Shein Outsells British Rival Asos as UK Revenue Hits $3.41 Billion
The ultra-fast fashion company said sales had been bolstered by marketing partnerships with music festivals, a pop-up shop on London’s Oxford Street and local Christmas gift events.
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Marketing
BoF Exclusive | KCD Announces Major Management Restructuring
Co-chairmen Ed Filipowski and Julie Mannion have named eight new partners, forming a 10-member executive committee to drive the powerhouse PR agency’s strategy.
Fashion Week
Quintessential J.W. Anderson: Perversely Playful
In another age, Jonathan Anderson would probably have been an artist, a Surrealist, maybe even a Dadaist. Senseless, but striking. And that’s how Anderson’s menswear went.
News & Analysis
How Celebrity Image-Makers Capitalise on the Red Carpet
Behind every carefully cultivated look, there is a series of deals that net stylists and their agents thousands of dollars.
News & Analysis
Mario Testino Reflects on his 10 Most Iconic Images
The recipient of BoF’s new Global VOICES award, Mario Testino took the VOICES stage to discuss 10 of his most iconic photographs.
News & Analysis
Nadja Swarovski's 2017: 'Creating an Industry of Values'
For the Austrian crystal and jewellery company, 2017 will be a time to invest in technology and sustainable innovation.
Technology
Social Goods | Anti-Surveillance Clothing, François-Henri Pinault on Sustainability
This week, Kering CEO François-Henri Pinault discusses sustainability and a new clothing project uses printed patterns to confuse surveillance devices.
News & Analysis
Report: Louis Vuitton's Natacha Ramsay-Levi to Take Lead at Chloé
Chloé's current creative director, Clare Waight Keller has decided not to renew her contract, which ends in March, sources said.
Marketing
Miuccia Prada: 'You Have to Put More of Yourself Out There'
As Prada unveils an ambitious new advertising strategy, Miuccia Prada tells Tim Blanks about the thought process behind her company's new public identity.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | Rent the Runway Raises $60M, How WeChat Became the App for Everything
This week, online rental platform Rent the Runway raises $60 million and the rise of social media app WeChat in China.
China
Angelica Cheung: Cautiously Optimistic About China's Comeback in 2017
Brands should see the current slowdown in Chinese spending as a passing mood and look to emerging third- and fourth-tier cities for growth.
News & Analysis
The Best of BoF 2016 | Top 10 Videos
From rare in-depth interviews with industry icons Yohji Yamomto and John Galliano, to talks with pop-culture figures will.i.am and Joan Smalls, in 2016 BoF captured the people shaping the global fashion industry on film.
The News in Brief
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.
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.