Nike, Patagonia and Lululemon Join Group Battling Microfibre Pollution
Global environmental non-profit The Nature Conservancy has launched a new industry coalition to help apparel companies tackle microfibre pollution across their supply chains.
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Fashion Week
Missoni’s Sophisticated Nonchalance
Angela Missoni celebrated her twentieth anniversary as creative director with a collection of easy clothes à la Missoni. As simple as that.
News & Analysis
Brands Have Used Money to Tame Fashion Bloggers: Suzy Menkes
"What happened is that smart fashion companies, with money at their disposal, tried to tame their enthusiasm from doing real critiques."
Fashion Week
Dark Politics at Versace
It was easy to interpret Versace’s latest menswear presentation as a dance across the lip of the volcano that boils mere metres below us. It was dark. Violence lurked.
Fashion Week
A Master at Work at Emporio Armani
The Emporio Armani show was Armani doing Armani, with a dynamic spin. And it was very good.
Fashion Week
Zegna Refreshed
Alessandro Sartori's first collection at the helm of Ermenegildo Zegna felt modern and utterly desirable in a challenging new world.
News & Analysis
Playing Ball With Trump
Fashion leaders have little choice but to engage with Donald Trump and attempt to shape the situation for the better.
Luxury
LVMH’s Trump Visit Marks Paralysing Moment for Fashion Industry
Following Arnault’s sit-down with Trump, LVMH said the French company was considering expanding its production in the US.
Luxury
Is Lanvin Entering a Downward Spiral?
Controlling shareholder, 75-year-old Chinese media magnate Shaw-Lan Wang who is based in Taiwan, has been reluctant to invest in the brand for many years.
News & Analysis
How to Dress a Celebrity
"It's possible that Nicolas Ghesquière has evolved into his generation's Hubert de Givenchy, with a gaggle of Audrey Hepburns at his surround."
News & Analysis
Karl Lagerfeld on Why Fashion Rivals who Don't Draw Their Own Designs are 'Fake Intellectuals'
"The designer refuses to name names but said his success was down to him sketching everything himself and, in the notoriously catty fashion world,
News & Analysis
BoF Exclusive | Uniqlo Partners With Jeffrey Deitch on ‘Art for All’ Shop-in-Shops
The first iteration of the collaboration, featuring limited-edition non-apparel items all under $100, reflects the company's focus on building cultural IQ and local relevance in the US.
Marketing
How Co Mastered the Four Ps
Fledgling fashion brand Co used product, price, place and promotion to cut through the noise in a discount-driven, digital-first era.
The News in Brief
Meta Bans Ads From TikTok on Its Apps
The policy bars ads from ByteDance, which remains in charge of key parts of TikTok, and extends to third-party advertisers running campaigns that link to TikTok.
Gap to Use Athleta Leader’s Exit to Rebuild Slumping Brand
The departure of Athleta’s CEO for Lululemon is a chance to ‘reimagine the brand’s path forward,’ Gap Inc. CEO Richard Dickson wrote in an internal memo viewed by Bloomberg.
Harvey Nichols’ Birmingham Store Will Close in January
The department store’s Leeds and Bristol outlets will be converted to the Flannels brand in a shake-up under Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, which purchased the chain when it was put into administration in mid-August.
Zankov Appoints Its First CEO
Jack Tobin is joining Diane von Furstenberg artistic director Henry Zankov’s namesake label as CEO and part owner.
LVMH, Kering Update Model Safety Guidelines
Nearly a decade since the luxury groups first published a charter of model protections, they are introducing new measures to protect those working in the industry.
Lululemon Hires Athleta Head in Management Shakeup
Maggie Gauger is joining Lululemon as chief product officer as new CEO Heidi O’Neill looks to revive sales.
Levi’s Growth Slows After Marketing Misstep
The company lost out in its third quarter because of a decision to market baggy jeans over low rise, but still raised its sales outlook for the year.