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Byoma Names Tara Loftis Global President and Chief Brand Officer
Loftis joins the UK skincare brand from Galderma, where she served as global brand president for the company’s dermatological portfolio.

2016’s Hottest Beauty Brands: Where Are They Now?
While social media is nostalgic for the year that birthed the cut crease and contouring, many of the brands that benefitted at the time are now behind the curve.

Opinion: Want That Bargain Rolex? Better Act Fast
After a prolonged slump, the secondary market for luxury watches is recovering, though it remains sensitive to economic instability, writes Andrea Felsted.

LVMH Investors Demand Clarity on Bernard Arnault Succession Plan
Shareholders of the French conglomerate are expressing growing concern over the lack of transparency regarding Bernard Arnault’s plan for succession.

How to Navigate the Workplace After a Restructuring
BoF sits down with career coaches to explore how fashion and beauty professionals should navigate the workplace following lay-offs or redundancies as the remaining workforce.

Lululemon Is Hiring on BoF Careers
Check out this week’s new partner and job openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion and beauty talent.

Pat McGrath Labs Files for Bankruptcy
The embattled cosmetics label has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to filings, and cancelled its asset sale scheduled for Tuesday.

Fashion Enters Its Wellbeing Era
Fashion brands are opening wellbeing-adjacent 'third spaces' and seeking other opportunities to integrate wellness as shoppers devote more spending to their health, according to the BoF-McKinsey State of Fashion 2026.

The Top 10 Contemporary and Accessible Luxury Fashion Brands Leading Customer Engagement
BoF Insights’ Brand Pulse tracking tool reveals how the industry’s top-performing contemporary and accessible luxury brands cultivated loyal online communities through sharp digital engagement strategies.

Exclusive: How Jonathan Anderson Is ‘Rebooting’ Couture at Dior
In a global exclusive interview ahead of his debut couture show, the designer tells Imran Amed how he is revamping couture at the storied French house by expanding the brand’s top-end offering — with everything from jewellery made from meteorites to upcycled handbags in 18th-century fabrics — and inviting the wider public into fashion’s most rarefied world.

Knowledge Report | Building Brand Resonance With Gulf Consumers
This report, in partnership with Snap Inc. in MENA, explores how global and regional fashion and beauty brands can most authentically and effectively tap into the expansive, multicultural communities across the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Fashion’s Quest For Clarity
During the second half of men’s fashion week in Paris, a handful of designers delivered clear messages, but they were the exception, reports Angelo Flaccavento.