GQ Philippines Names Danyl Geneciran Editor in Chief
The former Vogue Man Philippines editor will helm GQ’s 23rd international title, whose debut issue features covers starring Darren Criss, Jordan Clarkson and Erwan Heussaff.
materials
Sustainability
Can a Materials Revolution Make Fashion More Sustainable?
For our latest online BoF Professional Membership event, please join BoF’s Sarah Kent and Rachel Deeley along with Elaine Siu, chief innovation officer, Material Innovation Initiative, as they explore fashion’s new frontier of material innovation.
Can a Materials Revolution Make Fashion More Sustainable?
For our latest online BoF Professional Membership event, please join BoF’s Sarah Kent and Rachel Deeley along with Elaine Siu, chief innovation officer, Material Innovation Initiative, as they explore fashion’s new frontier of material innovation.
Retail
Saving Fashion an Arm and a Leg (and Some Torsos Too)
Mannequin Madness is a company that salvages 60 tons of plastic and fibreglass figurines every year, highlighting an oft-overlooked area of sustainability in the industry.
Saving Fashion an Arm and a Leg (and Some Torsos Too)
Mannequin Madness is a company that salvages 60 tons of plastic and fibreglass figurines every year, highlighting an oft-overlooked area of sustainability in the industry.
Sustainability
Understanding the Power of Mycelium and the Mushroom Movement
An oft-overlooked natural asset, mushrooms are not just infiltrating the fashion industry, but also have the potential to unlock new ways of thinking and healing.
Understanding the Power of Mycelium and the Mushroom Movement
An oft-overlooked natural asset, mushrooms are not just infiltrating the fashion industry, but also have the potential to unlock new ways of thinking and healing.
Sustainability
Case Study | Fashion’s Race for New Materials
Brands are pursuing a raft of initiatives to adopt recycled textiles, regeneratively farmed cotton and mushroom-based leather, but giving fashion’s major materials a sustainability makeover still requires billions of dollars worth of investments and deeper, longer-term commitments to scale. BoF breaks down some of the key innovations, the companies leading the charge and the barriers to change.
Case Study | Fashion’s Race for New Materials
Brands are pursuing a raft of initiatives to adopt recycled textiles, regeneratively farmed cotton and mushroom-based leather, but giving fashion’s major materials a sustainability makeover still requires billions of dollars worth of investments and deeper, longer-term commitments to scale. BoF breaks down some of the key innovations, the companies leading the charge and the barriers to change.
Global Markets
The Denim Industry’s ‘Best-Kept Secret’
Pakistan’s denim apparel exports to the US have overtaken China’s, thanks to local entrepreneurs who have built a vertically-integrated manufacturing hub in the South Asian nation.
The Denim Industry’s ‘Best-Kept Secret’
Pakistan’s denim apparel exports to the US have overtaken China’s, thanks to local entrepreneurs who have built a vertically-integrated manufacturing hub in the South Asian nation.
Sustainability
Op-Ed | New York’s Fashion Act? More Like Fashion Won’t Act.
Proposed legislation targeting the social and environmental impact of brands doing business in the State of New York doesn’t go far enough, argues Beth Esponnette.
Op-Ed | New York’s Fashion Act? More Like Fashion Won’t Act.
Proposed legislation targeting the social and environmental impact of brands doing business in the State of New York doesn’t go far enough, argues Beth Esponnette.
Luxury
The State of Fashion 2022: Q&A with the Authors
Please join us for a special #BoFLIVE Q&A session, exclusively for Professional Members, where the authors of The State of Fashion 2022, BoF’s Imran Amed and McKinsey’s Achim Berg, will answer your burning questions about the report’s key findings and predictions for the year ahead.
The State of Fashion 2022: Q&A with the Authors
Please join us for a special #BoFLIVE Q&A session, exclusively for Professional Members, where the authors of The State of Fashion 2022, BoF’s Imran Amed and McKinsey’s Achim Berg, will answer your burning questions about the report’s key findings and predictions for the year ahead.
Sustainability
Op-Ed | Why I Support New York’s Fashion Act
Voluntary corporate action to address fashion’s social and environmental impact is not working, argues Ken Pucker.
Op-Ed | Why I Support New York’s Fashion Act
Voluntary corporate action to address fashion’s social and environmental impact is not working, argues Ken Pucker.
Global Markets
Russian Fur Retailer Kalyaev to Close Factory Following Sales Decline
One of Russia’s biggest fur-retailers announced it would close its factory and sell its remaining stock, due to a decline in the country's fur trade.
Russian Fur Retailer Kalyaev to Close Factory Following Sales Decline
One of Russia’s biggest fur-retailers announced it would close its factory and sell its remaining stock, due to a decline in the country's fur trade.
Sustainability
Next-Gen Materials Start-Up MycoWorks Raises $125 Million
The company is already working with Hermès and will use the funds to help scale up production of its mushroom-based leather alternative.
Next-Gen Materials Start-Up MycoWorks Raises $125 Million
The company is already working with Hermès and will use the funds to help scale up production of its mushroom-based leather alternative.
Partner Content
At Sorona, Expanding Use Cases for Innovative Fibres
Sorona is a high-performance fibre, with 37 percent of the polymer made up of renewable plant-based ingredients, and its potential applications are expanding. BoF learns more.
At Sorona, Expanding Use Cases for Innovative Fibres
Sorona is a high-performance fibre, with 37 percent of the polymer made up of renewable plant-based ingredients, and its potential applications are expanding. BoF learns more.
Retail
PVH’s Stefan Larsson on Harnessing Creativity to Energise Engagement
The chief executive of the company that owns Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger says creativity will be even more of a differentiator in 2022 as fashion players better align merchandise planning with demand and continue their quest for greater market share.
PVH’s Stefan Larsson on Harnessing Creativity to Energise Engagement
The chief executive of the company that owns Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger says creativity will be even more of a differentiator in 2022 as fashion players better align merchandise planning with demand and continue their quest for greater market share.
The News in Brief
Human Made Discloses $3.6 Million Undercover Purchase Price and Long-Term Financial Targets
The Tokyo-listed company will pay $3.6 million in cash for 100 percent of Undercover, with founder Jun Takahashi relinquishing corporate duties to focus solely on design.
Arizona Accuses L’Oréal of Concealing Cancer Risks Linked to Hair Relaxers
The beauty conglomerate faces over 12,000 similar lawsuits filed by individuals that have been consolidated in a Chicago federal court.
Space NK Names New CEO, Andy Lightfoot Steps Down
Chief marketing officer Emma Simpson-Scott will succeed Lightfoot, who is leaving the UK retailer after seven years at the helm.
EssilorLuxottica Managers Defend CEO After Heir Lashes Out
Twenty top lieutenants to CEO Francesco Milleri came to their boss’s defense in an escalating feud with Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, a son of the founder who abruptly left a senior role at the company.
Zara Owner Looks to US for Next Phase of Growth
Inditex is investing in the US as a key growth market, CEO Oscar Garcia Maceiras told Reuters, with store revamps and new openings planned across its Zara, Massimo Dutti and Bershka brands.
Activist Investor Takes New Stake in Bath & Body Works
The activist investor is recommending the personal-care and fragrance store chain to explore a sale, claiming it has been undervalued and hampered by unstable management.
Arnault Drops Out of World’s Top 10 Richest as US Tech Dominates
The LVMH chairman’s net worth fell to $143 billion on Thursday, pulling him beneath Warren Buffett, Bloomberg reported.