Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren is an American fashion brand, founded by the designer Ralph Lauren in 1967 in New York. The company produces apparel, accessories, footwear and home collections, with lines including Polo Ralph Lauren and Ralph Lauren Purple Label.
How PETA Won the Angora Debate and What It Means for Fashion
Though some argue angora rabbit fur can be shorn for wool without harming animals, PETA’s 2013 campaign compelled hundreds of major brands to stop using the fibre, radically reducing the trade.
How Fashion Is Framing Olympic Athletes for Rio 2016
In the run-up to the Rio Olympics, magazines across the world are featuring athletes in a fusion of fashion and sport. Meaningful tribute or superficial spotlight?
BoF Exclusive | The Second Coming of Thakoon
Designer Thakoon Panichgul, president Lucy Yi and investor Vivian Chou lay out the ‘designer fashion now’ strategy for the next iteration of Thakoon.
At New York Men’s Shows, the Runway Takes Backseat to Bigger Issues
New York Fashion Week: Men’s may have its limits, but the discussion swirling around the shows gave the event relevance.
Op-Ed | Luxury Goods Have Lost Their Shine
Economic uncertainty stretching from China to Europe, along with global stock market and currency swings, have hit consumer confidence of high-income shoppers in the US, which doesn't bode well for luxury demand, argue Andrea Felsted and Shelly Banjo.
Luxury's Brexit Bloodbath
The selling tsunami which immediately followed Brexit has left the Savigny Luxury index lost at sea this month.
Avon Will Go Ahead With Move to UK Despite Brexit Vote
Avon Products said Britain’s vote to leave the European Union won’t change management’s plan to move its headquarters to the UK.
Pitti Immagine Bimbo: At the Heart of the Childrenswear Market
From its launch in 1975, the Florentine tradeshow Pitti Immagine Bimbo has played a leadership role in the evolution of the childrenswear market.
Donatella Versace and Bruce Weber Reunited
It’s been 17 years since Bruce Weber and Donatella Versace last worked together. The results are an intoxicating mix of Karlie Kloss, Gigi Hadid, the Hubbard Street Dance Company and street-cast kids from Chicago.
Will Fashion's Luxury Watch Divisions Weather the Downturn?
High-end fashion houses like Chanel and Dior have sunk billions into luxury watch divisions. Now the sector is looking shaky.