Laani and Boldpurity Are Among This Year’s Estée Lauder, Nykaa Beauty&You Winners
The programme, now in its fifth year, reflect the US beauty giant’s commitment to the Indian market.
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Fashion Week
Tim’s Take | Burberry Spring/Summer 2017
Tim Blanks talks to Christopher Bailey to decode the creative thinking behind his latest collection. Watch now.
Fashion Week
Christopher Kane’s Perverse Melancholia
Even after a particularly high profile decade in the business, Kane still thinks and works like a young designer, constantly questioning what he is doing, and rarely coming up with easy answers.
Sustainability
Social Goods | Zara's Eco-Friendly Line, Marc Jacobs Dreadlocks, Sports Direct Investigation
This week, Zara launches its first environmentally-friendly fashion line, while Marc Jacobs responds to accusations of cultural appropriation.
Fashion Week
Emotional Engagement at Burberry
Christopher Bailey succeeded in making the embrace of vast and rapid change look not just accessible but intimate, and even charming.
News & Analysis
Can 180 The Strand Become London’s Next Fashion Hub?
The Store founder Alex Eagle is turning 180 The Strand into a space for exhibitions, events and, soon, the offices of Dazed Media and the British Fashion Council.
Fashion Week
At Erdem, a D-Day of Beauty
Amidst a weather-beaten boardwalk and billowing sails, Erdem Moralioglu gave his drowned damsels in distress a buttoned-down eroticism.
News & Analysis
Kate Moss Inc: How the World’s Most Famous Supermodel Is Building a Business of Her Own
For BoF’s 4th annual BoF 500 special print edition, available for pre-order now, cover star Kate Moss speaks exclusively to Imran Amed about her plans to build her own talent agency and expand her lifestyle brand.
Fashion Week
At Anya Hindmarch, Something Weird and Beautiful
Video games last season, geometry this: Anya Hindmarch's ability to find poetry and humour in the mechanical is becoming something of a calling card.
Fashion Week
Mary Katrantzou’s Ancient Greek Pop-Art
Mary Katrantzou returning to her design roots should have been a slam-dunk. But a funny thing happened on the way to the Parthenon. Mary lost her way.
Fashion Week
Tim’s Take | J.W. Anderson Spring/Summer 2017
Tim Blanks talks to Jonathan Anderson to decode the creative thinking behind his latest collection. Watch now.
Fashion Week
Gareth Pugh's Night After the Opera
The designer delivered the kind of campy high fashion drama he deeply loves, though one wonders where the Pugh woman might promenade her powerful silhouettes.
Fashion Week
Era-Hopping at J.W. Anderson
The collection Jonathan Anderson showed on Saturday was his most relaxed ever, giving it an easy, commercial charm.
The News in Brief
Douglas Group Names New CEO
Jean-Marc Bellaiche will succeed outgoing Sander van der Laan as chief executive of the German beauty retailer.
Lululemon Makes Changes to Fabric Team After See-Through Mishaps
The changes at the leggings maker come after a customer backlash over quality issues.
THG Lifts 2026 Profit Forecast on Nutrition Demand
The UK e-commerce platform, which owns Dermstore and Lookfantastic, forecast 2026 adjusted core profit above market expectations, driven by strong demand for its sports nutrition and supplements brand and favourable whey protein prices.
Botswana Said to Near Agreement on Size of Its De Beers Stake
Ongoing talks between the nation’s government and Global Diamond Consortium are likely to see Botswana boost its stake in De Beers by 10 percent.
Rolex and Gold Were for US and Not Trump, Swiss Trade Chief Says
The goods delivered last November by a business delegation seeking relief from Trump’s onerous tariffs became a matter of national controversy in Switzerland.
Galderma to Acquire ZO Skin Health for $1.5 Billion
The Swiss firm agreed to purchase the medical-grade skincare company from private equity firm Blackstone and the founding Obagi family to expand its US portfolio.
Report: Beauty Ingredients Among Highest Risk for Human Rights Abuses
A new analysis of eight widely used cosmetics ingredients by Verisk Maplecroft found widespread exposure to child and forced labour risks, with palm oil, cocoa and shea nuts among the most problematic commodities.