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Antony Price: The Greatest Designer You May Never Have Heard Of
The late Price was often overlooked, but his work for Roxy Music helped to create one of the great before-and-after stylistic schisms in the history of popular music and power a new wave in fashion, writes Tim Blanks.
The Debrief | The Sneaker of the Year 2025
BoF’s Brian Baskin and Sheena Butler-Young sit down with Mike Sykes to unpack the elusive 2025 sneaker of the year.
Big Marketing Push by Nike Is Unlikely to Boost Earnings Just Yet
The sportswear giant is expected to report that net profit fell for the sixth straight quarter in the three months ended Nov. 30, more than halving to $562.35 million.
Break Out Your Brushes, Eyeshadow Is Back
The sleepy category is waking up after years of ‘clean girl’ minimalism caused a sales slump.
Indie Perfume Brand Maison Crivelli Expands Africa Presence
The fine French perfume house, known for its premium scents including Hibiscus Mahajád and Tuberose Astrale, is targeting dynamic countries like Nigeria and Ghana.
Matches to Relaunch Under New Owners
The e-tailer and its in-house fashion label, Raey, are set to return next year with a new business model after its IP was acquired by Mario Maher and Joe Wilkinson’s newly formed Hulcan group.
Temu-Owner PDD Fires Dozens of Workers After Fistfight With China Officials
The e-commerce company fired its government relations team in Shanghai after a physical altercation between employees and Chinese regulators who were investigating reports of fraudulent deliveries.
Exclusive: Helmut Lang on Helmut Lang
The elusive arch-minimalist and master brand builder was never a man of many words. In a rare moment of candour, he talks to BoF's Tim Blanks about his career in fashion and his first and only retrospective.
Opinion: China Is Now an Outdoors Nation
The outdoor trend is a bright spot in an otherwise challenging market that should have legs well into the new year, argues Juliana Liu.
Hermès Heir of Missing-Shares Fame Sets Up Paris Investment Firm
Nicolas Puech, a fifth-generation descendant of the founder of Hermès International SCA, established the company called Ferret last month.
How Arab Jewellery Designers Took Local Heritage Global
Backed by a deep history in the jewellery trade, a new generation of Arab designers are taking the region’s craftsmanship global while many heritage jewellery houses are re-inventing themselves and gaining greater prominence.
US Apparel Sales Stagnated in October as Overall Spending Slowed
Lower-income households began pulling back on travel and clothing expenses.