Week in Review | Proenza’s Digital Immersion, Logo Fatigue, H&M Concept, Simon Doonan
Still from Proenza Schouler's S/S 2013 videoBoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week’s top developments in the business of fashion.
Still from Proenza Schouler's S/S 2013 videoPower Moves | Condé Nast Expands Anna Wintour’s Role, Names Her Company Artistic Director
Anna Wintour | Photo: Tommy TonNEW YORK, United States — Condé Nast is expanding the role of Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. She has been named the company's artistic director. The appointment was announced Wednesday by CEO Charles H. Townsend. Wintour's new duties include developing an overall "creative vision" for Condé Nast.
Week in Review | Toxic Chemicals in Fashion, Content and Commerce Integration, Amazing Grace
Op-Ed | Toxic Chemicals in Clothing Make All of Us Fashion Victims (Opinion) “Nobody wants to be a fashion victim. Desperately chasing the ever-elusive ‘cool,’ fashion victims are generally perceived as ‘try-hards,’ those who sport the latest trends and buy into transient fads, regardless of fit or personal style.” The Next Chapter of Content and Commerce Integration (Fashion 2.0) “Since the very birth of fashion
Beneath the bob, Fabergé sold, Shoppable films, Cacharel’s future, Guerrilla fashion
Anna Wintour | Source: I Love Fashion NewsAnna Wintour: beneath the bob (Telegraph) “Straight-backed, un-upholstered, and cast of tempered steel – the chair from which Anna Wintour commands American Vogue looks every bit as uncompromising as its owner’s reputation. Yet once sat upon, Wintour’s editor’s chair proves a revelation: it’s rather comfortable.” Emerald miner Gemfields buys Fabergé (FT) “Fabergé, the luxury
Sex doesn’t sell, Armani courts China,Taiwanese boost, Style Coalition TV, Brand Anna
Giorgio Armani backstage Source AFRAt Abercrombie & Fitch, Sex No Longer Sells (Business Week) “Abercrombie & Fitch’s skin-filled ads and nightclub vibe once delighted American teenagers and infuriated parents. Today, many aren’t even paying attention. The once-edgy retailer has lost a third of its market value in the past year as it grapples with falling sales in Europe and the U.S.” Giorgio Armani courts China (AFR) “‘Are you
