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.
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Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Versace, Haute Couture Autumn 1997
On July 6, 1997, Gianni Versace showed his new Haute Couture collection at the Ritz in Paris. Nine days later, he was shot dead. The tragic irony was that, even without the events of a week later, Versace’s show felt significant, like we were seeing a bold new direction in the career of a designer who had already reshaped fashion in the 90s.
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Versace, Haute Couture Autumn 1997
On July 6, 1997, Gianni Versace showed his new Haute Couture collection at the Ritz in Paris. Nine days later, he was shot dead. The tragic irony was that, even without the events of a week later, Versace’s show felt significant, like we were seeing a bold new direction in the career of a designer who had already reshaped fashion in the 90s.
Fashion Week
How Sunnei Bucked the Fashion System
Now, there are great expectations for Milan based designers Simone Rizzo and Loris Messina, finds Tim Blanks.
How Sunnei Bucked the Fashion System
Now, there are great expectations for Milan based designers Simone Rizzo and Loris Messina, finds Tim Blanks.
Luxury
Where Does Burberry Go From Here?
This week, everyone will be talking about Burberry's first financial results since the lockdowns and the first major live fashion show in months. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
Where Does Burberry Go From Here?
This week, everyone will be talking about Burberry's first financial results since the lockdowns and the first major live fashion show in months. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
Fashion Week
Hellfire and Humility: How the Pandemic Changed Rick Owens
‘I love a bombastic show, but do I really want to be that guy forever?’ Rick Owens talks to Tim Blanks about Men’s Spring/Summer 2021, recontextualizing the past, the subtlety of craft and distilling runway excess for the everyday.
Hellfire and Humility: How the Pandemic Changed Rick Owens
‘I love a bombastic show, but do I really want to be that guy forever?’ Rick Owens talks to Tim Blanks about Men’s Spring/Summer 2021, recontextualizing the past, the subtlety of craft and distilling runway excess for the everyday.
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Dries Van Noten, Spring/Summer 2005
The Belgian designer’s golden anniversary outing underscored the ineffable balance of emotion, intelligence and extravagance that distinguishes his shows.
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Dries Van Noten, Spring/Summer 2005
The Belgian designer’s golden anniversary outing underscored the ineffable balance of emotion, intelligence and extravagance that distinguishes his shows.
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Yves Saint Laurent, Haute Couture Spring 1988
BoF’s Editor-at-Large revisits his top fashion shows of all time, starting with the first Paris presentation he ever covered, back in the go-go Eighties.
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Yves Saint Laurent, Haute Couture Spring 1988
BoF’s Editor-at-Large revisits his top fashion shows of all time, starting with the first Paris presentation he ever covered, back in the go-go Eighties.
Fashion Week
The Death of Fashion Shows? Not So Fast.
‘I come to praise shows, not to bury them,’ writes Tim Blanks as he kicks off a journey through his top fashion shows of all-time.
The Death of Fashion Shows? Not So Fast.
‘I come to praise shows, not to bury them,’ writes Tim Blanks as he kicks off a journey through his top fashion shows of all-time.
Luxury
Why Chanel Doesn’t Want to Change the Fashion System
The French luxury titan is doubling down on six shows per year and the Cruise extravaganzas pioneered by Karl Lagerfeld. Chanel’s Bruno Pavlovsky lays out the logic to Tim Blanks.
Why Chanel Doesn’t Want to Change the Fashion System
The French luxury titan is doubling down on six shows per year and the Cruise extravaganzas pioneered by Karl Lagerfeld. Chanel’s Bruno Pavlovsky lays out the logic to Tim Blanks.
Marketing
Instagram Hustles to Become Global Hub for Digital Fashion Shows
The platform’s fashion team, led by Vice President of Fashion Partnerships Eva Chen, released a guide for presenting collections digitally as brands grapple with how to translate the runway online. Will it give Instagram a leg up against hungry competitors?
Instagram Hustles to Become Global Hub for Digital Fashion Shows
The platform’s fashion team, led by Vice President of Fashion Partnerships Eva Chen, released a guide for presenting collections digitally as brands grapple with how to translate the runway online. Will it give Instagram a leg up against hungry competitors?
Luxury
A.P.C.’s Jean Touitou: ‘I’m Ready for a War’
The French designer talks to Tim Blanks about how he’s navigating the crisis and why the coronavirus can’t kill fashion.
A.P.C.’s Jean Touitou: ‘I’m Ready for a War’
The French designer talks to Tim Blanks about how he’s navigating the crisis and why the coronavirus can’t kill fashion.
Fashion Week
Missoni's Linear Precision
It’s a testament to the Missoni magic that, after all these decades, its design signature is so adaptable.
Missoni's Linear Precision
It’s a testament to the Missoni magic that, after all these decades, its design signature is so adaptable.
Fashion Week
We Need to Rethink Fashion Month Altogether
Uncontrollable forces made the fashion industry shift the way it operates this past month, offering a moment to contemplate some bold changes.
We Need to Rethink Fashion Month Altogether
Uncontrollable forces made the fashion industry shift the way it operates this past month, offering a moment to contemplate some bold changes.
The News in Brief
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.
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.