CFDA’s Steven Kolb Involved in Altercation with PETA Protestors
The trade body’s president physically restrained animal rights activists after they stormed a Cos runway show at New York Fashion Week.
materials
Retail
Why Price Inflation Is Coming to Fashion
Apparel prices are rising at their fastest pace in years, as the cost of everything from cotton to container shipping soars. BoF lays out how to seize the opportunity to break a decade-long cycle of discounting.
Why Price Inflation Is Coming to Fashion
Apparel prices are rising at their fastest pace in years, as the cost of everything from cotton to container shipping soars. BoF lays out how to seize the opportunity to break a decade-long cycle of discounting.
Retail
Neiman Marcus Group to Go Fur Free
The American department store group will stop selling products containing animal fur on its Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman stores and websites by
Neiman Marcus Group to Go Fur Free
The American department store group will stop selling products containing animal fur on its Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman stores and websites by
Luxury
Mejuri: Drafting a New Sustainability Roadmap
Mejuri founder Noura Sakkijha explains why jewellery brands should look beyond existing frameworks to build a more sustainable future for a sector that has faced scrutiny over its impact on the environment and the welfare of its workers.
Mejuri: Drafting a New Sustainability Roadmap
Mejuri founder Noura Sakkijha explains why jewellery brands should look beyond existing frameworks to build a more sustainable future for a sector that has faced scrutiny over its impact on the environment and the welfare of its workers.
Luxury
The Future of Jewellery: Demand for Sustainably Made Jewellery Will See Explosive Growth
Leaders in the slow-to-act fine jewellery industry must look beyond sustainability as risk mitigation and embrace the branding opportunity it presents.
The Future of Jewellery: Demand for Sustainably Made Jewellery Will See Explosive Growth
Leaders in the slow-to-act fine jewellery industry must look beyond sustainability as risk mitigation and embrace the branding opportunity it presents.
Sustainability
Modern Meadow Closes $130 Million Series C Funding, Names Anna Bakst CEO
The new leadership and cash infusion are intended to help bring the company’s “biofabrication” technology, which can replace fossil fuel-based textile coatings and enhance the performance of natural materials, to commercial scale for the first time.
Modern Meadow Closes $130 Million Series C Funding, Names Anna Bakst CEO
The new leadership and cash infusion are intended to help bring the company’s “biofabrication” technology, which can replace fossil fuel-based textile coatings and enhance the performance of natural materials, to commercial scale for the first time.
China
Can China Handle Its 20 Million Tonnes of Textile Waste?
China is the world’s largest consumer of fashion and a major production hub. How it tackles its mountain of annual waste will impact global brands’ ability to embrace a more circular supply chain.
Can China Handle Its 20 Million Tonnes of Textile Waste?
China is the world’s largest consumer of fashion and a major production hub. How it tackles its mountain of annual waste will impact global brands’ ability to embrace a more circular supply chain.
Sustainability
Fashion’s New Materials Frontier
The fashion industry relies on an extractive business model. BoF assesses companies’ efforts to establish raw material supply chains with a positive impact on people and planet in the latest in a series of articles examining the findings of The BoF Sustainability Index.
Fashion’s New Materials Frontier
The fashion industry relies on an extractive business model. BoF assesses companies’ efforts to establish raw material supply chains with a positive impact on people and planet in the latest in a series of articles examining the findings of The BoF Sustainability Index.
Global Markets
Inditex Works to Boost India’s Organic Cotton Industry
Zara’s parent company, Inditex, has joined forces with Asia-based bank, DBS, to supply finance to more than 2,000 Indian organic cotton farmers in the fashion retail giant’s supply chain.
Inditex Works to Boost India’s Organic Cotton Industry
Zara’s parent company, Inditex, has joined forces with Asia-based bank, DBS, to supply finance to more than 2,000 Indian organic cotton farmers in the fashion retail giant’s supply chain.
Luxury
Louis Vuitton’s CEO on Navigating the Pandemic and the Future of Luxury
The French megabrand was hit hard by the pandemic. But Chief Executive Michael Burke led Louis Vuitton to a healthy rebound by engaging local clients and driving sales online. Now, the executive is calling for a return to the original values of luxury.
Louis Vuitton’s CEO on Navigating the Pandemic and the Future of Luxury
The French megabrand was hit hard by the pandemic. But Chief Executive Michael Burke led Louis Vuitton to a healthy rebound by engaging local clients and driving sales online. Now, the executive is calling for a return to the original values of luxury.
The News in Brief
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.
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.