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Louise Trotter’s Bottega Veneta was lighter and more clearly expressed the designer’s signature. Also: Angelo Flaccavento reports on Ferragamo, Dolce & Gabbana and Act No. 1. [...]

Has Demna Solved Gucci’s Identity Crisis?

For the last twelve months, the designer has played therapist to the brand’s ‘multiple personality disorder.’ This latest session for Spring/Summer 2027 was a breakthrough. [...]

Milan Day Four: Fashion for the People

Gucci, Moschino, Tod’s, Institution and The Attico each offered their vision of fashion for the people as commercial pressures put the customer squarely in focus, Angelo Flaccavento writes. [...]

Bank of America Downgrades Nike as Investors Lose Faith in Its Turnaround

A Bank of America analyst downgraded shares of the sportswear maker to underperform from neutral, pushing back expectations of a sales turnaround to 2028. [...]

How Beauty Can Avoid Accidental Copycats

The manufacturer of the gel eye masks that broke the internet weighs in on why Fenty Beauty, Huda Beauty, and Glow Recipe announced the same product within a week. [...]

Why the Robots at Vogue World Hit a Nerve

The online backlash to the robots’ appearance at Vogue’s annual spectacle speaks to a larger feeling in fashion that AI and technology have become inescapable, despite worries they are a [...]

Edward Buchanan Opens New Creative Hub in Milan

A new space called The Situation will host exhibitions and residencies and provide resources to Black, queer and other under-represented creatives. [...]

Feed Me’s Emily Sundberg on How Fashion Underestimates Its Customers

The media entrepreneur joins Imran Amed on The BoF Podcast to discuss what it takes to earn readers' trust, and what fashion is missing about the people it most wants [...]

The Most Interesting Sneakers of 2026 Aren’t Really Sneakers

The ‘sneaker-of-the-year’ conversation has traditionally revolved around models that meet what most people consider a typical sneaker. In 2026, that conversation is shaping up differently. [...]

Fashion’s Climate Déjà Vu

At New York Climate Week, fashion again pledged to turn its talk into action, with the launch of a new coalition bringing together dozens of brands, manufacturers, retailers and innovators. [...]

Chanel Hires Lucia Pieroni to Lead Makeup, Raising Beauty Stakes

The veteran makeup artist, who has worked alongside Matthieu Blazy since his debut in 2025, will ‘bring a new perspective, reinforcing the vitality of Chanel Makeup,’ the company said. [...]

Why Luxury Shares Are (Mostly) Suffering

LVMH and Kering have seen their post-pandemic gains vanish and Hermès has taken a knock as investors question prospects for a sector rebound. Richemont’s climb, meanwhile, shows no sign of [...]

The Palestinian Sneaker Brand Trying to Turn Social Impact Into a Scalable Business

Resolute RGL has built a celebrity following for its luxury sneakers embellished with traditional tatreez embroidery. With $1.3 million in new funding and its first pop-up in New York, the [...]

Milan Day Three: Reality Bites Back

Marni toughened up, Max Mara leaned into pragmatism and Cavalli mined its past glory on a day when clothes, not spectacle, reclaimed the fashion week conversation, Angelo Flaccavento writes. [...]

Gucci’s New ‘Made in China’ Sneaker Breaks With Italian Tradition

Gucci said the manufacturing decision reflected particular technical needs. Some industry-watchers argue it could undermine the brand's high-end image. [...]

Are There Any New Ideas Anymore?

This week, Priya Rao dives into the rampant copycats in beauty — and no, she’s not talking about dupes. [...]

L’Oréal Joins Forces With Nykaa to Invest in Indian Beauty Brands

BOLD, the French conglomerate’s venture capital fund, will collaborate with retailer Nykaa to invest in the next generation of Indian beauty brands. [...]

Private Equity Firm Inflexion Invests in Manucurist

The European investor, which previously backed Medik8, has taken a 49 percent stake in the premium French nail line. [...]

What Does Italian Beauty Have To Prove?

At Milan Beauty Week, one of the world’s cosmetic manufacturing hubs demonstrated why ‘Made in Italy’ still matters with a new urgency. [...]

China’s Livestream ‘Lipstick King’ Confronts AI Disruption

For nearly a decade, Li Jiaqi has been the face of China’s livestream shopping industry, famed for selling billion dollars worth of beauty products. Despite slowing growth and artificial intelligence [...]

H&M Profit Rises on Tariff Refunds as Sales Remain Sluggish

US tariff refunds drove an increase operating profit, even as the fast-fashion retailer has struggled to deliver consistent sales growth. [...]

Why Fashion Is Betting on High-End Groceries

$50 bone broth and $20 smoothies have made the likes of Erewhon and Happier Grocery status symbols and buzzy marketing channels for fashion and beauty brands aiming to engage affluent [...]

Fashion’s Latest Obsession: The Grocery Store

Gourmet grocers have become an unlikely marketing partner for fashion and beauty brands looking to deliver novelty and experience in a crowded marketing landscape. BoF marketing correspondent Haley Crawford joins [...]

Inside BoF and Aldar’s London Fashion Week Celebration

Models Alton Mason and Adot Gak, designers Robert Wun, Edeline Lee, Saul Nash, Sinéad O’Dwyer and Patrick McDowell, and Alighieri founder Rosh Mahtani joined BoF and Aldar to celebrate London [...]

CFDA Vice Chair Aurora James Sued for Fraud

A Brooklyn-based creative agency is suing James and the Fifteen Percent Pledge, the nonprofit she founded, alleging $1 million in unpaid fees for production work on the organisation’s 2026 gala. [...]

Milan Day Two: The Dialogue Between Designer and Brand

Simone Bellotti brought a whisper of sedition to Jil Sander, while Maria Grazia Chiuri negotiated between Fendi’s vocabulary and her own. [...]

Arnault Clan to Change LVMH Holding Structure to Ensure Control

Under the plan, the world’s biggest luxury group will be controlled by one entity, Agache SCA, after Christian Dior SE, one of the current holding companies of LVMH, is delisted. [...]

JD Sports Says Nike Turnaround Is Only a Matter of Time

Dominic Platt, chief financial officer of the British sportswear retailer, told Reuters, ‘Much as there's a lot of talk ‌about Nike, it's still the most popular brand out there and [...]

Chanel Plans to Keep Investing in China Despite Demand Downturn

CEO Leena Nair pointed to the brand’s recent renovation of its Plaza 66 boutique in Shanghai, calling China ‘a market where the clients understand sophistication, refinement.’ [...]

Meta Expected to Unveil Smart Glasses Without Camera

Smart glasses have become a target of criticism in recent months amid growing concerns they can be used to record people without their consent. [...]

The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Morphe

After emerging from bankruptcy, the 2010s megabrand has quietly reshaped its makeup business for a new climate. To become a legacy label, it also needs to regain its place in [...]

Chinese Beauty Product Exports Surge Despite US Trade Dispute

While friction over soaring Chinese exports of cars and batteries forms the backdrop to this week's presidential summit, a boom in demand for accessories like hair extensions and acrylic nails [...]

H&M Founding Family Builds Stake as Turnaround Stumbles

The move is fueling speculation the billionaire Persson family could take the fast-fashion retailer private. [...]

Givenchy Names Alistair McCallum Chief Marketing Officer

The former Burberry and McQueen executive is reuniting with Givenchy creative director Sarah Burton. The LVMH-owned brand is also bringing in a new HR director from the group’s Americas unit. [...]

Has Fashion Fixed Its Italian Supply Chain Problems?

Luxury’s biggest brands have tightened supplier oversight since a sweatshops scandal threatened to taint their reputations, but critics say compliance efforts have stalled and little has been done to tackle [...]

Milan Day One: Fashion Formulas Put to the Test

The Milan shows kicked off with 63 skirts at Prada and Glenn Martens’ greatest hits at Diesel, reports Angelo Flaccavento. [...]

Vogue World Milan Aims to Turn Fashion Spectacle Into Big Business

Condé Nast is leaning into livestreamed events underwritten by fashion-adjacent sponsors as it looks to move its media brands into the digital age. [...]

Opinion: Your $30 Jeans Are Running Out of Cheap Power

Bangladesh’s garment miracle was built on its reserves of cheap gas. Keeping the magic going will require finding a way to live without it, writes Bloomberg’s David Fickling. [...]

Can Nike’s New ‘Supershoe’ Give It a Much-Needed Win?

The beleaguered sportswear giant is hoping its Alphafly 4 model will bring some added shine to one of the few bright spots in its portfolio: its running category. [...]

Record Global Fibre Production Pushes Fashion’s Environmental Footprint Higher

Planet-warming emissions associated with the raw materials used to make fashion, footwear and home textiles have risen 30 percent since 2019, according to a new report. [...]

The Korean Challenger Taking on Global Giants

Goodai is the latest indie breakout to toy with trading in the public markets. [...]

How a Bangladeshi Garment Maker Is Surviving a War-Fuelled Energy Crisis

Conflict in the Middle East is ratcheting up energy costs and hampering production in many of fashion's key production hubs. [...]

Worldview | India’s Tata Faces Boardroom Battle Over Potential IPO

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Saudi trade routes disrupted by regional conflict, the closure of Turkish denim mill Orta and Cue’s collapse in Australia. [...]

India’s Fitness Boom Lifts Sportswear Market

As style-conscious Indians flock to a growing number of gyms, sports clubs and marathons, global activewear brands are stepping up expansion to capitalise on changing attitudes towards health and exercise. [...]

Novo Nordisk Looks to Target Hair Loss in Consumer Push

The maker of Ozempic and Wegovy seeks to expand its direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical business as rival Eli Lilly outpaces in weight-loss drugs. [...]

On Targets High-Teens Growth Through 2029

The Swiss brand revealed its plan to keep up its momentum with new products in sports such as golf and its Mbappé-supported entry into football ahead of its investor day [...]

Why Storytelling Is Brands’ Biggest E-Commerce Advantage

The brands earning shopper attention online are investing in content and cultural moments that entertain before they sell, finds BoF Insights and Amazon Fashion & Sports’ latest report ‘Inside Fashion [...]

Reference Festival to Host ‘Freie Kunst’ Event at Art Basel Paris

The event runs from Oct. 22 to 25 and will mix participants from art, fashion, music and technology as part of the festival’s tradition of a ‘radical and unhinged exchange [...]

Opinion: Star Athletes, Not Brands, Now Call the Shots

Kylian Mbappé had it all at Nike. But in a new world order where superstar athletes wield more cultural influence than brands, that simply wasn’t enough to retain him, writes [...]

Birtwell Does Burberry

But Daniel Lee’s latest collection for the British stalwart ultimately felt youthful, maybe even a kissin’ cousin to Coach on the other side of the Atlantic, writes Tim Blanks. [...]

Switzerland’s Fondation Beyeler opens £109.7m expansion

The Basel institution has added three new structures designed by the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, while also extending its grounds [...]

Bogotá's Artbo fair remains boutique and local—is that enough?

Exhibitor numbers for the fair's 2026 edition are still down from pre-pandemic levels, and its collectors and galleries are largely from Colombia [...]

At The Armory Show, emerging galleries are clear-eyed about the risks and rewards of doing fairs

The fair’s Presents section for younger galleries, often among its most vibrant sectors, features bold stands organised by ambitious dealers who understand the costs of doing business [...]

Public art on parade in New York City this autumn

New York’s outdoor art landscape is full of surprises this season, from mounds of oysters on Governors Island and bathing birds near City Hall to a towering corn cob on [...]

Rare view into Tom Wesselmann’s studio for pop-up duo show with Tomokazu Matsuyama

The Pop pioneer's estate, with support from Almine Rech, has organised an intergenerational pairing of Wesselmann's Americana and Matsuyama's contemporary art-historical mashups [...]

Turner Prize 2026 opens in North Yorkshire at the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art

The exhibition featuring shortlisted artists Tanoa Sasraku, Marguerite Humeau, Simeon Barclay and Kira Freije opens to the public on 26 September [...]

The expanded Independent 20th Century fair offers abstraction of all stripes

True to the fair’s mission, many exhibitors are showing works by long-overlooked practitioners of abstract art [...]

Greek prime minister rejects British Museum suggestion that Bayeux Tapestry exhibition could serve as template for Parthenon Marbles deal

“Nobody would seriously contemplate cutting what survives of the tapestry in two and displaying half in London and half in Bayeux“, says Kyriakos Mitsotakis, “Yet that is exactly what happened [...]

Cezanne in Paris, Taryn Simon in New York, Magritte in London—podcast

In this week's episode, Ben Luke explores Cezanne's influence through a new exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris, Ben Sutton speaks to artist Taryn Simon on her Guggenheim show [...]

The astonishing story of Van Gogh collector Gertrud Dübi-Müller is finally celebrated in an exhibition at Switzerland’s Kunstmuseum Basel

She bought a Van Gogh portrait as early as 1908 as an orphaned teenager, and three years later became the first woman in her city to own a car [...]

‘It is not a political joke’: Ai Weiwei unveils 500 cast-iron combat helmets in Sydney

Titled “Mushrooms”, the work at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia reflects nations’ feeble responses to crises and the artist's uncertainty about the future [...]

London's Courtauld and National Portrait Gallery announce partnership for aspiring curators

The partnership will allow MA Curating students at the Courtauld Institute of Art to gain practical experience within the National Portrait Gallery [...]

Moca Los Angeles picks longtime public media executive as next director

Jonathan Abbott takes the helm at the museum after 15 years as chief executive of GBH in Boston [...]

Was this Pissarro painting—sold at Sotheby's in 2024—looted by Nazis? A Paris court deliberates

Heirs to Jewish banker Salomon Flavian claim they were not consulted before the sale, meanwhile Sotheby's argues the work may have not been forcibly taken at all [...]

Artists in Bogotá protest deep cuts to Colombia’s cultural budget

President Abelardo de la Espriella, who took office last month, has proposed a 30% slash in funding for the cultural ministry next year [...]

More than just fun and games at the Spring Break art fair in New York

Under the theme “Hide ’n Seek”, the show's latest Manhattan edition uses childhood whimsy to draw audiences into serious topics like colonialism, psychology and the destruction of the planet [...]

Painting believed to be a newly discovered Goya to go on show at Museo del Prado in 2028

Spain’s culture ministry says “everything seems to indicate” that a painting owned by the gallerist Artur Ramon is an unknown work by the Spanish master [...]

Comment | Why drones are a game-changer for archaeologists protecting heritage sites

As climate change and development place growing pressure on archaeological sites, drones are providing a faster, cheaper way to track damage and guide conservation efforts [...]

Florence exhibition celebrates the beauty of art that has been broken into pieces

The show at Palazzo Strozzi—a collaboration with the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC—focuses on damaged works spanning 4,500 years [...]

Art made with human hair from ‘the Louvre of hairwork’ comes to Brooklyn

The Morbid Anatomy Library has acquired dozens of unique pieces from the recently shuttered Leila’s Hair Museum in Missouri [...]

Steven Shearer wins Audain Prize, one of Canada’s top art awards

The Vancouver-based painter and photoconceptualist will receive $71,000 [...]

Lucia Laguna, Brazilian painter of verdant and fragmented cityscapes, has died, aged 85

Laguna, who only started painting after retiring from her teaching career, started to achieve success when she was in her 60s [...]

Giant Diego Rivera sculpture on Mexico City’s Olympic stadium to be restored

The restoration of Rivera’s work launches a multi-year initiative to preserve public art on the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México campus [...]

AI can strengthen human connections to museums, report suggests

Remuseum’s latest report explores the role of artificial intelligence in US art institutions, highlighting five areas where the technology can be particularly impactful [...]

Why one of Berlin's hottest young galleries has relocated to London

A real-estate crisis, fraught politics, and a market downturn have all factored into Heidi's move [...]

Yves Goldstein to depart as director-general of Brussel's upcoming Kanal museum immediately following opening weekend

“The parties acknowledge a difference of opinion regarding the future of Kanal,” says a statement from the cabinet of Boris Dilliès, the recently-appointed leader of the regional government [...]

British Museum bans visitors from photographing Bayeux Tapestry

Some ticket holders have reportedly been turned away from the exhibition because previous visitors had taken too long taking photos [...]

Large-scale projection on Brooklyn Bridge calls attention to marine life off the coast of New York City

The Australian American artist Anita Glesta’s installation will transform the storied overpass for two nights this month to raise awareness of Hudson Canyon’s rich ecosystem [...]

Floating synagogue installation in Venice destroyed by harsh winds—but artist plans to ‘begin again’

Anna Kamyshan says she intends to “accept what I could not control” after the work, intended to symbolise both uncertainty and hope, was torn apart by a squall [...]

From ailing cooling systems to toxic chemicals, a museum tour shines a light on the effects of austerity

To drive home the impact of stagnant support for arts and culture, the Museum of Vancouver is offering “austerity tours” of its aging campus [...]

BBC art dealing game show reveals 'crisis of commodification' facing galleries

What is the future for the art market when monetary value trumps aesthetic value? [...]

Art Institute of Chicago restitutes Metzinger painting sold in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam

The 1913 painting, “Woman With a Fan”, was one of a number of paintings from the Lewenstein collection to be auctioned in 1940 under unclear circumstances [...]

Comment | AI can't beat my art detective skills yet—but if it does I have a plan B

Google Lens couldn't identify my recently acquired 17th-century portrait this time—but if the machines do take over, there are some art jobs it surely can't replace [...]

Hockney works to the fore at British Art Fair

The event, started in 1988 and one of London's oldest art fairs, returns to the Saatchi Gallery this week with over 70 exhibitors [...]

Mauritshuis to restitute 17th-century Dutch painting after research reveals it belonged to renowned Jewish dealer

The painting has been linked to Jacques Goudstikker, many of whose works were transported to Germany without his widow’s permission [...]

U-Haul Art Fair’s fleet doubles in size for next New York outing

The truck-based fair’s latest edition, coinciding with The Armory Show, will feature 20 exhibitors [...]

Christie’s will stage second anime and manga auction after debut sale outperformed expectations

In October, the auction house will once again tap into the US boom of Japanese popular culture with a sale centred on Dragon Ball, Pokémon, Sailor Moon and Studio Ghibli [...]

Paul Cezanne’s influence on generations of artists laid bare in Parisian exhibition

A landmark exhibition traces the French artist’s impact on painters ranging from Pablo Picasso to Peter Doig [...]

Santiago Sierra’s latest piece, a non-stop reading of names of Palestinians killed since 1948, opens in London

Organised by A/POLITICAL, the continuous reading by Arabic speakers will be open to the public, as well as available to view via livestream [...]

Sylvie in Paris? Netflix star to lead weekend rehang at this year's Art Basel Paris

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, best known to Anglophone audiences from the hit series Emily in Paris, will ‘art-direct’ the French fair's Oh La La! rehang programme [...]

From a murder case to hidden works: new details about mysterious 17th-century painter Claudia del Bufalo revealed

Research completed ahead of an exhibition in Oslo has shone fresh light on the painter currently known only for a single portrait [...]

From the Bronx to the Lower East Side, New York’s museum building boom continues

Several institutional construction projects have already opened this year, with more in the pipeline [...]

This autumn’s standout shows in New York, from Modern architecture in Africa to Fluxus co-founder Alison Knowles

Exhibitions celebrating Arthur Jafa and Teresa Margolles, examining the legacy of Orientalism, and more are on the itinerary this season [...]

Independent 20th Century brings blue-chip deep cuts to the Breuer

The fair’s autumnal edition, devoted to overlooked or under-recognised bodies of work from the previous century, is taking over Sotheby’s headquarters [...]

The Armory Show spotlights Caribbean artists and galleries

New York’s biggest art fair has revamped its footprint to place artists of the Caribbean and its diasporas in the foreground, as well as stalwarts of the hometown scene [...]

The Big Review: Lucas Museum of Narrative Art ★★★½

While the swooping building is impressive and easy to navigate, the collection is patchy and the displays are at times “bizarre” [...]

Amid affordability crisis for artists, Vancouver’s city council establishes cultural land trust

The model—already deployed in San Francisco, Helsinki and London—aims to protect creative communities from rampant real estate speculation and development [...]

Rising costs force museums across North America to rethink climate control guidelines

Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems often account for 60%-70% of an institution’s energy consumption and lead to large carbon footprints [...]

Aperture’s new home reflects the non-profit’s commitment to ‘a democratic medium’

The publisher of photography books and magazines inaugurates its new street-level space, complete with a bookstore and gallery, on the Upper West Side this month [...]

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 [...]

Adorned – Lazin Magazine – September 2026