The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Dreaming of Clasps and Tassels (WSJ)
"Handbag designer Anya Hindmarch designs in her sleep—literally. Some of her best-selling ideas come in the early hours of light sleep at her London townhouse, when a dream culminates in an image of a bag, shoe or detail like a clasp or tassel."
The Future Will Be Personalized (Tech Crunch)
"Today, we live in a world where we're constantly overwhelmed by information. There are over 90M tweets per day, 34 hours of YouTube video uploaded every minute, and every Facebook user has an average of 130 friends."
Luxury Brands tailoring Approach to the Web (IHT)
"'The tools are there now to create the same luxurious atmosphere that you have in a shop... You can come up with beautiful sites that are not just beautiful but also functional.'"
Black Friday Creeps Into Thanksgiving (WSJ)
"Thanksgiving Day was long considered a commercial-free zone... But an increasing number of stores are getting a jump on the Friday shopping hordes by opening on Thanksgiving."
What Kate wears and why it matters (FT)
"What Kate Middleton wears on her wedding day does matter. And not just because it will give a lucrative boost to some designer, but because the royal family – especially the one who is going to become a king... is one of the few pure symbols we have left."
From analysis of the global fashion and beauty industries to career and personal advice, BoF’s founder and CEO, Imran Amed, will be answering your questions on Sunday, February 18, 2024 during London Fashion Week.
The State of Fashion 2024 breaks down the 10 themes that will define the industry in the year ahead.
Imran Amed reviews the most important fashion stories of the year and shares his predictions on what this means for the industry in 2024.
After three days of inspiring talks, guests closed out BoF’s gathering for big thinkers with a black tie gala followed by an intimate performance from Rita Ora — guest starring Billy Porter.