Valentino
Valentino is an Italian luxury fashion brand founded by Valentino Garavani in 1960. The brand offers haute couture and ready-to-wear lines.
Luxury Web Battle Looms as LVMH, Hugo Boss Develop E-Commerce
As department stores and publishers join the ranks of those offering luxury goods online, they’re running into a new breed of competitor.
How Beauty Brands Tap Backstage and Beyond
Hair and makeup companies are turning fashion week partnerships into powerful brand marketing tools.
Alberta Ferretti in the Desert
It was Alberta Ferretti who invented the much-copied formula of soft yet assertive femininity, so it makes perfect sense that she is reaffirming her signature.
Who's Winning the Fashion E-Commerce Race?
Fashion e-commerce is heating up. In a race between luxury incumbents, ‘pure play’ e-tailers and a slew of upstarts with new business models, who will come out ahead?
Reinventing Gucci
Marco Bizzarri, president and CEO of Gucci, speaks exclusively to Imran Amed about the reinvention of a superbrand.
BoF Exclusive | Hussein Chalayan Commits to Vionnet
BoF can exclusively reveal that Vionnet has appointed Hussein Chalayan as a member of the creative team for ready-to-wear, in time for its Paris store opening.
Could Givenchy’s Public Show Set a New Template?
On September 11th, Givenchy opened the doors of its meditative, mould-breaking show, co-art directed by Riccardo Tisci and Marina Abramović, to members of the public. Is this the way forward?
Bag Snob Launches Multi-Brand E-Commerce
Tina Craig and Kelly Cook on how they grew handbag blog Bag Snob into a business with consulting, affiliate partnerships, licensing agreements and, now, e-commerce.
Yoox, Net-a-Porter and Post-Merger Integration
A merger of two companies is like an organ transplant. Have Yoox and Net-a-Porter done enough to minimise the ‘risk of rejection’?
Vestiaire Collective Raises $37 Million to Fund Global Expansion
BoF can exclusively reveal that luxury resale site Vestiaire Collective has raised a $37 million Series D round to ramp up global expansion.