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RaiseFashion Designers on Balancing Scale with Creative Integrity

BoF speaks with six designers from RaiseFashion’s 2026 Masterclass — Daveed Baptiste, Greg Jackson, Haoran Li, Hiywet Mimi Girma, Mark Grattan and Olivia Cheng — on the pressure to scale [...]

Burberry Delays Net Zero Emissions Target by 10 Years to 2050

The British group positioned itself as an industry leader five years ago when it announced a goal of net zero by 2040 — ahead of other luxury brands and the [...]

Lululemon’s Proxy Fight Is Over. The Real Test Starts Now.

With its boardroom battle in the rearview, the activewear giant can finally focus on defending its relevance and figuring out its next growth engine as rivals chip away its category [...]

How Italian Fashion Startups Are Making It Work

Milan’s most promising upstarts are emphasising custom orders, embracing cross-cultural dialogue and adopting a high-tech angle on ‘Made in Italy.’ Plus, Lanvin’s new CEO, Gucci’s F1 deal and Ferrari’s EV [...]

Why Fashion Is All In on the World Cup

Mackage CEO Tanya Golesic explains why the fashion world is so keen on the 2026 World Cup. [...]

Weak Demand at Gap, American Eagle Signals Constrained Consumer Spending

The apparel retailers provided weak annual forecasts as consumers curb discretionary spending amid a tough macroeconomic climate. [...]

Department Stores Need Fragrance. Is the Feeling Mutual?

Memo Paris’s Harrods-exclusive launch with Giles Deacon underscores why fragrance remains a vital experiential anchor amid broader retail disruption. [...]

The BoF Podcast | Carlos Nazario: The Kid From Queens Who Changed Fashion Imagery

The New York-based stylist and fashion editor joins Imran Amed to discuss navigating the class barriers of early 2000s fashion publishing, the gruelling logistics of image-making and how heritage can [...]

Lasers, Facial Firming Driving South Korean Medical Tourism

Travellers to South Korea are opting for non-invasive treatments like LED, ultrasound and injectables as the growth of foreign patients outpaces tourists. [...]

The Business of Beauty and Front Row Convene Beauty Leaders in New York

Executives from Kenvue, Olfactory NYC, Soshe Beauty, Weleda, Jane Iredale, YSE Beauty, Odele and more gathered at Sadelle’s in New York City to discuss what it means to build a [...]

Can Gucci Turn Attention Into Sales?

Early response to designer Demna’s revamp has been ‘very encouraging,’ Kering CEO Luca de Meo told shareholders Thursday, after the brand shut down Times Square for another blockbuster fashion show [...]

Gap Shares Plummet After Retailer Lowers Sales Outlook

The company’s turnaround has been uneven, with Gap’s namesake brand having made the most progress while its athleisure chain Athleta continues to struggle. [...]

Henry Zankov Named Artistic Director of Diane Von Furstenberg

The award-winning knitwear designer returns to the label with a debut collection slated for September’s New York Fashion Week. [...]

The Return of Marc Jacobs Beauty

This week is all about makeup, including an interview with Ngozi Esther Edeme, known on social media as @paintedbyesther, and Brennan Kilbane’s take on the long-awaited reintroduction of Marc Jacobs [...]

Inside Olive Young’s Long-Awaited LA Launch

South Korea’s largest beauty retailer makes a brick-and-mortar bet on the US K-beauty boom’s staying power, with further expansion planned across the country. [...]

Lanvin Gets New CEO Amid Push to ‘Rebuild Desirability’

Barbara Werschine is succeeding Andy Lew as chief executive as the French luxury house aims to reignite demand under artistic director Peter Copping. [...]

Fashion and Beauty Leaders Gather in New York to Unpack AI Adoption

The Business of Fashion convened senior leaders from Amazon Fashion, Calvin Klein, and Victoria Beckham Beauty, among others, to explore its latest coverage of artificial intelligence. [...]

Exclusive: Salomon Names Jisoo Global Ambassador

Salomon’s newest brand ambassador arrives at a moment when its lifestyle-focused Sportstyle line is still a powerful growth engine for the Amer Sports-owned brand. [...]

How Luxury Can Stay on Top as Every Brand Moves Upmarket

As more mass market and premium brands push upmarket, luxury is differentiating by leaning into specificity, scarcity and culture-creating. [...]

Gucci Pushes Into F1 With Renault Alpine Deal

The partnership is the latest in a string of high-profile moves by Gucci to boost visibility, engage clients and revive sales after years of decline. [...]

AI Is Ushering in a New Era for Product Search

Abercrombie & Fitch Beats Quarterly Profit Estimates on Steady US Demand

The upbeat results echoed those of other brands offering aspirational apparel at accessible prices as demand for affordable luxury remains resilient. [...]

Bath & Body Works Beats Estimates on Demand for ‘Affordable Luxury’

The US fragrance chain upheld its full-year guidance and announced first-quarter sales above analyst estimates alongside the departure of its chief financial officer. [...]

Lululemon Ends Proxy Battle With Founder Chip Wilson

The deal gives Wilson two board picks in exchange for his pledge to refrain from disparaging the company for 18 months. [...]

How Challenger Brands Are Seizing the Jewellery Opportunity

As jewellery continues to outperform the wider luxury market, a wave of independent labels is muscling in on territory traditionally dominated by the biggest players, building brand authority through art [...]

10 Problems AI Can Help Fashion Solve

Here's how fashion brands are deploying artificial intelligence to tackle real business problems and work faster, smarter and more efficiently. [...]

Everlane Founder Michael Preysman Teases New Fashion Brand

The announcement comes less than a week after Everlane confirmed its acquisition by ultra-fast-fashion giant Shein. [...]

Mango Founder’s Son Steps Down Amid Homicide Investigation

Jonathan Andic, who co-owns the Spanish company with his two siblings, announced he would ‘momentarily’ depart from his role as vice chairman of the board. [...]

Tod’s CEO Leaves Italian Label Less Than Two Years in Role

John Galantic departed the company at the end of April, citing personal reasons. A successor has not been named. [...]

The Face Magazine Plans ‘Return’ Following Sale to C86 Holdings

The heritage British style magazine was sold to a Singapore-based music entrepreneur who also owns the British music magazine NME. [...]

Givenchy Names Marco De Vincenzo as Head of Leather Goods Design

The Italian designer will work under creative director Sarah Burton as the house seeks to strengthen one of its most important commercial categories. [...]

Worldview | Luxury Brands Downscale Marketing Efforts for China’s “520” Valentine’s Day

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Uzbekistan’s Tashkent Fashion Week expansion and Vietnam’s jewellery IPO. [...]

Estée Lauder Exits Puig Talks With Firepower for Selective M&A

Analysts called the move prudent and said it left the US firm with more flexibility to pursue other ‌acquisitions. [...]

How Ozempic Is Forcing Fashion to Rethink Fit

The rise of GLP-1 drugs is exposing long-standing flaws in fashion’s approach to sizing, inventory planning and fit, creating both disruption and opportunity for brands. [...]

Only the Fastest Innovators Are Winning in Beauty

Shoppers’ thirst for beauty is strong, as conglomerates’ recent earnings reports show. But the major players must find fresh ways to make their assortments stand out from the pack. [...]

Opinion: Why Don’t More Women Athletes Have Their Own Brands?

The audience is there, the fashion marketing dollars are there, but the architecture that turns visibility into brand ownership for top female athletes is almost entirely unbuilt, argues Olivier Rivard-Cohen. [...]

Inside BoF and Shopify’s Knowledge Breakfast on the Future of AI Commerce

BoF and Shopify convened commerce and marketing leaders from Coach, Revolve, Jennifer Fisher, Giorgio Armani, Estée Lauder, Lacoste, COS, FullBeauty Brands and more in New York City to discuss how [...]

Can Lab-Grown Diamonds Move Beyond the ‘Real or Fake’ Debate?

A UK ruling banning ads that failed to sufficiently label lab-grown diamonds as synthetic has sparked fresh controversy over how man-made stones are marketed. [...]

Gucci Isn’t Kering’s Only Issue

The fashion house’s recent Times Square takeover thrust Gucci back under the microscope, but Kering’s annual shareholders’ meeting on Thursday gives investors a chance to press CEO Luca de Meo [...]

How Luxury Lost 50 Million Customers

Price hikes, diminished quality, growing inequality and the meaning of luxury itself were under the microscope at the FT’s Business of Luxury Summit this week as the sector struggles to [...]

In Defence of the Millennial Dream

Don’t mistake Everlane’s reported sale to Shein for a generational eulogy. The ideals the brand helped popularise — conscious, informed consumption — are still very much alive. [...]

The BoF Podcast | Leena Nair and Matthieu Blazy on Creativity and the Power of the Human Hand

Two years before they would work together at Chanel, the house’s chief executive officer and its future artistic director spoke at BoF VOICES — separately making the case for craft, [...]

Has Fashion’s Exploitative Business Model Gotten Worse?

A new report finds suppliers and workers are absorbing the industry’s relentless push for lower prices more than ever before, while Shein’s acquisition of Everlane underscores how fashion’ current growth [...]

Rihanna’s Puma Exit Proves the Celebrity Sneaker Bubble Has Burst

Once upon a time, having a cultural superstar under a brand’s umbrella was a huge win across fashion. Today, it’s clear that strategy doesn’t work as well. [...]

Shein’s Everlane Acquisition, Explained

It’s official: The fallen direct-to-consumer darling known for ‘radical transparency’ is being bought by fast-fashion behemoth Shein. BoF dissects the deal and what it means for the millennial DTC playbook, [...]

What’s Behind Niche Perfume’s Culinary Turn

Desire for more refined niche fragrances and addictive ‘gourmand’ ingredients has led to the arrival of brands like Moëhr, which takes its scent cues from haute cuisine. [...]

Richemont Sales Soar as Cartier Outpaces Rivals

The Swiss group’s jewellery brands gained further market share on the back of continued demand in the US and Chinese interest in new product lines at Cartier and Van Cleef [...]

How RaiseFashion Prepares Independent Fashion Brands For AI Discoverability

BoF speaks with six designers from RaiseFashion's 2026 masterclass — Andrew Kwon, Mckenzie Liautaud, Natasha Das, Patricio Campillo, Rodney Patterson and Shao Yang — on the challenge of building discoverability [...]

How Weird Shoes Became a Business Strategy

Bolder styles are dominating footwear trends as brands aim to spark sales and shoppers look for pick-me-ups. [...]

Why the Estée Lauder and Puig Deal Collapsed

The much-telegraphed potential merger fell apart after months of negotiations, the two companies confirmed on Thursday, as they face up to the limits of their strengths and weaknesses. [...]

Arts Council England abolishes beleaguered flagship strategy

Following an independent review, Let's Create has been replaced with an interim strategic framework [...]

Smithsonian Women’s Museum chaos, Oliver Beer and Rufus Wainwright, Jasper Johns in Bilbao—podcast

In this week's episode, Ben Luke discusses the disruptions to plans for a new Smithsonian women's museum in Washington DC, speaks with artist Oliver Beer and musician Rufus Wainwright on [...]

A century ago, Tate borrowed five Van Goghs to inaugurate its new 'modern foreign' galleries

Lent by British private collectors, the Van Goghs subsequently went abroad—except for a fake, which is now in a castle in Wales [...]

Tbilisi show celebrates the life of Georgian sculptor Rusudan Gachechiladze

The influential sculptor and teacher, who died last year, is remembered in a show of her portrait heads and drawings at ATINATI's Cultural Center [...]

Why artists' works held in storage can be seized when a gallery goes bust

Artists in the UK are poorly protected when it comes to insolvencies [...]

Getty Center reveals details of upcoming campus renovations

In addition to replacing its famous tram, the museum will build a more inviting waiting area at the bottom of the hill and a new welcome hall at the top [...]

Tiwani Contemporary, gallery dedicated to African art, ceases operations after 15 years

Due to "wider market uncertainties", the London- and Lagos-based dealership that helped launch the careers of Joy Labinjo and Gareth Nyandoro has closed [...]

How Warsaw has become a new capital of collecting

A buoyant economy and increasing internationalism is benefitting the art scene of Poland's biggest city [...]

Rediscovered Leonora Carrington painting to go on show for the first time at London's Freud Museum

Created during the Surrealist's treatment at a Spanish sanatorium, the work will go on display in London in July before travelling to Faro Santander in Spain [...]

Artist-brothers’ Kennedy Center project aims to unite the US in divisive times

National Scrollathon, an exhibition by Steven and William Ladd at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, represents 10,000 Americans of “every age, background, political affiliation, orientation, race” [...]

French project uses AI to visualise how climate change will affect heritage sites

The tool in development analyses photographs and audio as well as meteorological and material data to create an augmented reality model [...]

Whitney Museum workers rallied outside fundraising gala amid contract negotiations

Guests arriving at the recent Whitney Gala were greeted by members of UAW Local 2110 handing out pins and flyers as they seek their second labour contract [...]

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts gifted collection of nearly 2,000 photographs

The gift, from the foundation established by the late collector Howard Stein and his wife Janet, boosts the museum’s photography holdings as it plans to open new galleries dedicated to [...]

Bad moon rising: AI debate erupts over ‘colourised’ version of a classic Ansel Adams photo

The photographer’s estate has accused the dealer James Danziger of leveraging an unauthorised AI-generated piece to push a commercial venture to colourise other artists' works [...]

Barrage of Russian missiles damages museums, library and theatre in Kyiv

Among the institutions that were hit are the National Art Museum of Ukraine and the National Chornobyl Museum, Ukraine’s culture ministry reports [...]

Arthurian manuscript could make magic at Christie's London

The late 13th century illuminated manuscript is estimated to sell for £1.5m-£2m this summer [...]

Flash back: The artists creating new stories from archival photos

Museum Rietberg exhibition showcases more than a dozen artists from around the world whose work reimagines mostly colonial-era images [...]

Comment | The flaws in the plan to charge entry to British museums

The end of free universal museum entry risks deterring visitors and creating a two-tier system [...]

Book reveals how Chintz—India’s precious textile pattern—became a precolonial global export

The little understood art form is explored in the collected essays of 12 leading scholars [...]

Lisson Grove's galleries collaborate to promote London's unsung art district

New initiative led by Lisson, The Bomb Factory Art Foundation, Palmer Gallery, Patrick Heide Contemporary Art and The Showroom will launch during London Gallery Weekend in June [...]

Los Angeles’s new Hospital of Emotions pop-up gives artists keys to the asylum

Artists have transformed 80 spaces in a defunct hospital for the city’s latest immersive installation [...]

Kelly Akashi and friends celebrate Altadena's resilience after Los Angeles wildfires

In a two-day installation and performance, the Los Angeles-based artist examined new growth at the site of her burned-down house and studio [...]

Heir says Cezanne watercolour in Basel show was lost due to Nazi persecution

The 1888 work depicting Montagne Sainte Victoire was on loan to the Fondation Beyeler’s Cezanne exhibition, which closed Monday [...]

Finalists for the Sobey Art Award, Canada’s top contemporary art prize, revealed

The six shortlisted artists, each representing a different region, will be featured in an exhibition opening at the National Gallery of Canada in September [...]

Hole in one: artist-designed mini golf course heads to London

British artist and game designer Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley will design the ninth hole on this summer's putt-putt course in Battersea [...]

A modern Tower of Babel? Pope Leo XIV warns against artificial intelligence

In his first major teaching, Pope Leo XIV cites Picasso's Guernica as a human creation of 'almost prophetic significance' [...]

Fee or free? How entry charges affect museums in the US

While some leaders in the sector say free entry is an ideal worth pursuing to widen access, others say it imperils institutions financially [...]

A brush with... Elyse Gonzales, director of San Antonio's Ruby City art centre

From the writings of Olivia Laing to dream analysis, the Texas-based museum director shares her cultural influences [...]

London's Royal Society of Arts launches new annual summer exhibition

Sales from the show will be split between participating artists and the organisation's social impact work [...]

‘Lost forever, all because of this new tax’: fears for UK church heritage as VAT relief ends

The end of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme leaves churches facing sudden cost increases, forcing vital repairs to be delayed or abandoned and placing artworks—from medieval carvings to [...]

Controversy resurfaces in Colombia over treasure-filled San José shipwreck

Allegations of looting and lack of transparency plague the contested galleon that sank in 1708 laden with gold, silver and emeralds [...]

Bill to build Smithsonian women’s museum fails in US congress amid disputes over Trump and trans rights

The previously popular bipartisan legislation was undone by Republican additions about “biological women” and allowing Trump to override its location on the National Mall [...]

Roberto Lugo brings monumental tribute to Puerto Rican culture to Manhattan park

The artist’s new large-scale sculptures in Madison Square Park pay homage to the island’s diaspora and its most beloved figures [...]

Untitled Art will launch four new prizes at Houston fair's second edition

Combined, the prizes will provide as much as $113,200 for acquisitions at the fair [...]

Heffel’s spring sales, featuring rediscovered royal portrait and E.J. Hughes seascape, tally $16.2m

Works by famed Canadian figures including Emily Carr, Tom Thomson, Jean Paul Riopelle and Takao Tanabe also notched major results [...]

Fifty years after Franco, Spain begins to give back art seized during the Civil War

Tens of thousands of works were taken and most were never returned, but Museo del Prado identified 166 from its collection and is leading the return efforts [...]

Giant glacier painting disappears from Argentina’s presidential palace after new law passes loosening protections for these icy regions

A government spokesperson claims that Helmut Ditsch’s photorealist painting was removed for maintenance, but a leading historian places it within a history of cultural and historical erasure [...]

New York auctions, James McNeill Whistler at Tate Britain, Edvard Munch—podcast

In this week's episode, Ben Luke speaks to correspondent Judd Tully on the New York spring auction results and takes a tour of the James McNeill Whistler exhibition at Tate [...]

Mexican film-makers to co-host Serpentine Summer Party

Co-host Salma Hayek Pinault may be best known to the art world for her Academy Award-nominated portrayal of Frida Kahlo [...]

Chanel gives Centre Pompidou financial boost with new five-year partnership

The “commitment will strengthen Centre Pompidou’s work across access, scholarship, and the preservation of public knowledge” according to a statement [...]

A hated portrait and a forged masterpiece: two new thrillers with paintings at their centre

Oscar de Muriel is inspired by a real Frida Kahlo painting, while Lynda la Plante invents a Jean-Michel Basquiat forgery [...]

Rocked on their heels: how exhibitions can change the course of artists’ lives

The revelation of witnessing a groundbreaking show can redefine an artist's creative trajectory [...]

London exhibition explores untold history of how homelessness was criminalised

Work by artists and activists including 10 Foot, Matt Bonner and Gemma Lees shows how land enclosures and early colonial expansion began to change how unhoused people were treated [...]

Shoot and branch: new photography book highlights the enduring majesty of trees

"Trees of Great Britain and Ireland" offers a handsome insight into early 20th-century botanical photography [...]

Why did Van Gogh sign his paintings as ‘Vincent’?

And why did he sign so few? The intriguing story behind his signatures [...]

Museums in England largely oppose proposal to charge admission for foreign tourists

A storm of opinion is raging in the arts world on whether an admission fee is needed, with some museums arguing the income would be offset by a loss of [...]

US Commission of Fine Arts approves Trump’s Washington, DC arch despite public opposition

While the public comments about the proposal were said to be 99.5% unfavourable, the commission signed off on the proposed arch with its golden statuary [...]

India's Kiran Nadar Museum to take over Christie's London headquarters this summer

A month-long non-selling exhibition from the collection of the New Delhi patron will feature 60 Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi artists working from the 1950s to the present day [...]

New residency in upstate New York will give Indigenous artists access to neon fabrication studio

A partnership between Lite Brite Neon Studio and the Walker Youngbird Foundation, the residency will launch with the artist Sarah Rowe in September [...]

Venice show brings together two leading figures from the Polish avant-garde

The the 20th-century artists Tadeusz Kantor and Maria Jarema feature in a collateral exhibition at the 61st Biennale [...]

What’s In Lazin Magazine October 2024