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Inside Tilt Beauty’s Mission to Break Accessibility Barriers
From founder storytelling to inclusive design, Tilt Beauty’s first year in business demonstrates how its core pillars of accessibility, playfulness and community can drive success in the beauty industry. Here, BoF sits down with founder Aerin Glazer.

Inside Tilt Beauty’s Mission to Break Accessibility Barriers
From founder storytelling to inclusive design, Tilt Beauty’s first year in business demonstrates how its core pillars of accessibility, playfulness and community can drive success in the beauty industry. Here, BoF sits down with founder Aerin Glazer.

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Follows Hugo Boss Bid With Offer for Accent Group
In his second takeover bid in a week, retail billionaire Ashley has offered to purchase the remainder of Frasers’ stake in an Australian footwear business for $223 million.

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Follows Hugo Boss Bid With Offer for Accent Group
In his second takeover bid in a week, retail billionaire Ashley has offered to purchase the remainder of Frasers’ stake in an Australian footwear business for $223 million.

US Supreme Court Rejects Macy’s Challenge Over Compensating Fired Strikers
Macy’s had attempted to roll back the National Labor Relations Board’s ability to order a company to compensate fired employees.

US Supreme Court Rejects Macy’s Challenge Over Compensating Fired Strikers
Macy’s had attempted to roll back the National Labor Relations Board’s ability to order a company to compensate fired employees.

Target Names Isaac Mizrahi Creative Director at Large
The appointment marks a homecoming for Mizrahi, who first collaborated with the retailer in 2003.

Target Names Isaac Mizrahi Creative Director at Large
The appointment marks a homecoming for Mizrahi, who first collaborated with the retailer in 2003.

Human Made Is Acquiring Undercover
The company founded by Japanese streetwear pioneer Nigo is set to purchase the brand of his longtime friend and fellow innovator, Jun Takahashi.

Human Made Is Acquiring Undercover
The company founded by Japanese streetwear pioneer Nigo is set to purchase the brand of his longtime friend and fellow innovator, Jun Takahashi.

Birkenstock Readies First Bond Deal in Five Years for Buybacks
The German footwear maker is seeking to replace existing debt and is set to raise €900 million from the sale, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

Birkenstock Readies First Bond Deal in Five Years for Buybacks
The German footwear maker is seeking to replace existing debt and is set to raise €900 million from the sale, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

Charlotte Tilbury Awarded CBE
The makeup artist and founder was among a small group of beauty entrepreneurs named in the King’s 2026 Birthday Honours, alongside the founders of the UK charity Beauty Banks.

Charlotte Tilbury Awarded CBE
The makeup artist and founder was among a small group of beauty entrepreneurs named in the King’s 2026 Birthday Honours, alongside the founders of the UK charity Beauty Banks.

Britain Announces Sweeping Social Media Ban for Under-16s
Prime minister Keir Starmer outlined measures against platforms including TikTok and Instagram, as well as gaming sites that allow strangers to communicate with children, with implications for fashion’s marketing playbook and the tween influencer economy.

Britain Announces Sweeping Social Media Ban for Under-16s
Prime minister Keir Starmer outlined measures against platforms including TikTok and Instagram, as well as gaming sites that allow strangers to communicate with children, with implications for fashion’s marketing playbook and the tween influencer economy.
The TikTok-Savvy Activewear Brands Stealing Market Share
A crop of small but emerging brands is capitalising on demand for novelty in the category, using TikTok-savvy marketing and a lifestyle-driven position to chip away at the dominance of established players like Lululemon.
The TikTok-Savvy Activewear Brands Stealing Market Share
A crop of small but emerging brands is capitalising on demand for novelty in the category, using TikTok-savvy marketing and a lifestyle-driven position to chip away at the dominance of established players like Lululemon.

How YSL Could Win the Designer Makeup Wars
The brand is a precious L’Oréal property as one of the few fashion labels to successfully sell cosmetics, but its future success depends on making the runway beauty category relevant again.

How YSL Could Win the Designer Makeup Wars
The brand is a precious L’Oréal property as one of the few fashion labels to successfully sell cosmetics, but its future success depends on making the runway beauty category relevant again.

The High-Profile Bets Kicking Off in Menswear
This season, new design direction for menswear takes shape at Celine, Givenchy and Lanvin. Plus, Simone Rocha hits the runway at Pitti Uomo, and a Milan outing for Thom Browne.

The High-Profile Bets Kicking Off in Menswear
This season, new design direction for menswear takes shape at Celine, Givenchy and Lanvin. Plus, Simone Rocha hits the runway at Pitti Uomo, and a Milan outing for Thom Browne.

Listen to the Defining Fashion Stories of the Week
You can now listen to a selection of the most important BoF articles of the week, while on the go. Discover the same our agenda-setting analysis and expert reporting, now available in audio.

Listen to the Defining Fashion Stories of the Week
You can now listen to a selection of the most important BoF articles of the week, while on the go. Discover the same our agenda-setting analysis and expert reporting, now available in audio.