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Marketing

Who Won Fashion’s Red Carpet Season of Change

Sunday night’s Oscars concluded an awards season that fashion’s biggest labels used to show off their new creative game. BoF breaks down what we learned about brands’ celebrity strategies.


Retail

Trump Signs Order to Combat Fraudulent ‘Made in America’ Labels, White House Says

The executive order directs ⁠the FTC chairman to prioritise enforcement of existing laws against sellers and manufacturers who ​falsely claim products are made in America.


Global Markets

Oil Market Set for Tumultuous Week as Kharg Attack Raises Stakes

Global oil markets face turmoil after a US attack on Iran's main export hub heightened risks to supply across the Middle East.


Luxury

The Oscars Close Red Carpet Season

The 98th Academy Awards, and Vanity Fair’s revamped after-party, bring luxury brands’ red-carpet strategies to a crescendo. Plus, Lululemon reports quarterly results with the CEO job still vacant.


Fashion Week

The Season That Was: Signals From Fashion’s Front Lines

From the impact of the war in the Middle East to the future of Saks to the Kering conundrum, Imran Amed shares his intel and insight from the trenches of the latest ‘fashion month.’


Luxury

Lanvin Deputy CEO Siddhartha Shukla Exits Brand

Owner Lanvin Group said it is ‘fully committed’ to the French label’s development under creative director Peter Copping, with CEO Andy Lew in charge of management.


Fashion Week

The BoF Podcast | The Designers and Brands That Defined the Season

In a post-fashion month debrief, BoF founder Imran Amed and editor-at-large Tim Blanks assess how the biggest houses are bedding in under new creative leadership at Chanel, Gucci, Dior and more.


Retail

Is Quince Really Worth $10 Billion?

From $50 cashmere to Dom Pérignon champagne, the everything store for the aspirationally bougie is outrunning the ghosts of DTC past.


News & Analysis

Industry Leaders Gather in Paris for Exclusive Beauty Insights from The Business of Beauty

Senior leaders from L’Oréal, LVMH, Sephora, Coty, Augustinus Bader, Clarins, Violette_Fr, Sunday Riley and more attended an intimate community breakfast in Paris on building brand resilience and relevance in a slowing economy.


Sports

Fashion Needs to Get Active in Women’s Sports

Women’s sports are booming and fashion is missing out, according to new analysis from Bank of America.


Beauty

Can Mikayla Nogueira Sell Fragrance, Too?

The beauty influencer is hoping her 20 million-strong following can cut through the category’s oversaturation with Only Sunshine, a tropical scent launched with indie brand Snif.


Fashion Week

The Top 10 Shows of the Season

BoF’s editors pick the best shows from the Autumn/Winter 2026 fashion season.