Burberry
Established by Thomas Burberry in 1856, Burberry is a global luxury fashion brand with a strong British heritage.
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.
Fashion Inflation: Why Are Prices Rising So Fast?
From shoes to handbags to ready-to-wear, the price of designer fashion has increased precipitously over the last decade. What’s driving the rising prices? And how high can they go?
Market Pulse | Making a Comeback
Market sentiment has turned back in favour of the luxury sector, driven by solid second quarter results, reports Pierre Mallevays of Savigny Partners.
Long Overlooked, the Flourishing Philippines
The Philippines has long been overshadowed by its larger neighbours and underestimated by international fashion brands. Now the country is reporting faster economic growth than China. BoF reports.
Wheels of Fortune: The Rise of Rapha
Simon Mottram, founder of cycling apparel brand Rapha, aims to do with bike culture what other brands have done with surfing: turn a niche sport into a lucrative platform for a global lifestyle brand.
Burberry Reiterates Outlook as Quarterly Sales Exceed Estimates
LONDON, United Kingdom — Burberry Group Plc, the U.K.'s largest luxury-goods maker, reiterated its forecasts for the year after sales of its
From Cotton Fields to Luxury Shirts, How Luthai Moved Up the Value Chain
In the first in a series of case studies from the fast-evolving China market, BoF reports on Luthai, a world leading dyed-yarn fabric weaver whose rise illustrates how China’s textiles industry is shifting from a focus on low-priced exports to a new business model built around productivity, product innovation and domestic market demand.
Damir Doma Adds Cobalt Blue to Monk-Like Palette
PARIS, France — Hip Croatia-born designer Damir Doma added some twists to his signature menswear silhouette of wide torsos and billowing pants for
Italian Luxury Goods Makers Unite to Promote Milan Fashion Week
MILAN, Italy — Prada SpA, Tod's SpA and more than a dozen Italian luxury goods makers pledged to work together to promote Milan fashion week amid
Apple-like Ecosystems for Luxury Brands?
Luxury brands should take a page from technology companies like Apple and adopt 'ecosystem models' to develop new markets, channels and products, advises a recent report by The Boston Consulting Group. BoF investigates.