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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Milan Day Five: Matters of Identity
On the fifth day of Milan Fashion Week, designers at Bally, Ferragamo and Dolce & Gabbana explored the elasticity of brand DNA.
Backstage Pass | Rick Owens' Alien Nation
The designer speaks to BoF’s Imran Amed on the past, present and future of the Roman fur and leather goods house that carries her family name.
Waiting for Gucci
Kering’s flagship brand is expected to announce a new creative director ‘promptly.’ The sooner the better, writes Imran Amed.
Milan Day Four: Cracking Fashion Codes
Designers at Versace, Moschino, Tod’s and Missoni grappled with how to interpret deep-rooted house codes, while Sunnei’s Simone Rizzo and Loris Messina kept creating their own.
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Hair Brooches Are Here. Don’t Panic.
Logo pins have been a recurring theme during Fashion Month — and also have a beauty tie-in.
First Look at Alberto Caliri’s Missoni
Company veteran Caliri is back in the driver’s seat as creative director of men’s, women’s and home collections. ‘What matters at Missoni is the materiality of texture, and this is where my path begins,’ the designer tells Angelo Flaccavento on the eve of his return to the runway.
Milan Day Three: Visions of Femininity
On the third day of Milan Fashion Week, Prada, Roberto Cavalli and Etro proposed their takes on how a woman should look.
Milan Day Two: A Victory Lap and a Farewell
On the second day of Milan Fashion Week, Silvia Venturini Fendi staged a 100th anniversary show and Lucie and Luke Meier showed their final collection for Jil Sander, while OTB stablemates Diesel and Marni hit the mark.
Milan Day One: When Time Is a Loop
A transitional show at Gucci, a debut at Alberta Ferretti and a 30th anniversary outing at DSquared2 kicked off the first day of Milan Fashion Week.
The Value of London Fashion Week
Daniel Lee’s refocused Burberry won over plenty of eyeballs, but London’s purpose in the fashion ecosystem is more about incubating rising talents like Dilara Findikoglu and S.S. Daley than earned media value, writes Susanna Lau.
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.
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Dewiness Is Next To Godliness
If you want to sell a cult beauty product, you’re going to have to evangelize people.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
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.