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The smart ring maker plans to market 50 million shares for $40 to $44 each, according to filings, which could value the company as high as $14.1 billion. [...]

PR Agency CGC Launches Performance Media Division

Known for its premium beauty clients including Glossier and Hermès Beauty, the agency’s new division combines influencer marketing and AI insights. [...]

Can Beauty Save Shein?

The beauty brand Sheglam has ambitions to become as big as its fast-fashion parent, if not bigger. Just don’t call it a ‘dupe’ brand. [...]

The Commercial Case for Cooling Bangladesh’s Garment Factories

Investments to reduce ‌heat stress for garment factory workers can pay for themselves within four years, a new report from Cornell University's Global Labor Institute finds. [...]

Botswana Seeks Bigger De Beers Stake

Diamonds have underpinned the African country's economy since their discovery there in 1967. [...]

Converse CEO Pledges Review Over Ad Critics Say Evoked KKK

The head of Converse promised to review internal processes and told employees he will make any necessary changes in an internal memo seen by Bloomberg. [...]

Inside Hong Kong’s Strategy to Become Asia’s Fashion ‘Super-Connector’

Following the third edition of Hong Kong Fashion Fest, BoF speaks to Drew Lai, the government-appointed commissioner for cultural and creative industries, about her strategy to make Hong Kong an [...]

Model Presley Gerber, Cindy Crawford’s Son, Dies Aged 27

The model had spoken publicly about a years-long struggle with depression and addiction. [...]

Opinion: The (Larger) Problem With the CFDA

What was troubling about Council of Fashion Designers of America president Steven Kolb restraining protestors at a fashion show last week was not only the physical confrontation, but what it [...]

Inside De Beers London’s Plan to Rebrand Itself — and Diamonds

A cabochon-cut stone resembling a water droplet, recently introduced by De Beers London, is an unusual look for a diamond. CEO Emmanuelle Nodale sat down with BoF to explain how [...]

Christopher Kane Opens New Era at Mulberry

The designer returned to the London Fashion Week runway with an audacious reformulation of the British heritage brand’s iconography, writes Tim Blanks. [...]

Demna’s Gucci Back Under the Microscope at Milan Fashion Week

A year after the designer’s debut, his third runway show for the Italian fashion house will offer an update on his creative revamp — and clues about how well it [...]

Did Fendi Commit Cultural Appropriation in India? It’s Not That Simple

A reissued Baguette bag sparked outrage online after its product description failed to credit the cultural origins of its mirrored embroidery. Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri has worked for decades with [...]

Asos Names Law Roach ‘Stylist in Residence’

Online fashion retailer Asos has brought on celebrity stylist Law Roach to bring his creative lens and styling approach to its campaigns and recently relaunched magazine. [...]

CFDA’s Steven Kolb Resigns Following PETA Altercation

In a video that went viral, the longtime trade body president is seen wrestling with protestors at a New York Fashion Week show. [...]

Boohoo’s New Chairman Stirs Controversy as Broker Drops Coverage

The online clothing retailer, which rebranded as Debenhams Group last year, said Friday that Iain McDonald had taken over from Tim Morris with immediate effect in a move aimed at [...]

Do Fashion Week Protests Work?

This week, an altercation with animal rights activists at the Cos show in New York has put a long-shot campaign against wool in the media spotlight. [...]

Christopher Kane: Mulberry’s Heritage Is a Foundation, Not a Limitation

The subversive Scottish designer’s debut for the British heritage brand is London Fashion Week’s hottest ticket. He joins Tim Blanks on The BoF Podcast to discuss his plans to make [...]

Why M&S Put on a Runway Show at London Fashion Week

The British retailer staged its first-ever fashion week show as it attempts to boost the visibility and appeal of its clothing offer among younger shoppers. [...]

BoF Careers Convenes Industry Leaders in London for Exclusive Insights on AI in the Workplace

Senior leaders from Chanel, Burberry, De Beers, Mulberry and L’Oréal, among others, attended an intimate breakfast at Mortimer House in London to explore AI’s impact on recruitment and talent retention. [...]

Glenn Martens to Exit Diesel

The Belgian designer’s last collection for the denim brand will be presented next week in Milan. [...]

Why Watch Brands Like Hublot Are Eyeing Art

An inflated dog balloon watch – Hublot’s tie-up with Jeff Koons unveiled this week – reflects the brand’s attempt to expand beyond sports and marks the industry’s increasing embrace of [...]

On’s Big Coup With Kylian Mbappé

Not only has On announced its expansion into football, but it did so while snatching the best footballer in the world away from Nike. [...]

Luxury Perfume Line Roja London Acquired by Extravaganza Beauty

Master perfumer and founder Roja Dove will remain with the brand in a new consultancy role. [...]

On Expands Into Football, Lures Mbappé From Nike

The push into football, fronted by superstar Kylian Mbappé, could provide a new growth avenue for the Swiss sportswear label. [...]

UK Retail Sales Bounce Back With 0.5% Gain in August

Warm weather and a brighter national mood helped lift spending on clothing and household goods despite rising energy bills. [...]

EssilorLuxottica Gets Rare Sell Call Amid Stock Slump, AI Glasses Concerns

Shares in the eyewear giant, one of Europe's best-rated blue chips, have dropped 55 percent since November, while concerns are mounting over slowing growth and privacy issues for its AI [...]

The Fashion E-Tailer Pulling Ahead on AI

Zalando is using artificial intelligence to boost growth and efficiency, including a 90 percent reduction in the cost of creating website content. BoF went inside the push to win the [...]

H&M Stages Cinematic Fashion Show Directed by Nick Knight

The Swedish fast-fashion brand returned to London Fashion Week for a second year in a row as it doubles down on efforts to reassert its fashion credentials and reignite demand. [...]

Olaplex Names New CEO

Christoph Kaul will succeed Amanda Baldwin, who led the hair care label through its acquisition by Henkel earlier this year. [...]

The Tween Beauty Story Is Tired. Can We Move On?

This week, Priya Rao argues that Gen Alpha’s interest in cosmetics and skincare mirrors that of its predecessors, [...]

Nike’s Falling Share Price Puts Dow Seat in Jeopardy

The sportswear giant's spot in the Dow Jones Industrial Average is looking increasingly uncertain as the brand braces for its exit from the S&P 100. [...]

Who Has a Right to Win in Fragrance?

Beauty brands, major conglomerates and indie labels see perfume as an opportunistic venture for growth. But as category sales moderate, can new scents and players break through? [...]

Perelel Expands C-Suite, Tapping Rare Beauty’s CMO

Known for its prenatal vitamins, the wellness label has hired Rare Beauty's Ashley Murphy as its chief marketing officer, while Anjelika Temple moves into the chief creative officer role. [...]

LVMH Signed a Secret 2002 Pact to Buy Hermès Heir’s Shares. Now They’re Missing

In a June court filing, the luxury conglomerate forcefully denied it had ever tried to acquire shares in its rival from founding-family heir Nicolas Puech, who alleges he was fleeced [...]

Swiss Watch Exports Grow for Fourth Month, Overcoming US Slump

Exports in August were buoyed by China and Japan, despite a sharp decline in shipments to the US. [...]

How Independent Fashion Designers Can Close the Gap Between Visibility and Viability

During New York Fashion Week, RaiseFashion’s Felita Harris, Afterpay’s Rachel Helfman and designer Hiywet ‘Mimi’ Girma joined BoF’s Yasmine Dahlberg at The Standard, East Village to discuss how independent designers [...]

Fashion’s Capital of Female Designers

This season, many of the over 60 female designers showing at New York Fashion Week played to an inherent strength, designing for the women who will actually wear their clothes. [...]

Alexandre Arnault Joins Nike’s Board of Directors

The LVMH executive joins Nike’s board as the sportswear giant prepares to be removed from the S&P 100 index after nearly two decades. [...]

Matthieu Blazy, Sarah Burton, Haider Ackermann Among Nominees for BFC Designer of the Year

The Fashion Awards ceremony, set for Nov. 30, will also recognise the BFC’s second Vanguard award recipient, recognising emerging British design talent. [...]

Can Fashion Sell a New Generation on Trade Jobs?

BoF commercial features editor Dan Hastings joins Sheena Butler-Young on The Debrief to explore how rising tuition costs and the disruption of AI could give fashion a new opportunity to [...]

Rise in US Retail Sales Highlights Resilient Consumer

Sales rose by the most in five months in a broad advance, showing consumers continued to spend despite rising gasoline prices. [...]

Victoria’s Secret Brought Sexy Back. What About Beauty?

The underwear juggernaut has been hard at work revitalising its offer by returning to its glamorous roots. But its massive cosmetics and fragrance business has been slower to transform. [...]

Supergoop Announces Chief Commercial Officer

The sunscreen label has appointed former Coty executive Jamie Parker to the newly created role as it gears up to become a “global skin health company.” [...]

Mytheresa Owner’s Sales Rise as Ultra Wealthy Keep Shopping

LuxExperience posted a rise in sales as the luxury multibrand platform’s strategy of catering to the ultra wealthy helped it navigate a difficult environment for high-end fashion. [...]

Why Armani Brought in Dario Vitale

The former Versace and Miu Miu designer, one of the industry’s most hotly watched voices, is set to open a new aesthetic era at Emporio Armani as well as oversee [...]

A Decade After Mercury Ban, Toxic Skin Bleachers Still Abound

More than 20 banned skin-bleaching products containing mercury are available on Amazon, Temu and TikTok Shop in several countries, despite decades of efforts to prevent their sale. [...]

In New York, Sad Clowns, Bright Colours, Furry Dresses and More

Lynn Yaegar reports on New York Fashion Week, including Ralph Lauren, Khaite, Calvin Klein and more. [...]

Why Wool Became a Flashpoint at New York Fashion Week

An altercation between CFDA president Steven Kolb and PETA protesters has become the week’s biggest news. Behind the scandal is a wider debate about why a material many view as [...]

The Independents Acquires Production Studio Smuggler

The global collective has brought film studio Smuggler under its umbrella to bolster its entertainment capabilities. [...]

Perfect posture? MoMA exhibition explores perspectives on body politics in public spaces

Seven contemporary artists respond to Marianne Wex’s groundbreaking 1970s feminist work on body language in the New York show [...]

UK government places export bar on ‘rare’ Renaissance sculpture worth £4.6m

‘Seated Nymph’ was created in the early 16th century by the Italian sculptor Antico, nicknamed for his Classical-inspired bronzes [...]

Lawrence Abu Hamdan: ‘Political struggles all over the world create this debris of sounds’

As he prepares to open a takeover at the Barbican Centre in London, the Turner prize-winning artist discusses his investigatory, cross-disciplinary practice and how the DIY music scene has influenced [...]

Why traditional Chinese artist Bada Shanren’s eye-rolling birds are attracting a wave of young visitors, 400 years on

The largest ever show on 17th-century Chinese master Bada Shanren has found unexpected resonance with a new generation, inspiring popular memes and merchandise [...]

Contemporary Istanbul expands international reach with 17 newcomers

Organisers are highlighting the city's role as a regional culture hub despite ongoing economic and political challenges [...]

Comment | Why museums should tread carefully with audio and video in exhibition spaces

Cultural institutions must avoid falling into the trap of treating art as a visitor attraction [...]

Late greats David Hockney and Wu Guanzhong shown together at Christie's Hong Kong

The non-selling show was inspired by Hockney’s three-week visit to China in 1981, as the country was reopening to the world [...]

‘If I love it, I know it’: collector and Pace Prints president Jacob Lewis on trusting first impressions

The president and chief executive of Pace Prints discusses his love of printmaking and the exhibition he is most looking forward to this autumn [...]

Hundreds gather at Kennedy Center to protest Trump’s attacks

More than 1,000 attendees formed a human chain around the Washington, DC, performing arts centre that Trump has taken over, sought to rebrand and threatened to shutter and demolish [...]

600-year-old funerary platform discovered in Peru

The massive burial site containing human remains and rich offerings likely belonged to Chimú elites [...]

Peter Max, artist who achieved ubiquity marrying Pop art and psychedelia, has died, aged 88

A celebrity in his own right who also created riotous portraits of many famous and powerful people, Max made images that became inseparable from the legacy of the Summer of [...]

ArtRio opens amid political uncertainty as Brazil’s art market continues to grow

The Rio fair brings together 76 galleries as an upcoming presidential election and a new generation of collectors shape the market [...]

Blue-chip names headline Christie’s Hong Kong sales

As the auction house continues to celebrate 40 years of operating in Asia, its exciting line-up of September sales offers renowned global artists alongside those with strong markets in the [...]

Australian entrepreneur invents hardware aimed at making art-handling lower risk and hands-free

Artist Engineering Hardware is a new system that aims to reduce damage during transport and installation by eliminating direct contact with works of art [...]

Cave markings discovered in Ireland could transform understanding of when humans first settled there

Researchers believe that humans may have walked across the sea from Wales during the last Ice Age and made art [...]

Giotto restored in Florence, Biennale de Lyon, Remedios Varo—podcast

In this week's episode, Ben Luke learns about Giotto’s revitalised depictions of the life of St Francis of Assisi in the Basilica of Santa Croce, speaks to the curator of [...]

Dutch museum puts all 88 of its Van Gogh paintings on display for the first time in more than two decades

The Kröller-Müller Museum shows its vast collection of Van Gogh pictures in a bold display around the themes of faith, hope and love [...]

Malba picks architect for expansion that will double its exhibition space

The Buenos Aires museum has selected the Mexican architect Frida Escobedo to lead its ambitious build-out [...]

Madrid’s Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza to open new venue for contemporary art

The expansion will house more than 360 contemporary artworks donated or on loan from the TBA21 Collection, led by Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza [...]

Celebrated Italian church featuring art by Giotto and Cimabue preserved through new digital reconstruction project

Panoramic views of the Basilica of St Francis of Assisi in central Italy’s Umbria region can be viewed on the Preserving Assisi platform [...]

Comment | Sunil Gupta’s intimate photographs show how art and activism can work together

The images in the British-Indian artist’s retrospective at Kettle's Yard in Cambridge, England, are both tender and powerful [...]

Tate Modern to stage its first Monet exhibition next year

The exhibition, which explores the passage of time across Monet’s oeuvre, is partly sponsored by Anthropic, which sponsored another Monet show earlier this year [...]

Comment | Mega-galleries reducing their real estate footprint might seem to spell doom—but a bit of perspective is needed

Property moves by the largest galleries may signal adaptation rather than retreat in an unsettled art market [...]

Researchers rescuing war-damaged manuscripts in Gaza receive Unesco prize

Abdul Latif Hashim and Haneen Al-Amassi have been awarded the $40,000 Unesco/Jikji Memory of the World Prize [...]

Monet’s ‘Iris’ could break record for most expensive painting ever sold at auction in France

Estimated between €22m-€30m, it leads a 28-lot sale at Sotheby’s Paris of the collection of Jeanne Schlumberger [...]

One of Lima’s oldest mills, uncovered by chance in 2020, to open to visitors in January

The Molino de Aliaga, the Peruvian capital’s earliest colonial structure discovered to date, was built by the Spanish conquistador Jerónimo de Aliaga in the 16th century [...]

Winners of 2026 Governor General Awards, one of Canada’s top art prizes, revealed

An exhibition featuring works by all eight recipients of this year’s awards will open in New Brunswick this autumn [...]

Russia’s revered ‘Trinity’ icon reportedly damaged after climate-control system breaks down

The State Tretyakov Gallery, which housed Andrei Rublev’s icon until it was transferred to the church in 2023, said museum staff are checking its condition [...]

Ukrainian Orthodox ‘treasures’ from Kyiv monastery go on view at the V&A in London

The opening of the free display was marked by a symposium discussing British and Ukrainian collaboration to protect and preserve the embattled country's cultural heritage [...]

London gallery brings together 200 works by Iranian artists as part of ‘very special’ joint initiative

Ab-Anbar Gallery is offering a rare access to contemporary Iranian art as sanctions, war and economic pressures isolate the country’s art scene [...]

Metropolitan Museum breaks ground on long-awaited new wing for Modern and contemporary art

The ceremony officially kicked off construction on the wing designed by the Mexican architect Frida Escobedo [...]

A biting satire of the art world’s transactional wokeness

Nyla Innuksuk’s “In the Heart of the South” grapples irreverently with the fraught ethics of an Inuk artist tapping into narratives of collective suffering for her work [...]

Ellie Rines opens new Tribeca gallery after a decade in Chinatown

Having helped establish Henry Street as a New York art destination, the dealer now has a new gallery name, a new space and a new director [...]

Renoir show at London’s National Gallery sees record ticket sales ahead of opening

'Renoir and Love', which opens this October in collaboration with the Musee d'Orsay and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has already sold more than 22,000 tickets [...]

New cultural centre focused on archiving Ghana's history to open in Accra

The members-only organisation will open during Accra Cultural Week in October [...]

Estorick Collection celebrates trailblazing avant-garde photography duo from Trieste

The London institution’s forthcoming exhibition reveals the life and work of the Wulz sisters from northern Italy, who began taking photographs in the 1920s [...]

A late Chagall self-portrait and a colourful crushed car sculpture: our pick of the September auctions and sales

Plus, a rare Chinese vase decorated with Buddhist lions and a moody landscape by Lois Dodd [...]

Dealers make moves around Manhattan

From Soho to Chelsea, established local galleries, newcomers and others are opening new spaces or relocating their businesses [...]

Documentary traces Sara Flores’s journey from the Amazon to the pinnacle of the art world

“The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs”, which recently premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, is a formally uncommon documentary about the Shipibo-Conibo artist currently representing Peru at the Venice Biennale [...]

Major Swiss museum acquisition proves far larger after extra works revealed in donor’s unopened portfolios

Philippe Bodenmann has gifted his entire collection—including pieces by Joseph Kosuth, Lawrence Weiner and Max Bill—to the Musée des beaux-arts de La Chaux-de-Fonds [...]

Marlow Moss, overshadowed De Stijl pioneer, gets first London show in decades

A Jewish non-binary lesbian who fled the Nazis and lost much of her work in a 1944 studio fire, Moss's paintings and sculptures are the subject of a commercial exhibition [...]

Largest Roman mosaic opens to the public

The first-century mosaic and accompanying fresco located beneath the Baths of Trajan in Rome welcomed its first visitors this past weekend [...]

Paris's Picasso museum reveals designers shortlisted for €55m sculpture garden project

Five teams of designers, featuring architects and landscape designers, will compete for the project, expected to be completed by 2030 [...]

Two Eastman Johnson paintings stolen in the 1970s are recovered

A Connecticut auction house identified the stolen works in a private estate collection and helped return them [...]

‘Rembrandt’s DNA would be the Holy Grail’: new research samples bacteria on the surface of The Night Watch

A installation developed by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and a microbes museum in the city’s zoo will depict microbes found in the Old Master painting [...]

Bhutanese artist Pem Lham wins Rubin Museum's prize for Himalayan art