than ever before, but marketing stunts like see-now-buy-now runway shows continue to pay off. What's the secret?
Why Tommy Hilfiger Is Still Standing
The all-American apparel retailer is facing more competition in more regions than ever before, but marketing stunts like see-now-buy-now runway shows continue to pay off. What's the secret?
The Biggest Challenges Facing New Brands and How to Tackle Them
From financing to navigating a shifting retail market, a host of obstacles are standing between emerging designers and sustainable growth.
The Biggest Challenges Facing New Brands and How to Tackle Them
From financing to navigating a shifting retail market, a host of obstacles are standing between emerging designers and sustainable growth.
The BoF Podcast: Caroline de Maigret Rips Up Fashion’s Rulebook
The author and model speaks with BoF’s Editor-in-Chief Imran Amed about challenging beauty standards, working with Karl Lagerfeld and her new book ‘Older, But Better, But Older.’
The BoF Podcast: Caroline de Maigret Rips Up Fashion’s Rulebook
The author and model speaks with BoF’s Editor-in-Chief Imran Amed about challenging beauty standards, working with Karl Lagerfeld and her new book ‘Older, But Better, But Older.’
Zegna and Fear of God: What the Merger of Suiting and Streetwear Says About the Men’s Market
Ermenegildo Zegna’s Alessandro Sartori is teaming up with Fear of God’s Jerry Lorenzo on a collection that launches during Paris Fashion Week. Tim Blanks decodes the logic behind the collaboration and what it says about the state of menswear.
Zegna and Fear of God: What the Merger of Suiting and Streetwear Says About the Men’s Market
Ermenegildo Zegna’s Alessandro Sartori is teaming up with Fear of God’s Jerry Lorenzo on a collection that launches during Paris Fashion Week. Tim Blanks decodes the logic behind the collaboration and what it says about the state of menswear.
How Takahiro Miyashita Built a Cult Brand Without Compromising His Creative Vision
In a rare interview on the eve of his latest Paris catwalk show, the Japanese designer behind Number (N)ine discusses how he grew his second label, Takahiro Miyashita The Soloist, on his own terms.
How Takahiro Miyashita Built a Cult Brand Without Compromising His Creative Vision
In a rare interview on the eve of his latest Paris catwalk show, the Japanese designer behind Number (N)ine discusses how he grew his second label, Takahiro Miyashita The Soloist, on his own terms.
What Brands Can Learn From Away's PR Crisis
Away's muddled response to a critical article sparked a weeks-long scandal. Here's how brands can avoid making the same mistake.
What Brands Can Learn From Away's PR Crisis
Away's muddled response to a critical article sparked a weeks-long scandal. Here's how brands can avoid making the same mistake.
Hill House Home Ramps Up With Fashion and Baby Push
The direct-to-consumer lifestyle brand has secured its first financing round ahead of the launch of its baby vertical, months after branching into leisure apparel.
Hill House Home Ramps Up With Fashion and Baby Push
The direct-to-consumer lifestyle brand has secured its first financing round ahead of the launch of its baby vertical, months after branching into leisure apparel.
How an Uncool Menswear Brand Struck It Big
Untuckit, the boastfully unfashionable but wildly popular American menswear company, is one of the biggest brands to emerge from the fashion start-up scene in recent years.
How an Uncool Menswear Brand Struck It Big
Untuckit, the boastfully unfashionable but wildly popular American menswear company, is one of the biggest brands to emerge from the fashion start-up scene in recent years.
Lessons From a Failed Start-Up
Customisable footwear brand Shoes of Prey was a start-up success story with a reported $115 million in annual sales in 2017. Less than a year later it was over. The brand's founders have some tips to avoid repeating their mistakes.
Lessons From a Failed Start-Up
Customisable footwear brand Shoes of Prey was a start-up success story with a reported $115 million in annual sales in 2017. Less than a year later it was over. The brand's founders have some tips to avoid repeating their mistakes.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
Kwame Adusei and Diotima’s Rachel Scott Among Fashion Trust US 2025 Winners
The young grant programme brought together global fashion industry leaders and celebrities in Los Angeles to award emerging designers.
Actress Olivia Wilde Launches Consumer Investment Firm
The fund, Proximity Ventures, was formed in late 2024 with venture capitalist Neil Sirni and has already invested in supplement brand Pendulum Therapeutics.
Emerging Designer Platform The Folklore Raises $3.4 Million
The capital injection will strengthen the company’s earlier pivot from being an African designer e-commerce site to being a business-to-business venture helping emerging brands enter global retailers.
Fashion Trust US Announces Second Round of Winners
Creators including Batsheva, Harbison Studio and Don’t Let Disco were honoured by the US off-shoot of Fashion Trust Arabia, a non-profit that supports emerging designers.
Melitta Baumeister Wins CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund
The Council of Fashion Designers of America and Vogue presented New York-based German designer Melitta Baumeister, known for her innovative, often voluptuous silhouettes, with the 2023 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award.
CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Names Finalists
After awarding prizes to all finalists for the past two years, the initiative will revert to naming one winner and two runners-up
The Fashion Trust US Announces First Finalists for Awards
The non-profit, launched in November 2022 with the aim of discovering and funding young design talent, has named finalists for its inaugural awards in the ready-to-wear, jewellery, graduate, sustainability and inclusivity categories. Winners will be announced at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Mar. 21.