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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 [...]

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. [...]

Samuel Gui Yang Does Fashion at His 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. [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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. [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Inside ‘Made in Italy’ Beauty’s Strategy to Go Global

As Milano Beauty Week closes its biggest edition yet, Cosmetica Italia and its partners are betting that the country’s entire beauty ecosystem can become a brand in its own right. [...]

Shein Outsells British Rival Asos as UK Revenue Hits $3.41 Billion

The ultra-fast fashion company said sales had been bolstered by marketing partnerships with music festivals, a pop-up shop on London’s Oxford Street and local Christmas gift events. [...]

What’s Driving Mike Ashley’s Fashion Dealmaking?

Frasers Group is expanding its holdings in luxury and retail brands, but what it wants from those investments is not always clear. [...]

How Independent Thinking Powered the Spring/Summer 2027 Shows

Tim Blanks joins Imran Amed on The BoF Podcast to discuss why the season’s strongest statements — from Erdem and Simone Rocha in London to Rick Owens, Miuccia Prada and [...]

Fashion Brands Are Giving Women’s Sports Merch a New Look

Nike, Patagonia and Lululemon Join Group Battling Microfibre Pollution

Global environmental non-profit The Nature Conservancy has launched a new industry coalition to help apparel companies tackle microfibre pollution across their supply chains. [...]

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 £178 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 [...]

Comment | Arts and culture belong in disaster recovery

The US must stop treating the things that help make communities as afterthoughts [...]

In Pictures: the best of Frieze Sculpture 2026

Curator Fatoş Üstek guides us through 11 monumental works on show this year in Regent's Park [...]

Thessaloniki’s 15th-century Hamza Bey Mosque reopens as arts centre after nearly 20-year conservation effort

The historic site will operate as a permanent exhibition space as well as a cultural centre, managed by the Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki (MOMus) [...]

‘Sometimes the works you do not acquire stay with you just as strongly as the ones you do’: collector Irene Y. Panagopoulos on what she has bought and why

The Greek collector who heads her family’s shipping firm is showing works from her collection at the Hellenic Centre during Frieze London that reflect on perceptions of Greece past and [...]

Frieze Masters presents Modernism, observed through a queer lens

A new curatorial thread at the 2026 edition of the fair presents a visual history of how LGBTQ+ artists across the globe, from Bahman Mohassess to Ruth Bernhard, contributed to Modern [...]

Salman Toor’s Courtauld Gallery exhibition hopes to move on from 'joyous communion'

The New York-based Pakistani artist’s first European solo exhibition positions him at the forefront of the revival of narrative painting [...]

Malaysia’s contemporary art scene gains momentum with a new fair and nonprofit space

Kuala Lumpur's inaugural Art KL and the opening of Muara Arts will boost the country's burgeoning sector [...]

Ditching the doom scroll: UK exhibition explores social media obsession and ways to break free

“Compulsory Continuous Connectedness: Rest in a Networked World” at Focal Point Gallery in Southend-on-Sea, England, looks at how being constantly online is affecting society [...]

Dutch museum returns ancient vase to Sicily after research uncovers ‘problematic’ provenance

Rogier Kalkers from Amsterdam’s Allard Pierson museum says he hopes the restitution will be a “stepping stone towards further collaboration” with Sicilian authorities [...]

Culture wars ramp up in Latin America as governments lurch to the right

Right-wing governments across the region are cutting cultural budgets and recasting the arts around conservative values [...]

‘I see the Turbine Hall as a sound vessel’: artist Tarek Atoui on his Tate Modern commission

The Lebanese artist and composer has created a sonic installation incorporating bespoke instruments that respond to Tate Modern’s vast atrium [...]

Pope Leo XIV addresses international museum directors at the Vatican

“Every museum is a place of memory, beauty and history”, said the pontiff to an audience that included the directors of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the [...]

A potentially record-breaking Mondrian and a recently restituted Kandinsky painting: our pick of the October auctions

Plus a marble torso of a Roman emperor and an Augustan marble portrait head of a girl [...]

Comment | Why the Great Art Transfer is an empty promise

A forecast generational shift in art ownership is fuelling a new sales pitch—but buying art as an investment remains a gamble [...]

Austrian presidential hopeful pledges to return Moctezuma’s headdress to Mexico

With the 2028 election just over the horizon, the economist Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn has put the long-contested Aztec treasure back in the spotlight [...]

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art makes room—and lots of it—for murals by Banksy, Baca and others

From rare interventions by Banksy to monumental images by JR and Diego Rivera, and preparatory sketches by Judy Baca, the museum frames muralism as public storytelling [...]

‘Eventually everything, if you leave it long enough, will fall back into nature’: Michael Landy on the art of disintegration

The UK artist known for his searing critiques of consumer culture is showing a new series of drawings at the Sir John Soane’s Museum that imagine the future ruins of [...]

Vanished work of Mavis Pusey brought together in Los Angeles exhibition

The Jamaica-born abstractionist's first major survey, which opened at Philadelphia's Institute of Contemporary Art last year, moves to the Hammer Museum [...]

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