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Fashion Week

A.P.C.’s 30 Years in Fashion: ‘Unnoticeable But Eventually Remarkable.’

As A.P.C. celebrates its 30th year in business, Jean Touitou considers his secret to success might be this: sometimes boring, always relevant. 'We’re not loud, we’re consistent. And we continue.'


Retail

A Day of Reckoning for American Department Stores?

2017 could bring a final judgment for some of America’s biggest department store players, which have long faced serious headwinds.


News & Analysis

Fashion Industry Remains Silent at Trump’s Immigration Ban

While the giants of Silicon Valley took public stances against President Trump’s immigration order, the silence from fashion's largest companies has been deafening.


Luxury

Report: Four Richemont Brand CEOs Including Dunhill to Depart

Richemont plans to name new chief executive officers for four of its luxury brands including Vacheron Constantin and Dunhill, according to a person familiar with the situation.


News & Analysis

BoF Exclusive | Clare Waight Keller Exiting Chloé

The Richemont-owned brand has confirmed the designer’s March 31 departure. Her final collection will be shown at Paris Fashion Week on March 2.


Fashion Week

Proenza Schouler to Show in Paris, Shift to Couture Calendar

The lauded American brand’s Autumn/Winter 2017 runway show will take place as scheduled on February 13 at New York Fashion Week.


Marketing

How Social Media Turned Hollywood’s Beauty Prep into Marketing Gold

Social media has pulled back the curtain on the behind-the-scenes process of Hollywood’s beauty prep, unlocking major marketing opportunities for brands and the artists they work with.


News & Analysis

Fashion Reacts Publicly and Privately to Trump’s #Muslimban

Fashion leaders have stayed mostly mum on the president’s executive order blocking immigrants of seven Muslim majority countries from entering the United States, but behind closed doors discussions are taking place.


Fashion Week

How Can We Nurture the Next Generation of Fashion Designers?

The London College of Fashion's Frances Corner, Polimoda's Linda Loppa, Central Saint Martins' Fabio Piras and Parson’s School of Design's Simon Collins on the future of fashion education.


Luxury

Can Raf Go Mass?

This week, the fashion world caught its first glimpse of Raf Simons’ vision for Calvin Klein, raising questions about whether the designer can balance his personal aesthetic with the needs of the multi-tiered, multi-billion-dollar brand.


News & Analysis

African Menswear Goes Global

From the racks of Tokyo retailers to the showrooms of Pitti Uomo, African menswear brands are enjoying both critical and commercial acclaim.


Global Markets

As LVMH Posts Record Profits, Arnault Looks to 2017 With 'Caution'

LVMH posted record revenue and profits for 2016, but Bernard Arnault warned that uncertainty linked to Brexit and Trump could make the second-half of 2017 ‘more difficult.’