Carlos Nazario Appointed Editor in Chief of Wonderland
The fashion editor and stylist is reuniting with longtime collaborator Alastair McKimm, chief creative officer of Wonderland parent Visual Talent Ltd.
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Fashion Magazines Find New Momentum in Eastern Europe
Amid mounting pressure in the West, global titles including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and Elle are launching multi-country editions from the Baltics to the Balkans, tailoring their business models to the economics of smaller markets.
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Harper’s Bazaar to Launch Philippine Edition
Hearst Magazines International is partnering with Philippine media group AGC Power Holdings to launch the fashion title in November 2027.
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How Alastair McKimm Is Rethinking Fashion Magazines With ‘Prototype_’
Alastair McKimm’s new publication is meant to reconsider how fashion magazines are distributed while also leveraging his new creative agency, VTG Studios, through strong editorial and product collaborations.
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Galliano, Anna Wintour and the Met: What Comes Next?
This week’s decision to pull the plug on a major retrospective on the star couturier amid a growing backlash over his history of antisemitic remarks raises more questions than it answers.
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How a Magazine Becomes a Lifestyle Brand
Kinfolk, the quintessential Millennial lifestyle quarterly, is betting it can translate its aspirational aesthetics into a multicategory consumer brand — starting with a fragrance line and a new Manhattan pop-up.
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Elle Launches African Edition with Naomi Campbell Cover
Publisher Lagardère has partnered with Innsaei Sarl to introduce a fashion magazine for French-speaking markets on the continent including Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon and Senegal.
Sustainability
Hearst Magazines Bans Fur From Its Publications
Following the publicisation of Condé Nast’s fur ban in October, the Harper’s Bazaar publisher will now prohibit the use of animal fur in its editorial and advertising content.
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Just How Big Can Fashion Substack Get?
Brands, podcasters and influencers with massive followings are joining the platform. But some veterans say that growth comes at a price.
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Allure Magazine Launches Philippines Edition
Condé Nast’s beauty title enters its second Asian market after Korea through a new licensing agreement with Mega Global Licensing Inc.
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The BoF Podcast | Thom Bettridge Says Viral Magazine Covers Are Only Sugar Highs
The editor-in-chief of newly-relaunched i-D joins BoF founder and editor-in-chief Imran Amed to discuss the purpose of magazines in the digital age and why we’re shifting from an attention era to retention era.
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GQ and Bode to Host Super Bowl Fashion Show
The sports-meets-fashion event, including a runway show, will take place in New Orleans ahead of the American football championship in February.
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Highsnobiety Names Noah Johnson Editor In Chief
The Zalando-owned media company also announced other key appointments for its global business.
The News in Brief
Aritzia Seeks to More Than Double Sales by 2032
New categories and brick-and-mortar expansion beyond North America are set to drive Aritzia’s quest to hit $10.5 billion CAD ($7.5 billion).
Pop Mart Quarterly Sales Fall Up to 50% as Labubu Fad Cools
Sales in the Americas fell 70 to 75 percent.
Zegna to Take Summer Fashion Show to Beijing
The Italian label has continued to enjoy solid growth in China, defying a wider downturn in demand for European luxury. The June 11 presentation of its summer collection will be the latest in a series of travelling shows.
Beiersdorf Sales Slightly Miss Expectations on Nivea Weakness
The German consumer goods maker marginally missed market expectations for third-quarter sales growth on Tuesday, with its key Nivea brand posting a third straight quarterly sales decline.
Audemars Piguet to Certify Its Pre-Owned Watches Following Rolex
Whereas Rolex is both a buyer and seller of its second-hand watches through official retail partners, Audemars is setting up a marketplace where sellers set prices.
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Says It’s Taken Control of Hugo Boss
The British retail group has pushed its stake in the German apparel brand above 50 percent in a move that will turn Hugo Boss into a subsidiary of Frasers.
Shein Agrees to Pay $100 Million to Settle US FTC Probe
The settlement, equivalent to 44 percent of the ultra fast-fashion company’s second-quarter profit, is the latest blow amid regulatory and tax crackdowns in Europe and the US that have hampered Shein’s growth.