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.
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Fashion Week
At Fashion Week, Anya Hindmarch Continues to Put Consumers Front and Centre
The brand's unconventional fashion week formula — axing the traditional catwalk in favor of playful consumer experiences — is delivering results. Next up: a giant red maze.
At Fashion Week, Anya Hindmarch Continues to Put Consumers Front and Centre
The brand's unconventional fashion week formula — axing the traditional catwalk in favor of playful consumer experiences — is delivering results. Next up: a giant red maze.
News & Analysis
Op-Ed | Fashion Needs to Stop Dismissing ‘Made In India’
It is time to stop stigmatising brands because of where they’re made and blindly believing that ‘Made in the West' is always best.
Op-Ed | Fashion Needs to Stop Dismissing ‘Made In India’
It is time to stop stigmatising brands because of where they’re made and blindly believing that ‘Made in the West' is always best.
Fashion Week
Can Tom Ford Take New York Fashion Week Global?
This week, everyone will be talking about Tom Ford's plans to take New York Fashion Week global, the arrival of new tariffs and Revlon's search for a buyer. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
Can Tom Ford Take New York Fashion Week Global?
This week, everyone will be talking about Tom Ford's plans to take New York Fashion Week global, the arrival of new tariffs and Revlon's search for a buyer. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
Retail
Report: Philip Green Prepares to Break up Arcadia Group
The owner of high-street stores Topshop and Dorothy Perkins is preparing to break up his fashion empire after narrowly avoiding collapse into administration in June.
Report: Philip Green Prepares to Break up Arcadia Group
The owner of high-street stores Topshop and Dorothy Perkins is preparing to break up his fashion empire after narrowly avoiding collapse into administration in June.
News & Analysis
Calvin Klein Owner PVH Cuts Full-Year Profit, Revenue Forecast
The parent company of Calvin Klein expects US tariffs on Chinese goods to cut earnings by about 20 cents and hit full-year revenue by the end of 2019.
Calvin Klein Owner PVH Cuts Full-Year Profit, Revenue Forecast
The parent company of Calvin Klein expects US tariffs on Chinese goods to cut earnings by about 20 cents and hit full-year revenue by the end of 2019.
News & Analysis
Tourists Aren't Shopping Like They Used To. Who Will Replace Them?
This week everyone will be talking about Tiffany & Co. and the declining tourist trade, the Venice Film Festival and fashion's climate pact. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
Tourists Aren't Shopping Like They Used To. Who Will Replace Them?
This week everyone will be talking about Tiffany & Co. and the declining tourist trade, the Venice Film Festival and fashion's climate pact. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
Financial Markets
Tod's Founder Diego Della Valle Raises Stake to 81.2%
The brand's chairman made good on a pledge to buy shares after disappointing first-half results earlier this month, a regulatory filing showed.
Tod's Founder Diego Della Valle Raises Stake to 81.2%
The brand's chairman made good on a pledge to buy shares after disappointing first-half results earlier this month, a regulatory filing showed.
Luxury
Gucci and Saint Laurent Face Uphill Battle to Get Green
Kering is leading luxury’s sustainability efforts, but the wider sector is walking a high wire: surging demand and social media are pushing brands to increase production and stage ever-flashier events, while consumers and regulators ramp up pressure on the same brands to lower their environmental impact.
Gucci and Saint Laurent Face Uphill Battle to Get Green
Kering is leading luxury’s sustainability efforts, but the wider sector is walking a high wire: surging demand and social media are pushing brands to increase production and stage ever-flashier events, while consumers and regulators ramp up pressure on the same brands to lower their environmental impact.
China
Escaping the Wrath of China’s Netizens
With brands seemingly unable to avoid outrage in the face of rising nationalism in the world’s largest luxury market, hiring chief diversity officers may not be enough.
Escaping the Wrath of China’s Netizens
With brands seemingly unable to avoid outrage in the face of rising nationalism in the world’s largest luxury market, hiring chief diversity officers may not be enough.
Luxury
Versace, Coach and Givenchy Have Angered China's Netizens. Who's Next?
Brands have issued apologies and lost celebrity ambassadors like supermodel Liu Wen after products were discovered listing Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan as separate countries, angering nationalist Chinese consumers amidst political unrest in Hong Kong and a trade war with the US.
Versace, Coach and Givenchy Have Angered China's Netizens. Who's Next?
Brands have issued apologies and lost celebrity ambassadors like supermodel Liu Wen after products were discovered listing Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan as separate countries, angering nationalist Chinese consumers amidst political unrest in Hong Kong and a trade war with the US.
Luxury
Why Farfetch Bought New Guards Group
The luxury marketplace bought New Guards, which operates streetwear sensation Off-White, for a total value of $675 million and plans to tap into the group to launch 'brands of the future.' In after-hours trading, Farfetch shares plunged by over 40 percent, marking an all-time low for the stock.
Why Farfetch Bought New Guards Group
The luxury marketplace bought New Guards, which operates streetwear sensation Off-White, for a total value of $675 million and plans to tap into the group to launch 'brands of the future.' In after-hours trading, Farfetch shares plunged by over 40 percent, marking an all-time low for the stock.
Luxury
Investors Demand More From Expensive Luxury Stocks
Despite most luxury companies reporting sales growth in the latest round of results, investors’ appetite has cooled, in part due to high valuations.
Investors Demand More From Expensive Luxury Stocks
Despite most luxury companies reporting sales growth in the latest round of results, investors’ appetite has cooled, in part due to high valuations.
The News in Brief
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.
Zara Owner Looks to US for Next Phase of Growth
Inditex is investing in the US as a key growth market, CEO Oscar Garcia Maceiras told Reuters, with store revamps and new openings planned across its Zara, Massimo Dutti and Bershka brands.
Activist Investor Takes New Stake in Bath & Body Works
The activist investor is recommending the personal-care and fragrance store chain to explore a sale, claiming it has been undervalued and hampered by unstable management.
Arnault Drops Out of World’s Top 10 Richest as US Tech Dominates
The LVMH chairman’s net worth fell to $143 billion on Thursday, pulling him beneath Warren Buffett, Bloomberg reported.