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.
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How fashion media is adapting its approach to content, platforms and business models.
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Meta Sued by Rhode Island Over Alleged Tolerance for Scam Advertising
According to the state’s complaint, Meta displays around 15 billion ‘higher risk’ scam ads to users every day, and earned roughly 10 percent of its 2024 revenue from fraudulent e-commerce, dubious health products and other banned marketing.
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Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch Is Stepping Down
Lynch is departing for Mattel after more than seven years in the role. A successor has yet to be announced.
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Inside New York Magazine’s First Standalone Men’s Style Issue
The 89-page print magazine skips the typical tropes of men’s fashion titles to offer the kind of narrative journalism New York has published for decades. Editor-in-chief David Haskell is confident it will be a success.
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How Alastair McKimm Is Rethinking Fashion Magazines With ‘Prototype_’
Alastair McKimm’s new publication is meant to reconsider how fashion magazines are distributed while also leveraging his new creative agency, VTG Studios, through strong editorial and product collaborations.
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Meta Says It Will Pay Up to $18 Billion Over Social Media Claim
The landmark settlements will resolve allegations from multiple US states that the company purposefully designed Facebook and Instagram to encourage compulsive use among youths
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The Influencer Follower-Count Era Is Ending
BoF US Editor Diana Pearl joins Sheena Butler-Young on The Debrief to explain why the number at the top of a creator's profile no longer tells brands what they need to know — and what's replaced it.
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Landmark Social Media Trial Begins That Could Cost Meta $1.4 Trillion
A coalition of US state attorneys general is seeking massive penalties and changes to how Meta operates Instagram and Facebook in the largest trial to date accusing the social media giant of harming young users.
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Men’s Fashion Media Plots Its Next Era
Editors are betting on deeper storytelling, industry access and new personalities as they compete for eyeballs with online creators.
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Knowledge Report | Building Cultural Relevance on TikTok
To recapture consumer attention and inspire loyalty, brands and publishers are exploring new creative approaches on TikTok. This knowledge report examines how players in the fashion, beauty and media industries can leverage cultural capital and creator partnerships to grow their own fan communities.
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The Loudest Met Gala Yet
A new gallery space, a record $42 million in funds raised and the return of Beyoncé contributed to the increased visibility of this year’s event. But much of the uptick in attention came from the backlash against sponsors Jeff and Lauren Sánchez Bezos.
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Ahead of the Met Gala, a ‘Ball Without Billionaires’
A fashion show co-organised by labour unions served as a protest against this year’s Met Gala. The theme? ‘Labour is art.’
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The Face Magazine to Shutter
Seven years after its relaunch, the cult British magazine is closing in its ‘current iteration.’ Longtime editor-in-chief Matthew Whitehouse exited the publication in January.
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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.
Kering Drops 12% as Luxury Braces for Tough Winter
The recovery long promised by luxury brands seems nowhere in sight, as the expansion of war in the Middle East, along with China’s tax crackdown on the wealthy, piled further pressure on the world’s biggest luxury conglomerates in the third quarter, and executives buckled in for a tough winter.
UK Retail Sales Fall 0.4% in September, More Than Forecast
Sales fell in September as above-average temperatures hit demand for autumn clothing.
Elle Launches Moroccan Edition
Hitting newsstands in October, the magazine marks Elle’s 51st international edition, published under licence by the Geomedia group.
David’s Bridal Plans Spinoff and IPO of AI Wedding Planning Platform Pearl
Pearl, a subsidiary of David’s Bridal, will own David’s Bridal and license its intellectual property back to the bridalwear brand. David’s Bridal CEO Kelly Cook will serve as Pearl’s CEO.
L’Oréal Sales Beat Expectations as Premium Products Surge
The French giant handily beat expectations on strong demand for hair products at salons and premium skincare from its dermatological division.
P&G Beats Revenue Estimates, Flags Bigger Hit to Annual Profit
The maker of Pantene shampoo was helped by strong personal care demand, but expects higher commodity costs to reduce profit by about $1.4 billion this year.