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Beauty

The BoF Podcast | Paloma Elsesser on Purpose, Representation and the New Rituals of Body Care

Paloma Elsesser joined The Business of Beauty’s executive editor Priya Rao about staying true to herself amid the pressures of tokenism and why — after a decade building other people’s brands — she’s finally thinking about building one of her own.

Beauty

The BoF Podcast | Paloma Elsesser on Purpose, Representation and the New Rituals of Body Care

Paloma Elsesser joined The Business of Beauty’s executive editor Priya Rao about staying true to herself amid the pressures of tokenism and why — after a decade building other people’s brands — she’s finally thinking about building one of her own.


Retail

The Debrief | The Anti-Unicorn Playbook That Beat Fashion’s DTC Boom

BoF editor Diana Pearl joins Sheena Butler-Young to unpack how a generation of independent brands rejected the venture-backed DTC playbook — and why that slower, more disciplined approach ultimately paid off.

Retail

The Debrief | The Anti-Unicorn Playbook That Beat Fashion’s DTC Boom

BoF editor Diana Pearl joins Sheena Butler-Young to unpack how a generation of independent brands rejected the venture-backed DTC playbook — and why that slower, more disciplined approach ultimately paid off.


Luxury

The BoF Podcast | Decoding Paris Haute Couture: Wonder, Restraint and the Call of the Void

Amidst a record-breaking heatwave, top brands and independent designers soldiered on, showcasing the creative obsessions and aesthetic shifts that defined the haute couture Autumn/Winter 2026 season. Imran Amed and Tim Blanks break it all down.

Luxury

The BoF Podcast | Decoding Paris Haute Couture: Wonder, Restraint and the Call of the Void

Amidst a record-breaking heatwave, top brands and independent designers soldiered on, showcasing the creative obsessions and aesthetic shifts that defined the haute couture Autumn/Winter 2026 season. Imran Amed and Tim Blanks break it all down.


Retail

The Debrief | Luxury’s New Reality

As luxury shoppers push back against relentless price hikes and uninspiring boutique environments, BoF's Mimosa Spencer and Robert Williams break down why emotional connection has overtaken heritage as the primary driver of high-end shopping.

Retail

The Debrief | Luxury’s New Reality

As luxury shoppers push back against relentless price hikes and uninspiring boutique environments, BoF's Mimosa Spencer and Robert Williams break down why emotional connection has overtaken heritage as the primary driver of high-end shopping.


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Retail

The Debrief | How Books Became Fashion’s Latest Status Symbol

BoF’s Haley Crawford and Shayeza Walid unpack why fashion is embracing literature when reading is in decline.

Retail

The Debrief | How Books Became Fashion’s Latest Status Symbol

BoF’s Haley Crawford and Shayeza Walid unpack why fashion is embracing literature when reading is in decline.


Creative Class

The BoF Podcast | Anoushka Shankar: Creativity Is an Act of Hope

Fourteen-time Grammy-nominated sitarist and composer Anoushka Shankar shared the creative process behind her music at BoF VOICES 2025.

Creative Class

The BoF Podcast | Anoushka Shankar: Creativity Is an Act of Hope

Fourteen-time Grammy-nominated sitarist and composer Anoushka Shankar shared the creative process behind her music at BoF VOICES 2025.


Retail

The Debrief | Fashion’s Ozempic Reckoning

As GLP-1 drugs reshape consumers’ bodies at unprecedented scale, BoF’s Diana Pearl and Brennan Kilbane examine how fashion and beauty brands are adapting to a profound shift in size, fit and appearance.

Retail

The Debrief | Fashion’s Ozempic Reckoning

As GLP-1 drugs reshape consumers’ bodies at unprecedented scale, BoF’s Diana Pearl and Brennan Kilbane examine how fashion and beauty brands are adapting to a profound shift in size, fit and appearance.


Creative Class

The BoF Podcast | Conner Ives Is Building a Business With Instinct

From Central Saint Martins to the viral success of “Protect The Dolls,” Conner Ives joins Imran Amed to discuss what it takes to build an independent fashion label in today’s fractured wholesale system.

Creative Class

The BoF Podcast | Conner Ives Is Building a Business With Instinct

From Central Saint Martins to the viral success of “Protect The Dolls,” Conner Ives joins Imran Amed to discuss what it takes to build an independent fashion label in today’s fractured wholesale system.