European Luxury Stocks Face a Tough Second Half, HSBC Says
HSBC analysts downgraded LVMH and Burberry to hold as they said the second half of the year looks harder for soft luxury to navigate.
The Creative Class
Media
How Vogue’s New Go-to Photographer Broke Into the Business
Ethan James Green, the man behind American Vogue’s most recent covers featuring Rihanna and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, is charting a different type of career trajectory with agent Jordan Hancock. They tell BoF about the photographer’s rapid rise.
How Vogue’s New Go-to Photographer Broke Into the Business
Ethan James Green, the man behind American Vogue’s most recent covers featuring Rihanna and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, is charting a different type of career trajectory with agent Jordan Hancock. They tell BoF about the photographer’s rapid rise.
Media
Sharna Osborne’s Images Look Like Nothing Else in Fashion
There’s something girlish but gritty, nostalgic but not retro about Osborne’s work that sets it apart from anything being made in the fashion world today.
Sharna Osborne’s Images Look Like Nothing Else in Fashion
There’s something girlish but gritty, nostalgic but not retro about Osborne’s work that sets it apart from anything being made in the fashion world today.
Creative Class
The Godly Garden of Alessandro Michele’s Gucci
An extra-dimensional spirituality that you can feel but not see animates the designer’s quest at the Italian megabrand.
The Godly Garden of Alessandro Michele’s Gucci
An extra-dimensional spirituality that you can feel but not see animates the designer’s quest at the Italian megabrand.
News & Analysis
A Royal Photographer’s Modern Gaze
In a world that’s tiring of fashion photography that prizes artifice, shuns diversity and exploits sexuality, Alexi Lubomirski, who famously shot Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding pictures, is after something more authentic, ethical, thoughtful.
A Royal Photographer’s Modern Gaze
In a world that’s tiring of fashion photography that prizes artifice, shuns diversity and exploits sexuality, Alexi Lubomirski, who famously shot Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding pictures, is after something more authentic, ethical, thoughtful.
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News & Analysis
Cathy Horyn: 'I Support People Who Have Guts'
Fashion critic Cathy Horyn talks about navigating emerging designers, new media and nostalgia, courtesy of 1 Granary.
Cathy Horyn: 'I Support People Who Have Guts'
Fashion critic Cathy Horyn talks about navigating emerging designers, new media and nostalgia, courtesy of 1 Granary.
News & Analysis
Paolo Roversi: 'Photography Is the Revelation of Another Dimension'
The legendary Italian lensman speaks to BoF about the poetry of his work, the power of the primitive photographic process and the importance of slowness.
Paolo Roversi: 'Photography Is the Revelation of Another Dimension'
The legendary Italian lensman speaks to BoF about the poetry of his work, the power of the primitive photographic process and the importance of slowness.
Fashion Week
Chris Moore on 60 Years of Photographing the Catwalk
‘The bishop’ of catwalk images speaks to BoF about Catwalking.com and his six decades in the photographers’ pit at the end of the runway.
Chris Moore on 60 Years of Photographing the Catwalk
‘The bishop’ of catwalk images speaks to BoF about Catwalking.com and his six decades in the photographers’ pit at the end of the runway.
News & Analysis
Rei Kawakubo's Hair Magician
Best known for his dramatic hair sculptures for Comme des Garçons, Julien d'Ys was the first to purposefully make hair look dirty, using potions of grease, vodka, clay or powder.
Rei Kawakubo's Hair Magician
Best known for his dramatic hair sculptures for Comme des Garçons, Julien d'Ys was the first to purposefully make hair look dirty, using potions of grease, vodka, clay or powder.
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News & Analysis
Guido Palau, an Eye in the Fashion Week Hurricane
Fashion's most sought-after hairdresser opens up to BoF about his creative process and staying calm amidst the storm of New York Fashion Week.
Guido Palau, an Eye in the Fashion Week Hurricane
Fashion's most sought-after hairdresser opens up to BoF about his creative process and staying calm amidst the storm of New York Fashion Week.
Creative Class
Bruce Weber’s Fantasy Land
Above all, the photographer draws on his inner fantasy life to conjure the circus of marching bands, jugglers, elephants, cheerleaders, Labradors and all-American male demigods that populate his work.
Bruce Weber’s Fantasy Land
Above all, the photographer draws on his inner fantasy life to conjure the circus of marching bands, jugglers, elephants, cheerleaders, Labradors and all-American male demigods that populate his work.
Beauty
Sam McKnight’s Natural Touch
With a solo exhibition set to launch at London's Somerset House, the legendary hair stylist Sam McKnight opens up about Karl Lagerfeld, Princess Diana and the future of fashion.
Sam McKnight’s Natural Touch
With a solo exhibition set to launch at London's Somerset House, the legendary hair stylist Sam McKnight opens up about Karl Lagerfeld, Princess Diana and the future of fashion.
News & Analysis
Anita Bitton on Casting Top Models For Alexander Wang and Marc Jacobs
BoF talks to Anita Bitton about the changing business of casting and how demand for content is driving demand for talent.
Anita Bitton on Casting Top Models For Alexander Wang and Marc Jacobs
BoF talks to Anita Bitton about the changing business of casting and how demand for content is driving demand for talent.
The News in Brief
Richemont Promotes Johann Rupert’s Son In Succession Plan
The Swiss luxury group appointed Anton Rupert, 39, as non-executive co-deputy chairman in charge of creative and commercial direction, signaling a long-awaited succession plan for founder Johann Rupert is underway.
Zara Owner’s Sales Grow, But Profit Disappoints As Expenses Mount
Inditex’s sales growth accelerated at the start of the third quarter as it continued to outpace rivals, but rising depreciation charges ate into profits.
Theory Appoints James Kelly Global CEO
A veteran at Fast Retailing, Kelly previously held the role of US chief financial officer at the brand.
Nike Shareholders Reject Climate Proposal Backed by Norway Wealth Fund
The proposal urged more transparency about the company’s climate goals, including the disclosure of details on how the sportswear maker intends to achieve emissions-reduction targets.
Report: CVC Explores $2 Billion Sale of Dr Teal’s Parent Company
Talks for a potential sale of Arthea, formerly known as PDC Brands, are at an early stage in a busy year for personal care mergers and acquisitions.
Longtime McQueen Collaborator Shaun Leane Launches New Label
The boundary-pushing jewellery designer, known for the elaborate pieces he crafted for Alexander McQueen in the 90s, is building a bespoke high jewellery and objects label dubbed 12.
Next Wins Appeal in UK Equal Pay Case
The landmark ruling allows the retailer to pay warehouse workers more than shop staff on the basis it costs more to recruit and retain them.