Swan Beauty Names Chief Makeup Artist in Residence
Celebrity-makeup artist Ash K. Holm will join the “smart” mirror brand for a year-long partnership focusing on guidance and education.
fashion shows
Latest News & Analysis
Fashion Week
The Unbundling of New York Fashion Week
More designers are leaving the calendar behind. After the pandemic, will the schedule snap back into place? And who needs it to?
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Undercover Autumn/ Winter 2020
BoF’s Editor-at-Large goes back to Jun Takahashi’s dark, idiosyncratic obsessions with his 'Fallen Man' show.
Fashion Week
Craig Green’s Eerie Beauty
The designer’s clothes-first attitude made for a restricted, mostly monochrome Spring/Summer 2021 collection that appeared to be dressing people for serious times ahead, writes Tim Blanks.
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Umit Benan Autumn/Winter 2012, January 16, 2012
BoF's editor-at-large travels back in time to January 2012, when the menswear designer made his stellar debut on the Milan runway, taking the suit back to its sartorial roots in the military.
ADVERTISEMENT
Fashion Week
At Celine, Hedi Slimane’s ‘Portrait of a Generation’
The designer’s latest ode to youth lacked vitality. Take away the Celine logos and it could have been anything, but there was plenty of tempting merchandise, writes Angelo Flaccavento.
Fashion Week
At Raf Simons, Children of the Coronavirus
The designer’s Spring 2021 collection for his namesake label, the first to include womenswear, offered an ominous meditation on coming of age in the time of Covid-19.
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All Time | Jean Paul Gaultier, Spring/Summer 1994, October 1993
BoF’s Editor-at-Large journeys back to a show that fused Indian mysticism, 18th century silhouettes, 13th century martyrdom, haute couture, punk, fetish wear, denim and the body — tattoo-ed, scarified, pushed on and on to the ‘(un)limits’ of Gaultier’s imagination.
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All Time | Comme des Garçons Autumn/Winter 2012, March 3, 2012
BoF’s Editor-at-Large revisits a Rei Kawakubo riddle that took years to decode.
ADVERTISEMENT
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Balenciaga Autumn/Winter 2006, 28 February, 2006
BoF’s editor at large looks back at one of Nicolas Ghesquière's most memorable collections for the house — one that would influence fashion for years to come.
Fashion Week
The Monumental and Minimal at Thom Browne
For all the grandiosity of the setting and the difficulties of realising such a production under strict pandemic restrictions, it felt surprisingly breezy for Browne.
Fashion Week
At Balenciaga, a World Turning Inwards and Waking Up
For Pre-Collection Summer 2021, Demna Gvasalia refreshed his signature fusion of sport, street and salon with a play on WFH-wear and a sharp focus on sustainability.
Fashion Week
Gabriela Hearst’s Soulful Simplicity
Colour was the highlight of a Paris debut that was soulful, simple and effective.
The News in Brief
Amorepacific Third-Quarter Revenue Rises 11%, Overseas Growth Cools
Revenue growth outpaced the previous quarter in the Korean conglomerate’s domestic market, but slowed internationally.
Hearst Magazines Names Juliana Stock President
Current president Debi Chirichella will be Hearst Magazine’s next chair.
Lilly Raises Sales Forecast, Widening Lead in Obesity Market
Eli Lilly & Co. raised its full-year sales forecast as demand for its blockbuster obesity and diabetes drugs continues to surge, giving the drugmaker more momentum as it expands into pills and develops even more powerful weight-loss treatments.
US to Temporarily Allow Compounding of Six Peptides
The move relaxes rules to access some peptide compounds for recovery, sleep and cognition and will require pharmacies to notify regulators about adverse events.
Adidas Keeps Humming With Apparel, Performance Sports Growth
The German sneaker brand on Thursday reported strong growth in apparel and sports gear, led by running, training and football products, elaborating on preliminary results published last week.
Uniqlo Scraps Price Rise on $2 Socks After Japanese Shopper Outcry
The decision underscores the challenge Japanese retailers face as persistent inflation squeezes household budgets.
Puig Targets €8 Billion in Annual Sales by 2032
Ahead of its first Capital Markets Day in Madrid, the Spanish beauty group has unveiled its “Vision 2032” and detailed its plans to grow its share of the global fragrance market.