Audemars Piguet to Certify Its Pre-Owned Watches Following Rolex
Whereas Rolex is both a buyer and seller of its second-hand watches through official retail partners, Audemars is setting up a marketplace where sellers set prices.
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News & Analysis
Bandana Tewari #My2015
Click to watch Bandana Tewari, Fashion Features Director at Vogue India, look back at her year in fashion.
Fashion Week
Michael Kors Thinks Pink
The designer gave the ultra-feminine colour new life with tomboyish shapes and just enough sex appeal.
Fashion Week
Tory Burch Rides Into the Sunset
Inspired by the semi-abstract landscapes of the artist Etel Adnan, Burch goes folksy for Pre-Fall.
News & Analysis
Tim Blanks' #My2015
Click to watch Tim Blanks, Editor-at-Large of The Business of Fashion, look back at his year in fashion.
Financial Markets
Uniqlo Operator Fast Retailing Prepares $2 Billion Bond Sale
Billionaire Tadashi Yanai’s Fast Retailing Co., operator of the Uniqlo apparel brand, is preparing to sell as much as 250 billion yen ($2 billion) of bonds next week in its first public debt offering.
Fashion Week
Nice and Tie-dy at DVF
For Pre-Fall, Diane von Furstenburg offered her take on the season’s top trends.
Fashion Week
Tomas Maier Tastes the Rainbow
The designer’s neutral line up took an interesting turn with a full spectrum of colour.
News & Analysis
Emily Weiss' #My2015
Click to watch Emily Weiss, Founder and CEO of Glossier, look back at her year in fashion.
Financial Markets
Fast Retailing Hits Two-Week Low as Warm Winter Hurt Japan Sales
Fast Retailing Co. fell to the lowest in two weeks after its Uniqlo chain of casual-wear reported a dip in Japanese same-store sales last month amid “unusually hot weather” that stifled sales of winter clothing.
News & Analysis
What's Going On at Condé Nast?
The publisher is streamlining its operations and reorganising its US portfolio to capitalise on its most valuable brands: Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, Wired and The New Yorker. BoF breaks down the changes.
Fashion Week
Altuzarra’s Idea of a Magpie
For a designer whose codes are so rooted in sleek and sexy, Joseph Altuzarra mixed things up this season.
The News in Brief
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Says It’s Taken Control of Hugo Boss
The British retail group has pushed its stake in the German apparel brand above 50 percent in a move that will turn Hugo Boss into a subsidiary of Frasers.
Shein Agrees to Pay $100 Million to Settle US FTC Probe
The settlement, equivalent to 44 percent of the ultra fast-fashion company’s second-quarter profit, is the latest blow amid regulatory and tax crackdowns in Europe and the US that have hampered Shein’s growth.
Kering Drops 12% as Luxury Braces for Tough Winter
The recovery long promised by luxury brands seems nowhere in sight, as the expansion of war in the Middle East, along with China’s tax crackdown on the wealthy, piled further pressure on the world’s biggest luxury conglomerates in the third quarter, and executives buckled in for a tough winter.
UK Retail Sales Fall 0.4% in September, More Than Forecast
Sales fell in September as above-average temperatures hit demand for autumn clothing.
Elle Launches Moroccan Edition
Hitting newsstands in October, the magazine marks Elle’s 51st international edition, published under licence by the Geomedia group.
David’s Bridal Plans Spinoff and IPO of AI Wedding Planning Platform Pearl
Pearl, a subsidiary of David’s Bridal, will own David’s Bridal and license its intellectual property back to the bridalwear brand. David’s Bridal CEO Kelly Cook will serve as Pearl’s CEO.
L’Oréal Sales Beat Expectations as Premium Products Surge
The French giant handily beat expectations on strong demand for hair products at salons and premium skincare from its dermatological division.