New York Fashion Week 2023 02
The carpets have been rolled up and the racks of clothes have disappeared, leaving only a few stray feathers and sequins behind, but some New York Fashion Week guests may still be…
Dior launches anti-ageing LED mask, designed with French company Lucibel
Dior has officially teamed up with French LED technology specialist Lucibel, which designs, manufactures and markets lighting solutions. Their partnership began in July 2022 around a futuristic-looking anti-ageing mask. LED…
Christian Dior to show in Mumbai on March 30
After taking its cruise collection to Marrakech, Athens and Seville, Christian Dior is heading to India. On March 30, creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri will show her pre-collection of women’s…
Michael Kors relaunches the Astor handbag
Michael Kors announced on Tuesday the relaunch of its iconic heritage handbag: the Astor. Michael Kors relaunches the Astor Handbag. – Michael Kors The Astor was first introduced in 2004…
UK debut for Australian slow fashion label MNK Atelier
Australia’s MNK Atelier — a brand new slow fashion brand — is set to debut on 22 March with a launch in its domestic market and internationally — but with…
Designer Brands clocks fourth-quarter sales dip, but annual sales still up
Designer Brands announced on Thursday net sales for the year 2022 increased 3.7% to $3.3 billion, with comparable sales up 4.4%, withstanding a single-digit decline in the fourth quarter ended January 28. Hush…
L’Oreal, Permira Among Firms Competing for Aesop Stake
L’Oreal SA and Permira are among suitors competing for a stake in high-end cosmetics brand Aesop, people with knowledge of the matter said.
LUXURY Giorgio Armani: Lion in Winter succession plan
Fashion’s most successful designer is finally in touch with his tender side after a career driven by perpetual dissatisfaction. In an exclusive interview, he looks back on his life and addresses the mysteries of his succession plan.
Brands wholesaler Is Reshaping Online Luxury handbags watches high heels shoes
LUXURY The Pivot to E-Concessions Is Reshaping Online Luxury As top luxury brands pull back from wholesale, e-tailers are adding online concession to their business models rather than losing access to Gucci loafers and Balenciaga hoodies.
Gucci Wanted a Change — Gucci’s move Alessandro Michele
The market is still digesting Gucci’s move to part ways with Alessandro Michele. A slowdown at Kering’s flagship brand was complicating the company’s wider ambitions, but change comes with risk as well as potential reward.
Inside the $7 Billion Christian Dior Phenomenon Case
How did a 75-year-old brand Christian Dior triple its revenues in just four years? By overhauling its commercial offer, racing into e-commerce and investing in spectacular flagships, Christian Dior Couture has radically accelerated its business, transforming itself into “a homegrown Chanel challenger within LVMH.”
2022 and New Year 2023 for luxury brand suppliers and wholesale retailers
luxury’s post-Covid rebound accelerated. Explore in-depth features and analysis about how brands and retailers are cultivating loyalty from top-spending clients, balancing runway dreams with smart pricing, and evolving their business models in the face of fierce competition.
How Brands and Retailers Are Shaping the Resale Experience
Discover how fashion companies are effectively entering or elevating their presence in the fashion resale space, with key insights from branded recommerce solutions company Trove’s inaugural report, ‘Brand Resale Index 2023,’ and BoF’s own content.
London Fears Losing Luxury brands products to Paris and Milan
With the UK no longer offering tax breaks to international shoppers, customers are instead flocking to Paris and Milan.
Scientists: Largest US reservoirs moving in right direction
ADVERTISEMENT Parts of California are under water, the Rocky Mountains are bracing for more snow, flood warnings are in place in Nevada, and water is being released from some Arizona…
Northeast digs out from winter storm, faces power outages
1 of 24 Central Maine Power Co. lineman John Baril works to restore electricity, Wednesday, March 15, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. A late-winter storm dumped heavy, wet snow on parts…
Texas drove out Chinese firm, not the wind farm it planned
1 of 23 A paddler floats along the Devil's River, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, near Del Rio, Texas. Some landowners along the Devil's River argue that proposed wind turbines would…
Honduras will seek ties with China, spurning Taiwan
1 of 3 Honduras' President Xiomara Castro waves during the swearing-in ceremony for Colombia's President Gustavo Petro in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. Castro announced on Tuesday, March 14,…
Putin hosts Assad, expected to focus on rebuilding Syria
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, visiting Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, and Mikhail Bogdanov, right, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia and Special…
Musk brought internet to Brazil’s Amazon: Criminals love it
1 of 6 In this image provided by IBAMA, Brazil's Environmental Agency, Elon Musk's Starlink, providing a high-speed connection in Brazil's Amazon remote places, is visible, bottom right, in the…