Mike Ashley’s Frasers Says It’s Taken Control of Hugo Boss
The British retail group has pushed its stake in the German apparel brand above 50 percent in a move that will turn Hugo Boss into a subsidiary of Frasers.
Letter From The Editor
News & Analysis
10 Years of BoF Professional
October marks one decade of agenda-setting, independent journalism, serving a global community of 125,000 members.
News & Analysis
Introducing The BoF 500 Class of 2026
Our newest BoF 500 members reflect the shifting shape of the global fashion industry, writes Imran Amed.
Creative Class
Miuccia Prada, Marc Jacobs, Sarah Burton and Satoshi Kondo Are 2026’s BoF 500 Cover Stars
At a pivotal moment for fashion and creativity, this year’s BoF 500 cover stars are facing pivotal moments of their own.
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Luxury
How Luxury Lost 50 Million Customers
Price hikes, diminished quality, growing inequality and the meaning of luxury itself were under the microscope at the FT’s Business of Luxury Summit this week as the sector struggles to recover from a downturn, writes Imran Amed.
Creative Class
The Acts of Love Behind Milan Design Week
From a six-person ceramics studio to the chief design officer of one of the world’s biggest technology companies, Salone del Mobile remains the place where you feel the full spectrum of what design means today, writes Imran Amed.
Luxury
The Fashion Bubble, Seen From Washington, DC
From handbag spotting to hyperscalers, Imran Amed reports from Semafor World Economy on the two subjects consuming the world's most powerful CEOs and policy leaders — and what they mean for fashion.
Global Markets
Dispatches From Shanghai: Inside China’s New Luxury Landscape
On his first visit to Shanghai since before the pandemic, Imran Amed finds a market that has fundamentally changed — from status spending to stealth wealth, from megabrands to homegrown labels, from fashion focus to lifestyle emphasis — and asks, can Western brands catch up?
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Retail
The Industry That Eats Its Young
Small fashion labels have always been shortchanged by their wholesale partners. A wave of high-profile bankruptcies has turned a structural injustice into an existential crisis. There is a better way to do business, writes Imran Amed.
Fashion Week
The Season That Was: Signals From Fashion’s Front Lines
From the impact of the war in the Middle East to the future of Saks to the Kering conundrum, Imran Amed shares his intel and insight from the trenches of the latest ‘fashion month.’
Luxury
Can We Fix the Fashion System?
An informal survey of BoF readers reveals a glaring gap between fashion’s senior executives and frontline workers on the most critical issues facing the industry in 2026, writes Imran Amed.
Luxury
Dario Vitale’s Versace Exit: The Backstory
Vitale may not be the right fit for Prada’s Versace strategy but a healthy fashion system depends on creative renewal powered by young talent, writes Imran Amed.
The News in Brief
Shein Agrees to Pay $100 Million to Settle US FTC Probe
The settlement, equivalent to 44 percent of the ultra fast-fashion company’s second-quarter profit, is the latest blow amid regulatory and tax crackdowns in Europe and the US that have hampered Shein’s growth.
Kering Drops 12% as Luxury Braces for Tough Winter
The recovery long promised by luxury brands seems nowhere in sight, as the expansion of war in the Middle East, along with China’s tax crackdown on the wealthy, piled further pressure on the world’s biggest luxury conglomerates in the third quarter, and executives buckled in for a tough winter.
UK Retail Sales Fall 0.4% in September, More Than Forecast
Sales fell in September as above-average temperatures hit demand for autumn clothing.
Elle Launches Moroccan Edition
Hitting newsstands in October, the magazine marks Elle’s 51st international edition, published under licence by the Geomedia group.
David’s Bridal Plans Spinoff and IPO of AI Wedding Planning Platform Pearl
Pearl, a subsidiary of David’s Bridal, will own David’s Bridal and license its intellectual property back to the bridalwear brand. David’s Bridal CEO Kelly Cook will serve as Pearl’s CEO.
L’Oréal Sales Beat Expectations as Premium Products Surge
The French giant handily beat expectations on strong demand for hair products at salons and premium skincare from its dermatological division.
P&G Beats Revenue Estimates, Flags Bigger Hit to Annual Profit
The maker of Pantene shampoo was helped by strong personal care demand, but expects higher commodity costs to reduce profit by about $1.4 billion this year.