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The Risky Business of China’s Cultural Minefield

Offhand remarks by French football superstar Kylian Mbappé sparked a backlash from Chinese ‘netizens’ this week, leaving labels from On to Dior exposed in one of fashion’s most important markets. [...]

Daniel Obasi on Why Lagos Is a ‘Creative Factory’

Photographer, stylist and entrepreneur Daniel Obasi joins Imran Amed on The BoF Podcast to discuss instinct-led world-building, his approach to image-making, and what makes Lagos’ creative scene singularly resilient, yet [...]

Nike’s Impressive Speed Play

The launch of Nike’s new Vegum Run shoes exclusively in India lays a groundwork for a new production cycle that could give the brand a leg up in its different [...]

Proya Third-Quarter Revenue Grows, Profit Dented by Marketing Spend

The Chinese beauty conglomerate’s revenue grew 29.8 percent in the latest quarter, but its profit decreased by double digits due to increased promotional expenses as it expands overseas. [...]

Michael Kors Owner Capri Soars After Raising Annual Forecasts

Shares jumped after the group raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts and said it expected sales to return to growth. [...]

Puma Sales Slow Less Than Expected as Anta Partnership Advances

The German sportswear business is attempting to reboot its brand appeal to better compete with larger rivals Adidas and Nike. [...]

Indian Fashion Retailer Trent Jumps as Quarterly Profits, Sales Rise

The Tata Group-owned business beat expectations, shoring up confidence in its fashion business after a period of sluggish performance. [...]

Nanushka Struggles Amid Losses and Debt

The once-buzzy Hungarian label has closed all its stores and reduced head count to just 20 employees. [...]

Textured Haircare Brand The Mane Choice Names New CEO

Chasity Monroe has been appointed as the label’s chief executive as it undergoes a wider brand refresh. [...]

How Niche Perfumers Tap Subculture

A new generation of fragrance labels are appealing to underground communities to shape their to marketing and find new shoppers. Others can learn from their example. [...]

APR Corp’s Quarterly Revenue Doubles on Skincare, Overseas Growth

The Korean firm and Medicube owner reported third quarter revenue growth of over 100 percent, mostly attributed to the expansion of its skincare range into new markets, channels and product [...]

Swan Beauty Names Chief Makeup Artist in Residence

Celebrity-makeup artist Ash K. Holm will join the “smart” mirror brand for a year-long partnership focusing on guidance and education. [...]

How Fashion Is Doing Business in the Middle East’s ‘New Reality’

The Gulf region is no longer the luxury bright spot it was at the start of the year. But brands and retailers are finding ways to navigate the complex and [...]

At Fashion Week Asia, Connecting Asian Creativity With Global Opportunity

The inaugural Fashion Week Asia, staged by Manila-based media group AGC Power Holdings Corp., brought together established brands, emerging designers and creative voices from across the continent for five days [...]

Inside Gucci’s Paris Palazzo, a Blueprint for Its Retail Revamp

The label’s new Avenue Montaigne flagship offers a first look at how CEO Francesca Bellettini and designer Demna plan to reinvent Gucci’s retail network as they seek to reverse a [...]

Amorepacific Third-Quarter Revenue Rises 11%, Overseas Growth Cools

Revenue growth outpaced the previous quarter in the Korean conglomerate’s domestic market, but slowed internationally. [...]

Hearst Magazines Names Juliana Stock President

Current president Debi Chirichella will be Hearst Magazine’s next chair. [...]

The Jennifer Lawrence Beauty Experiment

This week, Priya Rao unpacks the A-lister’s unexpected new brand with Arcaea. [...]

Lilly Raises Sales Forecast, Widening Lead in Obesity Market

Eli Lilly & Co. raised its full-year sales forecast as demand for its blockbuster obesity and diabetes drugs continues to surge, giving the drugmaker more momentum as it expands into [...]

Puig’s Plan to Go It Alone

Seven months after a merger with the Estée Lauder Companies fell apart, new chief executive José Manuel Albesa unveiled a multi-pronged plan to double the company’s size all on its [...]

US to Temporarily Allow Compounding of Six Peptides

The move relaxes rules to access some peptide compounds for recovery, sleep and cognition and will require pharmacies to notify regulators about adverse events. [...]

Adidas Keeps Humming With Apparel, Performance Sports Growth

The German sneaker brand on Thursday reported strong growth in apparel and sports gear, led by running, training and football products, elaborating on preliminary results published last week. [...]

Uniqlo Scraps Price Rise on $2 Socks After Japanese Shopper Outcry

The decision underscores the challenge Japanese retailers face as persistent inflation squeezes household budgets. [...]

Inside the Battle for Luxury’s Million-Dollar Salespeople

A great associate can generate millions in sales and build a following of loyal clients. Stores are increasingly courting them with everything from lucrative pay packages to the resources and [...]

How to Measure the Marketing Impact of Desirability

Launchmetrics CMO Alison Bringé and sibling studio founder Lucinda Bounsall discuss how fashion and beauty brands can measure the attention they generate and translate it into business value. [...]

Lady Gaga Is Haus Labs’ New CEO

Former chief executive and co-founder Ben Jones has exited the company. [...]

Shein Warns of Online Shopping Chaos Over Permit Delay in Mexico

The fast-fashion retailer’s warning is part of growing alarm in the industry as 11 logistics operators have started losing their authorisations to clear large volumes of lower-value shipments. [...]

Why Nike Can’t Find Its Next Hit

A muted comeback for the ‘Royal’ Air Jordan 1 exposes cracks in Nike’s turnaround effort. BoF’s Mike Sykes joins Sheena Butler-Young to unpack why scarcity alone won’t save Jordan brand [...]

Puig Targets €8 Billion in Annual Sales by 2032

Ahead of its first Capital Markets Day in Madrid, the Spanish beauty group has unveiled its “Vision 2032” and detailed its plans to grow its share of the global fragrance [...]

Founders Must Have Influence, Too

Whilst also building their business and their teams, everyday founders are realising they’re at a disadvantage if they don’t build their personal brand at the same time. [...]

Report: Puig, CVC, Cinven Eye Luxury Fragrance Maker Parfums de Marly

Private equity firms CVC Capital Partners and Cinven, along with Spanish beauty group Puig, are considering acquiring Parfums de ‌Marly, the luxury fragrance brand owned by Advent International, two people [...]

Beauty and Home Care Drive Unilever Sales, Food Unit Falters

The UK conglomerate raised its annual volume growth forecast on beauty, personal and home care demand, despite a lagging food sector and the impact of geopolitical conflict on costs. [...]

The Shocking Rise of Rib Remodelling

The plastic surgery procedure is violent, requires a lengthy recovery and gestures back to Old Hollywood beauty standards. Patients are increasingly opting for it anyway. [...]

Carlos Nazario Appointed Editor in Chief of Wonderland

The fashion editor and stylist is reuniting with longtime collaborator Alastair McKimm, chief creative officer of Wonderland parent Visual Talent Ltd. [...]

How Twitch and Discord Are Shaping Menswear’s Next Generation

The rise of streaming culture and the social platforms that support it are influencing a generation of young men and spawning new menswear labels from Kai Cenat’s Vivet to Jarod [...]

Decoding Italian Beauty’s Global Playbook

At a leadership breakfast hosted by The Business of Beauty, the Italian Trade Agency and Cosmetica Italia at the Embassy of Italy in London, leaders from the Italian and British [...]

Aritzia Seeks to More Than Double Sales by 2032

New categories and brick-and-mortar expansion beyond North America are set to drive Aritzia’s quest to hit $10.5 billion CAD ($7.5 billion). [...]

Pop Mart Quarterly Sales Fall Up to 50% as Labubu Fad Cools

Sales in the Americas fell 70 to 75 percent. [...]

How AI Is Reshaping the Modelling Industry

Modelling agencies are seeing bookings decline, photo ⁠studios are closing and models are facing the loss of a chunk of their livelihoods: photo shoots by fast-fashion retailers constantly adding new [...]

Mbappé Apologises for Perceived Mao Insult After China Backlash

Some Chinese media reports said Dior had deleted some posts featuring Mbappé, who is a long-standing global ambassador for the luxury brand, after the backlash. [...]

Zegna to Take Summer Fashion Show to Beijing

The Italian label has continued to enjoy solid growth in China, defying a wider downturn in demand for European luxury. The June 11 presentation of its summer collection will be [...]

How Asics Has Become Sportswear’s Exception

Despite struggles in the sportswear industry, Asics has maintained its momentum so far in 2026. Asics president and chief operating officer Mitsuyuki Tominaga explains how the company turned things around [...]

Worldview | Dubai Fashion Week Weathers Regional Turmoil

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features a crackdown on workplace harassment at Indonesian garment factories, South African Fashion Week and Musinsa’s deepening ties with Japan’s [...]

Fashion Magazines Find New Momentum in Eastern Europe

Amid mounting pressure in the West, global titles including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and Elle are launching multi-country editions from the Baltics to the Balkans, tailoring their business models to the [...]

Explaining Beauty’s Private-Label Pivot

With inflation biting and the celebrity beauty boom cooling off, retailers are elevating their private-label brand lines to be more sophisticated, and nimble. [...]

Beiersdorf Sales Slightly Miss Expectations on Nivea Weakness

The German consumer goods maker marginally missed market expectations for third-quarter sales growth on Tuesday, with its key Nivea brand posting a third straight quarterly sales decline. [...]

Beyond Hype: Scarcity Shoppers Can Believe In

Brands are finding success with products that are scarce because of real constraints, such as the materials and craftsmanship involved, as consumers tire of chasing limited drops engineered to sell [...]

How Onalaja Used AI to Rebuild Its London Fashion Week Collection

After a fire destroyed more than a decade of her work, designer Kanyinsola Onalaja had just three months to prepare for her London Fashion Week debut. Here, she explains how [...]

US Retailers Face Record Holiday Delivery Prices

Pricing for speedier express parcel deliveries is forecast to jump 13.8 percent from the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. [...]

Audemars Piguet to Certify Its Pre-Owned Watches Following Rolex

Whereas Rolex is both a buyer and seller of its second-hand watches through official retail partners, Audemars is setting up a marketplace where sellers set prices. [...]

Art Toronto reflects Canadian art community’s focus on sustaining domestic ecosystem

With around 80% of its exhibitors based in Canada, this edition of the country’s biggest art fair reflects the current “elbows up” attitude of a nation embroiled in a trade [...]

Works from US pavilion at Venice Biennale could be stuck in limbo due to fundraising shortfall

The American Arts Conservancy, the non-profit responsible for this year’s presentation in Italy, is short $1m to bring Alma Allen's giant sculptures back across the Atlantic [...]

Celebrated photographer Pipo Nguyen-duy and his wife murdered by his son, according to police

Nguyen-duy was a beloved teacher at Oberlin College in Ohio; his son has been arrested and charged with six counts of murder [...]

Edward Hopper biography, Kvareli Foundation in Georgia, Marisa Merz in Turin—podcast

Ben Luke learns about a new Edward Hopper biography and digital editor Alexander Morrison visits a new private museum in Georgia. Ben Luke also hears about an installation by the [...]

Underappreciated artists from the Chelsea Hotel are finally getting their due

Works by Bettina, Ching Ho Cheng, Nicola L. and other former residents have been popping up at galleries, museums and art fairs worldwide [...]

New book charts American artist’s lifelong devotion to the South Seas

Robert Lee Eskridge painted hundreds of images of Pacific Island life after landing in Tahiti a century ago [...]

New book explores how Ukraine’s artists are shaping the memory of war

A Guardian journalist’s investigation into the ways in which artists are responding to the Russian invasion encompasses three years of trips to Ukraine [...]

Visual war and the underwater secrets of the Inca

Archaeologists have uncovered how the Inca transformed a coastal landscape into a display of imperial power, with submerged remains revealing more about the site [...]

The name of a 3,500-year-old Egyptian dog depicted in a tomb painting has been revealed—and it has a unique link to the god Anubis

The name and the painted canine’s coat, which echoes the pattern of the clothing of its owner, suggest the important role dogs played in Ancient Egyptian society [...]

Chris Ofili brings story of Laure—the Black model painted by Manet—in from the margins at Turin exhibition

The UK artist is presenting new works inspired by muse Laure at the Pinacoteca Agnelli in Turin [...]

After seven years, Hirshhorn Museum opens Hiroshi Sugimoto-designed sculpture garden

The newly revamped open-air oasis brings 60 works to Washington, DC’s National Mall—including recently acquired pieces by Raven Halfmoon, Liz Larner and KAWS [...]

Behind a Van Gogh picture: the stories revealed on the reverse

“Daubigny’s Garden” was painted on a kitchen towel—and its wooden stretcher has labels recording its wartime adventures [...]

Hong Kong’s M+ Museum launches alliance with Centre Pompidou and MoMA as part of fifth anniversary celebrations—podcast

We speak with the chairman of the museum's board, Paulo Pong, about the partnership as well as plans including the launch of a new M+ Academy [...]

Restoration of Brutalist tower in France offers critical lessons in working with concrete heritage

Years of monitoring the Perret Tower the structure have exposed how reinforced concrete ages, corrodes and fails [...]

New York’s Socrates Sculpture Park rebuilds for resilience and expands

The popular art space on the Astoria waterfront is adding a one-acre area that will feature three large-scale works by founding artist Mark di Suvero [...]

Dallas Art Fair scores new venue at football training facility

The fair leaves its downtown Dallas venue after 18 years for a larger, single-level space on the Southern Methodist University campus [...]

As protests in Georgia intensify again, a new private museum puts focus on the country’s artists

Local businessman Jemal Inaishvili’s institution, the Kvareli Foundation for Contemporary Art, aims to bring Georgian art to a wider audience [...]

Photography as sculpture and an 800-page photobook on the Russia-Ukraine war: Deutsche Börse Prize nominees announced

Hoda Afshar, Lotus L. Kang, Sasha Kurmaz and Salvatore Vitale have been shortlisted for the 2027 edition of the £30,000 award [...]

Largest ever Piero della Francesca exhibition to open at London’s National Gallery

The show, opening in October 2027, will be organised around seven interlocking building blocks of the Renaissance master’s work [...]

Rudi Fuchs, influential Dutch curator and former director of Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum, dies aged 84

The art historian also directed Documenta 7 and led the Stedelijk Museum from 1993 to 2003 [...]

‘There’s so much of Scotland in them’: cuts to Edinburgh College of Art craft degrees spark backlash

The university’s decision to close its textiles, jewellery and silversmithing, and performance costume undergraduate courses has been framed as a threat to preserving some of the country’s cultural traditions [...]

Challenges mounting to US laws enacted to aid recovery of Nazi-looted art

The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation in Madrid and the Norton Simon Museum in California are pushing back against recent statutes related to Holocaust-era expropriation claims [...]

Getting ‘woo-woo’ in the desert: Los Angeles artist launches pirate radio station

Ian James’s KHLZ, an overnight broadcast out of a caravan near Joshua Tree, celebrates all things New Age [...]

New Getty grant initiative supports museums’ accessibility and engagement efforts

The foundation is giving grants to 11 institutions, from Oklahoma to Hong Kong [...]

‘Encounter the unexpected’: Harry Houdini exhibition commemorates the famed illusionist on the centenary of his death

Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the escape artist's death on Halloween, ‘Houdini's Library’ at the Harry Ransom Center in Austin, Texas spotlights his vast collection of books and other [...]

UK art market growth lags behind competitors, new report finds

British Art Market Federation also emphasises the important role small businesses within the art trade [...]

Painting by overlooked Abstract Expressionist Anna Walinska gets key role in television series Best Medicine

One of the Modernist painter’s works, previously cut from the series “White House Plumbers”, figures prominently in the second season of the Fox show [...]

A brush with... Sung Tieu—podcast

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

Comment | An open letter to Pope Leo XIV in defence of AI-generated art

The pontiff has been outspoken in his criticisms of artificial intelligence, particularly as it relates to human creativity [...]

Downsizing and debt swaps: Pace Gallery files latest UK accounts

Submitted ten months late, the documents outline cost-cutting measures and refinancing plans for the mega gallery's UK-registered company [...]

Toledo Museum of Art launches initiative to donate art books to African libraries

The Ohio institution has given books to the Koyo Kouoh Library at the Gihanga Institute of Contemporary Art in Rwanda, and to the Nubuke Foundation in Ghana [...]

Art Basel Qatar releases 2027 exhibitor list as renewed threat of war looms over Gulf

The next edition of the Doha fair will welcome 82 galleries, 30 of which are newcomers [...]

Fake or Fortune art historian donates major Anglo-Indian art collection to Tate

The collection of 50 artworks from the 18th and 19th centuries includes paintings by Sita Ram, Ghulam Ali Khan, Johan Zoffany and Rudolph Swoboda, as well as Indian landscapes by [...]

V&A proposing significant cuts to its academy amid financial pressures

The proposals would end many of the UK institution’s in-person adult-learning courses, and come despite the academy’s recent record sales [...]

Museum acquisitions round-up: a Joan Jonas dance performance and a squirrelly readymade

Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide [...]

Arte Povera’s Marisa Merz honoured with trio of Turin shows

Three institutions are collaborating to mark the centenary of the movement’s only female artist [...]

Pop-up tattoo studio opens at Amsterdam's Rembrandt House Museum

In collaboration with two tattoo studios, one man will receive a free back piece replicating the Old Master's etching “The Descent from the Cross” [...]

Houston cancer centre expands its art collection and curatorial ambitions

The healthcare institution UT MD Anderson has acquired nearly 300 works since launching an art initiative in 2025, as a $2.9bn expansion creates opportunities for commissioning and integrating works at [...]

2,500-year-old solar observatory identified in Mexico

Offerings and obsidian pieces uncovered at the site suggest ancient cultural connections spanning across the region [...]

Students stage protest performance over closure of Chicago's DePaul Art Museum

The museum, located on the DePaul University campus, has been closed to the public since June [...]

As riots scar Paris’s luxury storefronts, Maison Guerlain opens art exhibition on Champs Elysées

Exhibition of works by 33 artists, including James Turrell and Annette Messager, respond to the house's fragrance L'Heure Bleue [...]

Musée du Louvre, Musée d’Orsay and other Paris institutions to close on Saturday due to protests

The Fondation Louis Vuitton, the Musée National Picasso‑Paris and the Maison de Victor Hugo are also shutting their doors as a precautionary measure [...]

Philadelphia Museum of Art receives $20m to establish new education centre

The gift from Lois G. and Julian A. Brodsky will be used to strengthen the museum’s ties with local schools, families and children [...]

‘These are photos that tell stories about Israeli society’: photography exhibition opens ahead of consequential elections

Exhibition of Alex Levac’s images, capturing the complexity and absurdity of life in Israel, opens just days before the public vote in legislative polls [...]

Lowry painting, a favourite among UK prime ministers over the past 60 years, to return to No. 10 Downing Street under Andy Burnham

‘Lancashire Fair’, going on view at a retrospective in Milton Keynes, has now been chosen for display by every British prime minister since Harold Wilson, except for one [...]

Monet's monumental ‘Iris’ makes €50m in Paris

The long-unseen painting is now the most expensive work by the Impressionist artist sold in France [...]

Comment | Foundations can be catalysts in a changing cultural landscape

At a time of political tension and constrained funding, foundations can provide artists with the support needed to continue pursuing ambitious projects [...]

Artist duo David Brognon and Stéphanie Rollin win the Prix Marcel Duchamp

Brognon and Rollin, who have been working together for the past twenty years, will be awarded €35,000 [...]

Art Basel Paris opens and closes amid protests, Latin American culture wars, a Chinese celestial map—podcast

In this week's episode, Benjamin Sutton and Gareth Harris discuss Art Basel Paris ahead of the fair's closure, Ben Luke gets an update from Buenos Aires-based correspondent Mercedes Ezquiaga on [...]

What to expect from Centre Pompidou’s vast new conservation-focused site in the Parisian suburbs

Centre Pompidou Francilien – fabrique de l'art is hosting preview weekends this month ahead of its spring 2027 opening [...]

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