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.
wellness
Beauty
Beauty Clinics in UK Offering Banned Treatments Derived From Human Cells
Exosomes, which are used by celebrities like Kim Kardashian, are mostly derived from plant or salmon cells. But now, some appear to rely on human cell matter, breaching UK and EU regulations.
Beauty Clinics in UK Offering Banned Treatments Derived From Human Cells
Exosomes, which are used by celebrities like Kim Kardashian, are mostly derived from plant or salmon cells. But now, some appear to rely on human cell matter, breaching UK and EU regulations.
Beauty
Il Makiage Owner Reports Double-Digit Revenue Growth
Oddity, the parent company of beauty labels SpoiledChild and Il Makiage, reported a revenue surge of 27 percent in its 2024 earnings, alongside plans to invest in its biotech division and develop two new brands.
Il Makiage Owner Reports Double-Digit Revenue Growth
Oddity, the parent company of beauty labels SpoiledChild and Il Makiage, reported a revenue surge of 27 percent in its 2024 earnings, alongside plans to invest in its biotech division and develop two new brands.
Luxury
Marriott International: What Luxury Travellers Really Want
The post-pandemic travel boom may be on the wane, but in its wake it leaves a tourism market that has been utterly transformed. Tina Edmundson, president of luxury at Marriott International, explains how the hospitality giant is adapting its offerings to customers’ rapidly evolving needs.
Marriott International: What Luxury Travellers Really Want
The post-pandemic travel boom may be on the wane, but in its wake it leaves a tourism market that has been utterly transformed. Tina Edmundson, president of luxury at Marriott International, explains how the hospitality giant is adapting its offerings to customers’ rapidly evolving needs.
Luxury
Equinox Is Trying to Make Health the Ultimate Status Symbol
No longer just a luxury gym chain, Equinox’s transformation into a wellness lifestyle brand is based on the bet that the wealthy will pay anything to optimise their health. Executive chairman and managing partner Harvey Spevak outlines his vision for the future of luxury wellness for The State of Fashion: Luxury.
Equinox Is Trying to Make Health the Ultimate Status Symbol
No longer just a luxury gym chain, Equinox’s transformation into a wellness lifestyle brand is based on the bet that the wealthy will pay anything to optimise their health. Executive chairman and managing partner Harvey Spevak outlines his vision for the future of luxury wellness for The State of Fashion: Luxury.
Beauty
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: You’re Such a Tool
Brushes for makeup, hair, and even serum (really) are poised to go big in 2025.
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: You’re Such a Tool
Brushes for makeup, hair, and even serum (really) are poised to go big in 2025.
Beauty
What Beauty Professionals Need to Know Today
This month, BoF Careers provides essential sector insights to help beauty professionals decode the industry’s creative landscape.
What Beauty Professionals Need to Know Today
This month, BoF Careers provides essential sector insights to help beauty professionals decode the industry’s creative landscape.
Workplace & Talent
How to Design Wellness Programmes Employees Actually Use
Rather than offering gym memberships and spa days as purely superficial perks, fashion firms must learn to treat wellness as a business tool that truly enhances employee happiness and productivity.
How to Design Wellness Programmes Employees Actually Use
Rather than offering gym memberships and spa days as purely superficial perks, fashion firms must learn to treat wellness as a business tool that truly enhances employee happiness and productivity.
Beauty
How Franchising Can Help Beauty Start-Ups Grow
More brands are charting brick-and-mortar expansions through franchise partners despite the challenges that come with the business model.
How Franchising Can Help Beauty Start-Ups Grow
More brands are charting brick-and-mortar expansions through franchise partners despite the challenges that come with the business model.
Beauty
David Beckham to Launch New Wellness Brand
Beckham is now an investor in publicly listed biotech firm Prenetics, and will serve as a co-founder of a new wellness brand, IM8, under its umbrella.
David Beckham to Launch New Wellness Brand
Beckham is now an investor in publicly listed biotech firm Prenetics, and will serve as a co-founder of a new wellness brand, IM8, under its umbrella.
Beauty
The Death of the Detox
Gen-Z aren’t into all-or-nothing health practices, or the hallmarks of wellness that have become cornerstones. What’s left is something far more subversive.
The Death of the Detox
Gen-Z aren’t into all-or-nothing health practices, or the hallmarks of wellness that have become cornerstones. What’s left is something far more subversive.
Retail
As Target Celebrates 25 Years of Designer Collaborations, Fashion Takes a Backseat
The American big-box retailer announced its upcoming partnership with Diane von Furstenberg amid a sales slump in apparel and other discretionary categories.
As Target Celebrates 25 Years of Designer Collaborations, Fashion Takes a Backseat
The American big-box retailer announced its upcoming partnership with Diane von Furstenberg amid a sales slump in apparel and other discretionary categories.
Partner Content
The Future of Indian Beauty and the Next Generation of India-Focused Beauty Founders, Innovators and Creators
At the second annual BEAUTY&YOU India Awards, created by The Estée Lauder Companies’ New Incubation Ventures in partnership with Nykaa, nine brands and creatives representing the future of Indian beauty, innovation and creativity were awarded cash grants and mentorship. BoF also hosted a series of panel talks with some of India’s most celebrated creatives and entrepreneurs, including Katrina Kaif, Lakshmi Menon, Bandana Tewari, Anaita Shroff Adajania, Diipa Büller-Khosla, Masaba Gupta and Anita Lal.
The Future of Indian Beauty and the Next Generation of India-Focused Beauty Founders, Innovators and Creators
At the second annual BEAUTY&YOU India Awards, created by The Estée Lauder Companies’ New Incubation Ventures in partnership with Nykaa, nine brands and creatives representing the future of Indian beauty, innovation and creativity were awarded cash grants and mentorship. BoF also hosted a series of panel talks with some of India’s most celebrated creatives and entrepreneurs, including Katrina Kaif, Lakshmi Menon, Bandana Tewari, Anaita Shroff Adajania, Diipa Büller-Khosla, Masaba Gupta and Anita Lal.
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.