Kimberly-Clark to Buy Tylenol Owner Kenvue in $40 Billion Deal
Kimberly-Clark Corp. agreed to buy Kenvue Inc. in a cash and stock deal that values the consumer-health company that owns brands like Tylenol at about $40 billion.
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Building a Better Beauty CEO
As more beauty brands restructure or get acquired, their employees feel increasingly anxious. One chief executive says it doesn’t have to be that way.
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.
When Every Product Launch Is a Holiday
There’s a reason so many brands celebrate holidays like National Lash Day or National Fragrance Day — and he lives in North Dakota.
Top 10 Shows of the Season
Duran Lantink leads BoF’s list of best shows from the Autumn/Winter 2025 season.
Paris Day Nine: Fashion Is a Kitchen, Not a Laboratory
The importance of a recipe — not a formula — was on display at Chanel, Miu Miu and Saint Laurent on the last day of Paris Fashion Week.
5 Brands That Dominated the Social Conversation During Milan Fashion Week
DSquared2, Moschino and Versace led the user-generated conversation on social media during Milan Fashion Week according to BoF's new social intelligence tool BoF INSIGHTS PULSE, powered by Quilt.AI.
Paris Day Eight: The Case for Intimacy
A heightened sense of intimacy ran through shows as varied as Sacai and Louis Vuitton on the eighth day of Paris Fashion Week.
Paris Day Seven: When the Clothes Do the Talking
On the seventh day of Paris Fashion Week, featuring Duran Lantink, Valentino and Balenciaga, the dialogue between clothing and body said more than brand storytelling.
Paris Day Six: What Is Wearable?
On a day of Paris Fashion Week shows dominated by Comme des Garçons and McQueen, conceptual clothes and their place in today’s fashion world was up for discussion.
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.
Paris Day Five: It’s a Process
On the fifth day of Paris Fashion Week, process was front and centre at Givenchy, Issey Miyake and more.
Sarah Burton’s Givenchy Debut: First Principles Take Flight
Nearly 75 years after Hubert de Givenchy showed his first collection in Paris, Tim Blanks talks in-depth to Burton about her aim to restore the house’s fortunes by going right back to the beginning.
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British Fashion Council CEO Caroline Rush to Step Down
On Thursday, the British Fashion Council (BFC) announced that CEO Caroline Rush will step down from her position from June 2025, ending a 16-year run.