2026

Fashion
Art

Dolce & Gabbana Beauty Grows Double Digits

The Italian cosmetics label expects to maintain its growth trajectory in 2026 after surpassing €1 billion ($1.12 billion) in wholesale revenues last year. [...]

Opinion: Ray-Ban’s Billionaire Family Drama Is Hitting New Lows

There are car crash interviews, and then there is Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio’s podcast appearance this week, writes Andrea Felsted. [...]

Luxury’s Problem With Unsold Stock Comes Under the Microscope

New European regulations will soon force high-end brands to reveal all the stock they shred and burn to keep retail values high. [...]

How Brands Are Democratising the Runway

To turn fleeting buzz into lasting customer loyalty, fashion labels are welcoming shoppers into the traditionally exclusive world of runway shows through invites, community events and content that deepens collection [...]

How Babies Became Luxury’s New Aspirational Category

Parents may be having fewer kids, but they’re not skimping on them. As traditional luxury loses its lustre, premium strollers, carriers and other baby gear are the latest markers of [...]

How to Scale Your Creator Portfolio

At a community dinner hosted by BoF and creator commerce platform LTK, brand leaders from Jimmy Choo, Gap Inc., Tove, Coach, Coty, Space NK, Pandora and more convened in London [...]

Ralph Lauren Ties Executive Payouts to AI in Sign of Retail’s Shifting Priorities

The American brand has replaced sustainability targets with AI goals, among a series of other factors including sales growth, as a metric for executives’ annual incentive payouts. [...]

Chanel Extends Revamp as Fashion Head Pavlovsky Exits Board

The move follows CFO Philippe Blondiaux’s decision to retire at the end of this year after more than 15 years at Chanel. [...]

Zara Billionaire Owner Ortega Buys $550 Million Chicago Tower

Pontegadea Inversiones SL acquired the 51-story One North Wacker in the city’s business district in one of the biggest US office deals this year. [...]

Seán McGirr Exits McQueen

The designer struggled to find his footing at Alexander McQueen after a weak response to his early designs for the brand. [...]

Veronica Leoni to Exit Calvin Klein

The Italian designer is leaving her post at Calvin Klein Collection after four seasons. A new creative director will be named ‘in due course.’ [...]

Can the Creative Be Commercial?

This week, Priya Rao gets into the Isamaya Ffrench news, and why beauty should better prioritise innovation. [...]

Laani and Boldpurity Are Among This Year’s Estée Lauder, Nykaa Beauty&You Winners

The programme, now in its fifth year, reflect the US beauty giant’s commitment to the Indian market. [...]

A $60 Casio Watch Is a New Political Status Symbol in Thailand

Casio watches gifted by Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to cabinet ministers, senior bureaucrats and political allies have become a badge of proximity to power. [...]

Douglas Group Names New CEO

Jean-Marc Bellaiche will succeed outgoing Sander van der Laan as chief executive of the German beauty retailer. [...]

Lululemon Makes Changes to Fabric Team After See-Through Mishaps

The changes at the leggings maker come after a customer backlash over quality issues. [...]

THG Lifts 2026 Profit Forecast on Nutrition Demand

The UK e-commerce platform, which owns Dermstore and Lookfantastic, forecast 2026 adjusted core profit above market expectations, driven by ‌strong demand for its sports nutrition and supplements brand and favourable [...]

Richemont and Signet in Talks to Join Bidder for De Beers

Luxury giant Richemont and US retailer Signet Jewelers Ltd. are in talks to join a consortium that’s in prime position to buy diamond miner De Beers, according to five people [...]

What Saint Laurent’s Next Designer Should Understand

Saint Laurent’s legacy is less a collection of codes than a way of seeing women and the world. Vaccarello’s successor should look beyond iconic images and silhouettes to the convictions [...]

Samuel Guì Yang Does Fashion at Its Own Pace

A subtle and contemporary Chinese-inflected aesthetic has long made the designer’s label the star of Shanghai fashion week. After over a decade in business, he’s finally ready for growth. [...]

Brazilian Beauty’s Global Test

The country has a massive domestic market and unique authority in hair and body care. Now it needs to stoke interest around the world. [...]

How Mass-Market Fashion Brands Can Unlock Desirability

As fashion’s value spectrum blurs, mass-market brands are looking beyond price to build desirability. A new report from Launchmetrics, “The Desirability Gap: How Mass Market Brands are Repositioning to Compete”, [...]

Opinion: The Sneaker Bubble Is Bursting Around Investors

Off the field and outside of the gym, many consumers are rediscovering smarter footwear, writes Bloomberg’s Andrea Felsted. [...]

US Consumer Prices Rise by Most Since April in Broad Advance

In September, core goods prices rose by the most since January 2025, reflecting solid increases for apparel. [...]

Botswana Said to Near Agreement on Size of Its De Beers Stake

Ongoing talks between the nation’s government and Global Diamond Consortium are likely to see Botswana boost its stake in De Beers by 10 percent. [...]

Rolex and Gold Were for US and Not Trump, Swiss Trade Chief Says

The goods delivered last November by a business delegation seeking relief from Trump’s onerous tariffs became a matter of national controversy in Switzerland. [...]

Who’s to Blame for Bad Customer Service?

After Kelly Clarkson’s viral clash with a Brooklyn boutique, BoF’s Jessica Kwon and Cathaleen Chen join Sheena Butler-Young on The Debrief to unpack why customer service keeps failing shoppers — [...]

The Categories Where ‘Clean’ Still Matters

So-called ‘clean’ skincare has lost its appeal as shoppers favour more clinically proven products. But in cosmetics and fragrance, the appetite is only growing. [...]

Galderma to Acquire ZO Skin Health for $1.5 Billion

The Swiss firm agreed to purchase the medical-grade skincare company from private equity firm Blackstone and the founding Obagi family to expand its US portfolio. [...]

Why Is It Still So Painful to Shop in Stores?

Kelly Clarkson’s viral feud with an independent Brooklyn toy store has ignited debate over poor customer service, which experts say can be remedied with investment in training and employee motivation. [...]

Has Nike Done Lasting Damage to Jordan Brand?

Nike is reducing the number of Jordans it puts on the market as it tries to restore the brand’s exclusivity and pull it out of a slump. Experts say it [...]

Report: Beauty Ingredients Among Highest Risk for Human Rights Abuses

A new analysis of eight widely used cosmetics ingredients by Verisk Maplecroft found widespread exposure to child and forced labour risks, with palm oil, cocoa and shea nuts among the [...]

Opinion: LVMH’s Struggles Are a Bad Look for Luxury

For LVMH and big bling to return to a more encouraging trajectory, China needs to show signs of improvement, writes Bloomberg’s Andrea Felsted. [...]

Joe Corré’s Light House Club Launches Pop-Up Spaces for Emerging Designers

Independent creatives can apply to utilise pop-up spaces at Light House to sell merchandise and meet with clientele. [...]

Can Culture Still Move the Needle in Sportswear?

At a time when Nike and Adidas are doubling down on sports and athletes, Under Armour is leaning further into partnerships with entertainers and influencers like Twitch streamer Rakai, whose [...]

Dongliang Wants to Be Luxury’s Gateway to China

The retailer’s rigorously curated and cultured approach has already made it stockist-of-choice for labels from The Row to Phoebe Philo. Now it aims to help Western brands build their own [...]

Worldview | Uniqlo-Owner Fast Retailing Eyes Mass Fashion Dominance

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features LVMH’s China Woes, Shanghai Fashion Week and India’s strong jewellery. [...]

Opinion: Why Beauty Needs Colour Again

The new book, ‘Colour Mode’, is part makeup guide, part editorial archive and part manifesto from the veteran fashion makeup artist. [...]

Givaudan Sales Beat Expectations on Fine Fragrance Strength

A surge in sales of scents for luxury perfumes and a continued recovery in flavours drove the Swiss firm’s organic sales growth clearly beyond market expectations in the third quarter, [...]

How Fashion Brands Get AI Visibility Right

Getting AI to understand a brand does not guarantee it will recommend it. Drawing on data from BoF Insights Brand Pulse, new analysis of 120 fashion brands reveals how companies [...]

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Boosts Position in Burberry

Frasers Group Plc now possesses over 7 percent of the British label’s voting rights, placing it on track to be the brand’s biggest investor. [...]

Riyadh Fashion Week Postponed Amid Regional Conflict

The event was due to begin Oct. 15, but no official schedule has been published. [...]

LVMH Fashion Sales Slip on China Weakness, Dimming Recovery Hopes

A decline in fashion and leather goods sales underscores the industry’s struggle to reignite shopper enthusiasm. [...]

Isamaya Ffrench Has Departed Namesake Brand

The makeup artist has not been involved with Isamaya Beauty for over a year, sources told The Business of Beauty. [...]

BoF Live | How to Measure the Marketing Impact of Desirability

Join us on Thursday, October 22, at 16:00 BST / 11:00 EDT for our next #BoFLIVE. [...]

How Brands Can Get Category Expansion Right

Successfully launching a new beauty segment can bring brands fast growth as well as longevity. But in an era of chasing viral trends and hype, companies need to balance quick [...]

What Kim Jones Did Next

The former Dior and Fendi creative director is reviving his namesake label as a DTC lifestyle brand, anchored by a 4,000-square-foot flagship store in Hong Kong. [...]

BoF Professional Masterclass | How Brands Can Get Category Expansion Right

Join us for our next BoF Professional Masterclass on Wednesday, October 21, at 16:00 BST / 11:00 EDT as BoF’s Priya Rao and Liz Flora unpack how to successfully launch [...]

How Riviera Galleria Is Positioning Athens as a Luxury Retail Destination

Athens is investing heavily in luxury retail, hospitality and cultural infrastructure, fuelled by rising international tourism and strengthening its position as a year-round destination. The upcoming Riviera Galleria is among [...]

Luxury’s China Hopes Face a Reality Check

LVMH’s sales report and Shanghai Fashion Week will bring fresh insight into the Chinese retail environment as Western brands seek to navigate the wobbly market and local labels angle to [...]

Comment | The Bayeux Tapestry should prompt a much-needed conversation about the environmental war we are living through

The British Museum can use its historic show as an opportunity to explore what lies ahead for institutions as a result of the climate crisis [...]

Ancient shipwreck found off Turkey may be the world’s oldest

Discovery of remains of 4,500-year-old ship reveal new evidence about Early Bronze Age trade routes [...]

Revealed: How Vincent van Gogh’s brother Theo gave Monet his first exhibition in London

In 1889 the critics were rapturous, but the paintings dismally failed to sell [...]

US-Italian curator Francesco Bonami appointed artistic director of Moscow's GES-2 House of Culture

Bonami aims to “catalyse artistic energy” and “search for the best projects” for the institution, which is funded by billionaire Leonid Mikhelson’s V-A-C Foundation [...]

De Kooning sets European record but still falls flat at muted Sotheby’s Contemporary Evening Sale

Works by Yayoi Kusama and Gerhard Richter were also among those that failed to hit their presale estimates [...]

François Pinault to launch permanent display of his collection at Venice’s Palazzo Grassi

The billionaire collector’s decision means the prestigious temporary exhibition programme at the palazzo is coming to an end [...]

Frieze in London, Tarek Atoui at Tate Modern, Sienese sculptor Francesco di Giorgio—podcast

In this week's episode, Ben Luke speaks with art market editor Kabir Jhala in the Frieze London tent, visits the new Turbine Hall commission at Tate Modern, and discusses a [...]

‘I’ve learnt I can enjoy a work without having to acquire it’: Dasha Shenkman on her approach to art collecting

The UK-based collector tells us about her new Focus Fund supporting young artists at Frieze, buying a Jean Arp in instalments and her love of Fra Angelico’s frescoes [...]

Slow down and look: the simple complexity of Robert Ryman is revealed in Barbican exhibition

For the late American artist, whose Barbican show is his first in the UK for over three decades, the space in which a painting sat mattered as much as the work [...]

‘Even an ugly thistle can be so beautiful’: painter Sabine Moritz on how nature informs her work

The German artist’s first major UK institutional show, at London’s Garden Museum, includes works that span 30 years [...]

In pictures: our pick of London’s Minor Attractions fair

We check into Frieze week's "transgressive" art destination in Fitzrovia's Newman hotel [...]

At museums across London, Old Masters cuddle up to the contemporary—what makes this curatorial approach so appealing?

From the National Gallery to the Wallace Collection, a wave of museum shows suggests the intergenerational hang is here to stay, despite lingering reservations [...]

Frieze London Diary: fairgoers offered ‘15 minutes of fame’, ferocious Lego, and Queen Victoria as you have never seen her

Plus: perilous boulders at the fair, and a celebrity showing in Knightsbridge [...]

Modernists brought into the mix at 1-54 Contemporary African art fair

New historical strand responds to a wider surge of institutional attention [...]

At London’s new Latin American art fair Paraíso, a decade-in-the-making exhibition finally debuts

Previously unseen works by the late Mexican conceptual artist feature in Latin American fair’s inaugural edition [...]

Frieze Masters balance shifts towards Global South

More non-Western art is represented at this year’s edition, along with galleries from North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia [...]

New London Invitational art fair moves into former US Embassy

The British outpost of the Dallas Invitational has taken over 12 rooms at the Chancery Rosewood hotel in Mayfair [...]

Version of nude faun sculpture torn down during Islamic Revolution appears at Frieze Masters

An edition of a work that was pulled down by Iranian government in 1979 is on show at Ab-Anbar gallery [...]

British Museum’s chair optimistic on possible alternating display of Parthenon Marbles in Athens and London

The chair of the museum’s board of trustees told a Greek newspaper he would “like to reach an agreement” for a rotating display in Athens and London, but Greek authorities [...]

Brazil’s Centre Pompidou outpost delayed until 2029

Originally due to open in 2027, then 2028, the project in the southern state of Paraná, where the government changed in the recent election, has been further delayed [...]

London National Gallery benches migrate to Wadsworth Atheneum to continue supporting tired art lovers’ bums

Leather seating from London's National Gallery has crossed the Atlantic to Connecticut [...]

Artist Movana Chen brings her performance with interconnected wearable sculptures to London

The Hong Kong- and Lisbon-based artist's work weaves tales of human frailty through textiles and performance [...]

It’s a wrap: the art world implications of the EU’s new packaging regulations

The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is requiring art galleries, museums, studios, auction houses to report and improve the sustainability of their packing materials [...]

Collection of Monsoon founder Peter Simon becomes highest value single-owner collection ever sold at Christie's London

Led by a Nazi-looted Kandinsky, the heavily guaranteed 20/21 Century evening sale made £178m in total [...]

Henry Chalfant’s legendary archive of New York graffiti goes on show for first time in Northern Europe

The photographer who documented the city’s subway art discusses what happens when underground culture becomes big business—and the importance of graffiti in the era of Donald Trump [...]

London exhibition throws stark light on tragedy in Gaza

Curators of the show at Tramps gallery juxtapose news footage of the crisis with installations, photographs and sculpture [...]

Okiki Akinfe wins inaugural £30,000 emerging artist prize at Frieze London

The Dasha Shenkman Focus Fund joins longstanding fair awards from Tate, Frieze, the Arts Council and others [...]

Artists impacted by Stephen Friedman gallery closure out in force at Frieze London

After the gallery’s shock collapse, many of its artists are present at the fair under different representation [...]

At Frieze London, some buyers are taking risks—others are taking their time

The fair is adapting to changing buying patterns, but it seems to be paying off for galleries offering radical works [...]

Frieze London Diary: pirate-turned-artist Johnny Depp heads to London, an authentic Boer war experience and fake news at the fair

Plus, artist recreates his parent's home as a fair stand and just what London needs: more pigeons and graffiti [...]

New documentary celebrates women pioneers in performance art

‘Acting Like Women’ is a deep dive into Los Angeles art and activism of the 1970s and 80s [...]

Suspects in Renoir paintings heist were planning separate robbery at Fondation Maeght, police chief says

Investigators have released details about the theft of two works by the French Impressionist after they were recovered from behind a concrete wall [...]

Mexican military retreats from plans to build enormous museum in a popular park

Following widespread opposition, including from Mexico City’s mayor, the plans to build a sprawling military museum in Bosque de Chapultepec are on hold while authorities seek an alternative site [...]

A brush with... Gabriel Orozco—podcast

Orozco talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to film-makers, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work [...]

In pictures: p(art)y people at the Frieze London VIP preview

Celebrities and art world glitterati descended on Regent’s Park today for an exclusive first look at Frieze London and Frieze Masters [...]

As art’s health benefits become even clearer, hospital curators get organised

Participants at a symposium in Arkansas shared examples of best practice in the burgeoning discipline [...]

‘You think you have a good radar and then you realise it’s full of holes’: collector Charles Asprey on what he has bought and why

The British collector, dealer and publisher on his craving for boutique fairs, his newest discovery and his favourite part of London—between Bloomsbury and Clerkenwell [...]

‘They’re not candid snapshots of me at all’: Issy Wood on her intimate self-portraits at London's National Portrait Gallery

The British-American painter discusses her complex relationship with her face [...]

New kids on the block: the young dealers who are shaking up the Old Masters market

Whether they are joining the family firm or striking out on their own, a growing number of younger professionals are smashing the stereotype of what an Old Master dealer looks [...]

Peter Nagy—Nature Morte gallery founder who transformed Indian contemporary art market—has died

The artist-dealer launched the careers of some of India’s greatest art stars working today [...]

House museum of Spanish ‘master of light’ Joaquín Sorolla reopens in Madrid

The Sorolla Museum launches building's new extension while the original historic building undergoes restoration [...]

Roll up, roll up! Exhibitions celebrate the splendour of the circus and the artists it inspired

Shows at Paris’s Musée de Montmartre and the Hepworth Wakefield celebrate the big top's enduring influence on artists [...]

Small is beautiful: boutique fairs bring fresh ideas to London’s Frieze Week

Several new fairs are debuting in the UK capital this year, while another changes venue [...]

Frieze London Diary: have your toilet cake and (don't) eat it, dig out your pennies in Bloomsbury, and spot the fashion legends

Plus: the Riviera comes to the West End and Magritte's cowboy phase [...]

Gothic church hosts Bagri Foundation’s first London show

Organisation dedicated to promoting Asian culture branches out into exhibitions with Nomin Zezegmaa’s massive batik installation in church near Regent's Park [...]

From Belgian diesel tanks to Ivory Coast medallions, PAD London fair offers an eclectic mix

The design fair's 18th edition enjoyed strong sales on its opening day [...]

Artist Gabrielle Goliath brings cancelled Venice Biennale work to London

The private foundation Ibraaz is showing ‘Elegy’, which was barred by the South African government because of a suite commemorating the Palestinian poet Hiba Abu Nada [...]

Gallery Climate Coalition’s ‘10% Of’ fundraising initiative returns to Frieze London for a second year

Scheme will see 13 galleries pledge a tenth of proceeds from a work to the charity [...]

Frieze Artist Award winner Theo Triantafyllidis’s spider sculpture aims to bring people together

The artist’s work at the London fair includes a multiplayer video game [...]

Venice Biennale closing celebration to feature aria from artist Tammy Nguyen’s first opera

Commissioned and produced by Wesleyan University in Connecticut, the work explores nationhood and freedom [...]

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