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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Retail
Burberry Sales Beat Estimates on Recent Boost in UK Demand
Comparable sales fell 3 percent, beating the 5 percent drop expected by analysts.
Media
Nick Knight, Techno-Shaman
Tim Blanks sits down with Nick Knight to talk creativity in a connected world.
Fashion Week
Dolce & Gabbana on Neapolitan Streets
The Dolce & Gabbana Alta spectacles have become fun waystations for the brand's rich clientele, but the charm of these shows is that, for all the over-the-toppery, they are actually great levelers, fabulous, shameless entertainments.
News & Analysis
Christopher Bailey Speaks on Burberry Shake-up
Minutes after Burberry announced a top management shake-up, Christopher Bailey spoke to BoF about the changes and his outlook for the brand.
News & Analysis
Marco Gobbetti Named CEO at Burberry; Christopher Bailey to Become President
Burberry has appointed Marco Gobbetti chief executive officer. Christopher Bailey will become president and chief creative officer.
News & Analysis
BoF Exclusive | Alexa Chung to Launch Own Fashion Brand
British television presenter and model Alexa Chung is set to launch a contemporary-priced line that will hit retailers in May 2017, BoF can exclusively report.
News & Analysis
Sidney Toledano: 'Expect a New Dior'
Dior Couture chief executive Sidney Toledano speaks to BoF on why Maria Grazia Chiuri was the best choice to align the house with ‘the needs of the women of today and tomorrow — globally.’
Workplace & Talent
Power Moves | Maria Grazia Chiuri Exits Valentino, Ousted Gucci CEO to Dolce & Gabbana
BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.
Fashion Week
Identity Theft at Paris Couture
In a couture season ‘hijacked’ by marketers, Mr Martin Margiela was at the center of the problem and the solution.
News & Analysis
Valentino Confirms Maria Grazia Chiuri Exit
Valentino has confirmed the departure of Maria Grazia Chiuri, appointing Pierpaolo Piccioli the brand's sole creative director. Chiuri is widely thought to be joining Dior, which is expected to issue a statement soon.
Fashion Week
Gaultier Goes Into the Woods
Taking inspiration from nature, the designer showed a lustrous palette of dark greens and intense browns rendered in shiny silks covered in feather embroideries or wood prints, but the overall effect was too bourgeois.
Fashion Week
Sensual Severity at Armani Privé
Armani made clothes of striking purity, with paradoxical accents of carnality.
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.