Chanel
Chanel is a French luxury fashion house founded by Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in Paris in 1910. The company is privately owned and headquartered in London.
US Designers Take Trunk Shows to China
PARIS, France — Rag & Bone, Marchesa and Proenza Schouler, among the top in their class of cool, youngish New York-based fashion houses, took a field
In China, Hangzhou Brands Face Identity Crisis
Hundreds of women’s fashion businesses, born in the mid-1990s in Hangzhou, China, based their success on mediocre, embellished copies of global best sellers, cheap commercial distribution, and high margins. But in today's highly competitive China market, where brand matters more than ever, Hangzhou labels face a serious identity crisis. BoF reports.
Dissecting Fashion’s Deal Frenzy
In recent years, the number of fashion companies that have gone public or been acquired by large luxury groups has accelerated dramatically. What’s driving the deal flow?
Do Digital Rankings Really Mean Anything?
In this week's column, BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed questions the real value of the digital and social media rankings that have flooded the fashion industry.
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.
Vuitton Tones Down for Russian Tastes Aside From Prices
Mira Duma, the daughter of former Russian lawmaker Vasily Duma, is emblematic of a new generation of Russians for whom the meaning of high fashion has shifted from flashy and expensive to understated and even more expensive.
Chanel's Couture Glitters Among Decayed Rubble
PARIS, France — A once-grand opera house that's now a scene of decaying rubble was the latest remarkable venue for Chanel 's haute couture.
The China Edit | Whistles to Launch with Lane Crawford, Fast Retailing, Chinese Tourists Embrace Lower-Cost Luxury, Chanel Ousts Vuitton
The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
Op-Ed | Why Luxury Brands Should Still Believe in the UAE
Five years after the global financial crisis hit Dubai, the United Arab Emirates is poised to become a super-regional powerhouse, with compelling opportunities for luxury retailers, argues Mortimer Singer of Marvin Traub Associates.
Turkey, Boom Interrupted?
As Turkish police fire water cannons at protestors in Istanbul, is the country’s risk-to-reward ratio shifting? BoF investigates.