Letter From The Editor
Introducing The BoF 500 Class of 2025
Our newest BoF 500 members have demonstrated leadership, creativity, innovation and impact amid a fashion industry in a state of flux.
Introducing The BoF 500 Class of 2025
Our newest BoF 500 members have demonstrated leadership, creativity, innovation and impact amid a fashion industry in a state of flux.
Yohji Yamamoto, Kim Kardashian and Chanel’s Matthieu Blazy Are This Year’s BoF 500 Cover Stars
On Oct. 3, The Business of Fashion will unveil The BoF 500 Class of 2025. To mark the occasion, we sat down with three members of The BoF 500 community to discuss how they are responding to the tumultuous state of fashion and the wider world.
Yohji Yamamoto, Kim Kardashian and Chanel’s Matthieu Blazy Are This Year’s BoF 500 Cover Stars
On Oct. 3, The Business of Fashion will unveil The BoF 500 Class of 2025. To mark the occasion, we sat down with three members of The BoF 500 community to discuss how they are responding to the tumultuous state of fashion and the wider world.
Fashion’s Age of Uncertainty
Key business leaders had little to be optimistic about this week in Milan, though strong debuts at Gucci and Jil Sander delivered the creative energy the industry is banking on to help power a turnaround, writes Imran Amed.
Fashion’s Age of Uncertainty
Key business leaders had little to be optimistic about this week in Milan, though strong debuts at Gucci and Jil Sander delivered the creative energy the industry is banking on to help power a turnaround, writes Imran Amed.
Tough Choices for Armani’s Heirs
The designer’s will unexpectedly called for his brand to be sold or file for an IPO. With the luxury sector in a slump, neither option looks particularly appealing right now, writes Imran Amed.
Tough Choices for Armani’s Heirs
The designer’s will unexpectedly called for his brand to be sold or file for an IPO. With the luxury sector in a slump, neither option looks particularly appealing right now, writes Imran Amed.
Introducing The Brain of Fashion
The Business of Fashion’s new generative AI tool, trained exclusively on our deep archive of trusted journalism and intelligence, developed in partnership with Quilt AI. Today, we’re inviting our BoF Professional community to test it in beta mode.
Introducing The Brain of Fashion
The Business of Fashion’s new generative AI tool, trained exclusively on our deep archive of trusted journalism and intelligence, developed in partnership with Quilt AI. Today, we’re inviting our BoF Professional community to test it in beta mode.
In Paris, All Eyes on Jonathan Anderson’s Dior Debut
A phalanx of designers came to support — and, no doubt, carefully scrutinise — Jonathan’s Anderson first men’s show for Dior, writes Imran Amed.
In Paris, All Eyes on Jonathan Anderson’s Dior Debut
A phalanx of designers came to support — and, no doubt, carefully scrutinise — Jonathan’s Anderson first men’s show for Dior, writes Imran Amed.
‘Transform or Die’: Can a Turnaround Expert Turn Kering Around?
Luca De Meo’s appointment as the French group’s chief executive is an admission of the seriousness of the crisis the company is facing, as well as a signal of its intent to do something about it, writes Imran Amed.
‘Transform or Die’: Can a Turnaround Expert Turn Kering Around?
Luca De Meo’s appointment as the French group’s chief executive is an admission of the seriousness of the crisis the company is facing, as well as a signal of its intent to do something about it, writes Imran Amed.
Dispatch From Napa: Speaking to the Heart and Soul of the Beauty Industry
The Business of Beauty Global Forum 2025 brought together guests from 17 countries, who went beyond the nuts and bolts of running a beauty business to create a sense of shared humanity and solidarity in unsettling times.
Dispatch From Napa: Speaking to the Heart and Soul of the Beauty Industry
The Business of Beauty Global Forum 2025 brought together guests from 17 countries, who went beyond the nuts and bolts of running a beauty business to create a sense of shared humanity and solidarity in unsettling times.
Has Fashion Given Up on Emerging Designers?
If we don't nurture smaller creative talents and businesses today, what will fashion look like 10 or 20 years from now?
Has Fashion Given Up on Emerging Designers?
If we don't nurture smaller creative talents and businesses today, what will fashion look like 10 or 20 years from now?
How Fashion Can Engage With the Global Culture, the Right Way
Creative and commercial energy is increasingly driven by frontier markets in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Global brands must learn how to embrace and amplify local cultures in these markets in an authentic way.
How Fashion Can Engage With the Global Culture, the Right Way
Creative and commercial energy is increasingly driven by frontier markets in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Global brands must learn how to embrace and amplify local cultures in these markets in an authentic way.
Fashion Is ‘Tarrif-ied’ of Trump
There’s no escaping the import duties, which were far more wide ranging and severe than anticipated. After the initial panic subsides, the hard work of adapting to the new regime begins, writes Imran Amed.
Fashion Is ‘Tarrif-ied’ of Trump
There’s no escaping the import duties, which were far more wide ranging and severe than anticipated. After the initial panic subsides, the hard work of adapting to the new regime begins, writes Imran Amed.
For Canadians, Trump’s ‘51st State’ Talk Is No Joke
Tariffs and talk of territorial conquest won’t stop with America’s northern neighbour. The fashion industry should be watching how Canada pushes back, and think about how they might respond should Trump’s attention turn to them, writes Imran Amed.
For Canadians, Trump’s ‘51st State’ Talk Is No Joke
Tariffs and talk of territorial conquest won’t stop with America’s northern neighbour. The fashion industry should be watching how Canada pushes back, and think about how they might respond should Trump’s attention turn to them, writes Imran Amed.