Hugo Boss Chairman to Step Down Amid Frasers Group Pressure
Stephan Sturm is stepping down, as the German fashion house's largest shareholder seeks to beef up its board representation alongside its takeover bid for the brand.
diversity
Marketing
Victoria's Secret Can Still Save Itself. Here's Where It Should Start.
The troubled lingerie brand has announced that it will no longer broadcast its fashion show on American network television. That’s a good first step, but more changes are needed to win back customers.
Victoria's Secret Can Still Save Itself. Here's Where It Should Start.
The troubled lingerie brand has announced that it will no longer broadcast its fashion show on American network television. That’s a good first step, but more changes are needed to win back customers.
News & Analysis
This New Tool Will Help Brands Make Advertising More Inclusive
"While more commercials are depicting a broader scope of gender identity, race, and sexual orientation, diversity behind the scenes is still
This New Tool Will Help Brands Make Advertising More Inclusive
"While more commercials are depicting a broader scope of gender identity, race, and sexual orientation, diversity behind the scenes is still
News & Analysis
Fashion’s Gender Pay Gap Isn’t Getting Any Smaller
Data published this week in the UK revealed a stubborn gap between what men and women earn at fashion brands and retailers, with Farfetch, Missguided, Karen Millen and Asos among the companies reporting large disparities favouring male employees.
Fashion’s Gender Pay Gap Isn’t Getting Any Smaller
Data published this week in the UK revealed a stubborn gap between what men and women earn at fashion brands and retailers, with Farfetch, Missguided, Karen Millen and Asos among the companies reporting large disparities favouring male employees.
News & Analysis
Beauty’s Inclusivity Movement Has Sparked a Shade-Matching Arms Race
Brands are scrambling to develop a diverse range of foundation pigments so they can tout their inclusivity, but there's a new problem: how do these labels ensure their customers find the right shade?
Beauty’s Inclusivity Movement Has Sparked a Shade-Matching Arms Race
Brands are scrambling to develop a diverse range of foundation pigments so they can tout their inclusivity, but there's a new problem: how do these labels ensure their customers find the right shade?
News & Analysis
L Brands Investor Pushes for Victoria's Secret Spinoff
The hedge fund also suggested that the role of chairman and chief executive be held by separate individuals, an increasingly popular demand among investors pushing for operational reform.
L Brands Investor Pushes for Victoria's Secret Spinoff
The hedge fund also suggested that the role of chairman and chief executive be held by separate individuals, an increasingly popular demand among investors pushing for operational reform.
News & Analysis
Business Giants to Report Ethnicity Pay Gap
"The move comes almost a year since firms were required to report their gender pay gap."
Business Giants to Report Ethnicity Pay Gap
"The move comes almost a year since firms were required to report their gender pay gap."
News & Analysis
Following 'Noose' Hoodie Controversy, Burberry Announces New Diversity and Inclusivity Initiatives
"The distress we caused with one of our products last week has shown us that we are not where we need or want to be."
Following 'Noose' Hoodie Controversy, Burberry Announces New Diversity and Inclusivity Initiatives
"The distress we caused with one of our products last week has shown us that we are not where we need or want to be."
News & Analysis
Black Design Collective Launched to Address Inequality in Fashion
"The fashion industry is often criticised for a lack in diversity, but a new organisation aims to address that."
Black Design Collective Launched to Address Inequality in Fashion
"The fashion industry is often criticised for a lack in diversity, but a new organisation aims to address that."
Luxury
Prada Mounts Diversity Council as Brands Face Blackface Backlash
African-American artists Theaster Gates and Ava DuVernay will chair a group created to 'elevate voices of colour' and advise on diversity issues.
Prada Mounts Diversity Council as Brands Face Blackface Backlash
African-American artists Theaster Gates and Ava DuVernay will chair a group created to 'elevate voices of colour' and advise on diversity issues.
News & Analysis
Gucci Pulls Sweater Slammed for Resembling Blackface Imagery
The Italian luxury label apologised for selling the $890 black turtleneck, whose extra-high collar features a pair of exaggerated red lips around an opening for the wearer’s mouth.
Gucci Pulls Sweater Slammed for Resembling Blackface Imagery
The Italian luxury label apologised for selling the $890 black turtleneck, whose extra-high collar features a pair of exaggerated red lips around an opening for the wearer’s mouth.
News & Analysis
The BoF Podcast: Bethann Hardison, Kerby Jean-Raymond, LaQuan Smith and Patrick Robinson: ‘We’ve Had Diversity, but Then It Disappeared’
The creatives spoke about the barriers that black designers face and how a new generation is finding success outside the fashion system.
The BoF Podcast: Bethann Hardison, Kerby Jean-Raymond, LaQuan Smith and Patrick Robinson: ‘We’ve Had Diversity, but Then It Disappeared’
The creatives spoke about the barriers that black designers face and how a new generation is finding success outside the fashion system.
Workplace & Talent
Stephanie Phair on Nurturing Fashion’s Future Female Leaders
Farfetch’s chief strategy officer and BFC chair Stephanie Phair shares her insight on how fashion can better support gender diversity within the workplace.
Stephanie Phair on Nurturing Fashion’s Future Female Leaders
Farfetch’s chief strategy officer and BFC chair Stephanie Phair shares her insight on how fashion can better support gender diversity within the workplace.
The News in Brief
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.
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.