Jonathan Cohen Joins J. Mendel as Resident Designer
The New York-based designer is tasked with reviving the 156-year-old luxury fashion house, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2018.
Tech Mode
BoF’s news, features and reports editor goes deep on the most intriguing developments in AI and how this game-changing technology is reshaping the fashion industry.
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Is Fashion Stuck in Its Simulation Era?
A garment’s image has become more important than the garment itself, commentator Eugene Rabkin argues in a new book. While technology helped create this situation, it could also be part of the solution.
Is Fashion Stuck in Its Simulation Era?
A garment’s image has become more important than the garment itself, commentator Eugene Rabkin argues in a new book. While technology helped create this situation, it could also be part of the solution.
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AI Search Is Coming to Fashion Websites
Brands are embedding ChatGPT-like tools directly into their e-commerce sites, with AI platform Daydream spurring adoption as it opens up its technology to third parties.
AI Search Is Coming to Fashion Websites
Brands are embedding ChatGPT-like tools directly into their e-commerce sites, with AI platform Daydream spurring adoption as it opens up its technology to third parties.
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Can Meta Sell Smart Glasses Without Ray-Ban?
Generating demand for Meta’s new line of own-branded smart glasses may prove an uphill battle for the US tech giant. Plus, what social media bans mean for fashion and the generative search advertising boom.
Can Meta Sell Smart Glasses Without Ray-Ban?
Generating demand for Meta’s new line of own-branded smart glasses may prove an uphill battle for the US tech giant. Plus, what social media bans mean for fashion and the generative search advertising boom.
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AI Is Ushering in a New Era for Product Search
Google and Amazon are shaking up the way shoppers find and buy products online with new search experiences that centre on the capabilities of LLMs.
AI Is Ushering in a New Era for Product Search
Google and Amazon are shaking up the way shoppers find and buy products online with new search experiences that centre on the capabilities of LLMs.
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Why an H&M Alum Launched a Talent Company for AI Models
One of the minds behind H&M’s foray into using digital twins of human models has struck out on her own with a new company that’s pushing the idea even further.
Why an H&M Alum Launched a Talent Company for AI Models
One of the minds behind H&M’s foray into using digital twins of human models has struck out on her own with a new company that’s pushing the idea even further.
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Is AI Antithetical to Luxury?
The reaction to Prada’s unsettling new campaign reveals an emerging sentiment in online audiences who see AI and luxury as incompatible.
Is AI Antithetical to Luxury?
The reaction to Prada’s unsettling new campaign reveals an emerging sentiment in online audiences who see AI and luxury as incompatible.
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Why Fashion Doesn’t Talk About How It Uses AI
A new analysis suggests most big fashion and retail players are using AI, though many are still reluctant to speak about it publicly.
Why Fashion Doesn’t Talk About How It Uses AI
A new analysis suggests most big fashion and retail players are using AI, though many are still reluctant to speak about it publicly.
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TikTok’s New US Algorithm
The app’s new US owners are ‘retraining’ its recommendation algorithm, raising concerns about new biases, while social media companies are facing a landmark trial claiming they’re addictive by design.
TikTok’s New US Algorithm
The app’s new US owners are ‘retraining’ its recommendation algorithm, raising concerns about new biases, while social media companies are facing a landmark trial claiming they’re addictive by design.
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The Tech Trends That Will Change Fashion in 2026
A growing AI backlash, the advance of autonomous agents and new laws banning children and some teenagers from social media are just a sample of what this year has in store for fashion’s intersection with technology.
The Tech Trends That Will Change Fashion in 2026
A growing AI backlash, the advance of autonomous agents and new laws banning children and some teenagers from social media are just a sample of what this year has in store for fashion’s intersection with technology.
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AI’s Impact on Holiday Shopping
Traffic to US retailers from AI sources soared on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, while EssilorLuxottica’s wearables chief exited and Google introduced a hot new AI model.
AI’s Impact on Holiday Shopping
Traffic to US retailers from AI sources soared on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, while EssilorLuxottica’s wearables chief exited and Google introduced a hot new AI model.
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Aerie’s No-AI Promise
The intimates brand said it’s sticking to real people, breaking from the growing number of brands using AI for content, while OpenAI’s new checkout within ChatGPT and its Sora 2 video app are set to have implications for fashion businesses.
Aerie’s No-AI Promise
The intimates brand said it’s sticking to real people, breaking from the growing number of brands using AI for content, while OpenAI’s new checkout within ChatGPT and its Sora 2 video app are set to have implications for fashion businesses.
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What Will Become of TikTok’s Algorithm?
The video-sharing app — and one of fashion’s favourite marketing channels — may soon have new owners, while Meta and Ray-Ban reveal their new high-tech glasses and more brands turn to AI for marketing.
What Will Become of TikTok’s Algorithm?
The video-sharing app — and one of fashion’s favourite marketing channels — may soon have new owners, while Meta and Ray-Ban reveal their new high-tech glasses and more brands turn to AI for marketing.
The News in Brief
Signet Lifts View as Cautious Consumers Splurge on Jewellery
The Jared, Kay and Zales owner raised its outlook for the second time this year as demand for jewellery remains resilient even as shoppers pull back on spending elsewhere.
The CFDA Names Anthony Vaccarello International Designer of the Year, Unveils 2026 Award Nominees
Prize alum Rachel Scott of Diotima is nominated for Womenswear Designer of the Year again, while 2013 winners Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne of Public School are nominated for Menswear Designer of the Year.
European Luxury Stocks Face a Tough Second Half, HSBC Says
HSBC analysts downgraded LVMH and Burberry to hold as they said the second half of the year looks harder for soft luxury to navigate.
Richemont Promotes Johann Rupert’s Son in Succession Plan
The Swiss luxury group appointed Anton Rupert, 39, as non-executive co-deputy chairman in charge of creative and commercial direction, signaling a long-awaited succession plan for founder Johann Rupert is underway.
Zara Owner’s Sales Grow, But Profit Disappoints As Expenses Mount
Inditex’s sales growth accelerated at the start of the third quarter as it continued to outpace rivals, but rising depreciation charges ate into profits.
Theory Appoints James Kelly Global CEO
A veteran at Fast Retailing, Kelly previously held the role of US chief financial officer at the brand.
Nike Shareholders Reject Climate Proposal Backed by Norway Wealth Fund
The proposal urged more transparency about the company’s climate goals, including the disclosure of details on how the sportswear maker intends to achieve emissions-reduction targets.