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Novo Chairman to Step Down in Shakeup After Rift on Board

Helge Lund is stepping down due to a governance dispute as the company faces challenges in the weight-loss drug market and pressure on its share price. [...]

KKT Labs Announces New Biotech Innovation Hub

The US-based contract formulator, which works with a range of clients including Tower28, Rhode and Unilever, hopes to scale into a biotechnology company with a new 16,000 square-foot facility in [...]

Worldview | Sao Paulo Fashion Week Stages Blockbuster Anniversary Event

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features India’s Reliance Retail and fashion week events in Shanghai, Riyadh and Mexico City. [...]

The Kicks You Wear: Nike Takes a Different Approach With KNWLS

Nike’s new sportswear collaboration with KNWLS feels like everything we wanted NikeSkims to feel like. [...]

Hermès Picks Grace Wales Bonner to Design Menswear

The British designer will succeed Véronique Nichanian as the brand’s creative director of men’s ready-to-wear, becoming the first Black woman to lead design at a major European luxury house. [...]

Swiss Watch Exports Slump in September, Hurt by US Tariffs

Swiss watch exports fell in September, hurt by the Trump administration’s 39 percent tariff on imports from Switzerland to the US, the industry’s largest market. [...]

EU Weighs Ethanol Ban Over Cancer Fears

The EU is considering classifying ethanol, an ingredient used in many hand sanitisers, as a dangerous substance that increases the risk of cancer, the Financial Times reported. [...]

Kenvue Urges FDA to Reject Request for Autism Warning on Tylenol

Kenvue Inc. urged US regulators to deny a request warning against Tylenol’s use during pregnancy, laying out the most detailed defense of its biggest product after Trump administration officials tied [...]

Why Kering Gave Up on Beauty

The French luxury giant has put aside its ambitions of running beauty in-house. Despite having an enviable stable of brands, the complexity of the business and mounting debt meant it [...]

True Classic Launches Women, Kids Lines

The men’s T-shirt maker is introducing a line of tees, hoodies and joggers for women and kids later this month, less than a year after closing its first funding round [...]

How Executives Are Thinking About AI

At The Business of Fashion’s roundtable in Milan, executive members and the editorial team explored how fashion businesses are approaching the rapidly evolving, often mysterious and sometimes controversial topic of [...]

Rethinking the Art World | How Shifting Power Centres Are Redrawing the Art Map

Paris’ Brexit boost, the economic might of Asia and soft power moves in the Middle East have undone the longtime dominance of New York and London. [...]

Rethinking the Art World | Editor’s Letter

BoF is ramping up its nascent coverage of the art world with a special package on how the sector is being reshaped by new power centres, new forms of patronage, [...]

Inside Amazon’s Strategic Expansion Into Luxury Fashion and Beauty

Jenny Freshwater, vice president of fashion and fitness at Amazon, discusses the company’s strategic offering for luxury businesses and how it collaborates with brands to strengthen their broader retail strategies [...]

Think Landing a Job Is Hard? Try Having ‘DEI’ on Your Resumé

Having DEI experience on a resumé can feel like a scarlet letter in an already difficult job market. [...]

H&M Lines Up First Bond in Two Years After Bumper Earnings

The bond sale comes just weeks after the fast-fashion retailer’s shares surged following better-than-expected quarterly earnings. [...]

Kering Workers in Italy to Strike Over ‘Unilateral Decisions’ by the Company

Unions cited the company’s alleged unwillingness to engage in dialogue over issues such as remote working. [...]

WeightWatchers Partners With Amazon on Weight-Loss Drug Delivery

The partnership will leverage the retailer's fast delivery for medications including injectable GLP-1 obesity treatments to WeightWatchers members, the telehealth firm said. [...]

Dsquared2 to Lay Off 40 Employees as Fashion Downturn Hits

The Milan-based fashion label cites “profound and complex challenges” in its decision to make the staff cuts. [...]

Hyères Fashion Festival Awards Top Prize to Lucas Emilio Brunner

The Swiss-Chilean designer took top honours at the 40th edition of the festival, which operated in a condensed three-day format this year. [...]

Fire at Airport Cargo Complex Disrupts Bangladesh’s Garment Exports

Losses are expected to run into millions of dollars, according to industry leaders. [...]

Japanese Beauty Group Finetoday Postpones Tokyo IPO

Finetoday, Shiseido’s personal care division that was spun off as its own company in 2021, has cancelled its second IPO attempt in two years citing market conditions. [...]

Gold Is Pricier Than Ever. Jewellers Are Getting Creative.

With gold at historic highs, designers are trading in 18 carat for sterling silver, silk cords and lab-grown diamonds — reshaping the definition of fine jewellery along the way. [...]

Exclusive: Aaron Esh Joins AllSaints as Chief Creative Officer

The appointment is a boost for one of London Fashion Week’s key young talents. [...]

The Future of Digital Customer Experience in Fashion and Beauty

Managing the customer journey across an expanding array of digital and physical touchpoints has never been more complex. BoF’s latest knowledge report, in partnership with Braze, explores what it takes [...]

L’Oréal to Acquire Kering Beauty Portfolio for $4.6 Billion

The companies announced on Sunday that L’Oréal will acquire Kering’s beauty brands and licenses for its fashion house names, including Gucci. [...]

This Week: Luxury’s Moment of Truth Arrives

LVMH opened the earnings season with some positive signs; now the rest of the industry prepares to pile in. [...]

Thieves Steal ‘Priceless’ Jewels From Paris’ Louvre

Thieves broke into the Museum through a window on Sunday, leading to the museum’s closure for the day. [...]

Kering Plans to Sell $4 Billion Beauty Division to L’Oréal

A deal would be an early move by new Kering CEO Luca de Meo to revive the luxury giant’s fortunes. [...]

Luxury Crosses Fingers for a Rebound

LVMH’s results and the subsequent share price rally seem to be more a reflection of hope than concrete evidence of a luxury rebound, writes Imran Amed. [...]

The BoF Podcast | Kenya’s Katungulu Mwendwa on Building a Made-in-Africa Brand

From Nairobi to the BoF 500, designer Katungulu Mwendwa explains why making locally matters, how to design ‘everyday armour’ people will keep for years and what global buyers must change [...]

How to Bring the Joy Back to Fashion Marketing

Moncler’s autumn campaign, featuring actors and long-time friends Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, struck an emotional chord with audiences by showcasing true friendship. [...]

The Frayed Edge: Regulators Take a ‘Business First’ Approach to Sustainability

Europe is pushing ahead with moves to water down flagship sustainability rules in a bid to boost competitiveness, while Italian lawmakers are looking at ways to protect ‘Made in Italy’ [...]

Bringing Back the Bombshell

The beauty looks from the 2025 Victoria’s Secret show, by Pat McGrath and Jawara Wauchope, championed lip gloss and big hair in what felt like a return to the mass [...]

Exclusive: Jessica Simpson Wants Back in the Beauty Game

Three years ago, the pop star saved her eponymous fashion and beauty brand from bankruptcy. Now she’s launching a new scent — and announcing her reentry into the multibillion-dollar beauty [...]

The Kicks You Wear: An Inside Look At The Book on Michael Jordan

A chat with author Adam Bradley about “Air Jordan,“ the book he wrote with Assouline and Jordan Brand about Michael Jordan, himself. [...]

Art Market Sees Glimmers of Hope During London’s Frieze Week

An emerging generation of artists and gallerists is injecting a sense of fresh optimism and excitement into the UK market. [...]

UK’s Asos in Talks With German Authorities Over Customs Duty Claims

The British fast-fashion retailer is in talks with German customs authorities over a legal dispute regarding underpaid import duties. [...]

Trump Vows Lower Ozempic Prices, Novo Nordisk Shares Dip

Novo Nordisk shares fell as much as 6.4 percent in early Friday trading after the US President signalled the price of the Danish drugmaker’s weight-loss drugs would be lowered. [...]

Will Fashion Brands Strike Gold This Diwali?

Global brands are betting that glittering campaigns and festive designs will tempt Indian shoppers to look past economic headwinds and splurge during a key spending period in the retail calendar. [...]

Fashion Is Already Preparing for Gen Beta

Obviously, it’ll be a long time before the generation — born starting in 2025 into a world of AI and rapid change — will have an impact on the industry. [...]

Hermès Men’s Artistic Director Véronique Nichanian Steps Down

The designer, who led the brand for 37 years, will present her last collection in January, a spokesperson for Hermès has confirmed. [...]

Harry’s Owner Mammoth Brands Acquires Baby Care Line Coterie

The premium baby care brand will join a portfolio that includes shaving line Flamingo and deodorant maker Lume. [...]

BoF Careers Community Event: Meeting Fashion and Beauty Employee Needs

BoF Careers brought together HR executives from the likes of Louis Vuitton, The Estée Lauder Companies, Christian Dior Couture, Cartier, Pomellato, Polène and Sephora to an intimate presentation and cocktail [...]

Ulta Beauty Names New Chief Financial Officer

Christopher DelOrefice, who joins the US beauty retailer from Becton Dickinson & Company, will assume the role effective December 2025. [...]

Full Coverage: Kylie’s Comeback; Kenvue’s Woes

This week is all about two very different American beauty stories: one looking at its past, the other confronting its future. [...]

Riz Ahmed, Luca Guadagnino, DJ Black Coffee and June Sarpong to speak at BoF VOICES 2025

Riz Ahmed, Luca Guadagnino, DJ Black Coffee and June Sarpong are amongst the latest confirmed speakers for BoF’s annual gathering for big thinkers, now in its tenth year. [...]

Armani Names Deputy Managing Director and Long-time Giorgio Armani Ally as CEO

Giuseppe Marsocci, who has been with Armani for 23 years, takes over as the company searches for a buyer. [...]

Nestlé to Cut 16,000 Jobs

The world’s largest packaged food company, and parent of supplement brands like Vital Proteins, will winnow its workforce over the next two years to cut costs and win back investor [...]

Exclusive: Former Circ Executive Luke Henning Named Bio-Based Fur Startup BioFluff’s Interim CEO

Henning is stepping in to lead the next-gen materials business as it looks to raise $2.5million to fund commercial expansion. [...]

KAWS to take centre stage at second edition of Manar Abu Dhabi

The exhibition will include 23 works across four locations, all under the theme of The Light Compass [...]

View from the top: Pompeii’s rich and powerful added grand towers to their homes, study suggests

A team has used 3D reconstructions of lost buildings to gain insight on the richness of life above ground in the ancient city [...]

‘Culture at the heart of global change’: J Paul Getty Trust and World Economic Forum to join forces during Art Basel Paris

Creators working at the junction of art, technology and business will take part in a “cultural table” in room at the Meurice hotel where Pablo Picasso and Olga Khokhlova held [...]

Philanthropy rules: how the private sector is supporting France’s national culture

Amid continued political upheaval and budget cuts, corporate foundations are plugging the funding gap [...]

Actor Gene Hackman's art collection and original paintings head to auction

Bonhams will offer art, movie memorabilia and personal effects that belonged to the Hollywood star, who died in February 2025 [...]

Disgraced Miami art dealer tries his hand at selling Labubus—or are they 'Lafufus'?

Les Roberts, who was charged with selling fake Warhols in April, recently opened a store called Labubu Headquarters [...]

‘Be really great. No alternative’: what Mary Boone has learned from a half-century in the art world

The dealer’s first curatorial project since her release from prison re-examines the art boom of the 1980s, when she cemented her place in the market [...]

Must-see shows during Art Basel Paris 2025

From Turner winner Helen Marten at Palais d’Iéna, to Gerhard Richter at Fondation Louis-Vuitton [...]

British Museum ball disrupted by climate protestor demanding end to BP sponsorship

The protestor took to the stage in the midst of a speech by the museum's chair of trustees, George Osborne [...]

Artists should receive retrospective payments for works used to train AI, arts organisations say

The organisations, which together represent more than 100,000 visual artists, have issued a fresh call for an end to the unauthorised scraping of copyrighted visual works [...]

Larry Gagosian is revisiting his love for Rubens—bringing a $7m painting to Art Basel Paris

The dealer is showing a depiction of the Christian holy family at his fair booth, three decades after he hosted a show on the Old Master in New York [...]

Bonhams sold to Pemberton Asset Management—leading to overhaul of leadership team

The auction house has been acquired for an undisclosed fee, two years after previous owner Epiris tried to float it for $1bn [...]

Louvre heist sparks cross-party ire amid reports of ‘persistent delays’ to security updates

Politicians and unions have criticised the government after the world’s most visited museum was robbed in broad daylight on Sunday [...]

Look what she made them do: Taylor Swift fans descend on German museum

Swifties have been arriving in droves to catch a glimpse of Friedrich Heyser's Ophelia, which appears in a recent music video by the showgirl superstar [...]

Show at the Barnes Foundation charts Henri Rousseau's rise from mockery to acclaim

The Philadelphia survey shows that there was more to this “naive” artist [...]

At a Los Angeles exhibition, contemporary artists face off with decommissioned Confederate statues

The show at the Brick and the Museum of Contemporary Art addresses the US’s fraught racial history—featuring decommissioned Confederate monuments alongside works by Kara Walker, Leonardo Drew, Torkwase Dyson and [...]

San Francisco’s Museum of the African Diaspora marks 20 years with a show about Blackness and the cosmos

For the occasion, the institution has also remodelled its lobby and put together a separate exhibition looking back at its history [...]

London edition of Dallas Invitational set to open at former US embassy in 2026

The Eero Saarinen-designed building will host around 15 galleries during next year's Frieze week [...]

Christie’s and Sotheby’s auctions offer some solace, but market remains wary

Peter Doig’s ‘Ski Jacket’ soared over its estimate to achieve £106.9m at Christie’s, but overall lower estimates and price corrections revealed a mixed picture [...]

‘We’re in it for the long term’: Frieze chief discusses Abu Dhabi Art fair takeover

The evolution of Abu Dhabi’s art ecosystem has been “many years in the making” [...]

Frieze London diary: art historical speed dating and frozen faeces

Plus: Tracey Emin and Nicholas Cullinan get confessional and Kate Bush gets artists running up that hill [...]

Artist Gao Zhen, detained in China since August 2024, is in deteriorating health, supporters warn

The 69-year-old artist, known for satiric works made in collaboration with his brother, has been charged with “slandering China’s heroes and martyrs” [...]

Double-edged sword: arms and armour play a small—but mighty—role at Frieze Masters

Quirky items, from crossbows to Bronze Age spearheads, can be found at the fair [...]

Shifting the dial: new fair Echo Soho celebrates women-run galleries

The inaugural edition, taking place in Soho Revue's residency space, features 12 gallerists [...]

Young at art: inside Frieze London's Focus section

Our pick of the best stands in the section devoted to galleries up to 12 years old [...]

Sound and vision: artists take to the decks for Peter Doig’s Serpentine show

The painter’s latest exhibition includes a vintage sound system, through which Doig and a roster of his famous friends, including Brian Eno and David Byrne, will play their favourite tracks [...]

‘Wear layers and chic waterproof shoes’: Cherry Cheng on the art she collects, the London food she loves and how she survives Frieze week

The perfumer who began her career in the art world describes two very different dining experiences and why she keeps returning to a portrait in the Musée d’Orsay [...]

Tanoa Sasraku: ‘I don’t see that the work needs to live forever’

The multimedia artist has been experimenting with techniques, including using a sunbed, to create works that change and decay at a pace that mirrors human ageing [...]

‘Like a carefully choreographed performance’: meet the logistics professionals who bring art fairs to life

From re-assembling a baby T. rex skeleton and digging a hole in Regent’s Park to wrangling a kinetic credit-card snaffler, no challenge is too great [...]

Is Art Basel Paris set to consume the original Swiss fair?

There is no doubt Paris is on a high, writes Georgina Adam, but there are several things that continue to make Basel distinctive [...]

The greatest Cypriot show in Florida: Ringling Museum opens its first permanent ancient-art gallery

The project has been almost 100 years in the making, when one of the Ringling brothers bought thousands of works from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and took them home [...]

'It's about world-making': Tavares Strachan on his expansive new Lacma exhibition

The artist sheds light onto his interdisciplinary approach to excavating "invisible" histories [...]

‘Hope within the ruins’: Gaza's culture workers on rebuilding after the ceasefire

As the truce between Israel and Hamas takes hold, Gazans begin to focus on reconstructing their homes and heritage [...]

A manure mystery: why did Van Gogh depict heaps of sand in a painting of his beloved Yellow House?

New research explains the curious piles which puzzle viewers in one of the artist's most popular paintings [...]

Altman Siegel, stalwart of San Francisco’s gallery scene for 16 years, will close

The gallery’s current exhibition by the Japanese painter Shinpei Kusanagi will be its last [...]

Frieze in London, Hypha Studios and a Renoir drawing for ‘The Great Bathers’—podcast

Ben Luke discusses the mood at Frieze with The Art Newspaper's art market editor, Kabir Jhala, explores the parallel art world that exists for unrepresented artists and catches up with [...]

Rare wooden Alexander Calder mobile heads to Christie’s

An early example of Calder’s most famous creations, the work carries a record estimate of $15m to $20m [...]

Cultural issues define the Greens and Reform, so what are their arts policies?

Zack Polanski, the new UK Green Party leader, has big plans for the culture sector, while Reform’s Nigel Farage is giving little away [...]

Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris opens epic Gerhard Richter retrospective

The 93-year-old German artist is showing 275 works, from his breakthrough photographic paintings of the 1960s to last year’s ink-cloud drawings [...]

Embracing independence: meet the artists giving galleries a swerve

A growing number of emerging and mid-tier artists are building their own networks, and using new channels to sell directly to collectors [...]

In the frame: photography comes to the fore at Frieze London and beyond

A medium once marginalised in the art world finds new momentum at the fair and in exhibitions across the capital [...]

From fossils to fine art: top sales at Frieze Masters London

The fair makes headway with the sale of a Triceratops skull on opening night [...]

Frieze London diary: hair at the fair, art takes the streets and dreamers hit the sheets

Plus: the surprising benefits of reindeer pelts and where to take selfies with nudes in socks [...]

‘Greater balance and fairness’ in stand pricing brings diverse galleries to Frieze London

The new pricing structure, introduced in last year in 2024, continues to encourage growth and participation [...]

Solidarity and shared optimism take centre stage at 1-54 fair in London

As excitement builds around the opening of the Museum of West African Art, Nigerian galleries are making the most of the moment—while under-represented voices are highlighted across the event [...]

Archaeologists from Costa Rica and Mexico restore ancient stone spheres at Unesco World Heritage site