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Global Markets

Why Japanese Brands Are Winning Over the Luxury Menswear Market

A cohort of Japanese labels is defying the luxury slump with a blend of tastefully understated design, meticulous craftsmanship and accessible pricing. 

Topics

How Beauty Can Avoid Accidental Copycats

The manufacturer of the gel eye masks that broke the internet weighs in on why Fenty Beauty, Huda Beauty, and Glow Recipe announced the same product within a week.

Global Markets

How a Bangladeshi Garment Maker Is Surviving a War-Fuelled Energy Crisis

Conflict in the Middle East is ratcheting up energy costs and hampering production in many of fashion's key production hubs.

Sustainability

War in the Middle East Is Making Clothes More Expensive

Energy, shipping and material costs are going up thanks to the conflict in Iran, with consumers likely to start feeling the impacts this autumn.

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Retail

Luggage Brand Paravel Relaunches Under New Ownership

The direct-to-consumer luggage maker will return in October, a year after its IP was purchased by the owner of British luxury travel brand Antler in a liquidation sale.

Sustainability

Fashion’s Climate Emissions Increased Almost 14% Over Two Years

Greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2023 and 2024, due in part to increased global production of fibre, especially polyester, according to a new report by the Apparel Impact Institute.

Sustainability

Why Small Brands Are Unhappy About the EU’s Newest Regulation

Owners of small businesses have taken to social media to complain about a new EU packaging rule they say creates costs and complexities they aren't equipped to handle. Here's what you need to know about it.

Beauty

Can Underwear Be Skincare?

Labels like Underdays and Sylva are on the vanguard of a new category called 'carewear,' creating clothing with wellness or skincare benefits. But the business plan is still a work in progress.

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Sustainability

Can You Trust AI to Tell You Which Brands Are Sustainable?

A BoF analysis of recommendations by ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini found that brands' online reputations and how users phrase their questions matters more than actual environmental performance.

Marketing

Stone Island’s CEO on Growing a Brand Without Selling Out

Robert Triefus believes his role as a brand leader is not to invent authenticity. It is to protect it and leave it stronger than it is found. Two years of brand tracking with BoF's advisory team, BoF Insights, confirmed Stone Island could grow without losing the authenticity that has defined it for more than four decades.

Global Markets

Indian Textile Stocks Outperform on Trade Deal Optimism

Suppliers to retailers including Gap and Walmart are beating the broader market as investors bet India’s new trade agreements and shifting sourcing patterns will boost exports.

Global Markets

The Middle East War Is Squeezing Asia’s Polyester Suppliers

A surge in fossil fuel prices since the Iran war is squeezing polyester suppliers and garment makers across India and Bangladesh, threatening to raise costs for fast-fashion retailers like Zara and H&M.

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