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Pat McGrath Labs Exits Bankruptcy With a New Owner

A US bankruptcy judge said on Friday she would approve the cosmetic brand’s restructure, which sees new owner GDA Luma assuming control of the new company. [...]

The Fashion Bubble, Seen From Washington, DC

From handbag spotting to hyperscalers, Imran Amed reports from Semafor World Economy on the two subjects consuming the world's most powerful CEOs and policy leaders — and what they mean [...]

Susie Cave to Launch Appointment-Only Storefront in London

Two years after shuttering her brand The Vampire’s Wife, the designer will open a demi-couture boutique in Kensington. [...]

The Luxury Rebound Gets a Reality Check

A set of underwhelming first-quarter revenues from French luxury groups LVMH, Kering and Hermès is challenging hopes for a sector recovery this year. [...]

The BoF Podcast | What Luxury’s Winners Are Getting Right

Imran Amed sits down with Zegna’s Ermenegildo Zegna, Ralph Lauren’s Patrice Louvet and Art Basel’s Noah Horowitz — live from Semafor World Economy in Washington to examine what’s working in [...]

Is the World Cup the Sure Bet Sportswear Thinks It Is?

When the Supply Chain Becomes the Story

In an industry plagued by greenwashing and waning consumer interest in environmental impact, legacy brand Davines is betting on sustainability as lifestyle branding. [...]

Can Gap Keep Up Its Hot Streak?

Gap’s brand strategy is leading on culture but trailing on the fundamentals that endure beyond marketing moments, according to the latest analysis by BoF Insights. [...]

Dispatches From Shanghai: Inside China’s New Luxury Landscape

On his first visit to Shanghai since before the pandemic, Imran Amed finds a market that has fundamentally changed — from status spending to stealth wealth, from megabrands to homegrown [...]

The Debrief | Is Forever 21 Shein’s Biggest Victim Yet?

Retail editor Cathaleen Chen joins Brian Baskin and Sheena Butler-Young to discuss the fall of Forever 21, the future of fast fashion and why affordability alone isn't enough to win [...]

The BoF Podcast | Demna Takes Gucci, Versace’s New Chapter Begins

As Demna is set to become artistic director of Gucci, and Donatella Versace passes the baton to Dario Vitale after nearly three decades at the creative helm of Versace, the [...]

The BoF Podcast | Tim Blanks and Imran Amed Reflect on Autumn/Winter 2025

BoF editor-at-large Tim Blanks and Imran Amed, BoF founder and editor-in-chief look back at the key moments of fashion month, from Haider Ackermann’s debut at Tom Ford to Sarah Burton’s [...]

The Debrief | Can You Sell Sexual Wellness Without Sex?

Executive editor Brian Baskin and senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young speak with editorial associate Yola Mzizi about how regulatory restrictions and cultural conservatism are forcing sexual wellness brands to pivot their [...]

The BoF Podcast | Francesco Risso Says Fashion Should Slow Down to Find Its Magic Again

The celebrated creative director reflects on his unconventional upbringing, formative mentorship under Louise Wilson and Miuccia Prada, and why true fashion magic takes time and discipline. [...]

The Debrief | Can Farfetch Be Fixed?

Executive editor Brian Baskin and senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young speak with DTC correspondent Malique Morris about how the luxury marketplace has changed under its new owner, Coupang. [...]

The BoF Podcast | James Whitner on Culture, Community and Building Brands with Purpose

From the importance of playing the “long game” to staying optimistic amid social and political change, the founder of The Whitaker Group, known for boutiques like A Ma Maniére and [...]

The Debrief | Why Can’t Fashion Fix Its Labour Exploitation Problem

Sustainability editor Sarah Kent joins executive editor Brian Baskin and senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young to discuss new revelations of forced labour in fashion’s supply chain, and why the industry can’t [...]

The BoF Podcast | Giles Duley Shares a New Lens on Purpose

From early success in fashion photography to a life-altering injury in Afghanistan, photographer Giles Duley reveals how creativity and empathy can reshape how we document — and transform — people [...]

The Debrief | Can Kering Fix Gucci?

Luxury editor Robert Williams joins executive editor Brian Baskin and senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young to discuss Gucci’s dramatic sales decline, leadership churn, and the broader challenges facing the luxury group [...]

The BoF Podcast | Es Devlin and Ekow Eshun on Belonging, Otherness and Identity

World-renowned stage designer Es Devlin and writer Ekow Eshun explore how confronting personal biases and grappling with ‘otherness’ can fundamentally alter our understanding of self and community. [...]

The Debrief | Can Estée Lauder Win Over the Modern Beauty Consumer?

As the beauty conglomerate struggles with falling sales and rising competition, new CEO Stéphane de La Faverie is implementing a strategic overhaul to modernise the company. The Debrief unpacks how [...]

The BoF Podcast | Why India Will Not Be The Next China for Luxury

In this talk from BoF VOICES 2024, Ravi Thakran unpacks the dynamics of economic growth in India, explains why its path won’t mirror China’s, and shares insights on how to [...]

The Debrief | Fashion’s M&A Market is Heating Up

The Debrief unpacks the forces driving new deals, which brands could be next, and what buyers are looking for in 2025. [...]

The BoF Podcast | The Luxury Crisis, Explained

BoF’s Imran Amed and Bob Safian discuss the forces shaping the luxury slowdown and what the industry needs to do to snap out of it. [...]

The BoF Podcast | Tim Gunn on the Power of Staying True to Your Vision

Tim Gunn joins BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed to discuss how his early struggles shaped his remarkable career, why he left his art practice behind to focus on teaching, [...]

The Debrief | The Evolving Art of Brand Collaborations

With consumers becoming savvier, brands must innovate their approach to partnerships to stand out in a crowded market. This week’s Debrief unpacks the state of collaborations, what makes them succeed [...]

The BoF Podcast | Nara Smith and Lucky Blue Smith on Living Authentically in Viral Moments

At BoF VOICES 2024, Lucky Blue Smith and Nara Smith discussed the pressures of being in the public eye, and how staying true to themselves is core to their success [...]

The Debrief | How to Choose a PR Agency

From emerging designers to global names, The Debrief unpacks what to look for in a PR partner and how to make the most of that relationship. [...]

The BoF Podcast | Bethann Hardison: Model, Mother, Agent and Advocate

At BoF VOICES 2024, Bethann Hardison spoke with British-Jamaican designer Bianca Saunders about her inspiring career journey and the state of the fashion industry today. [...]

The BoF Podcast | What Happens When It’s Too Hot to Make Fashion?

At VOICES 2024, BoF sustainability correspondent Sarah Kent sits down with a panel of experts to discuss how fashion can operate under increasingly unsustainable climate conditions. [...]

The BoF Podcast | Alessandro Michele and Jacopo Venturini on the New Valentino

At VOICES 2024, BoF editor-at-large Tim Blanks sits down with Alessandro Michele and Jacopo Venturini to understand their vision at Valentino, and discuss the emotional connection between creativity and business. [...]

The Debrief | BoF’s Top Stories of 2024

Executive editor Brian Baskin and senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young take a look back at some of BoF’s top stories of the year, spanning topics including Nike’s struggles, Black beauty brands, [...]

The BoF Podcast | How Independent Brands Can Thrive in a Fashion World Ruled by Giants

At BoF VOICES 2024, 1 Granary founder Olya Kuryshchuk hosted a panel on independent fashion with designer Roksanda Ilincic, consultant Bohan Qiu, and Antwerp Royal Academy director Brandon Wen. [...]

The Debrief | The Future of DEI and ESG in a Hostile Political Environment

Executive editor Brian Baskin sits down with sustainability correspondent Sarah Kent and senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young to untangle the future of DEI and ESG in a hostile political environment. [...]

The BoF Podcast | How Skims and On Create Cultural Relevance

Skims co-founder Jens Grede and On co-founder David Allemann joined BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed at BoF VOICES 2024 to share how they are building culture-shaping brands rooted in [...]

The Debrief | The Future of Resale

Retail editor Cathaleen Chen and e-commerce correspondent Malique Morris join senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young and executive editor Brian Baskin to unpack how resale has evolved from niche to mainstream, and [...]

The BoF Podcast | The Great Luxury E-Commerce Reckoning

Mytheresa CEO Michael Kliger and Moda Operandi co-founder Lauren Santo Domingo joined BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed at BoF VOICES 2024 to share their insights on the future of [...]

The Debrief | Luxury’s Italian Sweatshops Problem

BoF senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young and chief sustainability correspondent Sarah Kent unpack a scandal that has linked brands like Armani and Dior to Italian sweatshops. [...]

The BoF Podcast | Jacquemus: A Coming of Age Story

The designer joined BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed at BoF VOICES 2024 to share how he has built a successful independent business in a competitive environment and his plans [...]

The Debrief | What Happened to Beauty’s Billion-Dollar Brands?

BoF senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young is joined by beauty correspondent Daniela Morosini to explore the rise and fall of indie beauty disruptors like Anastasia Beverly Hills and Moprhe, while brands [...]

The BoF Podcast | Tina Brown on the Role of Journalism in the Age of Donald Trump

Former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown joined BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed at BoF VOICES 2024 to reflect on the seismic shifts in media, what this means for truth [...]

The Debrief | Inside Luxury’s Slowdown

Executive editor Brian Baskin and BoF luxury editor Robert Williams dive into the recent downturn in luxury sales, examining what’s behind these shifts and how top brands are grappling with [...]

The BoF Podcast | Sammy Basso on the Power of Positive Thinking

In a conversation at BoF VOICES 2023, Sammy Basso, the oldest known person with progeria, speaks with friend Annastasia Seebohm Giacomini about the importance of his research and shared his [...]

The BoF Podcast | Khalid Al Tayer on Driving Transformation in the GCC’s Luxury Market

In his first public interview, Khalid Al Tayer, managing director of Al Tayer Insignia and CEO of Ounass, joins BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed to discuss why brands need [...]

The Debrief | Can AI Make Shopping Online Less Annoying?

The technology is already transforming e-commerce, from search and product recommendations to understanding shopper intent, creating new opportunities and challenges for brands and consumers alike. [...]

The BoF Podcast | Robert Geller on the Power of Saying Yes

BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed sits down with Robert Geller to learn about his journey, the ups and downs of building an independent fashion label, and why he’s taken [...]

The Debrief | How Dupe Culture is Challenging Traditional Luxury

Senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young and executive editor Brian Baskin are joined by e-commerce correspondent Malique Morris to explore how brands are offering affordable alternatives to luxury goods, and reshaping consumer [...]

The BoF Podcast | How Michelle Yeoh Conquered Hollywood — and Fashion

BoF founder and editor-in-chief Imran Amed sits down with Academy Award-winning actress Michelle Yeoh to discuss her winding journey to the big screen and why fashion is finally embracing older [...]

The Debrief | How Beauty Blunders Go Viral and What Brands Do Next

Senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young sits down with beauty correspondent Daniela Morosini to explore how brands handle the fallout from product launch failures and hair loss claims. [...]

The BoF Podcast | How Zac Posen is Reenergising Gap Inc.

BoF founder and editor in chief Imran Amed sits down with the newly-appointed creative director of Gap Inc. to explore how the latest chapter in his creative journey is changing [...]

Dallas Art Fair brings Texas's relationship-driven collecting community into focus

Low exhibitor turnover and deliberative buying underscore a market built on long-term connections, while younger dealers shape the city’s evolving cultural context [...]

Petroglyphs and cave paintings, some more than 4,000 years old, discovered in Mexico

The works, which span prehistory to the time of contact with Spanish colonisers, were identified in Hidalgo state during construction of a passenger train line [...]

Restored Victorian greenhouse links Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery to its living neighbours

Opening this weekend, the Green-House incorporates a historic 1895 cast-iron and glass structure and serves as the “new front door” to the famed burial ground [...]

Lebanon appeals to Unesco to intervene amid fears protected citadel has been destroyed

The country’s ministry of culture has written to the UN body for “immediate and swift intervention to protect” the Chama' Citadel after reports of damage by Israeli forces [...]

Museum openings: V&A East and Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Plus, William Blake in Dublin—podcast

In this week's episode, Ben Luke gets a sneak peak of London's new V&A East Museum, speaks to California-based correspondent Jori Finkel about the new home of Lacma's collection, and [...]

English museums should only charge tourists if digital ID checks in place, UK politician says

The Labour peer Margaret Hodge has gone into more detail on proposals put forward in a report about the funding body Arts Council England [...]

Zurich’s controversial Bührle Collection is rehung, including five paintings by Van Gogh—plus one forgery

Two of the arms dealer's Van Goghs could be the subject of Nazi-era restitution issues [...]

London's Southbank Centre to receive £10m government funding boost

The investment, part of a £128m support package for culture venues across the UK, follows a period in which the centre has struggled financially [...]

How did a 16th-century European basin end up as a sacred object in West Africa?

Mystery surrounds where the ‘Aya Kese’ was made and how it reached the West African kingdom of the Asante centuries ago [...]

How Wayne McGregor’s epic ballets draw on help from his artistic friends

From Carmen Herrera to Saul Nash, the choreographer is a master at utilising the skills of artists and fashion designers [...]

The Big Review: Rothko in Florence ★★★★★

A revelatory show, which has been years in the making, stretches across three venues in the birthplace of the Renaissance [...]

Toronto Biennial takes waterways as inspiration for its fourth edition

Opening in September, the exhibition will feature works by 30 artists including Kent Monkman, Rebecca Belmore and Coco Fusco [...]

Sea change: inside LACMA’s new curatorial strategy

The David Geffen Galleries showcase the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s permanent collection, which is reorganised around oceans and seas, emphasising connection and circulation [...]

'I’m interested in breaking binaries, barriers and boundaries': Sarah Rosalena on her new LACMA commission

The Angeleno academic and weaver has drawn on her family history to create a permanent artwork for LACMA [...]

Ruins of ‘unique’, circular water temple discovered in Egypt

Built during the 2nd century, the circular building found in northern Sinai may have been dedicated to the god Pelusius [...]

Art Basel reveals 33 medalists for second edition of its awards

The shortlist for the Art Basel Awards spans artists, curators and collectors ahead of the June ceremony in Basel [...]

V&A exhibition honours designer Elsa Schiaparelli's unique synthesis of fine art and fashion

The Italian started with a simple, clever sweater and went on to international success [...]

‘The extremely happy part of the crowd’: Hungarian arts figures hope for change after 16 years of Orbán rule

While it is too early to say how Hungary’s new government will impact the arts, some figures in the industry express hope for increased institutional autonomy and space for criticism [...]

Barcelona museum refuses to return Sijena murals to monastery

Despite a supreme court ruling, the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya insists removal could damage the “Sistine Chapel of Romanesque art” [...]

Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries reframe 6,000 years of history

A vast concrete beauty that has been 20 years in the making is opening on 19 April, aiming to serve the local community and provide a welcoming focal point for [...]

More than 200 cultural figures sign statement criticising international response to destruction of Iran’s heritage

A joint letter, published by the Society for Iranian Archaeology, condemns the “irreversible damage” to cultural sites caused by US-Israeli missile strikes [...]

A Brush With... Hurvin Anderson—podcast

Hurvin Anderson talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work [...]

Art Dubai announces updated gallery list for postponed 2026 edition

Around 75 exhibitors due to take part will not attend, following the US-Israel war in Iran [...]

‘It was my job to create the view’: US artist Liza Lou on making colourful works in her windowless warehouse

The California-based artist discusses her new body of work, on show at Thaddaeus Ropac in London [...]

‘A fresh look at contemporary culture’: Gus Casely-Hayford, director of V&A East, takes us inside the new London museum

The Stratford-based museum, opening this month, aims to build on the success of V&A East Storehouse, which has attracted 500,000 visitors since it opened in May last year [...]

Olafur Eliasson stages public wake for the Great Salt Lake in Utah

A recent ten-day “symphony of disappearing sounds” brought attention to the fragility of the Western Hemisphere’s largest saltwater lake [...]

Miami Beach’s Bass Museum picks architect for new pavilion

The forthcoming expansion will add gallery space, a patio and an outdoor event area [...]

Defiant women and daring paintings: Emin, Webster and Wylie create a buzz in the UK's exhibition calendar

Solo shows of strong women artists provide inspiration in gloomy times [...]

Staff at Goldsmiths art college plan industrial action ahead of redundancies

'Future Goldsmiths' marks the third restructure programme at the south London-based university in five years [...]

France's Château La Coste hosts four decades of work by designer Marc Newson

The hotel and art centre in Provence is showing the famous ‘Lockheed Lounge’ chair and ‘Electra’, a monumental 6m-high sculpture unveiled for the first time [...]

Berlin exhibition focuses in on women photographers of the Bauhaus

“New Woman, New Vision” explores lesser-known works from the Bauhaus archive [...]

France’s new restitution law passes final vote

Procedures for returning objects will be “strictly supervised” and the law applies only to items illegally taken between June 1815 and April 1972 [...]

FKA Twigs and Brian Eno among artists included in the Vatican's sound-based 2026 Venice Biennale pavilion

The Holy See pavilion will honour the the life and legacy of the Benedictine nun, Saint Hildegard of Bingen [...]

Marc Restellini’s ‘atom bomb’ of a Modigliani catalogue raisonné is finally published

Six volumes include 100 newly authenticated works—but 15 previously attributed to the artist are removed [...]

As Cuban crisis deepens, diaspora artists have a message of compassion

Artists in Florida and beyond highlight the desperate choice Cubans must make, between staying in a country in seemingly terminal decline, or making a treacherous journey to a country where [...]

New Bienal de Yucatán to spotlight Mexican region’s growing art scene

The biennial will launch in November, anchored by Mérida’s rich community of artists, galleries and alternative spaces [...]

Stealing the show: Mona Lisa heist inspires Andrew Lloyd Webber musical

English composer is busy working on a production inspired by one of the most audacious thefts in art history [...]

Antwerp exhibition celebrates its homegrown fashion designers, the influential Antwerp Six

The Belgian city’s MoMu fashion museum celebrates the 40th anniversary of the designers’ international breakthrough [...]

Comment | Catherine Opie shows us that in dark times, looking for joy can be radical

The artist's new show at the National Portrait Gallery offers plenty of reasons to be cheerful [...]

Chicago’s Neighbors and Barely fairs show the strengths of smaller, alternative formats

The two Expo Chicago satellite fairs compliment the main event with accessible settings filled with ambitious presentations [...]

Getty Center will close for a year to undergo major renovations

The upgrades, set to start in March 2027 and estimated to cost between $600m and $800m, will include a new tram from the parking structure to the museum’s hilltop campus [...]

1,000-year-old Toltec altar with four human skulls found in Mexico

Archaeologists discovered the site during salvage operations for the new Mexico City-Querétaro passenger rail line [...]

SP-Arte underscores Latin America’s resilient rise amid global market recalibration

Brazil’s largest art fair showcases local identity as regional galleries capitalise on shifting international attention [...]

Is Dubai’s loss Palma's gain? Newly revived Mallorca fair offers ’sun, sand and safety’ for wealthy Germans

VIP day of Art Cologne Palma Mallorca saw brisk sales at the lower end, while war in the Middle East boosts the Spanish island's position as a holiday and culture [...]

UK National Gallery to recoup £2m a year after completing staff ‘voluntary exit scheme’

The staff departures have been organised to address the gallery’s projected £8.2m deficit [...]

Marcel Duchamp at MoMA, Dorothea Tanning book, Leonora Carrington at the Freud Museum, London—podcast

In this Surrealism-themed episode, Ben Luke discusses the first major US survey of Marcel Duchamp in half a century, Alyce Mahon’s new book on Dorothea Tanning, and a painting by [...]

A Dutch museum has just put its fake Van Gogh on show

The Kröller-Müller Museum is displaying a forged seascape bought by its founder [...]

Spanish culture ministry denies loan of Picasso's Guernica to Bilbao

A Guggenheim Bilbao display of the monumental painting would have marked the 90th anniversary of the bombing that inspired it [...]

Expo Chicago’s local focus pays off as Midwestern collectors, institutions buoy sales

The fair’s first edition under director Kate Sierzputowski aims to offer a more tightly curated experience [...]

In The Christophers, an aging artist’s unfinished masterpieces are subjects of speculation and scheming

The new Steven Soderbergh film, which stars Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel, takes up questions about how art is valued and how artists become brands [...]

Lazin UK – Devious December 2023 – Art Special