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News & Analysis

Power Moves | Angela Ahrendts Joins Ralph Lauren Board, Mr & Mrs Italy Names CEO

This week, Ralph Lauren appoints Angela Ahrendts and Michael George to its board of directors, while Frediano Sebastiani is named Mr & Mrs Italy's new CEO.

News & Analysis

Power Moves | Angela Ahrendts Joins Ralph Lauren Board, Mr & Mrs Italy Names CEO

This week, Ralph Lauren appoints Angela Ahrendts and Michael George to its board of directors, while Frediano Sebastiani is named Mr & Mrs Italy's new CEO.


News & Analysis

The Evolution of the Influencer Economy

Influencers and marketers weighed in on what works and what doesn’t in the booming market for social media sponsorships. Product placement alone doesn’t cut it anymore.

News & Analysis

The Evolution of the Influencer Economy

Influencers and marketers weighed in on what works and what doesn’t in the booming market for social media sponsorships. Product placement alone doesn’t cut it anymore.


Media

Social Goods | Adidas Under Pressure to Drop Kanye West, Nike CEO Apologises for Workplace Culture

This week, Kanye West's slavery remarks spark outrage, meanwhile Nike chief executive issues apology after reports of poor workplace conduct.

Media

Social Goods | Adidas Under Pressure to Drop Kanye West, Nike CEO Apologises for Workplace Culture

This week, Kanye West's slavery remarks spark outrage, meanwhile Nike chief executive issues apology after reports of poor workplace conduct.


News & Analysis

Fast Retailing to Debut Uniqlo Store in India

The retailer's entry will follow Zara and H&M in an apparel market that’s forecast to grow 29 percent to $56 billion by 2021.

News & Analysis

Fast Retailing to Debut Uniqlo Store in India

The retailer's entry will follow Zara and H&M in an apparel market that’s forecast to grow 29 percent to $56 billion by 2021.


News & Analysis

Celebrating The Business of Beauty in New York

BoF fêted the launch of The Business of Beauty with Estée Lauder Companies and a roomful of fashion and beauty icons. Marshall Heyman was there, and asked the question: what's the future of beauty?

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Celebrating The Business of Beauty in New York

BoF fêted the launch of The Business of Beauty with Estée Lauder Companies and a roomful of fashion and beauty icons. Marshall Heyman was there, and asked the question: what's the future of beauty?


News & Analysis

Redesigns Won’t Save Magazines

At a time when print-driven titles are losing the attention war to mobile phones, success will come from creating highly addictive content that shapes the conversations people are having online, not redesigns, argues Amy Odell.

News & Analysis

Redesigns Won’t Save Magazines

At a time when print-driven titles are losing the attention war to mobile phones, success will come from creating highly addictive content that shapes the conversations people are having online, not redesigns, argues Amy Odell.


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Designer Von Furstenberg Says Days of Women as ‘Meat’ Are Over

Von Furstenberg said she isn’t concerned that women will miss out on opportunities as a result of men feeling fearful in the corporate world because it’s “nothing compared to the abuse women have had.”

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Designer Von Furstenberg Says Days of Women as ‘Meat’ Are Over

Von Furstenberg said she isn’t concerned that women will miss out on opportunities as a result of men feeling fearful in the corporate world because it’s “nothing compared to the abuse women have had.”


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At the Met Ball, Holier Than Thou

For followers of fashion, the Met Ball is akin to a religious experience, so this year's Catholic theme was gloriously apropos. Marshall Heyman goes inside the Party of the Year.

News & Analysis

At the Met Ball, Holier Than Thou

For followers of fashion, the Met Ball is akin to a religious experience, so this year's Catholic theme was gloriously apropos. Marshall Heyman goes inside the Party of the Year.


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Inside The Fake News Campaign To Smear Russia's Biggest Fashion Influencers

"These days, the line between fact and fiction seems blurrier than ever, which has led to a climate particularly ripe for spreading conspiracy

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Inside The Fake News Campaign To Smear Russia's Biggest Fashion Influencers

"These days, the line between fact and fiction seems blurrier than ever, which has led to a climate particularly ripe for spreading conspiracy


News & Analysis

Supreme Items Go on the Auction Block

French auction house Artcurial will sell 150 lots from the label, including rare items ranging from $1,800 box logo t-shirts to $84,000 Louis Vuitton x Supreme trunks.

News & Analysis

Supreme Items Go on the Auction Block

French auction house Artcurial will sell 150 lots from the label, including rare items ranging from $1,800 box logo t-shirts to $84,000 Louis Vuitton x Supreme trunks.


Retail

Gucci Plants Its Flag in Soho

In an exclusive interview at Gucci's newest retail outpost, chief executive Marco Bizzarri explains why the brand is throwing out the "snobbish" luxury retail playbook in a bid to convince its internet-savvy customers there is still a reason to shop in stores.

Retail

Gucci Plants Its Flag in Soho

In an exclusive interview at Gucci's newest retail outpost, chief executive Marco Bizzarri explains why the brand is throwing out the "snobbish" luxury retail playbook in a bid to convince its internet-savvy customers there is still a reason to shop in stores.


Fashion Week

Miuccia Prada's Mad World

For Prada's first cruise show in New York, its filter was turned up to the max. The designer proposed new silhouettes and details that moved far away from today’s overwrought trends, providing an urgent, necessary relief from tired fashion.

Fashion Week

Miuccia Prada's Mad World

For Prada's first cruise show in New York, its filter was turned up to the max. The designer proposed new silhouettes and details that moved far away from today’s overwrought trends, providing an urgent, necessary relief from tired fashion.