Thom Bettridge to Step Down as I-D Editor in Chief
Global editorial director Steff Yotka will succeed Bettridge, who is leaving to focus on his creative studio Content World.
Podcasts
Podcasts on fashion news & analysis | The Business of Fashion
Retail
The BoF Podcast | Jens Grede on Building Skims, Frame and the Future of Fashion
The multitasking entrepreneur joins BoF founder and chief executive Imran Amed to discuss the personal and professional journey that led him to co-create the category-disrupting brand Skims with Kim Kardashian.
The BoF Podcast | Jens Grede on Building Skims, Frame and the Future of Fashion
The multitasking entrepreneur joins BoF founder and chief executive Imran Amed to discuss the personal and professional journey that led him to co-create the category-disrupting brand Skims with Kim Kardashian.
Topics
The Debrief: Eva Chen on Meta’s Virtual Fashion Experiment
The vice president of fashion and shopping partnerships at Meta and BoF technology correspondent Marc Bain join Lauren Sherman to discuss the company’s new marketplace — which sells digital items from Thom Browne, Balenciaga and Prada — and the future of fashion on the platform.
The Debrief: Eva Chen on Meta’s Virtual Fashion Experiment
The vice president of fashion and shopping partnerships at Meta and BoF technology correspondent Marc Bain join Lauren Sherman to discuss the company’s new marketplace — which sells digital items from Thom Browne, Balenciaga and Prada — and the future of fashion on the platform.
Workplace & Talent
The Debrief: Fashion Execs on Managing Gen-Z
BoF’s workplace and talent correspondent Sheena Butler-Young explains why managers in the fashion and beauty industries are struggling to balance their youngest employees’ expectations against the needs of their businesses.
The Debrief: Fashion Execs on Managing Gen-Z
BoF’s workplace and talent correspondent Sheena Butler-Young explains why managers in the fashion and beauty industries are struggling to balance their youngest employees’ expectations against the needs of their businesses.
Sustainability
A Crash Course on The BoF Sustainability Index 2022
Founder and editor-in-chief Imran Amed unpacks findings from BoF’s Sustainability Index with the authors of the report.
A Crash Course on The BoF Sustainability Index 2022
Founder and editor-in-chief Imran Amed unpacks findings from BoF’s Sustainability Index with the authors of the report.
Luxury
The Debrief | Why Chanel Is Opening Private Boutiques
BoF’s luxury editor Robert Williams offers insight into the surprising news that the mega-label plans to open stores dedicated to serving top customers.
The Debrief | Why Chanel Is Opening Private Boutiques
BoF’s luxury editor Robert Williams offers insight into the surprising news that the mega-label plans to open stores dedicated to serving top customers.
Technology
The Secrets to Sustained Success on TikTok
At the BoF Professional Summit, viral TikTok creators Nic Kauffman and Wisdom Kaye explained what drives success on the platform, while communications executive Christopher Bugg and talent agent Pranav Mandavia discussed the critical elements of a compelling TikTok strategy for brands.
The Secrets to Sustained Success on TikTok
At the BoF Professional Summit, viral TikTok creators Nic Kauffman and Wisdom Kaye explained what drives success on the platform, while communications executive Christopher Bugg and talent agent Pranav Mandavia discussed the critical elements of a compelling TikTok strategy for brands.
Sustainability
The Debrief: Is This the Beginning of the End for Leather?
Brands including Stella McCartney, Balenciaga and Hermès are making products from mushroom-based material. BoF’s chief sustainability correspondent Sarah Kent details the forces pushing next-gen fabrics like mycelium leather forward — and whether the much-hyped sustainability solution has a future in fashion.
The Debrief: Is This the Beginning of the End for Leather?
Brands including Stella McCartney, Balenciaga and Hermès are making products from mushroom-based material. BoF’s chief sustainability correspondent Sarah Kent details the forces pushing next-gen fabrics like mycelium leather forward — and whether the much-hyped sustainability solution has a future in fashion.
Technology
How Fashion Can Use Digital IDs
Imaginary Ventures’ Natalie Massenet, and Natasha Franck, founder of digital ID-maker Eon discuss what giving every garment a digital identity could do for fashion.
How Fashion Can Use Digital IDs
Imaginary Ventures’ Natalie Massenet, and Natasha Franck, founder of digital ID-maker Eon discuss what giving every garment a digital identity could do for fashion.
Retail
The Debrief: The Decline of the Skinny Jean
This week on The Debrief, BoF correspondent Chavie Lieber chronicles the rise and fall of the once-dominant denim silhouette — and explains why it’ll never go away completely.
The Debrief: The Decline of the Skinny Jean
This week on The Debrief, BoF correspondent Chavie Lieber chronicles the rise and fall of the once-dominant denim silhouette — and explains why it’ll never go away completely.
Luxury
The Debrief: How Luxury Woos the World’s Biggest Spenders
BoF’s Chavie Lieber dives into the elaborate and secretive way luxury brands court their high-spending clients with trips to exotic locales and entry to exclusive events.
The Debrief: How Luxury Woos the World’s Biggest Spenders
BoF’s Chavie Lieber dives into the elaborate and secretive way luxury brands court their high-spending clients with trips to exotic locales and entry to exclusive events.
Workplace & Talent
How to Fix the Loneliness Epidemic
To mark Mental Health Awareness Month, intimacy expert and podcast host Lila lays out a formula for creating intimacy to combat loneliness.
How to Fix the Loneliness Epidemic
To mark Mental Health Awareness Month, intimacy expert and podcast host Lila lays out a formula for creating intimacy to combat loneliness.
Sustainability
The Debrief: Fashion’s Greenwashing Problem
In a sea of unsubstantiated claims about sustainability, BoF’s Sarah Kent explains why it's so hard to measure impact, and what sort of regulation could be coming for fashion.
The Debrief: Fashion’s Greenwashing Problem
In a sea of unsubstantiated claims about sustainability, BoF’s Sarah Kent explains why it's so hard to measure impact, and what sort of regulation could be coming for fashion.
The News in Brief
Under Armour Forecasts Steeper Annual Sales Decline
The athletic apparel maker is struggling with weak consumer demand amid macroeconomic uncertainty in its key North American market.
Skims to Enter India Through Partnership With Reliance Brands
The luxury arm of Reliance Retail will operate the Skims brand across physical and digital channels, beginning with Delhi and Mumbai.
Vogue World 2027 Will Be Held in San Francisco
The sixth edition of the annual runway spectacle will return to the US after this year's outing in Milan.
Capri Cuts Revenue Outlook as Iran War Hits Michael Kors Sales
Congestion at ports in Asia combined with weaker demand across Europe and emerging markets from the war hurt sales, the company said.
Sydney Towle, Influencer and Health Activist, Has Died
Towle, known for sharing her life as a young woman living with cancer, passed away aged 26 on Wednesday.
Ralph Lauren Beats Estimates on Demand From Affluent Shoppers
Strong sales among young and affluent shoppers helped drive quarterly revenue above analysts' expectations.
Kenvue Misses Estimates as Inflation, Tariffs Squeeze Margins
The US consumer health company and parent of Neutrogena narrowly missed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter results as tariffs and currency-related costs offset sales gains.