Shein Outsells British Rival Asos as UK Revenue Hits $3.41 Billion
The ultra-fast fashion company said sales had been bolstered by marketing partnerships with music festivals, a pop-up shop on London’s Oxford Street and local Christmas gift events.

Tim Blanks joins Imran Amed on The BoF Podcast to discuss why the season’s strongest statements — from Erdem and Simone Rocha in London to Rick Owens, Miuccia Prada and Matthieu Blazy at Chanel — came from designers acting on conviction rather than consensus.

BoF’s editors pick the best shows from the Spring/Summer 2027 fashion season.

This season, many of the over 60 female designers showing at New York Fashion Week played to an inherent strength, designing for the women who will actually wear their clothes.

Lynn Yaegar reports on New York Fashion Week, including Ralph Lauren, Khaite, Calvin Klein and more.
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An altercation between CFDA president Steven Kolb and PETA protesters has become the week’s biggest news. Behind the scandal is a wider debate about why a material many view as a sustainability hero should be so controversial.

The 25-year-old designer behind LII has gone from fashion graduate to LVMH Prize runner-up in three years. Now, he’s working on turning the buzz into a business.

The livestreaming star’s new fashion line Vivet, debuted in New York on Saturday, owes aesthetic debts to Demna and Ye, but the spirit of community at the project’s core makes him more like Gen-Z’s answer to Virgil Abloh.

It’s been a year and a half since the American denim and underwear giant hired another high-brow European designer to revive its runway line.
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The new designer’s Thursday debut bet on subtle updates to Diane von Furstenberg's most recognisable codes as he works to modernise and reignite demand for the iconic New York brand.

There was almost nothing nostalgic, reverential or expected about the wildly eclectic collection the senior statesman of American fashion showed on Wednesday, kicking off New York Fashion Week.

Coach, Ralph Lauren, Henry Zankov’s Diane von Furstenberg debut, Veronica Leoni’s fourth show for Calvin Klein, Kai Cenat’s Vivet launch and Zane Li’s Lii are set to be closely watched.

BoF’s editors pick the best shows from the Autumn/Winter 2026 fashion season.
The ultra-fast fashion company said sales had been bolstered by marketing partnerships with music festivals, a pop-up shop on London’s Oxford Street and local Christmas gift events.
Global environmental non-profit The Nature Conservancy has launched a new industry coalition to help apparel companies tackle microfibre pollution across their supply chains.
The policy bars ads from ByteDance, which remains in charge of key parts of TikTok, and extends to third-party advertisers running campaigns that link to TikTok.
The departure of Athleta’s CEO for Lululemon is a chance to ‘reimagine the brand’s path forward,’ Gap Inc. CEO Richard Dickson wrote in an internal memo viewed by Bloomberg.
The department store’s Leeds and Bristol outlets will be converted to the Flannels brand in a shake-up under Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, which purchased the chain when it was put into administration in mid-August.
Jack Tobin is joining Diane von Furstenberg artistic director Henry Zankov’s namesake label as CEO and part owner.
Nearly a decade since the luxury groups first published a charter of model protections, they are introducing new measures to protect those working in the industry.
Maggie Gauger is joining Lululemon as chief product officer as new CEO Heidi O’Neill looks to revive sales.