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Analysis and advice on the future of work, careers and management.

What Happened to Fashion’s Entry Level Jobs?

With hiring slowing and AI reshaping entry-level work, recent graduates are turning to a mix of old-school tactics and unconventional paths to get a foothold.

What Happened to Fashion’s Entry Level Jobs?

With hiring slowing and AI reshaping entry-level work, recent graduates are turning to a mix of old-school tactics and unconventional paths to get a foothold.


The Debrief | Making Sense of Fashion’s Brutal Job Market

Fashion companies are tightening return-to-office mandates just as entry-level jobs become harder to land. The Debrief explains what that means for workers trying to build careers in a cooling industry.

The Debrief | Making Sense of Fashion’s Brutal Job Market

Fashion companies are tightening return-to-office mandates just as entry-level jobs become harder to land. The Debrief explains what that means for workers trying to build careers in a cooling industry.


How to Navigate the Workplace After a Restructuring

BoF sits down with career coaches to explore how fashion and beauty professionals should navigate the workplace following lay-offs or redundancies as the remaining workforce.

How to Navigate the Workplace After a Restructuring

BoF sits down with career coaches to explore how fashion and beauty professionals should navigate the workplace following lay-offs or redundancies as the remaining workforce.


Lululemon Is Hiring on BoF Careers

Check out this week’s new partner and job openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion and beauty talent.

Lululemon Is Hiring on BoF Careers

Check out this week’s new partner and job openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion and beauty talent.


Fashion Is Done With Remote Work

Retailers, publishers and brands are tightening return-to-office mandates as fully remote roles fall out of favour — but execution, not attendance, will determine whether the shift pays off.

Fashion Is Done With Remote Work

Retailers, publishers and brands are tightening return-to-office mandates as fully remote roles fall out of favour — but execution, not attendance, will determine whether the shift pays off.


Kim Kardashian’s Skims Appoints Its First Chief People Officer

Former Etsy HR chief Kim Seymour joins the brand, valued at $5 billion, as it builds out leadership across beauty, retail and international markets.

Kim Kardashian’s Skims Appoints Its First Chief People Officer

Former Etsy HR chief Kim Seymour joins the brand, valued at $5 billion, as it builds out leadership across beauty, retail and international markets.


The Perfect Package: What It Takes to Be a Fashion Leader in 2026

After years of swinging between digital-first zeal and old-school operating models, fashion is landing on a more balanced executive profile.

The Perfect Package: What It Takes to Be a Fashion Leader in 2026

After years of swinging between digital-first zeal and old-school operating models, fashion is landing on a more balanced executive profile.


The Best of BoF 2025: The Year of the Shakeup

From generative AI threatening creative roles to leadership churn and the rapid rollback of DEI, for better or worse, 2025 marked a reset for fashion’s workplace.

The Best of BoF 2025: The Year of the Shakeup

From generative AI threatening creative roles to leadership churn and the rapid rollback of DEI, for better or worse, 2025 marked a reset for fashion’s workplace.


The Debrief | What Happens When Women Lead

At VOICES 2025, senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young sits down with celebrated designers Clare Waight Keller and Maria Cornejo to discuss what it means to build a career in fashion as a woman today.

The Debrief | What Happens When Women Lead

At VOICES 2025, senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young sits down with celebrated designers Clare Waight Keller and Maria Cornejo to discuss what it means to build a career in fashion as a woman today.


The Collaborative Vision Behind IED’s Graduate Fashion Shows

During Milan Fashion Week, the arts and design school staged a multi-sensory fashion show at a contemporary art gallery — a product of collaboration between performance artists, models and fashion design students. BoF sits down with IED Milano’s director to learn more.

The Collaborative Vision Behind IED’s Graduate Fashion Shows

During Milan Fashion Week, the arts and design school staged a multi-sensory fashion show at a contemporary art gallery — a product of collaboration between performance artists, models and fashion design students. BoF sits down with IED Milano’s director to learn more.


Highsnobiety and Groupe Dynamite Inc. Join BoF Careers

Check out this week’s new partners and job openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion and beauty talent.

Highsnobiety and Groupe Dynamite Inc. Join BoF Careers

Check out this week’s new partners and job openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion and beauty talent.


What Fashion Gets Wrong About Layoffs

From knee-jerk, across-the-board cuts to sloppy communication and a lack of future direction, there are plenty of ways companies can make a tough moment even worse.

What Fashion Gets Wrong About Layoffs

From knee-jerk, across-the-board cuts to sloppy communication and a lack of future direction, there are plenty of ways companies can make a tough moment even worse.