CFDA’s Steven Kolb Involved in Altercation with PETA Protestors
The trade body’s president physically restrained animal rights activists after they stormed a Cos runway show at New York Fashion Week.
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Fashion Week
Hedi Slimane’s New Celine Girl
The designer mined Celine's 70s archives to mark a new era in fashion.
Hedi Slimane’s New Celine Girl
The designer mined Celine's 70s archives to mark a new era in fashion.
Fashion Week
Icons of Mutant Glamour at Rick Owens
He wanted his collection to be full-on glam: the platform boot, the sharp sci-fi shoulder, the sexual provocation. His clothes are always grand, though it doesn’t explain their animal magic.
Icons of Mutant Glamour at Rick Owens
He wanted his collection to be full-on glam: the platform boot, the sharp sci-fi shoulder, the sexual provocation. His clothes are always grand, though it doesn’t explain their animal magic.
Fashion Week
Celebrating Contrasts at Dries Van Noten
Fading summer flowers struck the designer as the germ of a collection. How do you make such a cliché strange but still desirable? He got the emotional response he was after.
Celebrating Contrasts at Dries Van Noten
Fading summer flowers struck the designer as the germ of a collection. How do you make such a cliché strange but still desirable? He got the emotional response he was after.
Luxury
The BoF Podcast: Francesca Bellettini: ‘It’s Better to Present Yourself the Way You Really Are’
The CEO of Saint Laurent sits down with Imran Amed to discuss the importance of authenticity, balancing legacy with growth — and taking 500 employees to Morocco.
The BoF Podcast: Francesca Bellettini: ‘It’s Better to Present Yourself the Way You Really Are’
The CEO of Saint Laurent sits down with Imran Amed to discuss the importance of authenticity, balancing legacy with growth — and taking 500 employees to Morocco.
Media
Self Service Marks 25 Years with Nicolas Ghesquière Covers
Editor-in-chief Ezra Petronio talks to BoF about the magazine's inception, its raison d'être and its latest issue.
Self Service Marks 25 Years with Nicolas Ghesquière Covers
Editor-in-chief Ezra Petronio talks to BoF about the magazine's inception, its raison d'être and its latest issue.
Luxury
LVMH's Secret Rihanna Project: New Details Emerge, and Why It's a Smart Move
According to newly obtained filings, LVMH’s rumoured new venture with Rihanna seems more likely than ever.
LVMH's Secret Rihanna Project: New Details Emerge, and Why It's a Smart Move
According to newly obtained filings, LVMH’s rumoured new venture with Rihanna seems more likely than ever.
Workplace & Talent
Announcing Iris van Herpen, The Rake and Coterie
Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.
Announcing Iris van Herpen, The Rake and Coterie
Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.
News & Analysis
Karren Brady Quits as Chairman of Philip Green's Holding Company
Taveta Investments Limited, the holding company of Green's Arcadia Group, said Sharon Brown had also resigned as a non-executive director.
Karren Brady Quits as Chairman of Philip Green's Holding Company
Taveta Investments Limited, the holding company of Green's Arcadia Group, said Sharon Brown had also resigned as a non-executive director.
Fashion Week
Missoni’s Modest Edge
Angela Missoni was chasing sparkle and optimism, but a new seriousness has knit itself into the fabric of the house.
Missoni’s Modest Edge
Angela Missoni was chasing sparkle and optimism, but a new seriousness has knit itself into the fabric of the house.
Fashion Week
Versace Goes Big
The strength of Donatella’s new work is the way she embraces it, with love and fearlessness and the same dry wit with which she deals with all the tricky propositions in her life.
Versace Goes Big
The strength of Donatella’s new work is the way she embraces it, with love and fearlessness and the same dry wit with which she deals with all the tricky propositions in her life.
Fashion Week
Cultural Crossovers at Moncler
The points of departure between the Genius designers are so great that they don’t even add up to anything, other than the sheer profligacy of creative fashion talent in the world at large. Does that make Remo Ruffini some kind of visionary? Yes.
Cultural Crossovers at Moncler
The points of departure between the Genius designers are so great that they don’t even add up to anything, other than the sheer profligacy of creative fashion talent in the world at large. Does that make Remo Ruffini some kind of visionary? Yes.
Fashion Week
Monsters Reappear at Prada
It might have been one of Miuccia Prada’s most curiously uncompromising collections. She has always twisted tropes to animate her collections, but there’s more urgency now.
Monsters Reappear at Prada
It might have been one of Miuccia Prada’s most curiously uncompromising collections. She has always twisted tropes to animate her collections, but there’s more urgency now.
The News in Brief
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.
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.