The Independents Acquires Production Studio Smuggler
The global collective has brought film studio Smuggler under its umbrella to bolster its entertainment capabilities.
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Is ‘Elle’ the New Blueprint for Product Placement?
The ‘Legally Blonde’ prequel series is taking the ties between product and plot to another level, incorporating its stars into spots and referencing the show in corresponding social content.
Is ‘Elle’ the New Blueprint for Product Placement?
The ‘Legally Blonde’ prequel series is taking the ties between product and plot to another level, incorporating its stars into spots and referencing the show in corresponding social content.
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Why Hollywood Executives Are Fashion’s New Power Hire
As content and entertainment become increasingly central to brands’ marketing strategies, companies from Gap to E.l.f. are broadening the talent pool, considering everyone from entertainment IP experts to filmmakers.
Why Hollywood Executives Are Fashion’s New Power Hire
As content and entertainment become increasingly central to brands’ marketing strategies, companies from Gap to E.l.f. are broadening the talent pool, considering everyone from entertainment IP experts to filmmakers.
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Everyone Wants a Piece of ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2′
The rollout of the movie has been one big promotion party for the fashion industry — with participation from everyone from Walmart to Dior — showing fashion and Hollywood’s appetite for partnership is only growing.
Everyone Wants a Piece of ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2′
The rollout of the movie has been one big promotion party for the fashion industry — with participation from everyone from Walmart to Dior — showing fashion and Hollywood’s appetite for partnership is only growing.
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What It Takes for a Fashion Campaign to Break Through Now
As brands release their first spring ads, those that make an emotional appeal with fresh talent are resonating – as long as they remember to put the product front and centre.
What It Takes for a Fashion Campaign to Break Through Now
As brands release their first spring ads, those that make an emotional appeal with fresh talent are resonating – as long as they remember to put the product front and centre.
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Who Won Fashion’s Red Carpet Season of Change
Sunday night’s Oscars concluded an awards season that fashion’s biggest labels used to show off their new creative game. BoF breaks down what we learned about brands’ celebrity strategies.
Who Won Fashion’s Red Carpet Season of Change
Sunday night’s Oscars concluded an awards season that fashion’s biggest labels used to show off their new creative game. BoF breaks down what we learned about brands’ celebrity strategies.
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Minimalism Was on Its Way Out. Then Came ‘Love Story’
Ryan Murphy’s smash hit chronicling the ill-fated romance of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr. is reshaping the trend cycle.
Minimalism Was on Its Way Out. Then Came ‘Love Story’
Ryan Murphy’s smash hit chronicling the ill-fated romance of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr. is reshaping the trend cycle.
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The Debrief | How Fashion Picks Its Hip Hop Style Icons
This week on The Debrief, BoF correspondent Lei Takanashi explains why the industry remains tethered to a small circle of established rap stars and whether a new generation of talent can break through.
The Debrief | How Fashion Picks Its Hip Hop Style Icons
This week on The Debrief, BoF correspondent Lei Takanashi explains why the industry remains tethered to a small circle of established rap stars and whether a new generation of talent can break through.
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Why Fashion Needs to Stop Sleeping on YouTube
The Google-owned video-sharing service is among the largest entertainment platforms in the world, and a destination for in-depth, long-form content. BoF breaks down how brands can use the site as a world-building tool to attract loyal consumers.
Why Fashion Needs to Stop Sleeping on YouTube
The Google-owned video-sharing service is among the largest entertainment platforms in the world, and a destination for in-depth, long-form content. BoF breaks down how brands can use the site as a world-building tool to attract loyal consumers.
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How Favorite Daughter Benefitted From the Netflix Effect
The womenswear business, which has crossed $100 million in annual sales, has tapped the power of pop culture thanks to its appearances on Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This,” created and written by Erin Foster, one of the brand’s founders.
How Favorite Daughter Benefitted From the Netflix Effect
The womenswear business, which has crossed $100 million in annual sales, has tapped the power of pop culture thanks to its appearances on Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This,” created and written by Erin Foster, one of the brand’s founders.
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The Debrief | How Fashion Learned to Love The Real Housewives
Once dismissed as lowbrow entertainment, “The Real Housewives” has quietly transformed into fashion’s guilty pleasure. Diana Pearl joins The Debrief to unpack how reality TV’s most famous franchise found itself embraced by brands, consumers and even luxury insiders.
The Debrief | How Fashion Learned to Love The Real Housewives
Once dismissed as lowbrow entertainment, “The Real Housewives” has quietly transformed into fashion’s guilty pleasure. Diana Pearl joins The Debrief to unpack how reality TV’s most famous franchise found itself embraced by brands, consumers and even luxury insiders.
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5 Fashion Brands That Dominated the Met Gala Social Conversation
Analysis from BoF INSIGHTS PULSE shows which brands and celebrities drove the conversation around the Met Gala on social media — and why.
5 Fashion Brands That Dominated the Met Gala Social Conversation
Analysis from BoF INSIGHTS PULSE shows which brands and celebrities drove the conversation around the Met Gala on social media — and why.
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Drest’s Lucy Yeomans on the Next Iteration of Fashion Gaming
Following a $19.1 million investment in June 2023, the fashion styling mobile app has relaunched as a unique marketing tool using storytelling to reform product discovery and aid customer acquisition for its 260 luxury brand partners in fashion, beauty and lifestyle.
Drest’s Lucy Yeomans on the Next Iteration of Fashion Gaming
Following a $19.1 million investment in June 2023, the fashion styling mobile app has relaunched as a unique marketing tool using storytelling to reform product discovery and aid customer acquisition for its 260 luxury brand partners in fashion, beauty and lifestyle.
The News in Brief
L’Oréal Steals French Stock Market Crown From LVMH
The cosmetics group became France’s most valuable listed company on Tuesday, the first time since 2017 that a non-luxury company has claimed the top spot at the end of a trading day.
Authentic Brands Targets Creator Economy, Eyes Public Offering
The licensor could pursue an IPO as early as the first half of next year.
Vogue Mexico and Latin America Editor-in-Chief Karla Martinez de Salas to Step Down
The industry veteran is joining Latino-focused media platform Avance Global to establish a new lifestyle brand that will span fashion, design, travel, food, culture and entertainment.
Prada Revamps Milan Flagship to Cater to Top Clients and New Shoppers
The group is hoping the renovated eight-level complex can generate €100 million in annual revenue, chief executive Andrea Guerra told Reuters.
JD Sports Names New North America CEO, Chief Marketing Officer
The sneaker retailer is shaking up its North American leadership as it looks to reverse soft sales and an extended slump in the stock market.
Top Africa Clothes Retailer Pepkor Sinks on Earnings Outlook
Shares in the South African discount clothing retailer fell the most in more than three years, as an expansion into banking weighed on profit forecasts.
Kimberly-Clark Prepares Asset Sales to Win EU Nod for Kenvue Deal
The US consumer goods giant is preparing concessions to address EU antitrust concerns about its bid for Tylenol maker Kenvue that could help it win approval for the $40 billion deal, sources told Reuters.