Puig Acquires Sun Care Brand Isdin
The conglomerate bought its former partner’s 50 percent share to take full ownership of the Spanish skincare label.
blogging
Technology
How Instagram's New Feed Will Impact Brands and Influencers
What does Instagram's new algorithmic feed mean for the platform's lucrative influence economy?
How Instagram's New Feed Will Impact Brands and Influencers
What does Instagram's new algorithmic feed mean for the platform's lucrative influence economy?
Global Markets
Op-Ed | China’s Cult of the Ordinary Commands Big Influence
A new breed of sarcastic, skeptical online influencers from China’s “diaosi” (“loser”) subculture could impact the country’s fashion market, says Eleah Lubatkin.
Op-Ed | China’s Cult of the Ordinary Commands Big Influence
A new breed of sarcastic, skeptical online influencers from China’s “diaosi” (“loser”) subculture could impact the country’s fashion market, says Eleah Lubatkin.
News & Analysis
Target Teams with ‘Who What Wear’ on Full-Fledged Fashion Line
BoF can exclusively reveal that Target has partnered with Who What Wear to launch a full-fledged clothing and accessories line that the retailer hopes will close the gap between content and commerce and boost the store’s fashion offering.
Target Teams with ‘Who What Wear’ on Full-Fledged Fashion Line
BoF can exclusively reveal that Target has partnered with Who What Wear to launch a full-fledged clothing and accessories line that the retailer hopes will close the gap between content and commerce and boost the store’s fashion offering.
News & Analysis
Bag Snob Launches Multi-Brand E-Commerce
Tina Craig and Kelly Cook on how they grew handbag blog Bag Snob into a business with consulting, affiliate partnerships, licensing agreements and, now, e-commerce.
Bag Snob Launches Multi-Brand E-Commerce
Tina Craig and Kelly Cook on how they grew handbag blog Bag Snob into a business with consulting, affiliate partnerships, licensing agreements and, now, e-commerce.
News & Analysis
Tokyo Dandy, Fashion’s Fixers in Japan
Dan Bailey and Joe Kazuaki of Tokyo Dandy tell BoF about connecting Tokyo’s fashion and club scenes, and being a ‘welcoming committee’ for international brands.
Tokyo Dandy, Fashion’s Fixers in Japan
Dan Bailey and Joe Kazuaki of Tokyo Dandy tell BoF about connecting Tokyo’s fashion and club scenes, and being a ‘welcoming committee’ for international brands.
Technology
Fashion Tech Startup RewardStyle Raises $15 Million in Funding
RewardStyle, a startup that helps fashion bloggers get paid, has raised $15 million in a funding round that values the company at $290 million.
Fashion Tech Startup RewardStyle Raises $15 Million in Funding
RewardStyle, a startup that helps fashion bloggers get paid, has raised $15 million in a funding round that values the company at $290 million.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | Luxury's Digital Destiny, Bloggers, Shopify
Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Bits & Bytes | Luxury's Digital Destiny, Bloggers, Shopify
Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | NowManifest, Gilt, Ky Harlin, Pebble Watch
Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Bits & Bytes | NowManifest, Gilt, Ky Harlin, Pebble Watch
Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Marketing
Condé Nast Closes Blog Network NowManifest
BoF has learned that NowManifest, the Condé Nast-owned blog portal that hosted fashion bloggers including Susie Bubble, Anna Dello Russo and BryanBoy, has been shut down.
Condé Nast Closes Blog Network NowManifest
BoF has learned that NowManifest, the Condé Nast-owned blog portal that hosted fashion bloggers including Susie Bubble, Anna Dello Russo and BryanBoy, has been shut down.
China
The China Edit | Gogoboi, Female Online Shoppers, E-Commerce
The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
The China Edit | Gogoboi, Female Online Shoppers, E-Commerce
The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
China
The Business of Blogging | Gogoboi
Next up in our ongoing series on fashion’s most influential bloggers and their business models, BoF speaks to the irrepressible Chinese fashion blogger known as Gogoboi.
The Business of Blogging | Gogoboi
Next up in our ongoing series on fashion’s most influential bloggers and their business models, BoF speaks to the irrepressible Chinese fashion blogger known as Gogoboi.
China
The China Edit | 'KOLs', Rutson Exits Lane Crawford, Hermès, Luxe Tailors
The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
The China Edit | 'KOLs', Rutson Exits Lane Crawford, Hermès, Luxe Tailors
The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
The News in Brief
Hugo Boss Chairman to Step Down Amid Frasers Group Pressure
Stephan Sturm is stepping down, as the German fashion house's largest shareholder seeks to beef up its board representation alongside its takeover bid for the brand.
CFDA’s Steven Kolb Involved in Altercation with PETA Protestors
The trade body’s president physically restrained animal rights activists after they stormed a Cos runway show at New York Fashion Week.
GQ Philippines Names Danyl Geneciran Editor in Chief
The former Vogue Man Philippines editor will helm GQ’s 23rd international title, whose debut issue features covers starring Darren Criss, Jordan Clarkson and Erwan Heussaff.
Human Made Discloses $3.6 Million Undercover Purchase Price and Long-Term Financial Targets
The Tokyo-listed company will pay $3.6 million in cash for 100 percent of Undercover, with founder Jun Takahashi relinquishing corporate duties to focus solely on design.
Arizona Accuses L’Oréal of Concealing Cancer Risks Linked to Hair Relaxers
The beauty conglomerate faces over 12,000 similar lawsuits filed by individuals that have been consolidated in a Chicago federal court.
Space NK Names New CEO, Andy Lightfoot Steps Down
Chief marketing officer Emma Simpson-Scott will succeed Lightfoot, who is leaving the UK retailer after seven years at the helm.
EssilorLuxottica Managers Defend CEO After Heir Lashes Out
Twenty top lieutenants to CEO Francesco Milleri came to their boss’s defense in an escalating feud with Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, a son of the founder who abruptly left a senior role at the company.