Valentino
Valentino is an Italian luxury fashion brand founded by Valentino Garavani in 1960. The brand offers haute couture and ready-to-wear lines.
Yoox Net-a-Porter Merger Prods Luxury Brands To Sell Online
The merger of the world's two biggest online fashion stores, Net-a-Porter and Yoox, sends a warning to luxury brands to embrace the Internet with more vim after years of resistance.
Op-Ed | People Power Can Clean Up Toxic Fashion
In order to reduce fashion’s environmental impact, people must pressure the suppliers to fashion’s biggest brands to publicly disclose their pollution, says Tristan Tremschnig of Greenpeace.
Gucci Said to Appoint Consumer Officer Amid Management Shakeup
Gucci appointed Micaela Le Divelec Lemmi to the new role of chief consumer officer as new Chief Executive Officer Marco Bizzarri continues to revamp the brand’s management.
Discount Malls Bring Gucci Within Reach of More Chinese
The falling euro has sent many Chinese shoppers abroad in search of deals. Those who can’t swing a trip to Paris now have an alternative — luxury discount malls.
Hugo Boss $2.7 Billion Return is the Biggest for Permira
Fashion retailer Hugo Boss, an investment emblematic of the difficulties facing its private-equity owner Permira Advisers during the financial crisis, proved to be one of the company’s biggest winners of recent years.
Permira Said to Double Returns as It Exits Stake in Hugo Boss
Buyout firm Permira Advisers is set to make about twice its original investment in Hugo Boss AG as it sells its remaining stake in the German retailer.
The Fashion Season That Was and Savage Beauty
Watch the BoF Breakfast Club, a discussion of the week’s most important fashion news with fashion’s most opinionated experts. On the menu this week: the season that was and the Savage Beauty at the V&A.
Zoolander at Valentino: PR Coup or Distraction?
BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.
Pop Quiz | Alessandro Michele, Mulberry, LVMH Prize
How well have you read your BoF this week? Test your knowledge of all of the latest news and analysis from around the world of fashion in our Pop Quiz, which covers Alessandro Michele, Mulberry, LVMH Prize and more.
In Era of Image, Stylists Rule Paris
On the Paris runways, creation is giving way to the power of image and the ascendance of the single look, reports Angelo Flaccavento.