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Inside Department Stores’ Plans to Bring Beauty Customers Back
During the 2024 holiday season, stores like Macy’s and Nordstrom will do more than display gift options. They’ll also offer a glimpse of what the counter of the future could look like.
The Secrets to Aritzia’s Explosive Growth, According to Its Superfans
The retailer’s idiosyncratic approach, from its price point to its fitting rooms, has allowed the chain to rapidly scale in recent years.
This Week: Fashion’s Stake in the US Election
The industry has mostly tried to stay out of a close, bitter race, while quietly preparing for a potential Trump victory.
Is Fashion Missing the Bigger Picture?
Imran Amed shares his perspectives on the precarious state of fashion — and the wider world — in the lead up to BoF VOICES 2024.
A Fashion Exec’s Guide to the UN’s Nature Summit
Efforts to protect and restore nature are becoming a more important part of the fashion industry’s climate conversation.
Mohamed Al Fayed’s Victims Call for Harrods Boycott
Former Harrods staff who were sexually abused by Mohamed Al Fayed are calling for a boycott of the luxury store after over 400 victims came forward.
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Can a Facialist Make You More Famous?
“Handcrafted design” is a luxury retail mantra. Hollywood facialist Georgia Louise has harnessed it for a beauty launch.
A First-Day Agenda for Estée Lauder’s New CEO
From cutting costs, rebuilding brand equity and right-sizing its exposure to volatile markets, incoming chief executive Stéphane de La Faverie has a lot to accomplish if he wants to reassure investors that the company’s best days are still to come.
How Marathons Became Fashion Shows
This year’s New York City Marathon will witness an unprecedented slew of fashion-related activations like branded run clubs, sneaker drops and even a beauty sponsorship as the industry goes all in on running culture.
How to Make Shoppable TV Work
Fashion brands are working with streaming platforms to create shoppable moments for viewers of hit shows like “Emily in Paris.” But they’re still figuring out how to do so without disrupting the watching experience.
KidSuper’s Colm Dillane Teams Up With the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets
The collaboration marks the first collection from the Nets’ new in-house label, Bero. For Dillane, a New York native, it needed to be more than another superficial logo swap.
Jacquemus Is Seeking a Minority Investor
French designer Simon Porte Jacquemus is looking for funding to keep opening stores amid a luxury market slowdown. ‘I value my independence… but I need to break the glass ceiling by finding the right partner,’ Jacquemus told French newspaper Le Figaro.