Luxury Perfume Line Roja London Acquired by Extravaganza Beauty
Master perfumer and founder Roja Dove will remain with the brand in a new consultancy role.
Opinions
China
Op-Ed | The Silver Lining to China’s Slowing Growth
Hung Huang, “the Oprah of China” and a member of the recently launched BoF 500, sees an upside to the luxury slowdown for local Chinese designers.
Op-Ed | The Silver Lining to China’s Slowing Growth
Hung Huang, “the Oprah of China” and a member of the recently launched BoF 500, sees an upside to the luxury slowdown for local Chinese designers.
News & Analysis
Spring/Summer 2014 | The Season That Was
In what has become a bi-annual BoF tradition, editor-in-chief Imran Amed looks back at the fashion season that's just come to a close.
Spring/Summer 2014 | The Season That Was
In what has become a bi-annual BoF tradition, editor-in-chief Imran Amed looks back at the fashion season that's just come to a close.
News & Analysis
In Defense of a Free Fashion Press
Fashion critics and journalists should be allowed to publish critical and substantial commentary on fashion shows without brands banning them from runway shows, says Colin McDowell, a member of the recently launched BoF 500.
In Defense of a Free Fashion Press
Fashion critics and journalists should be allowed to publish critical and substantial commentary on fashion shows without brands banning them from runway shows, says Colin McDowell, a member of the recently launched BoF 500.
News & Analysis
Op-Ed | Rattling Fashion’s Cage
It’s becoming more and more difficult to rattle fashion’s gilded cage and set the industry on a new course, making young upstarts more important than ever, argues Alexander Fury, a member of the recently launched BoF 500.
Op-Ed | Rattling Fashion’s Cage
It’s becoming more and more difficult to rattle fashion’s gilded cage and set the industry on a new course, making young upstarts more important than ever, argues Alexander Fury, a member of the recently launched BoF 500.
Fashion Week
Op-Ed | Rewiring Fashion Week
Rethinking the parameters of fashion week could unlock huge economic potential, argues Simon Lock, a member of the recently launched BoF 500, a dynamic index of the people shaping the global fashion industry.
Op-Ed | Rewiring Fashion Week
Rethinking the parameters of fashion week could unlock huge economic potential, argues Simon Lock, a member of the recently launched BoF 500, a dynamic index of the people shaping the global fashion industry.
News & Analysis
Colin’s Column | The Focused Modesty of Azzedine Alaïa
Colin McDowell reflects on the life and work of the great couturier.
Colin’s Column | The Focused Modesty of Azzedine Alaïa
Colin McDowell reflects on the life and work of the great couturier.
Fashion Week
Is Fashion Week For Sale?
Content containing brands aiming to align themselves with the glamour and excitement of fashion week is turning up more frequently in the Instagram feeds of fashionable superusers, observes Imran Amed.
Is Fashion Week For Sale?
Content containing brands aiming to align themselves with the glamour and excitement of fashion week is turning up more frequently in the Instagram feeds of fashionable superusers, observes Imran Amed.
News & Analysis
Op-Ed | Preventing Another Rana Plaza
In the wake of Rana Plaza, it's clear that voluntary self-inspection of garment factories by brands and retailers is not enough to avoid terrible human tragedy. Workplace health and safety standards must be set and enforced by the workers themselves, argues Tansy E Hoskins.
Op-Ed | Preventing Another Rana Plaza
In the wake of Rana Plaza, it's clear that voluntary self-inspection of garment factories by brands and retailers is not enough to avoid terrible human tragedy. Workplace health and safety standards must be set and enforced by the workers themselves, argues Tansy E Hoskins.
News & Analysis
Colin's Column | The Crude Glamour of 'Mademoiselle C'
Mademoiselle C, Fabién Constant's new film about former French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld, fails its subject as much as its audience, argues Colin McDowell.
Colin's Column | The Crude Glamour of 'Mademoiselle C'
Mademoiselle C, Fabién Constant's new film about former French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld, fails its subject as much as its audience, argues Colin McDowell.
News & Analysis
Op-Ed | Mining the Goth Aesthetic, Fashion Pivots to Darkness
No longer confined to the fringes of fashion, the goth aesthetic is being mined by a wider spectrum of designers, observes Eugene Rabkin.
Op-Ed | Mining the Goth Aesthetic, Fashion Pivots to Darkness
No longer confined to the fringes of fashion, the goth aesthetic is being mined by a wider spectrum of designers, observes Eugene Rabkin.
News & Analysis
Bubble & Speak | John Earnshaw
Today, BoF columnist Susanna Lau, aka Susie Bubble, examines the work of John Earnshaw, a young design talent from Manchester who first popped up on her fashion radar while judging Graduate Fashion Week.
Bubble & Speak | John Earnshaw
Today, BoF columnist Susanna Lau, aka Susie Bubble, examines the work of John Earnshaw, a young design talent from Manchester who first popped up on her fashion radar while judging Graduate Fashion Week.
News & Analysis
The Pioneering Potential of London’s Hackney Fashion Hub
Plagued by a chorus of naysayers, the proposed Hackey Fashion Hub in East London holds real positive potential, argues Rebecca May Johnson.
The Pioneering Potential of London’s Hackney Fashion Hub
Plagued by a chorus of naysayers, the proposed Hackey Fashion Hub in East London holds real positive potential, argues Rebecca May Johnson.
The News in Brief
UK Retail Sales Bounce Back With 0.5% Gain in August
Warm weather and a brighter national mood helped lift spending on clothing and household goods despite rising energy bills.
EssilorLuxottica Gets Rare Sell Call Amid Stock Slump, AI Glasses Concerns
Shares in the eyewear giant, one of Europe's best-rated blue chips, have dropped 55 percent since November, while concerns are mounting over slowing growth and privacy issues for its AI glasses with Meta.
Olaplex Names New CEO
Christoph Kaul will succeed Amanda Baldwin, who led the hair care label through its acquisition by Henkel earlier this year.
Perelel Expands C-Suite, Tapping Rare Beauty’s CMO
Known for its prenatal vitamins, the wellness label has hired Rare Beauty's Ashley Murphy as its chief marketing officer, while Anjelika Temple moves into the chief creative officer role.
Swiss Watch Exports Grow for Fourth Month, Overcoming US Slump
Exports in August were buoyed by China and Japan, despite a sharp decline in shipments to the US.
Alexandre Arnault Joins Nike’s Board of Directors
The LVMH executive joins Nike’s board as the sportswear giant prepares to be removed from the S&P 100 index after nearly two decades.
Matthieu Blazy, Sarah Burton, Haider Ackermann Among Nominees for BFC Designer of the Year
The Fashion Awards ceremony, set for Nov. 30, will also recognise the BFC’s second Vanguard award recipient, recognising emerging British design talent.