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.
Shoes, bags prove staying power in luxury crisis (Reuters)
"At the height of the luxury goods boom, launching a single successful "it" bag was enough to substantially alter a company's profit outlook. Over the past week at the Paris fashion shows, buyers, designers and executives were hoping the same kind of accessories magic would help luxury firms weather the economic downturn."
World's fashion weeks leave audiences all a-twitter (Guardian)
"This was the season that the fashion industry embraced technology in all its forms. With many criticising the biannual shows – and the ensuing air miles – as archaic and environmentally unsound, designers explored new ways to reach the masses."
Designers give essential items a twist (FT)
"Last month Marc Jacobs launched a "stimulus package" of "essential" styles as part of "Don't Miss the Marc" in his Marc by Marc Jacobs line (from £40 to £180); Rei Kawakubo's Black collection reprises past favourites; and Alexander Wang, Doo-Ri Chung, Jason Wu, Jasmin Shokrian and Camilla Staerk have all launched simplified secondary lines. Basics, in high fashion form, are back."
A triumph of style over economic slump (Times)
"Lauded at Fashion Week, designers Jenny Packham and Eugene Lin took the plunge and launched collections in recessions."
Louis Vuitton Will Open Stores in Lebanon, Mongolia This Year (Bloomberg)
"Louis Vuitton, a brand of the largest luxury goods maker LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, will open its first store in Lebanon and one in Mongolia this year, the brand's chief executive officer said."
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.