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Victoria’s Secret Shareholder Wages High-Stakes Campaign to Oust Chair

Billionaire Brett Blundy, whose investment firm is the lingerie brand’s second biggest shareholder, is waging a campaign to oust the long-term chair, setting up a showdown at the company’s annual [...]

For Some Brands, Pride Month Is Sexy Again

Labels like Away and Levi’s have moved on from bland rainbows to more daring takes on Pride month. [...]

BoF Professional Launches Knowledge Partnership, Transforming Intelligence Into Action

The Business of Fashion has introduced the BoF Professional Knowledge Partnership, a premium offering for teams that transforms BoF’s market-leading journalism into tailored intelligence and actionable strategic insight. [...]

Inside Farfetch’s Strategy for a New Era of Luxury Experience

Farfetch’s chief commercial officer unpacks the strategy behind Farfetch First, the luxury e-commerce company’s newly launched service designed to elevate its customer experience — and empower a global community of [...]

The Debrief | Fashion’s Ozempic Reckoning

As GLP-1 drugs reshape consumers’ bodies at unprecedented scale, BoF’s Diana Pearl and Brennan Kilbane examine how fashion and beauty brands are adapting to a profound shift in size, fit [...]

Ashley’s Frasers Offers to Buy Hugo Boss in $3.1 Billion Deal

Frasers already owns a roughly 26 percent stake in Hugo Boss. [...]

Can Beauty Crack the World Cup?

As football becomes the next big sporting event for beauty marketing, brands are rushing to activate around the global event — with varying levels of investment. [...]

Asics to Spin Off Onitsuka Tiger Sneaker Brand

The spin off comes as the 77-year-old Japanese shoe label enjoys a resurgence in popularity amid a tourism boom and growing global demand for retro sneakers. [...]

The Strategy Behind Nike’s Colossal World Cup Bet

A blockbuster spot featuring superstars from Kylian Mbappé to Kim Kardashian is just part of the US sportswear giant’s huge bet on a blend of football and culture to connect [...]

T3 Names New CEO

Anne-Cécile Brilland, who joins the brand from IGK Hair, will lead the premium hair tools label alongside its co-founders. [...]

Why Brands Are Yielding Control to Creators Like Lyas on TikTok

From luxury brands and The Devil Wears Prada 2 to Willy Chavarria and Nothing, a growing list of names are courting the founder of La Watch Party. In a new [...]

Report: Boots Owner in Talks on Possible $10 Billion Sale

Private equity firm Sycamore Partners, which took ownership of the British pharmacy and beauty chain last year, has reportedly begun divestiture discussions. [...]

US Food and Drug Administration Approves New Sunscreen Filter

The US sunscreen market reaches a regulatory milestone as the FDA approves the first new UV filter for wide industry use since 1999. [...]

Chanel Taps Cartier Veteran to Lead Next Era of Jewellery Design

Marie-Laure Cérède, who led the studios of both Cartier and Harry Winston in roles spanning jewellery and watchmaking, will ‘bring a new perspective to the Chanel codes’ as interest in [...]

Whey Protein Shortage Looms As Weight-Loss Drugs Soar

The growing popularity of weight-loss drugs has fuelled global demand for whey protein, sparking concerns among industry experts over a potential shortage. [...]

Why StockX Is Launching Live Shopping

The secondary market platform is adding a new live shopping service this summer where users will be able to sell everything from sneakers to electronics. Chief executive Greg Schwartz explains [...]

Worldview | Rethinking China’s Far-Flung Cities

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Kuwait’s buzzy beauty e-tailer, South Korea’s Gentle Monster and forced labour in Turkmenistan’s cotton industry. [...]

Christopher Bailey Leads Acquisition of English Potter Burleigh

The former chief creative officer and CEO of Burberry takes control of the 175-year-old company. [...]

New Balance’s India Partner to Introduce More Global Brands in Expansion

Brandman Retail plans to bring brands such as Salomon and Anta to the Indian market and more than quintuple its store count by 2028, betting on rising demand for global [...]

Opinion: Beauty Inflation Is Hair Care’s Opportunity

The beauty industry is experiencing a new wave of demand for affordable treats, and salon-grade hair treatments used at home are emerging as a key part of the trend, writes [...]

Do Retailer Exclusives Still Matter?

Vacation’s entry into Sephora after already securing wide distribution at Ulta Beauty, Target and Costco shows both the new landscape for omnichannel beauty and the limits of the world’s most [...]

Who Is Still Doing Deals in Fashion?

In a muted deal market, investors are prioritising predictable demand, proven brand strength or heritage brands with turnaround potential. [...]

At Communité, Discovery, Differentiation and the Future of Luxury Retail

Following the opening of two new retail concepts in Istanbul, Boyner Group chairman and CEO Cem Boyner sat down with BoF president Nick Blunden to unpack the forces shaping the [...]

Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Is Unlawful, US Judge Rules

Previous BoF analysis found hundreds of workers employed by dozens of fashion and beauty companies use the H-1B visa for skilled workers. [...]

UK Watchdog Begins Formal Review of EBay’s Purchase of Depop

The Competition and Markets Authority said it will decide whether to clear the deal or refer it for in-depth investigation by Aug. 6. [...]

Printemps Names Rémy Baume CEO

Printemps has appointed Rémy Baume its new chief executive, filling a position that had been vacant since September last year. Baume’s appointment is effective immediately, the French department store chain [...]

Prada Unveils New Garment for NASA

The inner-layer garment will be worn by NASA astronauts on their trip to the lunar surface, underscoring the brand’s push to be the first major luxury player to make inroads [...]

Novo Nordisk Looks Beyond Weight Loss to Longevity and Aesthetics

Novo's blockbuster drugs could pull it into buzzier areas of healthcare, chief executive Mike Doustdar said, as the Ozempic maker seeks to lessen its reliance on obesity and diabetes. [...]

Kai Nesselrath Named Design Director of Carven

Nesselrath, a designer from Anthony Vaccarello’s Saint Laurent studio, will present his debut runway collection for the ICCF-owned label at Paris Fashion Week in the autumn. [...]

Why Filipino Beauty Is Taking Over the World

The rise of ‘P-beauty,’ coinciding with more cultural exports from the Philippines, is pushing homegrown brands and trends into the crowding global beauty market. [...]

Men’s Fashion Media Plots Its Next Era

Editors are betting on deeper storytelling, industry access and new personalities as they compete for eyeballs with online creators. [...]

The Multibillion Dollar Battle for a Fragmented World Cup

More teams, more countries and a massive push into the American mainstream. Here is how sportswear giants and fashion houses are lining up. [...]

Zegna Lands in Los Angeles With ‘Villeggiatura’-Wear

Designer Alessandro Sartori tapped the Italian concept of retreating to a seaside or countryside villa for a cultured take on vacation dressing as the brand aims to extend its winning [...]

Saks Wins Approval to Exit Bankruptcy After Reorganising

Under Saks Global’s plan, which US bankruptcy judge Alfredo Perez called ‘an extraordinary result,’ the company will reduce its funded debt from $3.4 billion to about $1.2 billion. [...]

America’s K-Shaped Market May Not Be What It Seems

The recent success of retailers from Coach to Zara may be powered by the surprising resilience of America’s middle class, many of whom have moved up, not down, the economic [...]

The BoF Podcast | Conner Ives Is Building a Business With Instinct

From Central Saint Martins to the viral success of “Protect The Dolls,” Conner Ives joins Imran Amed to discuss what it takes to build an independent fashion label in today’s [...]

Nike’s World Cup Takeover Is Off to a Hot Start

Nike’s new World Cup ad brings a jolt of star power like LeBron James and Kim Kardashian to go along with the football royalty featured. But can it boost the [...]

L’Oréal Scents World’s First AI Art Museum

The beauty conglomerate has become the founding ‘olfactory’ partner of Dataland, embracing the technology that L’Oréal’s Cyril Chapuy calls the ‘luxury of tomorrow.’ [...]

For Beauty Brands, When Does Nostalgia Get Old?

Urban Decay’s recent eyeshadow relaunch shows that a product revival can spur business momentum — the question is, how far? [...]

The Wellness Industry Finds Its Next Target: New Mums

From daily vitamins to luxury recovery retreats, brands are racing to meet the needs of women navigating the transition into motherhood. [...]

Peloton Acquires Pilates Startup Skōp In Growing Wellness Push

The US exercise equipment company acquired Pilates-focused startup Skōp as it looks to expand its offerings and attract new users amid a broader turnaround effort. [...]

Zara’s Elevation Push Lands in London

The Spanish fast-fashion giant’s newly renovated, tech-enabled Bond Street flagship reflects its steady effort to elevate its image as it works to set itself apart from lower-priced rivals. [...]

Lululemon Trims Outlook, Adding Pressure Ahead of New CEO

The weak guidance adds to pressure on Lululemon’s management, which is contending with increased competition from upstart brands and product issues. [...]

Who Will Survive Luxury’s Post-Growth Era?

Disposals, store closures, blurry financial guidance… Decision-makers at LVMH, Kering, Ferragamo and Burberry are no longer betting on a return to the industry’s boom years. [...]

A Mid-Year M&A Check-In

Priya Rao parses the current state of beauty deals with a spotlight on Waldencast’s sale of Obagi Medical. [...]

Why Beauty Brands Can’t Afford to Ignore TikTok Shop

The platform is now a top e-tailer for cosmetics, skincare and hair care, and smart legacy and indie brands are increasingly being lured by its proposition. [...]

OTB Takes Full Control of Viktor & Rolf

The Italian fashion group behind Diesel and Maison Margiela is taking full ownership of the avant-garde haute couture house, acquiring the remaining 30 percent it didn’t already own. Founders Viktor [...]

Inside the Push Towards Footwear Manufacturing in Portugal

BoF and APICCAPS convened designers, brand leaders, and sourcing executives at The Hotel Chelsea in New York City to examine why Portugal has become a compelling answer to the supply [...]

Can Fashion Move Beyond Vanity Metrics?

Visibility matters, but as metrics like ‘media impact value’ come under scrutiny, analytics providers including Launchmetrics and CreatorIQ are evolving their toolsets to measure brand moments beyond impressive-sounding numbers that [...]

Five Top CEOs Will Take the Stage at BoF VOICES 2026

In five separate, in-depth conversations, Kering’s Luca de Meo, LVMH’s Sidney Toledano, Levi’s Michelle Gass, Tapestry’s Joanne Crevoiserat and Saks Global’s Geoffroy van Raemdonck will share their strategies at BoF’s [...]

Influential art world figure Joe Hage moves from the shadows to take top billing

The founder of Heni art services is behind a major Barbara Hepworth show at London's Courtauld Gallery [...]

‘Marks that speak across time’: rock carvings and drawings discovered in Oman

A newly discovered archaeological site has revealed a massive rock face covered in art that is believed to be ancient [...]

Paris exhibition explores the vanishing worlds of photographer Madeleine de Sinéty

Survey at the Jeu de Paume shows the prolific photographer's images of rural life and urban gentrification in France and the US [...]

Comment | Georg Baselitz's final exhibition is a warning that history is repeating itself

Since the opening of the late German artist's Venice show, events at the Biennale and the result of the UK's council elections have continued to expose art's vulnerability to politics [...]

Former director of Rio’s Museu de Arte Moderna ordered to pay breach-of-contract fine

Shortly before his departure from the museum, Fábio Szwarcwald had publicly stated that it lacked fire insurance between 2006 and 2022, which the museum claims undermined its credibility [...]

Shipwrecks linked to the ‘golden age of piracy’ discovered in the Bahamas

Three sunken pirate ships, one of which may have belonged to Henry Every, were recently found in Nassau Harbour [...]

New film about Leonora Carrington blends fact with fiction

‘Leonora in the Morning Light’ is a time-jumping look at the feminist Surrealist’s life [...]

Independent 20th Century adds 75% more exhibitors as it moves to the Breuer Building

The fair's first edition at Sotheby’s landmark Madison Avenue home will feature an expanded roster of international galleries [...]

International organisations and Lebanese culture ministry issue warnings amid Israeli capture of Beaufort Castle and strikes on Tyre

Unesco has increased support following confirmed damage to protected archaeological sites across southern Lebanon [...]

National Galleries of Scotland announces £56m funding boost for V&A East Storehouse-like gallery in Edinburgh

The Art Works is a central feature of the NGS’s 2026-30 strategic plan, which focuses on improving access to Scotland’s national art collection [...]

Victoria and Albert Museum to bring Istanbul to London in upcoming exhibition

Charting the Turkish city's history through the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, the V&A claims that the show will be “the first exhibition in the UK to tell this story in [...]

The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC receives largest gift in museum’s history

The Washington, DC institution has received a $15m gift from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation, the bulk of which will go to shoring up its finances, infrastructure, staffing, conservation and digital [...]

Gaudí goes viral: Sagrada Familia tower inauguration livestreamed on TikTok

The Spanish cathedral will create a TikTok Live of the Pope’s blessing of the Tower of Jesus Christ on 10 June [...]

A brush with... Lisa Yuskavage—podcast

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

Wallace Chan exhibitions pair intricate sculptures with Venetian heritage

The Hong Kong jeweller and sculptor unveils parallel installations at Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo and Santa Maria della Pietà, linking mythology, sacred architecture and cosmology [...]

Artists create Fifa World Cup posters denouncing presence of US immigration agents

The “No Ice in the Cup” campaign is using art to protest US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents' planned deployment to the football tournament [...]

New photography museum in Cincinnati foregrounds the medium’s democratic power

The new FotoFocus Center gives the city’s popular photography biennial a permanent presence and an inclusive mandate [...]

Mexico City museum with world's richest collection of Kahlo and Rivera works reopens after years of controversy

The Museo Dolores Olmedo is welcoming visitors again after a six-year-long closure during which plans were floated to relocate its prized collection [...]

Jarvis Cocker’s ‘hodge podge’: Pulp frontman to curate art exhibition

The English musician will co-organise a show at the UK's Hepworth Wakefield next year [...]

Legacy dealer Marianne Rosenberg unearths family archive for New York show

Giacomo Manzù: The Artist and his Dealer explores the decades-long relationship between the Italian artist and Rosenberg's father [...]

MoMA exhibition will examine Mondrian’s time in New York and love of boogie woogie music

The exhibition, opening in March 2027, will pair one of MoMA’s prized possessions, “Broadway Boogie Woogie”, with “Victory Boogie Woogie” on loan from the Netherlands [...]

New digital archive reconstructs Leonardo da Vinci manuscripts for the first time in four centuries

The director of the Museo Galileo, which has led the Leonardotheka project, says it sets a “compelling precedent for how cultural institutions can and must retain intellectual ownership of their [...]

Stoke-on-Trent—the UK's home of ceramics—seeks emergency funds for crumbling heritage

Without urgent action, “the unique value of the landscape could be lost forever”, city council’s chief executive warns [...]

AI cultural platform Artlas expands pilots as founder argues institutions need trusted AI tools

The app generates personalised experiences for visitors to museums and institutions [...]

Remembering Julio Le Parc, a pioneer of kinetic art

The Argentine-born, Paris-based artist, who died at age 97, had been hoping to attend the opening of his retrospective at Tate Modern next week [...]

Inaugural Medina Triennial transforms small village in upstate New York

More than 100 works by an international lineup of artists respond to the historic village along the Erie Canal [...]

‘Fodder for the vain’: Veterans, preservationists and public speak out against Trump’s arch

Despite the vocal testimony against the project, the National Capital Planning Commission voted overwhelmingly in favour of the arch [...]

Chairman of Trump’s US Commission of Fine Arts participates in ‘Russian Davos’

Rodney Mims Cook Jr, the chairman of the commission overseeing Trump's makeover of Washington, DC is the first US official to attend in nearly a decade—and spoke on a panel [...]

Come together: how London galleries are making it work in the capital

As rising costs and a softer market force dealers to rethink their strategies, galleries across the capital are experimenting with new business models [...]

Nazi-looted Georg Kolbe fountain breaks German artist's auction record

Dancer’s Fountain sold for €4m, after it was returned by the artist's museum to the heirs of Jewish collector Heinrich Stahl [...]

Yemen heritage, US flags at the National Gallery in Washington, Felix Gonzalez-Torres—podcast

In this week's episode, Ben Luke learns about cultural heritage at risk in Yemen, speaks to E. Carmen Ramos on the new American flag exhibition at the National Gallery of [...]

Photographs of Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson’s shared studio go on show in London

Black-and-white images taken by Paul Laib are being exhibited at the Courtauld Gallery [...]

Philadelphia opens its Van Gogh Sunflowers display with a very rare loan from London’s National Gallery

“A Symphony in Blue and Yellow” raises intriguing questions about how the artist wanted to present his masterpieces [...]

Marjane Satrapi, French-Iranian graphic novelist, dies at 56

Best known for her graphic novel Persepolis and its award-winning film adaption, Satrapi died in Paris on 4 June from “sadness” following her husband's recent death [...]

A Kennedy-connected Stiehl box and a pair of Van Huysum still-lifes: our pick of the June auctions

Plus a Maynard Dixon painting owned by Diane Keaton and a William Morris working combining cave art and glass [...]

Comment | Farewell, Los Angeles’s ‘punk’ Box gallery

The Chinatown stalwart championed overlooked artists, from Barbara T. Smith to Wally Hedrick [...]

Museums across North America hope to score with World Cup programmes

Institutions in host nations Mexico, Canada and the US are capitalising on the Fifa tournament [...]

Comment | As Pace slashes business, could shrinking be the next growth model?

Constant expansion and rising prices in the primary market necessary for a mega gallery are "unfixable", says chief executive Marc Glimcher [...]

More than 100 artists threaten legal action against Venice Biennale

The artists claim the organisers did not respond to their request for removal from the Visitors' Lions prize vote, which the Biennale disputes [...]

Miami Beach’s Bass Museum of Art hires Philippe Vergne as artistic director and chief curator

Vergne, who is currently the director of the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, previously held leadership roles at the Dia Art Foundation and Moca Los Angeles [...]

London Gallery Weekend 2026: our critics pick their top shows

With over 120 galleries across the UK capital participating in this year's London Gallery Weekend, our critics have chosen their top 20 shows to guide you through the weekend [...]

Quentin Blake’s sprawling Centre for Illustration to launch in London

The hub, housed in complex of industrial buildings in north London, will showcase illustration and graphics by the celebrated British artist and many others [...]

Gaudí’s Sagrada Família finally shakes off its ‘incompletable’ tag, as Pope prepares to inaugurate its tallest tower

Long considered forever unfinishable due to its extreme complexity and the loss of its architect’s original plans, the Barcelona basilica’s 14th tower has now been completed [...]

Call my agent: why artist management companies are making a comeback

A spate of new organisations are challenging traditional gallery models to support artists in different ways [...]

JR's wrapped Pont Neuf installation in Paris damaged in storm

The opening of the French street artist's newest public work and tribute to Christo and Jeanne-Claude has now been delayed [...]

Venice verdicts: art world figures give their thoughts on the 2026 Biennale

From Tai Shani to Ekow Eshun, seven leading art world figures reflect on Koyo Kouoh’s In Minor Keys, the main exhibition, as well as the national pavilions and other collateral [...]

Bringing history to life: Abu Dhabi’s Zayed National Museum is becoming a major research hub

The landmark institution uses experimental methodologies and cross-discipline collaborations to bring people closer to the UAE’s past—and to encourage the historians of the future [...]

Comment | Furore over ‘colourised’ Ansel Adams photo reflects problems with the art market, not AI

The issues raised by the dealer James Danziger’s AI-generated photo are profoundly and irrevocably human [...]

Colorado passes law giving artists new legal and fiscal tools

The bill, signed into law by the governor on 2 June, allows artists to create companies to help them monetise their labour and retain intellectual property rights [...]

June Book Bag: from the street art of JR to a behind-the-scenes look at the Venice Biennale

Our round-up of the latest art publications [...]

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