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Marco Bizzarri Gives Address With Advice for Fashion’s Next Generation
The former Gucci CEO emphasised the importance of finding the right people and talent while accepting an honorary degree from the University for the Creative Arts.
Inside South Korea’s Cosmetic Tourism Boom
Korea’s medical tourism sector is thriving — but strict defamation laws, cultural differences and nationwide doctors’ strikes present unique challenges to foreigners seeking medical and aesthetic treatments in the global beauty capital.
How Beiersdorf Spots Opportunities Amid Beauty’s Slowdown
Beiersdorf chief executive Vincent Warnery explains how the company is offsetting China and US headwinds through new product launches, hero ingredients and expansion into fast-growing markets for The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2.
Exclusive: ‘Love’ Magazine Relaunches Under New Creative Direction
Convoy co-founders Juan Costa Paz and Nordine Benotmane are relaunching the magazine’s biannual issues along with special editions, events and merch in an aim to recapture the franchise spirit of its popular advent calendars.
Exclusive: Everlane’s New CEO Gets Real About Its Ambitions
In his first in-depth interview about his role at the helm of the 14-year-old DTC brand, Alfred Chang discusses introducing new design motifs, battling Quince and the company’s prolonged return to sales growth.
At Modern Meadow, Biofabricating a Sustainable Leather Alternative
With sustainability regulations tightening and deadlines for manufacturing reforms approaching, bio-design firm Modern Meadow is optimising for the shift towards responsible sourcing. BoF sits down with its chief executive officer, David Williamson, to discuss how the company’s biofabrication technologies can supplement the leather industry.
Recovering Giorgio Armani Says He Will Be Back in September
The statement was released on the Italian designer’s 91st birthday.
Zara Billionaire Ortega Buys Hotel in Paris for $113 Million
Hotel Banke is the Inditex founder’s second Parisian property acquisition in the past year.
Louis Vuitton UK Says Hackers Have Stolen Some Customer Data
This is the third cyberattack against LVMH in recent months, following data breaches in Louis Vuitton Korea and Christian Dior Couture.
This Week: Can Richemont Keep the Jewellery Boom Going?
The Swiss owner of Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and other brands has avoided the luxury slump. Sluggish watch sales and local competition in China threaten to spoil the party.
Fashion’s Creative Revival Is Finally Here
Michael Rider’s debut at Celine, Glenn Martens’ first Margiela couture show and Jonathan Anderson’s reinvention of his own brand were among the signs in Paris that luxury is ready to open a new creative chapter, writes Imran Amed.
The BoF Podcast | In Paris, Hellos, Goodbyes and Waiting For Creative Change
Tim Blanks and Imran Amed share their highlights and takeaways as Jonathan Anderson takes Dior into a new era, Demna closes his Balenciaga chapter and luxury brands face a value proposition reckoning.