Fast Retailing’s GU Unveils First Collection by Francesco Risso
GU, a lower-priced counterpart to Uniqlo, is betting a former luxury fashion designer can help turn $18 jeans into global success.
luxury / Home & Design
Luxury
Luxury Brands Out in Force at Salone del Mobile
Most of the big labels will have some sort of activation at the Milan furnishings and design fair, regardless of whether they actually sell homewares.
Luxury Brands Out in Force at Salone del Mobile
Most of the big labels will have some sort of activation at the Milan furnishings and design fair, regardless of whether they actually sell homewares.
Luxury
Opinion: Home Is the New Fashion
Interiors now signal social status like clothes and accessories, but when your sofa is as recognisable as an ‘it’ bag, there’s potential for risk as well as reward, writes Martina Mondadori.
Opinion: Home Is the New Fashion
Interiors now signal social status like clothes and accessories, but when your sofa is as recognisable as an ‘it’ bag, there’s potential for risk as well as reward, writes Martina Mondadori.
Luxury
The BoF Podcast | Why Craft Is the Soul of True Luxury
In this riveting conversation from BoF CROSSROADS 2025, Mexican designer Carla Fernández and Tunisian entrepreneur Kenza Fourati discuss the power of craft-based fashion and how to collaborate ethically with artisans and indigenous communities.
The BoF Podcast | Why Craft Is the Soul of True Luxury
In this riveting conversation from BoF CROSSROADS 2025, Mexican designer Carla Fernández and Tunisian entrepreneur Kenza Fourati discuss the power of craft-based fashion and how to collaborate ethically with artisans and indigenous communities.
Luxury
How to Sell Home Design Online
E-tailers remain committed to homeware and design objects, despite the luxury sector’s post-pandemic cooldown. Here’s how fashion and design e-tailers stay ahead of the curve.
How to Sell Home Design Online
E-tailers remain committed to homeware and design objects, despite the luxury sector’s post-pandemic cooldown. Here’s how fashion and design e-tailers stay ahead of the curve.
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Luxury
At Salone, Design Spectacle Takes Centre Stage
The power of brand theatre was on display at Milan Design Week, reports Dan Thawley.
At Salone, Design Spectacle Takes Centre Stage
The power of brand theatre was on display at Milan Design Week, reports Dan Thawley.
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Hospitality, Design and the Art of Emotional Connection
At Milan Design Week, BoF and Marriott International’s Luxury Group co-hosted a panel discussion on the evolving demands of luxury customers and on building brand staying power in 2025. Now, BoF shares insights from the panel, featuring Marriott International’s president of luxury Tina Edmundson, Dimorestudio co-founder Britt Moran and BoF’s founder and CEO Imran Amed.
Hospitality, Design and the Art of Emotional Connection
At Milan Design Week, BoF and Marriott International’s Luxury Group co-hosted a panel discussion on the evolving demands of luxury customers and on building brand staying power in 2025. Now, BoF shares insights from the panel, featuring Marriott International’s president of luxury Tina Edmundson, Dimorestudio co-founder Britt Moran and BoF’s founder and CEO Imran Amed.
Luxury
This Week: Luxury’s Salone Love Affair
The downturn in demand for luxury fashion hasn’t stopped major brands from making a splash at Milan’s Salone del Mobile design fair.
This Week: Luxury’s Salone Love Affair
The downturn in demand for luxury fashion hasn’t stopped major brands from making a splash at Milan’s Salone del Mobile design fair.
Luxury
Fashion Goes Big at Salone, But Design Still Rules
Fashion brands are edging in on the world’s largest gathering of design professionals and their wealthy clients, but design companies still dominate the sector, which is ripe for further consolidation, reports Imran Amed.
Fashion Goes Big at Salone, But Design Still Rules
Fashion brands are edging in on the world’s largest gathering of design professionals and their wealthy clients, but design companies still dominate the sector, which is ripe for further consolidation, reports Imran Amed.
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Luxury
Fashion and Design Collide at Salone Del Mobile
Fashion’s presence at Milan Design Week grew even bigger this year. Savvy activations by brands including Hermès, Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Loewe and Prada showed how Salone has become a ‘critical petri dish for dalliances between design and fashion,’ Dan Thawley reports.
Fashion and Design Collide at Salone Del Mobile
Fashion’s presence at Milan Design Week grew even bigger this year. Savvy activations by brands including Hermès, Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Loewe and Prada showed how Salone has become a ‘critical petri dish for dalliances between design and fashion,’ Dan Thawley reports.
Luxury
Why Salone del Mobile Is Irresistible for Luxury Brands
This week, designers, collectors and major fashion brands will flock to Milan’s design fair. Also, LVMH reports first-quarter sales.
Why Salone del Mobile Is Irresistible for Luxury Brands
This week, designers, collectors and major fashion brands will flock to Milan’s design fair. Also, LVMH reports first-quarter sales.
Luxury
New Paris Design Fair To Launch Alongside Fashion Week
Matter and Shape is a new design fair set to be held in the Tuileries Garden during Paris Fashion Week.
New Paris Design Fair To Launch Alongside Fashion Week
Matter and Shape is a new design fair set to be held in the Tuileries Garden during Paris Fashion Week.
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Heritage Porcelain Brand Ginori 1735 Enters Lifestyle
During Salone del Mobile, Ginori 1735 unveiled its redesigned Milanese flagship store — the latest iteration of the 300-year-old business’ strategic move into the lifestyle market. BoF sits down with Ginori 1735′s brand and product director Annalisa Tani to learn more.
Heritage Porcelain Brand Ginori 1735 Enters Lifestyle
During Salone del Mobile, Ginori 1735 unveiled its redesigned Milanese flagship store — the latest iteration of the 300-year-old business’ strategic move into the lifestyle market. BoF sits down with Ginori 1735′s brand and product director Annalisa Tani to learn more.
The News in Brief
Chanel Says It Is Cooperating in Italy Labour Probe, Has Cut Ties With Subcontractor
The French fashion house said cut ties weeks ago with the subcontractor concerned, instructing its packaging supplier to end the relationship two days after receiving an alert on May 18.
Italian Police Visit Fashion Firms Including Cucinelli and Moncler in Labour Probe
Police visited nine high-end fashion firms as part of an investigation into alleged exploitation of workers at subcontractors.
Burberry’s US Sales Boost Growth as Turnaround Gains Momentum
The British brand’s sales grew across all product ranges for the first time in three years, though shares fell as investors shift focus to its efforts to drive further profitability.
Exclusive: 10 Years Post-Brexit, UK Wholesale Growth Heavily Trails Global Peers
A decade after the Brexit referendum, Joor transaction data reveals EU retail spend on UK labels has plunged to under 7 percent, while UK retailers’ allocation to European brands has nearly halved.
World Cup Trophy to Arrive in Bespoke Louis Vuitton Trunk
It is the fifth successive occasion that the French company has designed a trunk for the trophy, following those used at the 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 tournaments.
Nike Out of World Cup as Adidas-Outfitted Teams Head to Final
Argentina’s semi-final win over England on Wednesday crushed the sportswear giant’s hopes of sponsoring a team on the tournament’s biggest stage.
Nylon Recycling Startup Syntetica Raises $30 Million Series A
Lululemon and apparel manufacturer MAS Holdings are among the investors backing the French startup as it scales a proprietary process for recycling nylon from mixed-textile waste.