Saint Laurent
Saint Laurent is a Kering-owned luxury fashion brand, founded by the designer Yves Saint Laurent in 1961.
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.
Market Pulse | Buying Designers Like It’s 1999
The Savigny Luxury Index has gained good ground in September and is up by 3.7 percent, outperforming the MSCI World Index by over one percentage point, as Asian tourist flows to Western fashion hubs remain strong and the world's largest luxury conglomerates snap up young designers, reports Pierre Mallevays of Savigny Partners.
Sneakerboy's Luxury Retail Revolution
With the launch of Sneakerboy, Chris Kyvetos, a member of the recently launched BoF 500, is targeting a new generation of luxury consumers with a highly covetable selection of sneakers and an innovative digital retail model that blends the tactility of a physical store with the efficiencies of the Internet.
The Family Firms Ruling Fashion in the Gulf States
To accompany the launch of the BoF 500, Robb Young examines how an omnipotent cartel of deep-pocketed families have managed to anchor themselves in the lucrative fashion markets of the Gulf States.
The Business of Being Tom Ford
Imran Amed sits down with the one and only Tom Ford to understand how he built his own brand — projected to soon turn over $1 billion a year at retail — and the lessons he has learned along the way.
Inside Sephora’s Branded Beauty Strategy
Sephora has changed the way women shop for cosmetics, giving traditional department store counters their first real competition in over 50 years. Now, teaming up with Marc Jacobs to launch an ambitious new colour cosmetics collection called Marc Jacobs Beauty, the retailer is venturing into a new waters and creating new synergies within the LVMH group, which owns both companies.
Fashion Backpacks, From Mere Trend to Modern Wardrobe Staple
More than just the trendy bag of the moment, fashion backpacks are becoming a true wardrobe staple. BoF reports.
LVMH Eyes J.W. Anderson After Kirkwood Deal, Says Source
PARIS, France — LVMH is in talks to buy a stake in British fashion brand J.W. Anderson, a source close to the matter said on Friday after the No.1
Kazakhstan, More than Just a Klondike
In the next instalment of Market GPS, BoF examines Kazakhstan, the undisputed goliath of Central Asia.
The Creative Class | Maria Luisa Poumaillou, Buyer
Maria Luisa Poumaillou has gone from owning one of the most influential fashion boutiques in Paris to transforming venerable department store Printemps into a serious fashion destination, along the way enabling the careers of some of the greatest names in fashion. Now, on her way to conquer the Chinese market with a slew of new stores and her own fashion brand, the legendary buyer sat down with BoF to share her story.