Thom Bettridge to Step Down as I-D Editor in Chief
Global editorial director Steff Yotka will succeed Bettridge, who is leaving to focus on his creative studio Content World.
Opinions
Financial Markets
Luxury Ends 2020 on a Positive Note
The SLI ended both the month and the year in positive territory, virtually against all odds given the impossibly unpredictable trading environment.
Luxury Ends 2020 on a Positive Note
The SLI ended both the month and the year in positive territory, virtually against all odds given the impossibly unpredictable trading environment.
Retail
You Can’t Predict the Future of Retail, but You Can Prepare for It
In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, ‘Resurrecting Retail: The Future of Business in a Post-Pandemic World,’ Doug Stephens outlines the common pitfalls to which business leaders fall victim when tasked with devising strategies for the future.
You Can’t Predict the Future of Retail, but You Can Prepare for It
In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, ‘Resurrecting Retail: The Future of Business in a Post-Pandemic World,’ Doug Stephens outlines the common pitfalls to which business leaders fall victim when tasked with devising strategies for the future.
Sustainability
A More Circular Fashion Industry Will Require a Collective Effort
As consumers become more engaged with sustainability issues, circularity could be the key that unlocks the door to a more sustainable future.
A More Circular Fashion Industry Will Require a Collective Effort
As consumers become more engaged with sustainability issues, circularity could be the key that unlocks the door to a more sustainable future.
Workplace & Talent
Op-Ed | How to Fight Anti-Black Racism in Fashion Schools
At the fashion school where I am chair, I learned firsthand how fashion education undermined Black students. Here’s what we’re doing about it.
Op-Ed | How to Fight Anti-Black Racism in Fashion Schools
At the fashion school where I am chair, I learned firsthand how fashion education undermined Black students. Here’s what we’re doing about it.
Media
Post Corona: From the Brand Age to the Product Age
The primacy of brand is giving way to the primacy of product as the internet rewires media and business, argues Scott Galloway in an exclusive excerpt from his latest book, ‘Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity.’
Post Corona: From the Brand Age to the Product Age
The primacy of brand is giving way to the primacy of product as the internet rewires media and business, argues Scott Galloway in an exclusive excerpt from his latest book, ‘Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity.’
Retail
The Radical Strategy That Drove Nike’s Pandemic Success
How a bold direct-to-consumer push unveiled by former chief executive Mark Parker almost four years ago drove the sportswear giant’s stock price to an all-time high in the middle of a pandemic.
The Radical Strategy That Drove Nike’s Pandemic Success
How a bold direct-to-consumer push unveiled by former chief executive Mark Parker almost four years ago drove the sportswear giant’s stock price to an all-time high in the middle of a pandemic.
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Thierry Mugler Autumn/Winter 1995, March 26, 1995
BoF’s editor at large travels to Cirque d’Hiver, a 150-year old circus in the funky 11th arrondissement of Paris, where Mugler used fashion and film’s past to mould a vision of a fierce sci-fi future.
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Thierry Mugler Autumn/Winter 1995, March 26, 1995
BoF’s editor at large travels to Cirque d’Hiver, a 150-year old circus in the funky 11th arrondissement of Paris, where Mugler used fashion and film’s past to mould a vision of a fierce sci-fi future.
Fashion Week
At Dior Men, Curating the Cosmos
Kim Jones’ collaboration with ’80s art star Kenny Scharf might have been the designer’s most confident match to date in its pairing of tailored elegance and pop exuberance.
At Dior Men, Curating the Cosmos
Kim Jones’ collaboration with ’80s art star Kenny Scharf might have been the designer’s most confident match to date in its pairing of tailored elegance and pop exuberance.
Financial Markets
Luxury Gets Vaccine Boost
A series of strong trading results further fuelled optimism in November, but investors would be wise to remain cautious as the pandemic remains a destabilising force.
Luxury Gets Vaccine Boost
A series of strong trading results further fuelled optimism in November, but investors would be wise to remain cautious as the pandemic remains a destabilising force.
Fashion Week
At Balenciaga, Armour for Our Neo-Medieval Age
For Autumn 2021, designer Demna Gvasalia seemed to search for light in our techno-feudal darkness, writes Tim Blanks.
At Balenciaga, Armour for Our Neo-Medieval Age
For Autumn 2021, designer Demna Gvasalia seemed to search for light in our techno-feudal darkness, writes Tim Blanks.
Sustainability
Op-Ed | A Sustainability Solution for Fashion: Sell Signifiers, Not Stuff
Better manufacturing processes won’t solve fashion’s sustainability problem, but brands could decouple the social signifiers they fundamentally sell from physical goods and reassign them to immaterial products like media experiences, argues Aaron Chamberland.
Op-Ed | A Sustainability Solution for Fashion: Sell Signifiers, Not Stuff
Better manufacturing processes won’t solve fashion’s sustainability problem, but brands could decouple the social signifiers they fundamentally sell from physical goods and reassign them to immaterial products like media experiences, argues Aaron Chamberland.
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Kim Jones Autumn/Winter 2005
BoF’s editor at large remembers one of Jones’ earliest collections, ‘a celebration of youth’ where the future took a sharp edge.
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Kim Jones Autumn/Winter 2005
BoF’s editor at large remembers one of Jones’ earliest collections, ‘a celebration of youth’ where the future took a sharp edge.
The News in Brief
Under Armour Forecasts Steeper Annual Sales Decline
The athletic apparel maker is struggling with weak consumer demand amid macroeconomic uncertainty in its key North American market.
Skims to Enter India Through Partnership With Reliance Brands
The luxury arm of Reliance Retail will operate the Skims brand across physical and digital channels, beginning with Delhi and Mumbai.
Vogue World 2027 Will Be Held in San Francisco
The sixth edition of the annual runway spectacle will return to the US after this year's outing in Milan.
Capri Cuts Revenue Outlook as Iran War Hits Michael Kors Sales
Congestion at ports in Asia combined with weaker demand across Europe and emerging markets from the war hurt sales, the company said.
Sydney Towle, Influencer and Health Activist, Has Died
Towle, known for sharing her life as a young woman living with cancer, passed away aged 26 on Wednesday.
Ralph Lauren Beats Estimates on Demand From Affluent Shoppers
Strong sales among young and affluent shoppers helped drive quarterly revenue above analysts' expectations.
Kenvue Misses Estimates as Inflation, Tariffs Squeeze Margins
The US consumer health company and parent of Neutrogena narrowly missed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter results as tariffs and currency-related costs offset sales gains.