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.
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Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Prada Autumn/Winter 2013, February 21, 2013
For BoF’s Editor-at-Large, it was a ‘gun-to-my-head challenge’ to pick just one Prada outing for his top shows of all-time, but there was something ‘extra’ about Autumn/Winter 2013 that had instant, primal resonance.
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Prada Autumn/Winter 2013, February 21, 2013
For BoF’s Editor-at-Large, it was a ‘gun-to-my-head challenge’ to pick just one Prada outing for his top shows of all-time, but there was something ‘extra’ about Autumn/Winter 2013 that had instant, primal resonance.
Fashion Week
The BoF Podcast: The Fate of the Physical Runway Show
BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks, The Washington Post’s fashion critic Robin Givhan and GQ’s Rachel Tashjian explore the past, present and the future of the event that makes the industry go round — the fashion show.
The BoF Podcast: The Fate of the Physical Runway Show
BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks, The Washington Post’s fashion critic Robin Givhan and GQ’s Rachel Tashjian explore the past, present and the future of the event that makes the industry go round — the fashion show.
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Chanel Haute Couture, January 22, 2013
BoF's editor-at-large travels back to Karl Lagerfeld’s Shakespearean Fairyland, when he transformed the Grand Palais into a forest right out of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Chanel Haute Couture, January 22, 2013
BoF's editor-at-large travels back to Karl Lagerfeld’s Shakespearean Fairyland, when he transformed the Grand Palais into a forest right out of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Romeo Gigli Spring/Summer 1990
BoF's editor-at-large travels back in time to the Italian designer's standing ovation-worthy Paris debut, which took place at the peak of his influence.
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Romeo Gigli Spring/Summer 1990
BoF's editor-at-large travels back in time to the Italian designer's standing ovation-worthy Paris debut, which took place at the peak of his influence.
Luxury
Will Covid-19 Change Fashion Shows Forever?
After the cancellation of this season’s traditional men’s fashion week in Paris, Virgil Abloh’s recent Louis Vuitton outing in Shanghai offered a savvy template for how to stage a fashion show in a world reshaped by globalisation, the internet and coronavirus. What does it mean for fashion week?
Will Covid-19 Change Fashion Shows Forever?
After the cancellation of this season’s traditional men’s fashion week in Paris, Virgil Abloh’s recent Louis Vuitton outing in Shanghai offered a savvy template for how to stage a fashion show in a world reshaped by globalisation, the internet and coronavirus. What does it mean for fashion week?
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2013
BoF’s Editor-at-Large travels back in time to the designer’s Edie Sedgwick-inflected Spring 2013 show which reimagined proper little misses from the early 60s in a parade of bizarre propriety.
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2013
BoF’s Editor-at-Large travels back in time to the designer’s Edie Sedgwick-inflected Spring 2013 show which reimagined proper little misses from the early 60s in a parade of bizarre propriety.
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Junya Watanabe Men's Autumn/Winter 2006
BoF’s Editor-at-Large connects the dots between the designer’s Spring/Summer 2021 collection and a mesmerising 2006 meditation on ‘Taxi Driver’ anti-hero Travis Bickle, which probed the heart of America’s darkness.
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Junya Watanabe Men's Autumn/Winter 2006
BoF’s Editor-at-Large connects the dots between the designer’s Spring/Summer 2021 collection and a mesmerising 2006 meditation on ‘Taxi Driver’ anti-hero Travis Bickle, which probed the heart of America’s darkness.
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 1998
Under a golden rain, the miraculous finale to McQueen’s Spring 1998 presentation was perhaps the most dramatic single moment of Tim Blanks’ 35 years of show-going.
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 1998
Under a golden rain, the miraculous finale to McQueen’s Spring 1998 presentation was perhaps the most dramatic single moment of Tim Blanks’ 35 years of show-going.
Fashion Week
The BoF Podcast: Imran Amed and Tim Blanks on Where Fashion Goes From Here
This week on Inside Fashion, the BoF tag team discuss the state of an industry in flux, digital pivots and the future of fashion shows.
The BoF Podcast: Imran Amed and Tim Blanks on Where Fashion Goes From Here
This week on Inside Fashion, the BoF tag team discuss the state of an industry in flux, digital pivots and the future of fashion shows.
Fashion Week
Zegna’s Alessandro Sartori Is Reconceptualising the Suit
After staging one of Milan Fashion Week’s most convincing ‘phygital’ shows, the designer discusses the hybridisation of the sartorial and the casual with Tim Blanks.
Zegna’s Alessandro Sartori Is Reconceptualising the Suit
After staging one of Milan Fashion Week’s most convincing ‘phygital’ shows, the designer discusses the hybridisation of the sartorial and the casual with Tim Blanks.
Fashion Week
Alessandro Michele on Fashion’s Big Opportunity
On the eve of his 12-hour livestream experiment, the Gucci designer talked with Tim Blanks about the industry’s transformation from an empire of elitism into an often-wild reflection of reality.
Alessandro Michele on Fashion’s Big Opportunity
On the eve of his 12-hour livestream experiment, the Gucci designer talked with Tim Blanks about the industry’s transformation from an empire of elitism into an often-wild reflection of reality.
Fashion Week
Searching For a New Narrative at Milan Fashion Week
The lockdowns may have hit Milan hard, but in some quarters, it enabled the creativity to flow.
Searching For a New Narrative at Milan Fashion Week
The lockdowns may have hit Milan hard, but in some quarters, it enabled the creativity to flow.
The News in Brief
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.
Skincare Brand Prequel Appoints C-Suite
The dermatologist-developed label has named Nathalie Kristo as its first chief executive officer and Toral Patel as chief marketing officer.
Moncler Group Second-Quarter Sales Rise 5% as Stone Island Brand Outperforms
Stone Island’s strong performance helped offset slower growth at the Moncler brand, as the group continues its push to become less dependent on its iconic winter outerwear.
Mulberry Quarterly Sales Jump 23% as Turnaround Gathers Pace
The British luxury handbag maker reported a strong start to fiscal 2027 as CEO Andrea Baldo’s strategy gains traction and the brand gears up for designer Christopher Kane’s runway debut in September.
Phillip Lim Announces New Brand PlayLoveWin
The designer departed his namesake label 3.1 Phillip Lim in November 2024 to pursue personal projects.