Letter From The Editor
Did Fashion Learn Anything from Covid?
Many in the industry vowed early in the pandemic to slow down, reduce waste and implement change. Somehow, we wound up right back where we started, writes Imran Amed.
Did Fashion Learn Anything from Covid?
Many in the industry vowed early in the pandemic to slow down, reduce waste and implement change. Somehow, we wound up right back where we started, writes Imran Amed.
Will Gucci’s Demna Strategy Work?
The financial markets and fashion fans on social media have rejected Kering’s bet on the zeitgeist-shaping Balenciaga designer to revive its ailing flagship. BoF’s Imran Amed has a different view.
Will Gucci’s Demna Strategy Work?
The financial markets and fashion fans on social media have rejected Kering’s bet on the zeitgeist-shaping Balenciaga designer to revive its ailing flagship. BoF’s Imran Amed has a different view.
Risky Business: Should Prada Buy Versace?
Turning around the Italian icon will be a significant challenge for Prada Group and could distract top managers from scaling its core brands, but the gamble may be worth it if the price is right.
Risky Business: Should Prada Buy Versace?
Turning around the Italian icon will be a significant challenge for Prada Group and could distract top managers from scaling its core brands, but the gamble may be worth it if the price is right.
Waiting for Gucci
Kering’s flagship brand is expected to announce a new creative director ‘promptly.’ The sooner the better, writes Imran Amed.
Waiting for Gucci
Kering’s flagship brand is expected to announce a new creative director ‘promptly.’ The sooner the better, writes Imran Amed.
Poor Payors: Assessing the Storm Around Saks
The department store operator’s letter to brands is a sign of a growing power imbalance in the wholesale market that increasingly favours big retailers, threatening the overall health of the fashion ecosystem.
Poor Payors: Assessing the Storm Around Saks
The department store operator’s letter to brands is a sign of a growing power imbalance in the wholesale market that increasingly favours big retailers, threatening the overall health of the fashion ecosystem.
Why Luxury Is Broken
The sheer number of changes at the top of big brands this week is a sign the industry is still searching for a way out of its current troubles.
Why Luxury Is Broken
The sheer number of changes at the top of big brands this week is a sign the industry is still searching for a way out of its current troubles.
Lessons From Karl Lagerfeld For Chanel’s Next Designer
As the industry awaits the official announcement of Chanel’s new creative director, Imran Amed extracts lessons from the strategy successfully employed by the great Karl Lagerfeld, encapsulated in the words of Goethe that the designer loved so much: ‘Create a better future with the expanded elements of the past.’
Lessons From Karl Lagerfeld For Chanel’s Next Designer
As the industry awaits the official announcement of Chanel’s new creative director, Imran Amed extracts lessons from the strategy successfully employed by the great Karl Lagerfeld, encapsulated in the words of Goethe that the designer loved so much: ‘Create a better future with the expanded elements of the past.’
Is Fashion Missing the Bigger Picture?
Imran Amed shares his perspectives on the precarious state of fashion — and the wider world — in the lead up to BoF VOICES 2024.
Is Fashion Missing the Bigger Picture?
Imran Amed shares his perspectives on the precarious state of fashion — and the wider world — in the lead up to BoF VOICES 2024.
Why I’m Excited About BoF VOICES 2024
Join us at BoF VOICES from November 12-14 to learn from Jacquemus, Valentino and Skims
Why I’m Excited About BoF VOICES 2024
Join us at BoF VOICES from November 12-14 to learn from Jacquemus, Valentino and Skims
For LVMH, It’s a Battle for Market Share Now. Let the Games Begin
A shrinking market will require a renewed focus on creativity, greater innovation and a mindset shift among luxury leaders, writes Imran Amed.
For LVMH, It’s a Battle for Market Share Now. Let the Games Begin
A shrinking market will require a renewed focus on creativity, greater innovation and a mindset shift among luxury leaders, writes Imran Amed.
What I Learned at Fashion Month
Imran Amed shares his key findings from recent fashion weeks in London, Milan and Paris as the industry grapples with a slowdown that has raised questions about the long-term business model of the luxury sector.
What I Learned at Fashion Month
Imran Amed shares his key findings from recent fashion weeks in London, Milan and Paris as the industry grapples with a slowdown that has raised questions about the long-term business model of the luxury sector.
Introducing the BoF 500 Class of 2024
Explore the 100 new additions to The Business of Fashion’s definitive index of people shaping the global fashion industry.
Introducing the BoF 500 Class of 2024
Explore the 100 new additions to The Business of Fashion’s definitive index of people shaping the global fashion industry.