Thom Bettridge to Step Down as I-D Editor in Chief
Global editorial director Steff Yotka will succeed Bettridge, who is leaving to focus on his creative studio Content World.
supply-chain
Sustainability
Fashion’s Climate Challenge: From Marketing to Risk Mitigation
As the UN warns the world is on track for dangerous levels of warming, companies must treat climate change as a real business risk, not just a marketing opportunity.
Fashion’s Climate Challenge: From Marketing to Risk Mitigation
As the UN warns the world is on track for dangerous levels of warming, companies must treat climate change as a real business risk, not just a marketing opportunity.
Luxury
Zegna Eyes High-End Suppliers as Fashion House Moves Upmarket
“These kinds of acquisitions would consolidate the perimeter of our supply chain and our Made in Italy platform from the very top, and make us more competitive in luxury textiles,” chief executive officer Gildo Zegna said in an interview in Milan.
Zegna Eyes High-End Suppliers as Fashion House Moves Upmarket
“These kinds of acquisitions would consolidate the perimeter of our supply chain and our Made in Italy platform from the very top, and make us more competitive in luxury textiles,” chief executive officer Gildo Zegna said in an interview in Milan.
Partner Content
Fashion Leaders on the Future of ‘Made in Italy’
BoF and Shopify gathered executives from across the Italian industry to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing Italy’s fashion market and manufacturing as the acquisition of independent suppliers intensifies, prices rise and consumer sentiment evolves.
Fashion Leaders on the Future of ‘Made in Italy’
BoF and Shopify gathered executives from across the Italian industry to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing Italy’s fashion market and manufacturing as the acquisition of independent suppliers intensifies, prices rise and consumer sentiment evolves.
Sustainability
Allbirds’ Quest to Make Zero-Carbon Shoes
The company cut the average carbon footprint of its products by 12 percent last year, not yet enough to offset the impact of growth.
Allbirds’ Quest to Make Zero-Carbon Shoes
The company cut the average carbon footprint of its products by 12 percent last year, not yet enough to offset the impact of growth.
Luxury
Why Luxury’s Counterfeit Problem Is Getting Worse
It’s easier than ever for consumers to buy fakes online. But the spike in counterfeit sales may also have something to do with how brands themselves are pricing and marketing their products.
Why Luxury’s Counterfeit Problem Is Getting Worse
It’s easier than ever for consumers to buy fakes online. But the spike in counterfeit sales may also have something to do with how brands themselves are pricing and marketing their products.
Retail
Diane von Furstenberg Makes a (Profitable) Comeback
For the first time in a decade, Diane von Furstenberg is operating in the black. It’s a feat made possible by cutting overall production by half under the brand’s new CEO, Gabby Hirata.
Diane von Furstenberg Makes a (Profitable) Comeback
For the first time in a decade, Diane von Furstenberg is operating in the black. It’s a feat made possible by cutting overall production by half under the brand’s new CEO, Gabby Hirata.
Topics
Post Pandemic, Fashion Continues to Backslide on Labour Rights
A crackdown on trade unions and increase in labour abuses is becoming a worrying new norm in fashion’s supply chain, according to a new report.
Post Pandemic, Fashion Continues to Backslide on Labour Rights
A crackdown on trade unions and increase in labour abuses is becoming a worrying new norm in fashion’s supply chain, according to a new report.
Sustainability
Where Does Your Necklace Come From?
With new digital ‘passports’ that disclose where its products were crafted, Monica Vinader is ahead of the pack in a jewellery sector under pressure to prove its gems aren’t linked to human rights abuses and environmental degradation.
Where Does Your Necklace Come From?
With new digital ‘passports’ that disclose where its products were crafted, Monica Vinader is ahead of the pack in a jewellery sector under pressure to prove its gems aren’t linked to human rights abuses and environmental degradation.
Sustainability
Fashion’s Plastic Addiction Is Harder to Shake Than it Seems
Big brands from Adidas to Patagonia are on track to eliminate virgin polyester from their products. But the pivot to materials mostly made from recycled plastic bottles is an imperfect solution.
Fashion’s Plastic Addiction Is Harder to Shake Than it Seems
Big brands from Adidas to Patagonia are on track to eliminate virgin polyester from their products. But the pivot to materials mostly made from recycled plastic bottles is an imperfect solution.
Topics
Shein Outlines Plans to Reduce Emissions
The Chinese ultra-fast-fashion giant said it will reduce supply chain emissions 25 percent by 2030, outlining projects to drive greater energy efficiency and support a transition renewable power among its manufacturers.
Shein Outlines Plans to Reduce Emissions
The Chinese ultra-fast-fashion giant said it will reduce supply chain emissions 25 percent by 2030, outlining projects to drive greater energy efficiency and support a transition renewable power among its manufacturers.
China
China Warns Waning Global Demand Is Top Threat to Trade
Overseas demand for goods from China is weakening as the global economy slows, warned a senior Chinese commerce ministry official, though the country still expects foreign trade to grow in the second half of this year.
China Warns Waning Global Demand Is Top Threat to Trade
Overseas demand for goods from China is weakening as the global economy slows, warned a senior Chinese commerce ministry official, though the country still expects foreign trade to grow in the second half of this year.
Partner Content
How Luxury Can Better Support Female Empowerment
In a roundtable co-hosted by Bulgari and BoF over Milan Fashion Week, thought-leaders from fashion, luxury and their adjacent industries shared insights and learnings on how to power positive change for the female-identifying workforce.
How Luxury Can Better Support Female Empowerment
In a roundtable co-hosted by Bulgari and BoF over Milan Fashion Week, thought-leaders from fashion, luxury and their adjacent industries shared insights and learnings on how to power positive change for the female-identifying workforce.
The News in Brief
Under Armour Forecasts Steeper Annual Sales Decline
The athletic apparel maker is struggling with weak consumer demand amid macroeconomic uncertainty in its key North American market.
Skims to Enter India Through Partnership With Reliance Brands
The luxury arm of Reliance Retail will operate the Skims brand across physical and digital channels, beginning with Delhi and Mumbai.
Vogue World 2027 Will Be Held in San Francisco
The sixth edition of the annual runway spectacle will return to the US after this year's outing in Milan.
Capri Cuts Revenue Outlook as Iran War Hits Michael Kors Sales
Congestion at ports in Asia combined with weaker demand across Europe and emerging markets from the war hurt sales, the company said.
Sydney Towle, Influencer and Health Activist, Has Died
Towle, known for sharing her life as a young woman living with cancer, passed away aged 26 on Wednesday.
Ralph Lauren Beats Estimates on Demand From Affluent Shoppers
Strong sales among young and affluent shoppers helped drive quarterly revenue above analysts' expectations.
Kenvue Misses Estimates as Inflation, Tariffs Squeeze Margins
The US consumer health company and parent of Neutrogena narrowly missed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter results as tariffs and currency-related costs offset sales gains.