Luxury Perfume Line Roja London Acquired by Extravaganza Beauty
Master perfumer and founder Roja Dove will remain with the brand in a new consultancy role.
investment
Retail
Mytheresa Parent Company to Sell The Outnet to Investment Group
LuxExperience on Friday announced it was offloading the assets of the discount e-tailer to The O Group, six months after finalising its acquisition of Yoox-Net-a-Porter.
Mytheresa Parent Company to Sell The Outnet to Investment Group
LuxExperience on Friday announced it was offloading the assets of the discount e-tailer to The O Group, six months after finalising its acquisition of Yoox-Net-a-Porter.
Sustainability
CFDA and Bezos Earth Fund to Partner on Sustainability Initiative
The three-year collaboration, dubbed “The Next Thread,” will fund emerging designers, students, and storytelling projects reimagining the future of sustainable fashion.
CFDA and Bezos Earth Fund to Partner on Sustainability Initiative
The three-year collaboration, dubbed “The Next Thread,” will fund emerging designers, students, and storytelling projects reimagining the future of sustainable fashion.
Retail
Whatnot Secures $11.5 Billion Valuation
The live shopping startup on Tuesday announced a $225 million Series F funding round as the platform’s GMV more than doubled in 2025.
Whatnot Secures $11.5 Billion Valuation
The live shopping startup on Tuesday announced a $225 million Series F funding round as the platform’s GMV more than doubled in 2025.
Beauty
Wellness Wants In on the Members Club Boom
A new wave of wellness clubs are cropping up across the world, offering ice baths, optimisation, saunas and socialisation. How big can the trend get?
Wellness Wants In on the Members Club Boom
A new wave of wellness clubs are cropping up across the world, offering ice baths, optimisation, saunas and socialisation. How big can the trend get?
Direct-to-Consumer
Outdoor Voices’ Ty Haney Sued by Investors in Energy Drink Venture
A group of local Boulder, Colorado-based investors in Haney’s beverage company, Joggy, filed a lawsuit against her this month, alleging securities fraud.
Outdoor Voices’ Ty Haney Sued by Investors in Energy Drink Venture
A group of local Boulder, Colorado-based investors in Haney’s beverage company, Joggy, filed a lawsuit against her this month, alleging securities fraud.
Retail
Nigo Plans IPO for Streetwear Brand Human Made
Nigo is vying to raise $18 million through an initial public offering for the 15-year-old Japanese streetwear label.
Nigo Plans IPO for Streetwear Brand Human Made
Nigo is vying to raise $18 million through an initial public offering for the 15-year-old Japanese streetwear label.
Beauty
Longevity Resort Lanserhof Receives $110 Million Investment
The legendary Austrian wellness hotelier and clinic will used the funds to launch a beauty line and bring its signature ‘detox’ treatments to new markets.
Longevity Resort Lanserhof Receives $110 Million Investment
The legendary Austrian wellness hotelier and clinic will used the funds to launch a beauty line and bring its signature ‘detox’ treatments to new markets.
Beauty
Report: Advent International Explores Sale of Parfums de Marly
The private equity firm is in early talks to unload the French fragrance brand at a possible $2 billion valuation, according to a report in the Financial Times.
Report: Advent International Explores Sale of Parfums de Marly
The private equity firm is in early talks to unload the French fragrance brand at a possible $2 billion valuation, according to a report in the Financial Times.
Direct-to-Consumer
True Classic Launches Women, Kids Lines
The men’s T-shirt maker is introducing a line of tees, hoodies and joggers for women and kids later this month, less than a year after closing its first funding round at an $850 million valuation.
True Classic Launches Women, Kids Lines
The men’s T-shirt maker is introducing a line of tees, hoodies and joggers for women and kids later this month, less than a year after closing its first funding round at an $850 million valuation.
Technology
The Fashion AI Startups to Watch
BoF highlights 17 AI-powered startups that have raised more than $400 million in the last five years by offering design, operation and shopping services that promise to help brands and retailers reduce costs and increase innovation.
The Fashion AI Startups to Watch
BoF highlights 17 AI-powered startups that have raised more than $400 million in the last five years by offering design, operation and shopping services that promise to help brands and retailers reduce costs and increase innovation.
Entrepreneurship
Women’s Ski Brand Halfdays Raises $10 Million Series A
With fresh capital from Kellwood Company, Dicks Sporting Goods Ventures and model Taylor Hill, co-founders Ariana Ferwerda and Kiley McKinnon are looking to expand into activewear and more wholesale doors.
Women’s Ski Brand Halfdays Raises $10 Million Series A
With fresh capital from Kellwood Company, Dicks Sporting Goods Ventures and model Taylor Hill, co-founders Ariana Ferwerda and Kiley McKinnon are looking to expand into activewear and more wholesale doors.
Sustainability
Vestiaire Collective Will Now Sell Carbon Credits on your Purchases
The resale platform will begin selling carbon credits based on emissions avoided when consumers buy secondhand on their site.
Vestiaire Collective Will Now Sell Carbon Credits on your Purchases
The resale platform will begin selling carbon credits based on emissions avoided when consumers buy secondhand on their site.
The News in Brief
UK Retail Sales Bounce Back With 0.5% Gain in August
Warm weather and a brighter national mood helped lift spending on clothing and household goods despite rising energy bills.
EssilorLuxottica Gets Rare Sell Call Amid Stock Slump, AI Glasses Concerns
Shares in the eyewear giant, one of Europe's best-rated blue chips, have dropped 55 percent since November, while concerns are mounting over slowing growth and privacy issues for its AI glasses with Meta.
Olaplex Names New CEO
Christoph Kaul will succeed Amanda Baldwin, who led the hair care label through its acquisition by Henkel earlier this year.
Perelel Expands C-Suite, Tapping Rare Beauty’s CMO
Known for its prenatal vitamins, the wellness label has hired Rare Beauty's Ashley Murphy as its chief marketing officer, while Anjelika Temple moves into the chief creative officer role.
Swiss Watch Exports Grow for Fourth Month, Overcoming US Slump
Exports in August were buoyed by China and Japan, despite a sharp decline in shipments to the US.
Alexandre Arnault Joins Nike’s Board of Directors
The LVMH executive joins Nike’s board as the sportswear giant prepares to be removed from the S&P 100 index after nearly two decades.
Matthieu Blazy, Sarah Burton, Haider Ackermann Among Nominees for BFC Designer of the Year
The Fashion Awards ceremony, set for Nov. 30, will also recognise the BFC’s second Vanguard award recipient, recognising emerging British design talent.