Zane Li Wins 2026 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund
The Lii designer took home the top award after winning the Karl Lagerfeld prize at the LVMH Prize earlier this year.
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Fashion Week
The Puck Stops Here
Stuart Vevers turns out another exuberant collection, this one inspired by the 1980s hockey film Youngblood. But a Coach 'It-bag' eludes him.
Marketing
Ed Filipowski, Fashion Catalyst
The co-president of fashion PR powerhouse KCD talks exclusively to BoF about public relations in the digital age and the firm’s new entertainment and tech division.
Fashion Week
The Fashionable and the Functional
Inspired by photographer Berenice Abbott’s functional garb, Walker added accents of her own prosaic glamour.
Fashion Week
At NYFW, Different Faces of Female Empowerment
The resurgence of feminist spirit in society — the so-called 'fourth wave' — was evident at DVF, Karen Walker and Zero Maria Cornejo.
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Phillip Lim Visits the Land of the Rising Sun
'Japonisme' is a well-worn theme, though Phillip Lim approached it with a steady hand.
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Thom Browne: Fashion’s Dr Frankenstein
Browne stitched garments together or took them apart to create something completely other.
Fashion Week
Remembered: The Game-Changing Martin Margiela Show of 1989
As talk turns towards a future of consumer-facing fashion shows, we look back on the 1989 Martin Margiela presentation, which set a new paradigm for the fashion show as a public spectacle, in an oral history with contributions from Margiela’s closest collaborators and biggest supporters of the time, courtesy of The Gentlewoman.
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In New York, the Challenge of Cultivating Desire
Fashion brands are increasingly focused on courting consumers with their shows, but are they succeeding at creating product people actually want to buy?
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Light as a Feather, at Prabal Gurung
Prabal Gurung presented a collection full of occasion wear that ran a gamut of gorgeous fabrications, realised in a land that utility forgot.
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An Ode to Old New York
Dao-Yi Chao & Maxwell Osborne presented a no-holds-barred urban message.
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Smart in Every Sense
Ceding control in subtle ways might be the designer’s major achievement over the past decade.
The News in Brief
Swiss Watch Exports Rise for Fifth Month on US, Europe Demand
Total shipments rose 2.7 percent to $23.6 billion in the first nine months of the year, the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry said Tuesday.
EssilorLuxottica Sales Lifted by Traditional Frames, Lenses
Revenue rose 7.2 percent, beating analysts' estimates.
Adidas Lifts Outlook on US Tariff Refund, Strong Demand
Chief executive officer Bjoern Gulden wants the company’s local staff to jump on trends quickly and cater to customers in their markets to drive demand.
Milan Luxury Shops Close for Fear of New Unrest as Government Prepares to Deploy Troops
Most stores in the Via Montenapoleone luxury shopping district, home to brands including Chanel, Tiffany and Dior, removed merchandise from their windows as a precaution.
Vinted Faces Influx of Suspected Looted Goods After French Riots
The company has ‘taken immediate action to identify and remove listings linked to the looting,’ and has ‘stepped up monitoring of suspicious listings,’ a Vinted spokesperson said in a statement. ‘When our rules are breached, we act against the accounts involved, up to permanent bans.’
Quince Launches in UK
The direct-to-consumer business, known for its dupes of popular items, is expanding outside North America for the first time.
Mulberry Posts 18% Rise in First-Half Sales, Sending Shares Up
Resilient demand for heritage bags and a higher share of full-price sales boosted the British luxury handbag maker, sending shares nearly 4 percent higher in early trading.