http://www.businessoffashion.com The Business of Fashion is the daily must-read for fashion creatives, business professionals and entrepreneurs in more than 150 countries around the world. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:18:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en NEW YORK, United States — For decades, a quick route to fashion world prominence involved a designer turning a youth culture trend into a runway-ready collection. Calvin Klein made heroin chic, Jean Paul Gaultier sampled from club culture, Marc Jacobs glammed-up grunge and Hedi Slimane turned Berlin punks into fashion ... http://www.businessoffashion.com/2010/03/how-influential-are-the-new-fashion-youth.html [caption id="attachment_10646" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Digital Organization | Source: LuxuryLab"][/caption] NEW YORK, United States — For many luxury and fashion executives, the case for exploiting and developing a strategic digital presence is clear. However, operationalising this intent is another matter altogether. In my experience, assessing how digital competencies should be embedded within ... http://www.businessoffashion.com/2010/03/bof-recommends-the-digital-organization-26-march-2010-new-york-city.html [caption id="attachment_10467" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Rachel Whiteread’s Drawings | Source: NOWNESS"][/caption] NEW YORK , United States — In recent quarters, online sales were the only bright patch in a grim luxury retail landscape. But interestingly, in January of 2009, LVMH-owned eLuxury announced that it would cease e-commerce operations entirely and relaunch as ... http://www.businessoffashion.com/2010/02/digital-scorecard-nowness.html LONDON, United Kingdom — As the fashion industry continues its march into the digital age, London — always known for its raw creativity and emerging talent — can now add digital innovation to that list. This is no overnight story. To the contrary, it’s taken ten years for fashion players here to plant seeds ... http://www.businessoffashion.com/2010/02/london-fashion-week-digital-fashion-capital.html [caption id="attachment_10277" align="alignnone" width="499" caption="Robert Duffy and Marc Jacobs | Source: Twitpic via @robertcduffy"][/caption] In our latest CEO Talk, Robert Duffy, longtime business partner of Marc Jacobs, speaks to BoF about the power of Twitter. NEW YORK, United States — When Robert Duffy posted his first-ever Tweet on 30 January, saying "Welcome ... http://www.businessoffashion.com/2010/02/ceo-talk-robert-duffy-president-marc-jacobs-international.html [caption id="attachment_10136" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Alexander McQueen Store on 14th Street in New York | Source: Stylesightings"][/caption] LONDON, United Kingdom — One of the first fashion shows I ever attended was the Alexander McQueen show for Spring/Summer 2007, staged in the round at the Cirque D'Hiver in Paris. Jonathan Akeroyd, the affable ... http://www.businessoffashion.com/2010/02/bidding-farewell-to-alexander-mcqueen.html [caption id="attachment_10016" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="Vancouver Olympics Red Mittens | Source: Hudson's Bay Company"][/caption] VANCOUVER, Canada — Every two years that global extravaganza called the Olympic Games alternates between summer and winter sports. Next in line is Vancouver which will host the XXI Olympic Winter Games between 12-28 February 2010, costing the ... http://www.businessoffashion.com/2010/02/the-fashion-trail-vancouvers-digital-olympics.html [caption id="attachment_9979" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Abercrombie & Fitch, Ginza | Source: Fashionsnap.com"][/caption] TOKYO, Japan — After several years of “will they or won’t they” speculation, American casual fashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch finally opened its first retail store in Japan this past December. The 11-story shop in Tokyo’s upscale Ginza neighbourhood is ... http://www.businessoffashion.com/2010/02/in-tokyo-abercrombie-misses-its-mark.html [caption id="attachment_9928" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Tavi Gevinson's Bow at Dior Couture | Source: Twitpic by SteffiSchuetze"][/caption] LONDON, United Kingdom — A veritable firestorm erupted across fashion blogs and twitter streams this week in response to an article that appeared in London's Independent newspaper over the weekend, highlighting Tavi Gevinson's front row presence ... http://www.businessoffashion.com/2010/02/fashion-2-0-what-the-independent-article-didnt-tell-us.html [caption id="attachment_9794" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Giles Deacon At Pitti | Source: The Business of Fashion"][/caption] FLORENCE, Italy — In the world of menswear, January is a full-on month of trade fairs and fashion shows. The super-charged schedule of activities begins with Pitti Uomo, continues on to Milan where mega Italian brands like ... http://www.businessoffashion.com/2010/01/the-fashion-trail-postcript-on-pitti.html