CVC Mulls Buying Stake in Jeweller APM Monaco From TPG
CVC Capital Partners is considering buying a stake in the fashion jeweller from private-equity firm TPG Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
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News & Analysis
Is Wandler the Next Street Style ‘It-Brand’?
This month, our Spotlight shines on Wandler, an Amsterdam-based leather goods brand whose bold, architectural handbags have attracted interest from global retailers in its first season.
Is Wandler the Next Street Style ‘It-Brand’?
This month, our Spotlight shines on Wandler, an Amsterdam-based leather goods brand whose bold, architectural handbags have attracted interest from global retailers in its first season.
Global Markets
Can Berlin Turn Its Fetish for Failure Into a Fashion Success Story?
Driven by low rents and a renegade cultural scene, Berlin is a magnet for creatives, but the city’s most noteworthy fashion labels still show elsewhere.
Can Berlin Turn Its Fetish for Failure Into a Fashion Success Story?
Driven by low rents and a renegade cultural scene, Berlin is a magnet for creatives, but the city’s most noteworthy fashion labels still show elsewhere.
Global Markets
Spain and Portugal Reboot the Iberian Fashion Market
As Spain and Portugal return to pre-crisis growth and tourism levels, who will be the winners and losers as new global players enter the market?
Spain and Portugal Reboot the Iberian Fashion Market
As Spain and Portugal return to pre-crisis growth and tourism levels, who will be the winners and losers as new global players enter the market?
Fashion Week
Men’s Fashion Month: The Names to Know
An exodus of major fashion houses from the official calendar means the next month of menswear shows will provide an opportunity for lesser-known designers to shine. BoF spotlights the season’s can’t-ignore talents.
Men’s Fashion Month: The Names to Know
An exodus of major fashion houses from the official calendar means the next month of menswear shows will provide an opportunity for lesser-known designers to shine. BoF spotlights the season’s can’t-ignore talents.
Fashion Week
Men’s Fashion Week Is Missing the FOMO Factor
In order to survive, the men’s shows must replatform as can’t-be-missed launchpads for emerging talent.
Men’s Fashion Week Is Missing the FOMO Factor
In order to survive, the men’s shows must replatform as can’t-be-missed launchpads for emerging talent.
News & Analysis
Rokh’s Adaptable Elegance
This month, our Spotlight shines on London-based womenswear designer Rok Hwang, whose training under Phoebe Philo gave him the confidence to launch his own womenswear label.
Rokh’s Adaptable Elegance
This month, our Spotlight shines on London-based womenswear designer Rok Hwang, whose training under Phoebe Philo gave him the confidence to launch his own womenswear label.
News & Analysis
Meet the Unsung Heroes of the World’s Biggest Fashion Houses
Fashion has long perpetuated a single creator myth, but behind every great designer is a team of designers, some of them powerhouses in their own right.
Meet the Unsung Heroes of the World’s Biggest Fashion Houses
Fashion has long perpetuated a single creator myth, but behind every great designer is a team of designers, some of them powerhouses in their own right.
Global Markets
Op-Ed | Investors Would be Wise to Watch Africa’s Designer Brands
There are attractive investment opportunities for other players interested in the continent’s designer brands, argues Sekayi Fundafunda, one of the 10 winners of BoF's Future VOICES Challenge.
Op-Ed | Investors Would be Wise to Watch Africa’s Designer Brands
There are attractive investment opportunities for other players interested in the continent’s designer brands, argues Sekayi Fundafunda, one of the 10 winners of BoF's Future VOICES Challenge.
News & Analysis
Cecilie Bahnsen’s Minimalist Femininity
This month, our Spotlight shines on Copenhagen-based womenswear designer Cecilie Bahnsen, whose artisanal, girlish womenswear label was a finalist in this year’s LVMH Prize.
Cecilie Bahnsen’s Minimalist Femininity
This month, our Spotlight shines on Copenhagen-based womenswear designer Cecilie Bahnsen, whose artisanal, girlish womenswear label was a finalist in this year’s LVMH Prize.
News & Analysis
1 Granary Launches VOID, a Global Fashion Education Initiative
Once an unofficial student publication, today 1 Granary has ambitious plans to become a global platform for emerging designers and creatives.
1 Granary Launches VOID, a Global Fashion Education Initiative
Once an unofficial student publication, today 1 Granary has ambitious plans to become a global platform for emerging designers and creatives.
News & Analysis
Moda Operandi Launches The Platform, an Incubator for Emerging Brands
The luxury e-tailer will support young labels with marketing and product strategy while developing a design and manufacturing network.
Moda Operandi Launches The Platform, an Incubator for Emerging Brands
The luxury e-tailer will support young labels with marketing and product strategy while developing a design and manufacturing network.
News & Analysis
The Old Fashion System Is Setting New Designers up for Failure
The market is changing, but the fashion system isn’t changing with it.
The Old Fashion System Is Setting New Designers up for Failure
The market is changing, but the fashion system isn’t changing with it.
The News in Brief
Will Jewellery Help Shape Luxury’s Winners?
As weak appetite for handbags and geopolitical tensions weigh on fashion sales, luxury groups are leaning on high-performing jewellery to help boost growth and steady profit margins.
London’s Liberty Doubles Fabric Section as Sewing Booms
The department store has more than doubled the size of its fabrics department and will host crafting classes this autumn as social media drives a surge in activities like sewing.
US Businesses File Lawsuit Challenging New ‘Forced Labour’ Tariffs
Two small businesses, backed by the group that successfully sued over previous tariffs, say the new policy similarly exceeds the president’s authority to tax imports.
Perfume Maker Givaudan’s Sales Beat Estimates, Tariff Paybacks Weigh on Shares
Givaudan’s second-quarter organic sales came in ahead of market estimates on Thursday, but its shares fell 5 percent on litigation costs and tariff repayments.
Trump to Impose Forced Labour Duties on Friday as Temporary 10% US Tariffs Expire
The move is the White House’s latest effort to restore Trump’s campaign vision of a near-global tariff after the US Supreme Court in February struck down his ‘reciprocal’ duties.
LVMH Appoints General Manager of Fragrance
Givenchy executive Yann Musquin will lead the group’s fragrance portfolio, succeeding longtime division head Romain Spitzer.
India Changes Rule in Win for Foreign E-Commerce Companies
In a major win for Amazon, which lobbied for the change, the government will allow foreign e-commerce companies to buy products directly from Indian sellers and sell them to overseas customers.