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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News & Analysis
Reaping Plus-Size Rewards Online
Fashion e-tailers Navabi and Eloquii are tapping online communities of plus-size consumers to enter one of fashion’s most underserved markets, worth $17.5 billion in the US alone.
News & Analysis
France Bans Super-Skinny Models in Anorexia Clampdown
France will ban excessively thin fashion models and expose modeling agents and the fashion houses that hire them to possible fines and even jail, under a new law passed on Friday.
Marketing
France Plans to Ban Advertising with Anorexic Models
France's health minister says she supports plans to criminalize the use of advertising with anorexic models in France.
News & Analysis
Prada, Lineisy Montero and the Black Hair Debate
"It’s a known fact within the fashion world that where Prada goes, the rest of the industry follows. And so the very same brand that ushered in an
Marketing
These Are the Last Abs You'll Ever See at Abercrombie & Fitch
Hoping the shift in marketing would win back teen shoppers, Abercrombie's billboards and website started featuring clothed models instead of bared, tanned, sculpted male torsos.
Technology
Behind Garage’s Tech-Infused Issue
Garage magazine’s latest print issue features animated covers and embedded films. Is the fusion of print and digital the future?
News & Analysis
Chasing Lucky Blue Smith
At the Paris men’s shows, BoF spends the day with ‘Insta-famous’ male model Lucky Blue Smith, who has attracted a veritable cult on social media.
News & Analysis
Natalia ‘Supernova’ Vodianova, The Survivor
Natalia Vodianova channelled the harsh realities of her childhood and a desperate instinct for survival to become one of the highest earning supermodels in the world. Through the Naked Heart Foundation, founded in 2004, she is channelling the same instinct to help Russian children.
Retail
Abercrombie CEO’s Eccentricities Contributed to His Downfall
NEW ALBANY, United States — Mike Jeffries's widely anticipated retirement as Abercrombie & Fitch Co.'s chief executive officer brings to a close the
News & Analysis
Abercrombie “Religious Bias” Case to be Heard by US Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, United States — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of a Muslim teenager who was denied a job at Abercrombie & Fitch Co. because
News & Analysis
Eileen Ford, Agent Who Promoted World’s Supermodels, Dies at 92
NEW YORK, United States — Eileen Ford, whose eye for feminine beauty made her agency a byword for supermodels and influenced women's fashion for
China
The China Edit | Hong Kong Curbs Tourists, Online Sales, Men's Skincare
The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
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.